The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-03-29
YOUNG MAN
TAKES HIS LIFE
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7 did not want TO bother him very
much, for was beginning TO get afraid
OF him. Al noon Thursday I asked him
( II he would not open the door and let
ne bring him something % eat and
/ drink, but lie said he was satisfied with
what he had. / talked with him from
the outside Z long time that day, try
ing to coax him TO throw down his
sun. and when he would rot Go this
tried to get him to come down and
so 70 town with me. hoping 10 get him
here and then have him locked up. but
he said the gang was orgs mixing and
he would not 80 with me- as he was
afraid they would catch him.
7 sent ny family away that evening
and came here and got Sheriff Simmons
and deputy and We went 70 the house
that night The floor OF the hall and
stairway are carpeted and 7 walked
down the hall. while the two officers
stayed near the head OF the stairs.
When about half way down the hall
I called TO Jesse. saying that I had
brought doctor and asking him 70 open
The door and the doctor would treat
him.
Hardy had 7 got the words out Of
ny mouth when he fred down the hall
The first bullet came straight down the
han and struck me on the sleeve. The
next bullet went to the right and the
next 70 the left OF me. That shows
that he had some cunning left. as he
fred those shots down that hall in three
different directions. I think purposely
TO get Us. I turned and ran 10 the head
Of the stairs and swung over the ban
listers and dropped 10 the first floor.
The sheriff and Mr.. Coleman turnbled
downstairs together and after picking
ourselves up We talked about the mat
ter for some time. You see, this was
nearly II o'clock and Jesse had been
in that room Tor twenty-four hours with
out anything TO eat or drink
AS we were going down those stairs
we heard another shot and some heavy
object fall to the floor. but were not
sure whether II was Jesse or not, so
we were afraid 70 go into the room.
The shot that was fired was mufHed
and l thought az the time that Jesse
had killed himself. but ! thought X
was better TO wait until morning before
We tried to break into the room, as
he had another load in that gun that
we knew OF and might have had d whole
lot more OF ammunition ready.
Sheriff Simmons came back to Wlch-
ita and we watched the house all night
but did not hear anything more Of Jesse.
The next morning we gathered load
Of clubs and went 70 the head OF the
stairs and called TO the man and threw
the sticks at the door. and. getting
no response. we took q big post and
broke in the door. There was Jesse
lying IN the middle OF the room. with his
head in a pool Of blood. He was dead
and had been dead for several hours, and
I am almost sure he killed himself with
the fourth shot.
I'VE moved the things away and then
took him out and brought him to this
city. His brother VIII be here tomor-
row, and I expect his body will be taken
back to Illinois.
Il don't know Of any other reason
why he should XIII himself at that time
except that he thought that he had killed
all Of the gang when he heard Us tum-
bling down those stairs, or that he knew
that he was attacked by a big force
Of men and would be killed eventually,
so he preferred % take his own life.'
Sheriff Simmons made two trips 10
Furley Thursday evening. trying to cap
ture the man, and yesterday when he
brought the remains t. this city. Re-
sarding the Incident he said TO a re-
porter for the Eagle yesterday:
John Norris came TO me Thursday
evening and told me about his cousin /
and l took Coleman and we went out |
there We went into the house and /
I'D not hear anything. so We won't on /
Upstairs. Coleman and I stayed near /
the head of the stairs and AR Norris !
VAS little ways in front OF rs. he /
spoke TO Jesse Norris, telling him that 1
1e had a doctor and fer him TO open /
ne door. The man began firing down I
he hall and, I tel you. We did not I
ose any time getting down those stairs.
L is big wonder he did not XII ell I
II US, as the marks show that he VS. I
trying TO sweep the hall with his gun.
md he did IT in a very enectusl man /
Ter. We went downstairs ana talked /
0urth shot and Mr.. Norris seemed 70 /
hink the man had killed himself and (
We came very near going back, but you /
see he had al least another shot IN that (
yun and maybe lots Of other shells and I
.e could have cleaned out all Of Us.
7 came back 70 Wichita ard left the 1
'thers 70 watch the house. I went I'd
igain today and found that the men
lad broken into the room and found the
nan dead. He had been dead long
Inc, 50 I guess the fourth shot was
he one which ended his own life"
Jesse Norris is a man about 5s years
Ia and 4 farmer near Harris. Edgar
ouuty Illinois. he owned q FIRE farm
ear that city and had considerable
money IN the National Bank Of Com
lerca In this city. He was not mar
tive.
Three years ago he vas injured in a
rnaway- Nearlv every ri5 in his Icrt
de was broken from The spinal column
nj Il IS supposed that this has affected
Is mind. as he has been d-ueuted az
mes ever since. soon after cha acci-
ent he began u tax about some xuE
1mire after him g KIN h1. hrt ne
lst This idea often and Would be per-
-cdy rational Tor several weeks Thea
e would again he trorad ~ she
TRANCE Authorization Ee would often
Tx about men he met He Thought
,ey were continually masxhg STEMS
bout him and that every ran DE -aw
aiong1d 70 ths gang that vas ecrE
Eil him.
His brother brought him TO this ci,v
oout three months aso. hoping th-
re change CT scene a-d cliUst wru-l
o him good ard possibly d-ivs ire
,lcy cut Of his haal. and apparently
e was improving. IS he w1s only II
snerrei condition few dimes since
ming 10 his cousin bone jas ra-
tack was TIE most severe and rss1-=l
Iiis brother vas no-5e5 bv te'e-rl-h ,
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