The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-12
SHOT WHILE
AT SIDE OF
OTHERS WIFE
Ed. White Is Killed at0kIaho-
ma City on Street.
WOMAN'S HUSBAND HELD
Prominent Merchant Is Under
Arrest for the Crimes

Oklahoma city, o. T.. Aug 11.-Another
fearful tragedy has taken place in this
city. Saturday night Edward White, of
this CITY. was shot and killed while walk
ing down the street with another man s
wife
The ohahoman's account of the Muir
der Is as follows:
Last night about 1o:45 o'clock Ed.
White, one of the proprietors of the Chi
cago saloon at lO4 Grand avenue. was
shot while walking with woman on west
Grand avenue and wounded 50 that he
died half hour later after being re-
moved from the scene Of the shooting 10
simm's drug stree at lis West Main
street.
White was walking about the street
with Mrs. Arthur Moore. when her hus-
band met them and begar shooting at
White Two shots took effect, one in the
right leg below the knee and the other
in the abdomen. Moore was later ar
rested at his home and is now in jail.
Immediately after the shooting which
occurred near 42s West Grand avenue,
people who were near saw man run
away into the shade Of the trees and
disappear and at the same time another
man who was with woman sank down
10 the side walk. The woman supported
the man and asked him II he was badly
hurt. He said that he was and his head
sank on his breast and he seemed to be
dying The woman asked someone to
send for aid, and soon a cab was secured
and the man placed in II and driven
away. At the time no one knew who
the woman was. but the man had been
Identified His brother, W. D. White had
arrived and was doing all in his power
to get relief and medical aid.
Soon after the cab had left the scene
of the shooting OfHcers Hubatka and
Dixon arrived and arrested the woman
and brought her TO the police station.
She gave her name as Mrs. Arthur Moore
and stated TO Officer Hubstka that it
was her husband that had shot the man.
People in the neighborhood say there
were five shots fired but the woman says
that she heard only two shots but that
she was so frightened that she could not
tell how many shots there might have
been.
Mrs. Moore is rather a delicate looking
woman of middle age. She did not like
90 talk about the affair and wos much
agitated. To the reporter she said:
Il came down town to attend the band
concert I met Mr.. White down here
was on my way home when my husband
met US. 7 did not hear my husband say
anything TO Mr.. White before he shot
him"
When Mrs. Moore was informed that
White was dead she almost tainted and
said: NO, my God it can't be so!"
She was very anxious to get home to
look after her son who was at home all
Elone. She was soon taken home by one
OF the officers.
Arthur Moore. the husband, who killed
White was arrested an hour after the
shooting at his home at III West Fourth
street. Constable Armstrong made the
arrest. He found Moor sitting quietly in
the room reading a newspaper. He will
ingly came with the officer to jail wher
he was locked up in a cell A reporter
who visited the jaf later was denied ad-
mission owing to the Iateness of the
hour
1t is reported that Moore does not de-
ny shooting White. Moore's son. aged Il |
was with him when the shooting took
place. 1t is reported that Moore said to /
White when he met him with Mrs Moore
last night I've warned you two or three |
times to let my wife aione," and at the |
same time began shooting.
Arthur Moore owns the tin and cornice
works on Main street Just east of the !
Hotel Lee. He IS q highly respected and |
prosperous citizen. and has been in busi- |
ness here for about three years. He is |
a man about 42 years Of age.
White came here with his brother from |
Chiekasha. T. T. several months ago.
lie was man about 40 years Of age. he |