The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-29

ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO..
Berkey, and his sudden return to hide
pendence was caused, they say, by the
| jiting. Mrs. Williams returned TO Inde-
| pendence recently and then Berkey put
in an appearance on the streets of the
! city. 1t was known that the two men
were jealous OF each other. and the tales
| that were carried back and forth
! by their friends and others only famed
| the fame Of jealousy. 1t was also known
! that Sheridan promised his friends to
take care of himself in the event of
/ trouble. Yesterday afternoon the VIII
/ liams woman came UP Usage street from
her home and soon Berkey Joined her.
Together they went to the electric line
depot. Sheridan spied them and they left
! the main street and talked together in
an alley near the electric line depot
They evidently saw Sheridan and were
DESTROYS of averting meeting. When the
electric car rolled into the depot prepar-
atory to switching they did not get or
at once as others did, but waited until
the train ran down TO the depot.
After some hesitation the woman and
Berkey started to get on, but the gates
were closed. Sheridan then came up and
the bystanders claim that without word
he reached over the woman's shoulder
and fired. The bullet struck berkey IN
the right arm, and passing through the
heshy part, entered the right side near
the fifth rib.
George Foster, into whose store Berkey
ran after being shot, did not see the
shooting. After hearing the shot" said
Mr.. Foster, some one ran by me and
walked very fast to the back of the room
and set down. went out and saw SheH-
dan with the pistol raised as if looking
for somebody. 1 then closed the door and
the man that rushed by me said: do
not let him in here; as he has already
shot me and wants TO kill me-"
A stranger attempted to stop Sheridan
on the sidewalk, but Sheridan threatened
to shoot him. too. if he interfered and
the stranger, who refused to give his
name, left Sheridan alone, until the po-
lice came.
When Judge" Cline. father Of Mrs.
Clara Williams, who is well known in In
dependence, was interviewed about the
matter, he said: Clara has been down
IN Oklahoma. This fellow, Berkey, was
down to the house this afternoon and I
ordered him off the place. I know nothing
about him, but do know that he is a
sporting man and I have no use for
him"
Barkey kept his spirits up well after
shooting and while being taken from Fos-
ter's to the operating room Of DR.. Kicker
son. he laughed with his friends in de-
lirious way. The Williams woman staid
with him and when the crowd was shut
out and the excitement died away, Ber-
key commenced to droop. See that am
taken care Of" said he to VIII Aull,
friend.
Very little is known Of the wounded
man in Independence. From some of his
friends, however, it was learned that he
was the son of wealthy parents now liv-
ing at Geuda Springs, Kan. When the
opening excitement was on he went to FL
Reno and was there thrown into contact
with the Williams woman. Her acquaint-
ance with him proved an infatuation and
before she left Oklahoma, it is said. she
made Berkey promise TO visit her in In
dependence and that was the occasion Of
his visit to independence. His friends
parents as being wealthy and seemed to
have plenty of money. They denied that
he was an all-round sport or led sport !
ing life. While in Independence. however, |
his companions belonged to the class
known as sports and these are looking
after him until the arrival Of relatives.
Sheridan is the black sheep" of his /
family. For several years he was en- I
ployed at the virgins ferry in St. Louis /
holding his place there through the influ- /
ence Of relatives who had stock in the
concern. His early youth was spent in 4
Independence and amidst refinement and |
cultured surroundings. His mother is a |
widow and is highly respected, and it 4
was through her influence that many of /
the scrapes of her son. Ross, were not /
made public. Mrs. Sheridan Is now in IN
dependence and the news of her sons
shooting affair caused her the deepest dis
tress and concern.
Judge Cline father Of the Williams
woman. asked that the statement be
made that he nor his wife knew nothing
whatever abaut The alliances of their
daughter. "She has broken my heart"
said the old man in tears last night
Now here. in in our old age. she brings
this fellow Up here 10 add TO our dis
grace. O. why did she not stay away
when she knew her conduct was not ap-
proved Of"
Berkey was SIN alive last night. but
the physicians who examined him were
unable 10 stat whether he would recover.
He is very seriously wounded. Dr.. Jagez
Jackson was called into the case last
night and it is probable that If Berkeys
condition VIII admit of it he viii be re-
moved 70 Kansas City.
Charles Schattner. a saloonkeeper Of
this city. was in Independence last night
to see Berkey. He said Berkey was a
cousin OF his wife.
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