The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-05-09
BETWEEN THE EYES
Marion Wood Sends BuIIe
Into His Brain.
AN ARKANSAS CITY MAN
Wife Left Him and He Was
OeSpOndent

A man by the name OF Marion Wood
attempted suicide last night about 10
o'clock in the Rock Island yards in this
city Wood shot himself between the
eyes with a ss-calibre Harrington & Rich
ards revolver and at a Iate hour was ex-
uected to die at any minute. wood has
been in this city about two weeks and
come here from Arkansas city. where
lie lives He was about . years old and
had been married and separated from his
wife IN the short space Of one month
It is alleged that family trouble ard de-
spoudency is the cause Of the young
mans rash act
a little before 10 o'clock last night, John
zorsythe. who works for the Pacific Ex-
press company and who sleeps in the
Lttle warehouse between the Rock IS
land passenger and the freight depot. was
preparing To 80 TO bed. when he heard
pistol shot dre1 somewhere just west and
bach of the warehouse He ran out ia
the dark TO see what IL was, but could
see no one and went back into the ware
house again 70 go 70 bed and had just
partially undressed when he heard some
one groaniug. He went out with a lam
tern and found a man lying ca the
ground with blood streaming from z pis-
t0I wound IN the forehead. He started to
Ind some one and met Omcer George
I}ennis, who had heard the report Of the
Pistol and who was starting TO investi-
gate. A messenger was sent for q doctor
and one 70 police headquarters, and Dr. /
IOski1s. Chief Burt and Detective SUIT /
ton and Massey were soon on the ground. /
The man was lying on his back and the +
revolver with one chamber. which had /.
been recently fired, was lying right at +
his feet A large red piu book was on /
the ground under his left leg. BE had a
hardkerchief tied tight around his neck /
ard one around his rfght wrist He was
removed in the ambulance 70 Gins un-
certalzing pariors and Dr. Hoskins
dressed the wound. The doctor stated
that the BAN had pie&ced the skull and
s9lattered theb rains all over the upper
Part Of the face and head. The doctor
said further that the man was evidently
fne specimen of physical health and
must have had great constitution or he
would have been dead before thev. got
him to the undertakers. An examination (
was made OF the contents Of his pockets
and It was found from letters and memo
rsndums that he had on him that his
name was Marion Wood and that he
came from Arkansas City 1t was also
learned thar he had formerly been in
the employ Of the Runney * Alton 1Ier-
camille company. wholesale erocers. at
that place and that he had relatives
g
with O photo button picture on it OF Sue
Nlsoa. Who lives on the corner Of First
nj wichita. From the Wilson woman
re following particulars were Learned by
e Delice department at q late hour last
iEht- woods was about - years old aud
has been married about a month BE
married q girl is years old and there was
a mother-in-law in the case that caused
troltle and it is alleged caused Woods
va 70 leave him about two weeks ago.
1t seems that while the man was down
b. oklahoma looking for work. that his
wife ran orr. and from what he told The
on'e in the house on Wichita street,
d. thought his mother-in-Iaw was the
caese OF his trouble.
Wood was at the house on Wichita 2
street about noon yesterday and had
ONE little talk with the inmates there.
appeared 60 De in a gloomy frame Of
mind and exhibited his revolver to a
ounE woman and also said that he felt
ike he was going TO his grave. He also
lsited Bessie Csborns on South fremont
-treet yesterday ana told woman there
named Cora Dollar that he was going 70 i
SO himself and that If he did to notify
BIS folks at Arkansas City and they
would settle all expense incurred
n IS learned that Wood has two sisters
it Arkansas city. one is q school
eacher and unmarried ana the other IS
he wife Of Dr Allen w. Dortch. e. wen
snovn physician Of that city. A tele- Z
lhlne message was sent to DR. Dortch
asst night. blt he was out on a visit to
patient. but his wife. Woods sister. Z
Vas Informed and wiz arrive In the city Q
oday q
uood's hat a soft brimued usht. al- +
iu1. was found near his body ana had 3
.0v5er bum or scratch near the brlm c
rom the close proximity of the pistol i
shen the SHOT Was fred =
AT late hour last night wood was sun +
live bur Dr HosHins was Of the op.nlon j
bat De would die before morning. e