The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-20
MURDERED MN FOUND
In Debris of Shattered Safe
at Hutchinson.
THOUGHT TO BE R0BBER
VINO, Wounded Was Killed
by His Pals.
THOUGHT TO BE ROBBER


the Missouri Pacific depot here was blown
last night, and the job resulted disas-
trously TO the gang that did the work
one Of the robbers was found dead in
the waiting room this morning, with a
gunshot through his stomach Whether
he was thought TO be crippled and was
shot by his companions on the theory
that dead men tell no tales" or was
killed in some quarrel which arose among
the thieves, is not known. All concerning
the affair is yet mere conjecture, based
upon such circumstances surrounding the
I affair as are known.
On the person Of the dead man was
found an Identification card bearing the
name Of Charles n. Kinney, Larned,
| Kansas.
This card was also a guarantee Of the
international Registry company for the
payment Of $50 for the cure of Kinney in
case of accident or sickness.
The body has not been identified as
Charles n. Kinney. 1t was learned today
that man by that name has lived in
Larned, but has been absent for several
weeks from there. A special detective
of the Missouri Pacific company arrived
today at noon. He is at work on the
case, and apparently well satisfied that
he has well Cefined clew to the identity
Of the robbers
The circumstances of the whole affair
are peculiar Not cent of money was
secured by the robbers. The job was a
very clumsy one. The safe was blown
with nitroglycerine and the charge used
was so heavy that the safe was blown
almost to atoms, and the windows of the
Office were ali blown out and the glass
fairly pulverlzed.
There was about $50 in the safe, and
this was found under the debris, the cur
rency corn TO bits and shreds
The dead robber. aside from the shot
through the stomach, had only one other
mar kon him. This was a small scratch
on the forehead, and looks as though he
had been struck there by some flying
fragment from the explosion.
The dead body of the man lay in the
east waiting room. The head was near
the window of the ticket Office, and the
body was lying fat on the back. The
handkerchief used as mask still hid the
lower part of his face and his hat was
tilted back upon the floor with the brim
stul held by his head. The gunshot
took an upward course.
The most plausible theory to be found
in the present developments is that Kin
ney was croucned below the ticket office
window, waiting for the explosion; that
he became impatient. and raised his sead
above the window TO look at the safe and
that as be did so the explosion took
place and he was struck in the forehead
10y a piece of cement or stone blown
from the quarter of the safe
facts OF the mark on his forehead and a
stone which was found near his dead
body. Then, according to this theory.
finding him unconscious, thought he was
badly hurt and shot him that he might
not live long enough TO tell the story of
the robbery.
The above theory. while the most plau-
sible one may be far foom the mark.
A 45-calibre Colts revolver with one
chamber empty lay on the floor in the
ticket Office. directly through the window
from where the body was found. as if it
had been thrown there after the shooting.
This was probably Kinney's own gun.
In his pocket was a l-chamber A Colts.
the kind of weapon carried for close quar-
tiers. I'm one Of his pockets was a fuse,
capped and ready for use. Besides these
there was found in his pockets s. in
change, q pocket knife. tobacco. cigar
cite papers and a Rand-AfcNalIy map of
Kansas.
The discovery of the attempted robbery !
and the dead body of one of the robbers /
was made by Fred Kingsbury, who drives /
one of the Pacific Express compauys /
wagons. on the way to an early train |
be saw that the windows were broken /
out of the north side of the Missouri Pa !
cinc depot. Tie turned in 10 see what had /
happened The door 20 the waiting room 1
WAS open. ans<@Se went in. Tt was quite 1
dark I'm the rls,li When he came to the I
body stretched on the floor. he thought +
the man was asleep and spoke to him t
Closer examination sent Kinssbury fly 1
ing after help. The bagea Eemaster w. /
+. Ramsey. arrived about that time and |
the police were summoned by Kingsbury. /
Cashier John Daily. who sleeps in the (
apoer STORY IF The depot. was NOT awakened /
hy the explosion. It was about $50 when
Ningshury went 10 the depot
The dead pans body was taken TO
Johnsons Undertaking rooms under the
orders of the coroner and has been kept
there since. Parties VIII probably ar
rive tcnisht who VIII SNOW whether or
NOT l- is she BODY of Kinney.
Several people claim thar they heard
the report OF the explosion. and the time
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