The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-30
. CLAIMES THAT
DUNN is DEAD
Florida Man Says He Shot
Noted Criminal
IN LETTER TO CHIEF BURT
R. 7. Goodwin Declares That
John P. Was Killed.
IN LETTER TO CHIEF BURT
Chief Burt yesterday received the fol-

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lowing letter:
Cypress. ia, Oct. 25, 1902.
From r r Goodwin to the chief OF
police at Wichita Kans. Deare Sir, You
will please send me the money which
you and your state offered for the cap
ture or death of john P Dunn which
killed John n Powers sheriff on the
day Of February 1862 for ! killed the man
on tae % day Of This month as j went
TO arrest him he shot me but shot him
too and killed him. I say l killed him
and i want the pay for it. j am sure
it was him according 10 description don't
fail TO send me the money sir mr.. chief.
am sure it was the man send me the
money by return mail.
Hope to Heare from you soon
r. T. GOODWIN.
eff you want me to sen the reward pa
pers to you al write But the reward is
$l1,OO0. now send it TO me at once r.
It. Goodwin
Chief Burt hardly knows what to think
of this letter. Mr.. Goodwin enclosed one
of the circulars offering the reward for
Dunn and giving the description and
the fun details. and seems positive that
he has captured the right man. The chief
said it was possible and that it would
be investigated This man may be q
deputy sheriff and received one of the
circulars Chief Burt said that Sheriff
King Of GAINESVILLE, Ark. had told him
that this fellow had written to him sew
eral times, saying that he believed Dunn
was staying near Cypress. Mr.. King paid
little attention 10 the matter
Chief Burt believes that the writer Of
the letter is honest and is not try 'pg to
fake anyone. He may not have Dunn,
but he believes he has and wants the
money. The letter is written very poor
~. IL is almost unintelgible, the spell
ing is fearful, as viii be noticed by a
perussl Of the letter, which is gwen YER
batin
Mr. Goodwin seems TO think that Kan
sas people are easy, that they have the
cash in the desks ready to send 10 the
man who makes the capture, without
any affidavit of Identification OF having
the man identified by any officer inter
ested in the case. If this is john p.
Isunn who was killed by a Florida farmer,
the officers want TO see the body before
they pay any eleven hundred dollars re
ward. From the letter it would seem that
Mr. Goodwin is an iiliterate man and ig
norant of the ways Of the world Chief
Burt believes that Goodwin killed a man,
but there must be some proof produced
that it is John p Dunn before the re-
wards are paid.
Chief Burt wrote to Mr. Goodwin last
night. asking him what disposition was
made of the cody and for full particu-
lars regarding the killing. lie can hardly
believe that John p Dunn would allow
any man to come near enough to kill
him when il seems as if ne was sure TO
make his escape
John Dunn may be dead. 1t is possible
ana Chief Burt is anxiousy awaiting
news from Mr.. Goodwin and also Sheriff
King. who has also been advised of the
alleged capture of the much-wanted Grim
inal
John p. Dunn is wanted for bank rob
berry and the murder of Sheriff Powers at
CIarksville. Ark, on February ., last
Dunn. IN company with several others.
attempted TO rob the bank at Ciarks-
vile. but We're driven off by The sheriff
and his deputies. but in the battle the
sheriff was killed and the entire gang
made their escape. Dunn ana Jersey
Durham were captured in this city Dur
ham now awaits trial in ClarksyiIle.
Dunn was shot in the fight and brought
20 the ST Francis hospital on February
le. and he escaped in april. Circulars
were gotten OUT aud a thorough search
made. but nothing has as yet been found
that would indicate where Dunn is ex-
cept this letter which says that he IS