The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-27

Francis hospital : asked him what was
the matter and he said there was likely
TO be trouble between the sheriHs force
and US.
When I got to the hospital. George
Dennis was inside and the sherin's man,
Barrett. vas on the outside. He went
inside and Sutton said:
" jim, your Instructions arc to keep
everybody out Of here except the
sheriff If he comes. let him IN, put let
no one else in ana hold the fort
Sutton then left the building and Den
mis- and 1 then went into the reception
room and were talking when the door
ben rams and DIT. Clark went TO the door.
Dennis and ! were close Up TO the door
came in. His three deputies were right
behind him. We said: Sheriff. you
come IN. but no one else
The sheriff stepped inside and said:
Sc These are my deputies and where
I 20. they GO
THE door was closed before the cepu-
ties get in and then the sheriff and Geo
Dennis had some pretty hard words and
then grappled with each other ana I
stopped It, Tie deputies kept pounding
away on the door and said they wanted
to speak to the sheriff ] told Dr. Clark
not TO open the door for if he did there
was likely to be trouble. The doctor
opened the door little bit and the dep
uties made . rush to get inside.
Dennis and I met them in the door
and forced tham pack. Dennis was in
front and the sheriff was behind al of
US While the deputies were fighting
George Dennis, Sheriff Simmons grabbed
mo rs the arms from behind and said:
Jim. don't you use your club
He then tried TO pull ne back and
stumbled and fell down. pulling me down
on TOP o. HIM. In the meantime Dennis
ana the three deputies were fighting and
rolled down the stePs onto the walk.
They had Dennis down and IN the scuf-
fe his gun slipped from his pocket. One
Of the deputies picked it up. I was pull
ing Sheriff Simmons down the steps try
ing 10 ret 70 Dernis rescue. He was
hanging onto ne. About the time We
got down the stairs Dick Dodds got
loose from the others and pulled mis- gun
and was hopping around the crowd Try
ing to get q shot at Dennis without hit
ting any Of his own men When ] saw
this jerSed away from the sheriff and
pulled my gun and drew II down on Dick
DOdds and said:
Put up that gun, or I viii kill you
right here
pick said: Don't shoot don't shoot.
don't don't 7 amt going to shoot. and
he put the gun into his pocket. In the
meantime the two deputies were still
holding onto George The sheriff told
them to put him IN tho buggy and take
him 20 Jail and Dennis said he was not
going to 90 with them and there was
not enough men around to take him. and
then they released him. The sheriff and
his deputies got into the buggy and then
Dennis went up to them and said: I
can whip All of you enc at time, and
do Il right now.
"The sheriff said. I know George, that
YOU are lighter and then they drove
ssUo EfTo oul eI9A 7 pure eSIosD '6BHv
at tbe hospital ard I came down town
about il o'clock aud George stayed there
until late in the morning"
Mr. Fox denied that the sheriff had
taken his club and gun away and that
ne had beer slapped.
Mr. Simmons said last night Every
thing is quiet. We have a guard AT the
hospital and so has the police and they
can fight it out themselves. n they want
to. am very sorry this thing occurred
I'm a private place, but II cannot be
helped now. but I am going 10 see that
that man is not taken away from here
until ne has had ii trial in the courts on
the charge Of bigamy."
officers Fox and Dennis both stated last
night as well as the chief Of police, that
they were extremely sorry that the fight
had occurred. especially in the hospital
and that they had no objections TO the
sheriff placing guard there.
Nobody has vet explained why they
should take charge OF q private hospital
to the exclusion Of ANYBODY else whose
entrance was not objected TO by the au-
thorItes Of the place. It would seem
as if the HOSPITAL authorities were de-
MED control over their own Institution
Tie citizens generally. are very much
worked up over the occurrence and the
expression Of indignation yesterday was
very pronounced.
BIr. simmons stated night before last
that he was going 10 have Police OF
GERS FOX and Dennis arrested. IIe went
10 the county attorney yesterday to
make 4 complaint against them. bur Mr.
Comfy. who aspires TO be a peace-maker
in tho case talked him out or his pur-
pose. for the sine being. at least.