The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-08
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found the BODY yesterday. He said to
reporter for the Eagle:
I came to the store about half past
six and after unlocking the door went
on to the rear OF the store and hung my
overc0at on the wall. After standing
around for a few moments l went 10
work sweeping out the rooms and was
hard at work when suddenly l swept
cloud OF dust almost into the mans face.
I was badly scared and did not recognize
him ct first. but when l looked closer
found that it WAS George Sutton. 1
hardly knew what to do, but I ran out
and got another man and then we tele-
phoned for the police and then another
man came IN and then pretty soon Mr..
Sutton came. When he came IN the
door 1 knew that he thought something
was wrong as he had very peculiar look
on his face. / told him about George
and he went 10 look al the BODY and then
told some one TO send for the coroner.
George was a mighty good fellow. We
liked him very much, as he attended
strictly to business and was always hap
Ply. and I can hardly believe he is dead
and that he killed himself 1t is very
strange that he should kin himself.
can tell why he should do such q thing
especially as he seemed 10 be happier
than usual last night. He had been feel
ing bad on account Of a cold for the last
few DAYS. but he acted as If he was feel
ing better last night and when ] left the
store there was not a happier man In the
city. ] and al Of the people in this section
of the city thought a great deal Of
George ana people coming into the store
would ask for him TO wait on them. as he
was always 50 cheerful and had a pleas
ant smile for every one he met
Several families live up over the store
and they stated that about half past elev-
en- they heard noise down stairs. but
did rot hear the report of the pistol.
There is no evidence Of any struggle in
the store. The coroner and police ex-
amined the rooms thoroughly but could
not find any blood stains or was there
any article in the store out Of ITS usual
position. Some one had told the rela-
tives Of the dead man that Mr.. Sutton
had been shot by robbers and was then
laid down in the rear OF the store. The
police worked all day on this theory. but
could find nothing 10 substantiate il, in
feet everything points the other way.
The man had made no struggle after be
ing shot He simply fell over from his
leaning posture The bullet entered the
head in such a way that death must have
beon instantaneous. There is q slight dis
coloration of she right eve ard on the
right ter1ple hrt this was caused by the
bullet cutting the nerves that control the
blood I'm that Eve
Mr.. William Sutton, the brother If the
dead man. was n councilman several
years ago. Yesterday he said:
George STAYED at home at 625 Wabash
avenue. al of the lime he wasjn the city
He seldom stayed cut very late and never
did he STAY out all night. He was always
the first one up in the morning and he
built the fires in the kitchen and as soon
as breakfast was over. he went TO the
store. He had almost complete control Of
the store. in fact he did run It for me
This morning my wife got I'D 70 get
breakfast and found that the FIRE hal not
been lit. This was surprising. but she
thought that he had come home late and
had not awakened. Size went 70 his room
and he was not there. She Immediately
told ne about it and I hitched up and
went 10 the store. There I found Mr.
Isenmoeck and another man in the store
and ny brother lying on the pile OF sacks
In the rear Of the room
"CTeCrCe vas always happy ard I know
he did not kin himself. He would not
have done such q thing. He did NOT have
an enemy in the world that I know Of
and il must have been robbery. as he
had considerable property and some
money. lad paid him his months
wages the first Of the week. and the day
before nv wife told him he ouEht To pay
his dues 20 the oak Street Pre- sbytelian
church. TO which he belonged, and he
pulled out a roll of buls and paid her He