The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-21
lLHOS. McNUTT DEAD
Gun Wounds Made by Insane
: Man Prove Fatal.
HIS SLAYER Is IN JAIL
Coleman to Be Tried on the
Charge of Murder.
HIS SLAYER Is IN JAIL

mos NJ McNutt died at the st. Fran
els hospital yesterday afternoon at 2:45
o'clock from the effects of the gun shot
wound inflicted by an insane man, John
Coleman, near Ashton a week ago yester-
day. When Mr. AIcNutt was brought TO
this CITY last Tuesday, there were small
hopes for him, but an operation was per-
formed and it was thought that he might
recover He gradually grew better and
1t was thought that he would recover,
until about o'clock Sunday afternoon.
when an internal hemmorase took place.
He was so weak that another operation
was out of the question and nothing could
be done to save him. He sank very rapid
ly until death came at 2:5O yesterday
afternoon.
The main charge from Co,emans gun
struck him on the right leg just below the
thigh. About twenty scattering shot
struck him I'm the abdomen, penetrating
i into mis- intestnes. 1t was these shot that
caused his death. In the operation five
of the shot We're removed but the rest
could not be located
All of his near relatives were at his
side when he drew his last breath. His
mother is dead, but his father, j. a. Nc
Mutt was there, as was also his wife
and little tive-months- old baby. He leaves
TWO sisters, Mrs. Lussie Harper, Of Wells
ton, o. T, and Miss Emma McNutt, and
brother, James McNutt who drives
bread wagon for VOLTS bakery in this
city
Jas. McNutt viii leave at 6:15 this even
ing over the Santa Fe for Ashton with
the body. The funeral service viii be
held from the Old Cleardale church at
Ashton at o'clock tomorrow afternoon
and the body Will be inferred at Forrest
Hill cemetery.
Thos. McNutt was % years old and was
born and raised near Ashton. He was
fairly prosperous and had many friends.
John Coleman. the man who fred the
fatal shot has been lodged in the Yelling
ton jail since the shooting. The senu-
ment in Sumner county is said TO be
strongly against him. The attempt TO
have him sent to the state insane asylum
failed and ne was being held TO answer
in court for his crime. Had McNutt re-
covered he would have been charged with
assault with intent to kill When the
news of McNutts death is announced
at Wellington it is alleged according to
the present plan, charges of murder in
the hrst degree are to be made against
Coleman. Mr.. Coleman has been in the
state insane asylum twice, once for five
months and once for two and his defence
will bring plea Of insanity.
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widely and the truth may never be
known. No two stories agree even in
the most important details.
The facts in the case as near as could
be learned by Jas McNutt. brother of
the deceased, are told in his own words
as follows:
John Coleman and my brother lived
on adjourning farms about three miles
from Ashton. There had never been the
lest trouble between them, in fact. my
brother was Coleman's best friend"
ION the day of the tragedy Coleman
was suddenly taken insane. When in
sane he becomes very violent, and my
brother and another neighbor were sent
to guard him. He was very hard to
manage, and they could not get him IN
tho house He was dressed in his night
clothes and placed on a cot on the porch.
He was not satisfied, however, and went
and law down under the granary. Some
time after o'clock my brother was
tending to the harness of a horse and
the ether man was watching Coleman.
Coleman had another violent spell and
came out from under the granary ana
began striking at him. The man guard
ed himself, but did not strike back. Sud
denly Coleman ran around the granary,
into the door and procured single bar
relied shot sun loaded with No. shot
which it is supposed he had seefeted
eariy IN the morning. When the neigh
Dor. who was with my brother. saw the
gun he ran TO save his life.
my brother told me that he saw the
little struggle take place between the
other man and Coleman. and that when
Coleman ran into the granary he start
ed leisurely around the back Of the bug
ey. Suddenly Coleman stuck the gun
through a hole in the granary and fired
Nv brother was near the back of the
buggy. about twenty feet from him at
the time. He thought it was about $50
when Coleman shot him. He managed to
get 10 q nttASE AtltNS liNs'A - '+'-N' 49,
there alone. perfectly silent for long
time. afraid that Coleman would return
and kill him if he yelled
at is said that Coleman after the
shooting ran into the house and struck
his aged mother over the breast with the
stock Of the gun
Miss BESSIE Austin spent Sunday at hes