The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-25
MAUSER BULLET
CAUSED DEATH
After a Hard Struggle G. w.
Trout Passes Away.
COULD NOT BE SAVED
Did Not Believe That He
Would Die.
SPOKE OF LAW SUITS
Death Agonies Lasted twenty
four Hours.
SPOKE OF LAW SUITS


noon at the Wichita hospital. He had
been dying for twer ty-two hours before
the final great enemy overpowered him.
He fought hard for his life and as late as
Sunday said to 5. B. Amidon: 'They say
that L must die, but I viii show them"
He then discussed pending law suits with
Col. Amidon and seemed TO show his old
time fighting spirit. Mr.. Amidon had at
tended to his law business for years.
Col. Amidon withdrew from him.
knowing the agitation in which he was
then ia would injure him.
VIII you stay with me. Sam?' he
asked
4 surely win. George" said Col. Ami
don, to please him.
Wen, then. weil come out all right.
Wen heat them all"
4 never have known a man TO make
such a game fight against death" said
Mr.. Amidon.
Trout could never survive that shot
said his physician. Dr. Cave Just look
at these bones that ] took out Of his leg.
See how they are fractured and splint-
cred; it is awful"
Dr.. Cave showed an Eagle reporter
about a dozen pieces of bone broken Up
into little pieces.
1t was q steel bullet" said DR.. Cave.
IF It had been lead and in an ordinary
gun, il would not have done such terrible
work. Just think of il. q Mauser gun
made to shoot / OO0 yards. discharged at
a man within 3 few yards and you can
readily understand why it did such hor-
rible work.
Had the limb been cut of Immediately
after the shooting. what would have
been the result2"
Il do not think the result would be any
different. It was a bad wound"
Mrs. Trout and her three children were
at their fathers bedside when he died
Sunday someone asked him whether he
knew Mrs Trout.
"Of course I know my dear old wife,
he said, raising up on his elbow and
kissing her
About his insurance policy. he said It
was disposed as he intended it,
Whether he died before the policy he
held in the Massachusetts, Mutual was
changed or not. is not known. il had
been assigned 10 his estate and at the
request Of friends, it was assigned to
Mrs. Trodt q few days ago and sent to
the head office TO be recorded in accord
ance with the charge. It possibly reached
there before Mr.. Trout died.
There is considerable sorrow felt in the
town for the untimely and tragic end OF
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wrong-doing, but FOR ali that the gen
eral opinion is that it would have been
better TO bring him to justice. if possible,
without shooting him
+. NJ. Stevens the man who was depu-
tiZcd by Chief Of Police Frank Burt to
20 after MIN, and who fred the sho1 that
caused his DEATH said he was compelled
TO shoot him IL order 70 get him.
1T was this way" said Mr. Stevens
nj fr ~ 1vfe
and regularly deputized 10 go after Mr..
Trout A warrant had been issued and
carried With me a requisition from tho
governor Of the state or kansas. The
requisitiOn was honored by the Judge OF
the United States court. In the territory
I procured warrant for his arrest I'm
the territory as a fugitive from justice
and Deputy United States Marshal House
was sent out 10 serve 4. I and others
went with him.
when we reached his brothers ranch
we could not find him in any CT the
ranch houses and we took a man from
one OF the ranch houses 10 show US the
hun house. Three or four men We're
posted at different points aboue the
building and Deputy House and myself
went TO the hull house. We heard
noise there and the deputy called FOR
Trout and told him 10 come out and give
himself up IS he had a warrant for
him. Mr.. Trout had q revolver pointed
at Us. We saw it by the light of q dark
lantern We carried. Trout said that be
would not be taken alive and came out
and went towards the door where House
was had. IN the meantime. severed /
myself as best I could behind q post
saw that he was determined to make a
dangerous fight and I am sure his revolt
yer clicked twice, but didn't so Of Tor
some cause. Then I thought ] would wing
him and / aimed az his thigh. thinking 1
the bullet would go through the flesh. I
hit him below where / aimed at and ] saw
him fall. l then told him TO give mp his /
gun or I would shoot again The deputy /
:hen took his gun from him and ] cut
open the leg Of his trousers TO sae his (
wound ] wanted TO bind handker- /
chief around il 10 prevent bleeding. but 1
he said he was not bleeding any
How long was it until you secured /
q doctor Tor him.
"As quick as we could set one, about I
one hour aHd a half. at Ron.
What did THAI doctor saw
He said the bone was badly shattered 4
and that the fragments had 10 be re-
moved Mr. Trout wanted TO come home I
and the doctor told me 20 tell his family /
doctor that the bone had been fractured I
ana that the pieces must be removed. in /
his opinion"
How long after that was it WHOM he
arrived hereT
..He was shot about 1 o'clock ia the
and at 8 O'Clock the following
he arrived in Wichita
'-Who appointed you an officer 70 50
after Trout
MIR. Burt. the chief OF police"