The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-02
EYE WITNESS
OF TRAGEDY
TESTIFIES
orrible Affair in Shawnee
Saloon Is Detailed
AT CORONtR'S INQUEST
harley Mcknight Isl Held
Over for Crime.
7 GORONtR'S INQUEST


Shawnee. o. II. Jan. yesterday
coroners jury held a session in the
case of the killing Of Leonard Sims and
James Hudstedter in saloon in this
city Saturday night. As result Charles
Mcknight. the man that had the gun
is bound over to answer for the crime.
Among the witnesses was 1. c. Jones.
who testified of the affair as follows:
y was in Bud Belts saloon last Sat
urday night and saw the difficulty be-
tween Leonard Sims and another man
whose name cid not know. This other
man was dealing faro. was In the
back. or gambling, part OF the saloon
looking on ar the faro game when I
heard some one shout. or rather whoOp.
which sounded like an Indian yell Ev-
eryone jumped and became excited 1
looked toward the door and saw Leonard
coming into the room. The man behind
the table got up with gun in his hand
and came from behind the table and
told Leonard TO stop which Leonard did.
Leonard grabbed the gun and struck at
the other man with a knife. There was
some scuftling and the gun was fired.
The bullet went through Sims hand and
killed an innocent man There was then
a second shot, which killed Sims. / was
right behind him when the second shot
was fired. When Sims entered the room
he stopped about three feet TO the right
OF the stove. and sbout ten or twelve
feet from the man who was dealing
forO nd f1,e,, ~, NTH tf,,
I did not hear Sims say anything. The
faro dealer had the gun in his right
hand, holding it down, when he came
from behind the faro table to meet Sims.
The first I saw Sims he was about half
way from the door 10 the stove. The
dealer got up and walked past me tow
ards Sims. and said: Leonard. stop.
we don't want to have any trouble or
words 10 that effect. Sims then grabbed
the gun and it went off through his
hand. I did no tsee any weapon in Sims
hand when he came in. I did not know
the mans name who did the shottng
but heard that it is Charley Mcknight.
This happened between II and y o'clock
on Saturday night. December 2S. Sims
struck at Mcknight twice and cut him
In the left arm. It was not a serious
a scratch. After Sims came
up ] saw a small. white-handled knife
in his hand. I saw the knife on the
floor afterwards and pulled the knife
out after he came In. He pulled IL out
and opened it after the dealer came
IN. I stayed there some time after the
shooting; perhaps a minute or so before
any one cane back. Both men were in
their shirt sleeves. did not see Sims
after he was dead TO know if he had
any other weapon besides the knife on
him. I did not see where the innocent
man who was shot was standing: dill
rot know of his death until after the
shooting was over
Following is the verdict of the iury:
Territory Of oklahoma Pottawatomie
county. An inouisition holden at shaw
ice, in Pottswatomie county. on the s1st
lay OF December, 1901. before me, George
" Tackett. coroner OF said county.
1n the dead bodies of Leonard Sims and
lanes Hufstedler lying dead: by the
Jurors whose names are hereunto sub
scribed. The said purors upon their
1aths do say that the said persons, de-
,eased. came 70 their death on Decen-
Der 2s. 1891, from pistol shots inflicted
ipon their persons by one Charley Nc
Knight. and that the said Charley Ne
Knight be held 70 answer for said
rhine.
CHARLES TAYLOR. Foreman"
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