The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-21
is morris JUST
RUNNING AWAY
WITH A WOMAN
Latest Theory as to Kansas
Mans Disappearance.
NO INSURANCE FRAUD
Agents at EmpOria Refute
Such Statement.
NO INSURANCE FRAUD

Guthrie 0. T., August 2o-The officers
are stiH in the dark as to the murder
mystery or mysterious disappearance Of
Coda Morris OF Madison, Kan. The lat
est clew to a solving OF the puzzle is that
Coda Morris is alive. that he cid not Try
10 defraud the Insurance companies, but
took this queer method of leaving his
wife for another woman.
A dispatch from Emporia says that Mr.
Lewis. president Of the Madison bank.
and Mr.. Low. who represents the Mutual
Life Of New York. were in town today
and both scout the idea that he was
trying to beat the insurance company be
cause Of the fact that he had taken out
Z policy for $500 in the Mutual Lite
which Mr. Low vas holding tn he came
back and paid up on it 10 turn over to
him. They argue that he would have
secured this additional had ne such in
tent.oas.
The opinion of quite a number here s
that he ran away with another woman.
A young woman at Madison with whom
be was very friendly while at Madison re-
ceiyed a gold watch and chain from some
point IN she territory few days ago and
LETT Madison Friday. saying she was go
ing to oklahoma. The gen srai s-ippG-
sition is that she has gone south to meet
Morris.
His wife still has faith ia him and be-
lieves him to have been kidnapped aud
put out Of the way for his money ard.
the ice deal was made as a blind.
}. 3. Kintz, one OF the leading citi-
zens Of Orlando, who has take great
interest in the mysterious disappear
anee Of Morris. gives this version of
the affair. as recorded in the Capital:
The Orlando mystery becomes more
mysterious Was it an attempted fraud,
or is c. S. Morris insane2 During the
last week the peace and quietude of Or
iando and vicinity has been ravaged by
villianous c0nspirators who have com
mitted crime or an attempting to per
petnate fraud upon the public, the facts
In t4e case are as follows: August Il,
g man giving his name as John Cox
farm. representing himself to be a loan
agent and wanted to see the Martin
farm. After going five miles west Of
town, he told driver to turn around and
come back: that he would not go any
further. The next morning he secured
a tesm. drove to Mr. Bocox farm, where
he bought a lot in the cemetery. lie
then proceeded to Mr.. Westfaus and
hired him to dig grave. paying him $3.50
for the work.
The next day he went to Perry, o. T,
bought casket Of Charles Christorff. the
undertaken. which he shipped to Orianao |
with 2o0 pounds of ice. Then he opened /
the coffin and placed The ice INSIDE hired /
q team. drove 10 the cemetery and with |
the assistance Of Westfan buried what |
he represented to be &. S Morris on |
Thursday kilograms began TO come in |
20 local officials. from Emporia and |
Manson. KAN, asking for particulars in |
regard 70 the death OF c. S Morris. of |
the transaction the county officials were /
notified. Deputy Sheriff Mahoney and /
Coroner Arnett, Undertaken Patterson |
came mp Sunday morning and with about /
twenty-five citizens of Orlando proceed /
ed to the cemetery and exhumed the cas- 4
ket, which contained a small chunk OF .
ice and two bottles of embalming fluid T
The officials brought the casSet to Or
lando. which is now on exhibition at the
kiRneman furniture store.
'on the afternoon train Sunday a man
representing himself 20 be the father
in-law Of c. S Morris arrived from En-
poria, Kan. carrying with him two pho
tographs of his son-in-law. c. 5. Morris.
whicA were identified by many OF our
citizens ss the man who represented +
himself as John Cox. Not being satisfied I.
ne went 70 Perry. whsre the undertaken.
Christorif. said the photograph and the
man hat bought the casSet were the
same. From evidence here there can dee
no doubt but that c. s Morris attempt