The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-12
CHARGED WITH
WIFE MURDER
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home here and went 10 Florence. OF some
town near there. My daughter. when
she told me what had happened. said
that John found out where SaHie was
and went after her and brought her back
TO Wichita about ten days ago I do
not know the exact date, but ] have wit
nesses that can prove that a day or two
after she came back to Wichita. he
knocked her down with his fist. and when
she got up he knocked her down another
time and then kicked her several times.
This is what caused my daughter s
death. The kick broke one Of her ribs
and injured her spine and this caused a
conclusion of the spine that ended in her
death. That is ali that l can tell at pres
emf but you will hear more when the
matter is brought before a court ana I
and my friends believe that we can prove
beyond the shadow OF a doubt that John
Duncan deliberately murdered his wife"
DR.. J. E. Farmer. who attended Mrs.
Duncan. said to reporter for the Eagle
yesterday: Mrs. Duncan was bruised
some when I was first called 10 attend
her on June ?. She had been sick
several days before I was called
diagnosed the case as spinal men,
gifts but 1 could not understand
what made her so ''touchy' and she COM
planned of her sides hurting her. I found
the broken rib and asked her how she
came by it. but she refused to tell me
the first day or even the day after. She
said she did not want 10 tell / thought
she was troubled with a disease Of the
spine and for this 1 treated her. I was
al.
ner has told me just now and what
have heard since I began treating the
woman. or / would have taken steps 10
cure an entirely different thing. She was
at fault when ! first called on her She
did not tell me anything that would help
me diagnose the case and from the synlp-
toms ] called It spinal meagitis and be-
gan treating her for this II she had
told me that she had been beaten and
received that broken rib from that beat
ing I believe that 1 would have assigned
that spinal trouble to the effects 81 this
beating and then I could have saved her
nfe"
Mrs. Salie Duncan has lived in this
city many years. She was q years II
age and was married year ago last
February 90 John Duncan. She was the
youngest daughter Of Deacon Gibson. an
old soldier. and probably tho best known
colored man in Wichita. Her home has
been since her marriage over s39 North
Main street and in a room in that build
ing she died.
About month ago she ran away from
her husband. alleging 90 treatment and
went 20 Florence. ard her husband went
after her and brought her back and Z
was after their return 20 Wichita that
she IS alleged 20 have been administered
the awful beating that Jed 70 her death.
Coroner McColister learned q the ar
fair late yesterday afternoon and ne
ordered John Duncan arrested. The off,
GERS b $40 were getting rather anxious.
fearing that their bird had flown. az he
was reported % Be packing Up his goods
early fl the afternoon. He made his ap-
pearance on THE streets about 30 and
vas picked - ~ the police a rev
after 4 reporter for the Eagle
went 70 his cell lzsf night ard asked far
b statement. but the coiored man sad
BE- had n5thizE 70 talk aoolf az pres
ant he was tod u await Developments
ard untll TIRE warrant vas read O. him
be would say nothing rerarifuE tHe csse-