The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-29
.OVER N()NAN'S LOVE
0kIahoman Is Wounded by
Man of Missouri.
WILL PROBABLY DIE
Won Affections Of Woman
Nho Tilted Shooter.

| Kansas City, Oct. 2S.-Ross Sheridan, ?
years old. a well known and highly con
nected young man Of Independence, Mo.
yesterday afternoon shot and it is be.
Ieved MORALLY wounded Writ Berkey
q years old, of FL Reno, o. T., at thC
electric line depot at Independence. BotI
men were infatuated with Mrs. Clara Viii
liams, a handsome gras widow. daughter
4 Of Judge" Give, Of independence.
Sheridan reached over her shoulder to
! fire at Berkey. He did not utter word
before he fired. The woman screamed and
caught the revolver TO prevent Sheridan
from firing a second time. She placed her
self between the men and Berkey ran
| across the street to escape Sheridan. He
| entered Fosters confectionery store and
sank into a chair. The woman followed
him and put her arms around him, using
many endearing terms in asking If he was
wounded. Drs. Wood and Hickerson were
hastily summoned. To the doctors Berk-
ey said:
Am I badly wounded?"
Il fear you are" was the reply.
''Then telegraph my father, ". NJ.
Berkey, at Geuda Springs, Kan, but don t
send any word to my mother, for this
viii kill her"
City Marshal Parker was on the south
side of the square and heard the shot. He
ran to the depot and found Sheridan
backed up against a wall, holding a
crowd of men at bay with his revolver.
This is the man viii surrender to- -
n a..
He handed his revolver, a IS caliber, dou-
ble-action weapon, to the marshal and
started with him TO the Jail A big
crowd followed at his heels, but made no
threats toward him. Sheridan at first de-
MED the shooting.
I did not shoot, did L" he asked. Il
DO not know who did the shooting"
When a Journal reporter called on Sher-
idan in the jail he seemed to be as COM
posed as any one. Asked to give his &C
count of the affair, Sheridan said: THAT
fellow, Berkey, came up here from FL
Reno and for the three past days has been
making plays around that he would do
me if ever spoke to Clara. When 1 went
up to him today I did not intend to shoot
him; that was not my intention at ALL
All I wanted to do was to call him down
When he saw me he backed away from
the girl and made an effort to get a pis-
tol from his pocket. While he was back
ing away from the car. making a play to
get his gun out 1 shot. want to say
that he was at least thirty feet away from
me when I shot"
When asked if he knew Berkey in Okla
homa, Sheridan replied that he was not
very well acquainted with him. Sheridan
seemed anxious as to the condition of the
wounded man. Say, is he badly hurt?
They tell me that he viii not die; at least
I hope he won't. The fellow had a gun
on him, I know. If his clothes are search
ed they VIII find Il. wish some Of my
friends would look after the matter be
fore he makes away with it Say, do you
think he viii die?"
Sheridan was very uneasy as to the con-
dition of Berkey, but when told that the
Williams woman was with him he be-
came dispirited and morose.
Clara Williams. over whom the shooting
took place. is the divorced wife Of Ben
Williams. They have been separated for
several months. She is quite handsome
young woman. Soon after her seperat ton
from ltf ulSDcilQ olEIlQdl. whose nome
is in Independence, arriving from St
Louis and at once began paying marked
attention to her. They were seen togeth-
er so frequently on the streets as to cause
comment Sheridan did not seem to have
any business around Independence, but
he claimed that he was on a visit to his
mother, Mrs. II. I. Sheridan, who is
wen known writer for Chicago papers.
About three months ago Sheridan called
at the independence hotel and engaged
rooms. soon afterward q woman appear
ed at the hotel and Sheridan told the no.
tel-keeper that she was his wife. Pro-
prietor Cook refused the couple room and
Sheridan became abusive and was arrest
ed. soon after getting out Of his trouble
he left independence. it is said. with the
Williams woman and went 10 e. Reno,
O. T. sheridan came back a few DAYS
ago and loafed around town. The VII
liams woman. it is stated by Sheridans
friends. forsooH him in Oklahoma for