The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-03-27
JOHN LUCAS
C0NFESSES TO
A BURGLARY
He Acknowledged He Entered
Home of Dr.. Scott.
TO REPORTER FOR EAGLE
Statement That He Would
Plead Guilty in District Court.
ROBBED EIGHT HOUSES
Th8t is the Extent of His De-
predationS in Wichita.
TO REPORTER FOR EAGLE
ROBBED EIGHT HOUSES

John Lucas confessed last night to be
ing the man who entered the home Of
Dr Scott On North Emporiz avenue TO The
chief q police ard a reporter for the
Eagle. he had previously confessed 10
tie chief and detectives 10 having enter
I'd eight houses IN This city during The
past winter, but as &c VIII be prosecuted
only On the charge e burglariziug the
home o. Dr.. Scott that vas the only con
Isssion he made 10 the reporter.
All afternoon John Lucas had been n
the chiefs ofcs undergoing a thorough
sweating and it was nearly o'clock
when he confessed in full after supper
be was again brought up - tne o.ice
and the reporter was sent for. John Id
cas- YES sitting in a chair talking with
SANDY Patre1 when the reporter entered
the room You are a. Eagle reporter
said the big negro When answered u
The Affirmative the man continued.
I have been talking with the chief
today and have decided 20 make q clean
breast OF this thing I have lived IN This
city sixteen years and havs always borne
a good reputation, but now realize that
: have fallen from grace and must take
ny punishment Z know that Z wiz be
punished, but I VIII waive my preliluin-
airy hearing and 60 .nto the district court
and plead guilty. 7 Go not want % make
the cost any more than I can help ana Z
DO want % get rhis thing through with
IS sooE &c possible and VIII GO into court
and throw myself on the mercy Of the
Judge and viii take my punishment Ike
man 7 know ] have done wrong and
viii hsve % suffer for T.
The csnse Of nv wrong doing was
whisky and leading & fast ne : never
used liquor when 7 came here and
Up 20 few years ago did not drink any
but finally began the use Ct liquor end
then .used WHISKY more and more untu
you see where Il has brought ma 7 was
through love OF whisky thar 7 broke
into these houses, craving a drink u
Tor IT,
i broke Into Dr. scotts house ard took
away with ne the watch and q rair Of
glasses 7 guess must have dropped the
chain fastened % the glasses Then sold
the watch fer twenty dolarE 20 GET money
% buy whisky. I hunted Through the
house % get money. that was an Z was
after
i did not enter arv houses for the 1rlr-
pose of robbery as some burglars have
done and would murder the OCCUPANTS Il
they should wake 70 Z had 10 thought
o. murder I never entered n house On
less I was sure the people were away and
not likely 20 return for some time. SD
could 90 through the house thrroushlv
and then escape and net even have the
temptation Of murder thrust On me As
you no doEbt remember nor In one cf the
houses robbed lately vas the owner or
occupant II II when the burglary was
committed
The man was excited as he talked and
bis appearance showed that he had been
under 2 great nervous strain All after
noon he had been under the croszdre n
questions from Chief Burt ard Harry
Sutton. After comp citing his first state
ment he ACKNOWLEDGED that re had en-
tered the home q R. A. Coates the SANE
night IS the Scott burglary and also T.
entering the home of Afr. Wouar5.
Possibly the hnding 81 the locket taken
from the home of Afr- Wcsiard was the
direct cause OF John Lucas confession.
The officers n gathering the evidence to-
be used at the trial n tire negro found q
young maa. George Timueruevsr clers
n the Eock.ng-AIocre Drug ccupan-s
store. He stated 70 the police that about
SIX weeks ago John Lucas came into The
store and gave him the iocEet. saying
that II was found I'm The orera house The
.ooket was taken % The Office n WolIa-5
& Wcllsrd. where il was positively ilau-
tiaed
The Io-zet was - sold shout ere sizs
and share ~ q haif dollar On its face
there wss 81 erE-a ing the share NJ
crescent and this was set w-h suall
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TIE negro rad lived in th's city So lo-r
bad worked for 50 UarE PEOPLE and hr1
shown himself n be such q ---sta- rttv
rzn THAR na-7ie who Rad bed him p r'r
--,ntnr and mem bars NJ his ru- race u-e