The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-05
WITH A 3
REVOLVER
Waller Heacock Sends a Bul-
let through His Brain.
NO CAUSE is ASSIGNED
Committed Deed at Corner of
His Own House.
FINGERED THREE HOURS
Had Just Started to Attend
Lodge Meeting,
FINGERED THREE HOURS

Walter Heacock walked out of the back
door OF his home at 81 Riverview avenue
at so'olock last night. placed a 32-calIbre
revolver 10 his temple and blew out his
brains. lie was the son Of Mr.. E. Z.
Heacock, a contractor and builder, and
the son-in-law OF Coroner BIcCollister.
1t was a sad scene in the kitchen of
the family home ten minutes after the
tragedy. The young wife, not yet %, sue
cumbed 10 the shock. and was taken to
the home of Mrs Mp next door The
venerable father now far advanced in
years, was kneeling over his dying son.
holding his hand. aith a face as white as
his hair and features set like marble.
Omcers Sutton and Jones were called
and Or. Jordon arrived within 20 min
utes. lie looked al the prostrato voung
man, shook his head and said that moth
ing could be done to save his life.
The bullet entered at the right temple
and came ont al the top of his head about
Two inches above the forehead. Brains
oczed through the wound and the flow Of
blood WAS fearful.
Mrs. Heacock was so Frustrated under
her griel that she was hardly in a condi-
tiOn TO talk. SAe told her mother that
she had gone to a social and had asked
her husband, who had dressed to go TO
lodge meeting, to call for her after
lodge had adjourned to take her home
1t seems that in going to lodge he had
called Mt where the social was held and
found that his wife had returned home
having been taken --- at the party He
returned home too, and asked his father
where his wife was. Upon being told that
she vas slightly i'll in bed. he seemed to
he satisfied and TO be starting for the
lodge room again, Within few seconds
a shot Was heard, but nobody paid much
immediate attention 20 it. In a few min
utes Mr.. Heacock went to the back door,
and, although il was dark, he noticed
somebody lying PROSTATE on the ground
near the rear corner Of the house He
found his son in pool Of blood and with
the revolver tightly clenched in his right
hand. Mr. Nipp, whose house is next
door, had been more alarmed by the re-
port OF the revolver and had come out
arriving at the place where The young
man was dying at about the same time
The father had arrived there. They took
the unfortunate young man into the
kitchen. laid him on the floor and placed
d pillow under his head.
5. q. owen of 20 Riverview said 4 /
was AT my back window, working prob /
lem for one of my children, when ] heard /
a shot fired. 7 was so absorbed in the /
problem that 7 hardly noticed the report, I
bat my wife, who is quite nervous, 4
aroused me and said that something was (
wrong. It took me some time 10 go out. /
and when I did Mr.. Heacock and Mr.. +
Nipp were on the ground. 1t was an 1
awful sight. Isn't it strange how man
can take his life away like that?"
j. w. Thatcher, who lives in the same /
fiat with ar. owen, was also at an up
stairs back window and heard the shot,
lie didn't know that il was so close. He.
TOO. came out and found that there was a
commotion. lie helped to remove the .
PROSTATE man
The police showed reporter for the /
Eagle the spot on which the suicide took 4
place. 1T was covered with blood, which /
also stained the Notwithstanding Of the I
house.
The young man was married about two
years ago to Mary AIcCollister, the daugh-
ter Of Coroner McCollister. They have no
children.
Coroner McCollister was greatly
shocked when he heard at his home on
Central avenue that his son-in-law had
committed suicide. He cried like a child.
HIS children were all in bed asleep, but
he ard Mrs. AIcConister went at once
TO comfort their daughter
Why my Cod he said, II Just left
him FEW minutes ago. I owed him
some money and paid MN. can under
stand il. I cant realize it. Take il home
to yourself. and you VIII see that il is
awful"
..Was their home life pleasant was
asked.
why. yes: my daughter thought e
great deal of her husband ard was as
fond Of the old man" (meaHing Mr. Hea-
.ockj "as she was Of me- The three OF
.hem lived together.
-Can YOU recall amy possible reason for
him having suicided?
Nothing whatever He WAS working
very day AZ the carpenter trade and was
5oinr well They were down at my house
.or dinner ola THANKSGIVING Day, and 1
never saw him feeling 50 We'll He was
about - and Mary was 70 I cannot, for
The lie of me. see what caused him 10
commit suicide"
AIRS. NcCollistor was also much dis
.ressed and couldn't account for her SON
n-low suicide by any process Of reason
ug.
Walter was a member OF A. o. L. w
edse No. ~ and last night being the
lime set for the election of officers, he
pat on his sunday clothes and prepared
10 attend the meeting. He was neatly
dressed when he took his life.