The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-08
The R. T. Booth Co., Ithaca, N. Y.

IL was. he struck match ana found
that it was the body Of his SON The
! body was covered with blood. Mr. Hea-
cock went into the house to get a lamp,
and then tried to carry the body into the
house Mr. Heacock picked up the gun
and his sons hat. He then described the
wounds and where his son was lying. He
was Of the opinion that it was fully 50
minutes after Walter left the house be-
fore he was found. He died about - min
utes Of p He stated that the shells from
the revolver were moved by officer Sam
Jones.
Mr.. Heacock stated that there were no
powder burns on the hat or on the face
of the young man. His pockets were
turned wrong side out and there was not
! a cent or a pocketknife in either of them.
! The next day Mr. Heacock said he went
down town and tried TO find out if Wal
! ter had spent any money, but could find
no trace Of it. He stated that the west
window OF the house was covered by a
blind and screen and there were no bullet
holes in either. Ny. Heacock acknowl-
edged that his son used Intoxicating liq-
| ours, but had not touched any that day.
! Mr.. HeacOck was asked the direct ques-
ton, Have YOU at any time since your
son and his wife have been married seen
or heard anything that would lead you to
think that their relations were strained?''
He emphaticallv answered, No
This concluded his testimony.
Or. Jordan was then called He was
the physician called 10 attend the young
man after he was shot. He stated that
he found the young man lying on the
floor, with a pillow under his head The
doctor then described the wounds and
stated that the ball passed entirely
through the head. and at its exit the
brains were prOtruding. He said that he
/ told the people that he could not help the
young man, as he was sure to die within
q few hours.
Miss Elizabeth Moore was next called
! She stated that she and her sister and
Mrs. Walter Heacock were going TO a
party, and that Mrs. Heacock went with
them 20 their home to dress. While there
she was taken sick and went to her home
She said that Walter was to meet them
at the social and take them home.
Mile AicCollister. a sister of the young
mans wife. was next called. She was at
MI Heacock's home on the evening that
Walter killed himself. She stated that
Walter came home about o'clock and
asked his father where his wife was, and
saw him look at her from the door. She
did not see him get his revolver. She
said that she saw the revolver lying on a
sideboard about half-past ( that after
noon, but had not seen it since.
Coroner McCoGster then stated to the
I
by n piece Of cotton on the top of the
young mans head. He and the doctor
thought it was the brains protrUding
from the head
Mr.. G. d. Owens was next called. He
is a neighbor. and helped carry Walter
HeacCck into the house. He stated that
he went 10 the Heacock home about
o'clock and saw Mr. +. +. Heacoclz bend
ing over the body OF his SON He was
asked TO help carry the young man into
the house. lie said that he did not notice
anything wrong with the clothing. lie.
too. described the young mans wounds.
lie said he thought the bullet came ont
of the top of the head, and he thought
there We're brains prOtTudirg from the
wound. He said that the pistol was living
on the ground about even with the knees
of the young man. He also saw Omcer
Jones unload she revolver. There We're
four loaded shells and one empty one. Tt
was a 81 caiiber revolver. He stated
that he also noticed q brufse at the oppo-
site side OF the forehead from the wound.
This was the last witness called
The jury were out put few moments. /
when they returned with g verdict that
the young man met his death from a pis-
tol shot 10y the hand of some party un-
known 10 the jury This ended the iIives- I
LEGATIONS. il leaves the matter in about
as much light as before the inquest was
held. The jury findings did not state nor
was It proven by the evidence thai the /
Young man was killed accidentally or by /
some one. or whether he killed himself .
The father OF the young man is firm in
his belief that the youns man was Tur-
dcred. but has not The least idea who 4
would 90 4.
The funeral VIII take place this after !
noon AZ o'ciock from tie home. Sll Riv- +
eryiew. Rev. Nun and Rev. Lyons VIII
have charge of the services