The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-04

PRESENCE IN
GIRLS ROOM
Neighbers Use Shotguns on
Midnight lniruderS.
C0RLEW HINTS AT PLOT
SAYS He's the Best Runner 10
Pitkins County.
C0RLEW HINTS AT PLOT

Ardmore. Z. T, Aug. She Appeal
saws.
Residents in the vicinity Of Csado
street. near Nia5h avenue. were startled
/ last nlsht about Z q clock by the Screams
o. woman. followed by several shots
/ being nred simultaneously. Neighbors
( rushed to the scene Of inc trouble 10
I nud that man named vW Coriew had
entered the home 81 Mlss Conlcy.
young lady employed az the Baptist Sis-
ual office.
Coriew. when discovered. made his cs-
/ cane from The place and was fired upon
/ while ruuniug He fen. but got un seain
and continued rgnnins The shots thac
took erect in CorieWs left side were
/ nred from "a shotgun in the hands ~ j.
/ r. Troy. "a next door neighbor O. Miss
I Conley
/ 4 man named Lester. who lives across
/ the street from Irhy ared four shots az
1 Che fleeing form ~ Cor!eW.
A physician who attended Che wound
/ ed man states that De is in no danger.
and VIII soon recover Corlew was placed
/ in the ian hospital THIS moralnr He
was ARRESTED hy Deputy Marshal Henson
ON a charge Of burelarv. when seen en-
I
I make mo- statement except that Sc was
a put-up sob. DE iauma,ed thar II he
recovered he would ten a story that
would interest che pehilc.
lie iokingly remarked as be lay on tho
COT that Doe was the svlttest runner ia
/ PiCkns county.
a reporter saw Miss Conity tAis mern-
ing and she made the following state
ment.
"3iy name is Pearl Conley. and 7 livs
| on Caddo street. near Ninth asenae
was aroused This morning about O'Clock
by hearing "a noise. but the noise did rot
attract me. i felt the presence OF some
one ia the room and invoiunairly uraed
over I'm bed. AS I dld so heard foot-
steps as though some one was walking.
IL was STARLIGHT night and as I raised
1 up in bed I saw the form 81 a man with
his back towards mo.
/ J got up and ran 90 the south Win-
dow and Began calins for Mr. lrhy. @
I ueiehbor who lives next door. Hc came
/ running out WiJh "a shotgun iu bis hand.
About this time The intruder said;
| There's $50 Use doing anything Hks thats
/ I've made mistake. and thtn ho
| asked me whether OF NOT Mr Jones
I lived here. said. You huow ar
Jones DON'T Ive here. ard asked him
what he was doing hc made 800 reIiy asd
started % leave the house aiv iitle ~
I year-old brother. who sleeps wiih me,
said t. hIm "Tou leave thls place ou
yonr re- "a dead man.
/ afy brother started 10 STRIKE him with
/ book. and the man threw up ns hand ~
I ward on the blow. IIe made no demons
II the room and tho ariug commenced.
/ ] think he gained an entrance 10 tha
room through q window The sereen waa
partly raised 1iy mother and father afa
/ both dead I work 90 the Baptist Signal
/ office.
/ The report that Mr. Cerirw attempted
20 assault Miss Conicy does him an ia-
/ Justice. He asa not es e. touch the yauns
I iady. Corlow is "a married usu. haFlHs
a wife and several children. what fe
was doing u the houae Ia "a mystery. lie
refused 90 state that point when quer-
I toned He resides about three blocks
/ from the scene az che diefurhancf.
! SIR. J T.. 1rty. one " the men who shot
at Coriew. was seen hy "a reporter ald
made the foGowiHe statement.
/ ~ lIge lcxt door south ~ tler Cone
/ ley. About 8 O'Clock thia morning q
heard hcr calling me rao ast oa the
porch shetaln in bead. when saw
bar Nttie brother Grhinr ma1 et tns
siadew. Wiz what profci iater o. tr
I tah.c fork
~ could aot rhoot ri the timr far fear
~ biting the hay THE man made SIS
escape from tha tav ffreen the u
dou. and thea shot h.m era slime vta