The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-28

and at the same time brought the two
young men into jail. The evidence that
was collected at the time has been with
held from the public for reasons. and is
the same as brought out at the preiim-
mary yesterday.
William Sellers, a private in the same
company with Grossman and Garner, tes-
tilted that two or thee days before the
Chinaman was shot Garnes came TO him
and he (Garnes) said he knew where
they could make the raise of some money.
He said the Chinaman had money and if
he (SeHers) were willing they (Garnes
and Sellers would dress in female attire
and 90 to the Chinaman's house and
knock at the door and go in. and while
one covered the Chinaman with pistol
the other would go through the house
il the Chinaman resisted they would go
through anyhow. Sellers refused to enter
into the contract. There were $3.50 IN
the house at that time.
George Groyer testified that about 10
or % minutes after the shooting Of the
Chinaman he met Grossman and Garnes
coming from the direction of the Indian
camp. running. They stopped and asked
him what the confusion was up i'm the
direction of the fort. They were told
that the Chinaman had been shot.
Adam J. George testified that he had
been i'm bed at the barracks when the
BOYS came into bed; that he told Garner
that the Chinaman had been shot and
that Garnes replied that no one could
say he did it, as he had been to town am
came in on the train. The witness also
stated that about 8 o'clock the morning
following the killing he (the witness)
stated i'm the presence of GrOssman that
they were going TO put blood hounds on
the trail Of the muTderers
Frank p Hope said that the next morn
ing. while talking about the affair, in
the presence Of Garnes, that Garnes said
they would have to be pretty slick if
they caught the one that killed the China
man.
Joseph Z. SchulIin. who Is a cook at the
barracks said that about 10 o'clock the
morning following the murder GrOssman
( came to him at the cooking department
and asked for some red pepper. He
did not give it to him at that time, but
that Grossman got it later i'm the day
He took it to the barracks about 1 o'clock
and gave it Garnes. who Immediately
sprinllled il all around the ROOM
Harry Hal said that he saw Grossman
about two davs before the killing with
a pistol: that the next morning after
the killing: that the next morning after
the killing he asked Grossman where the
pistol was and Grossman said he sold
it to an Indian.
Frank Smith said that he found two
garments. roughly made. which resembled
female attire; that they were made Of
green coIored cloth. tied together with
strings. These he said he found about
l50 or 200 yards from where the Chinaman
was killed.
Charles Todd. who is the liveryman at
the fort said that he had lost a pistol
of the same kind as that Grossman had
been seen to have in his possession few
days before the killing. He said that
Grossman was seen on the evening that
the pistol was stolen near where the
weapon was.
Major William Stanton. who is the com
manding officer at the fort, said that
he got 10 the Chinamans house about
ten minutes after the shot had been fred
and that he talked with the Chinaman
about the shooting. The Chinaman had
told him that about half an hour before
the shot was fired two persons dressed
like women came to the door and wanted
10 get in The Chinaman said they were
( not women. but dressed I'm w0mens cloth
ing. The Chinaman said DE would not
let them in and they went away. little
while after that he was shot.
The above is the evidence as given by
the witnesses examined and upon which
the boys were held To the action of the
grand jury without BAH.