The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-17

with blood and a great piece of flesh
| peeled from the cheek bone where Few
| erlv had struck him. His revolver was
still in his hand. Mr.. Williams says
AIcaIurtry spoke to him and asked for
the officers, saying: wei. L have fin
| ished the work" or something like that,
and 1 am ready to give myself up /
could not fight him, and had 10 use my
| gun" McMurtry presented q sorry spec
tacle, Mr.. Williams says. being so bloody
that one could hardly see his features.
He says McMurtry entered the coach
first, followed by EVERY.
Uncle Nick Shafer was just outside the
car when the shooting took place. He
saw McMurtry enter the. car and says
that he had one hand under his coat, as
if holding something from public view
c. +. Baggett was close to the steps
when he heard the shooting. and he walk.
ed away as the people plunged from the
car windows and doors. He heard four
shots He did not see either CT the men
enter the coach and heard no words.
z. Z. Hargan got of the train as Nc
Murtry stepped on, and he spoke in his
usual manner. Soon afterwards he heard
the shooting and then saw MsMertry
come out Of the door with revolver in
hand, which the conductor at once took
from him He did not hear any words
between the two men.
After the inquest the body of Feverly
was removed to the Coyle building, where
it was embalmed and prepared for buri-
al Mrs. Feyerly and her daughter. almost
grown, arrived from Pawnee and were
allowed to see the body. The scene was
a sorrowful one, but doubtless no more
so than was the one in the north part Of
town. where a good wife and three bright
children were bewsiling the awfulness of
a husbands and fathers trouble. They
were notified by their pastor. Rev. S. Z.
Turner, of the NJ z. church.
Aside from the unprovoked assault on
AIcMurtry by Feverly and the sad way
in which it terminated there are several
things that led up TO the tragedy, the
basis Of which was the saloon agitation.
Feverly and Henderson have pending in
court an aplica ton for a saloon license
here The court had just decided the
illegality of the petition, but on the ad-
vice Of their attorney the saloon opened
for business without a license and got
into trouble. They were defeated in sew
eral moves and they laid their trouble
at the door of certain leaders of the anti
saloon movement, among whom is Nc
Murtry. Several times the saloon men
have abused McBIurtry on the streets,
and only yesterday Feverly called him
out in the street and abused him shame
fully wanting to fight at the same time.
II is alleged that McMurtry gave him
warning al the same time not to lay his
hands on him or he would have to suffer
the consequences. The men then separ-
ated. About the same time DR.. Spiers,
another active participant against the
saloon, was abused by Mr. Henderson,
Feverly's partner but the doctor got out
of it without an encounter. Matters went
on smoothly the rest of the day, Feverly
having continued drinking somewhat and
giving drinks to others who went to their
erly. got a telephone from his wife, telling
him to come to Pawnee that evening and
he decided to go, telling her at the phone
that he certainly would be there if there
wasn't a wreck. The wreck happened,
and the poor man never got home. Just
before leaving for the train, Mr.. Hender-
son says. he and Feverly split a small
bottle and Feverly left in good spirits |
NfcMurtry had sold his part of the Paw
nee farm and was going to Pawnee to |
fix out the papers. Neither man had any
idea of meeting the other at the train,
but friends Of ATcMurtry say that he
feared an assault at any time on the !
street and had armed himself for protec- !
ton
Feverly ives a resident Of Pawnee, hav- |
ing owned livery and feed stable there |
for several years previous to coming /
here. He leaves a wife and seven chill !
1ren