The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-08-18

will have no difficulty in securing his re-
lease.
A reporter for the Eagle called at the
Jail and in conversation with him Hen
bricks said:
II am not surprised at being arrested,
although I have never made any effort to
keep out of the way of the officers. L
have been in Wichita nearly three years,
and all of that time have had employ
ment. The affair which resulted in the
death Of my brother-in-law occurred on
Christmas eve three years ago at Fort
Worth. My people live in Fort Worth
and I was staying at home at the time.
My brother-in-law and 1 had been work
ing together, alth ugh we did not live in
the same house He and his family lived
some little distance from my fathers
home He usually came around fathers
home very often, and If work was little
scarce relied on them to support him and
his family.
Bolton Daily was his name, and to
everyone, and especially our family, he
was very overbearing. He and 1 never
had any serious trouble previous to that
time, although he had often said mean
things about me without my ever paying
any attention to them.
ION the day before Christmas he and 1
had worked together, and everything had
been as usual. In the evening DAILY went
down town and after short time re-
turned He began to abuse me as soon
as he entered our home, and thinking to
let him cool off 7 went down town for
an hour or two. While 1 was out Daily
went home and stayed there for quite a
while. After 1 had returned home he
came in again, and when he entered the
room where we were he left the door
open. and as 1 was behind it he did not
notice me at first.
After a short time he began to ask
my mother where I was and what I was
doing. My mother did not say much
about me, and about that time he noticed
that I was in the room. He began to
call me all sorts of names and said
everything bad about me that he could.
I did not say anything to him for a while
but finally told him that there was no
use in his trying to get up a quarrel, as
l had nothing against him.
He continued to abuse me and finally
started toward me with a large knife.
backed away from him and by doing so
got into corner of the room NY IA
ther and mother tried to get him to stop
his attack, but their demonstrating only
made him worse. He kept coming closer.
brandishing his knife all the time.
told him to stay away, and finally fred
one shot to the right of him to scare
him. He kept coming, and I fred to the
left of him. He got so close by this time
that he almost touched me with his
knife. I fired at him again with the in
tention Of wounding him in the shoulder.
but the shot proved to be fatal"
Did you leave Fort Worth that
night?"
mo. I stayed there a day or two and
then went south. I was away for three
months and was in Fort Worth for a
week After that time I came up here
had often thought of returning. hut
never could quite make up my mind to
do so. have no fear Of being convicted
OF shooting the man with intent. as can
certainly prove that it was done in. self
defense"
Hendricks is q years Of age and claims
TO be we'll educated. His standing here
among the colored men has been above
reproach, and many of his friends are
confident that he will be cleared Of the
charge when brought to trial.