The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-19
PROTESTS
AGAINST
LIE NIENCY
Father of Murdered Wife
Sees the Governor
HE GIVES The OTHER SIDE
Queenan'S Sisters Had Pre-
Sented Case of Convict
HE GIVES THE OTHER SIDE

/ Queenan IS now usder sentance to hans.
appeared here today before Governor T
s. Ferguson 10 protest against the com
nuts ton of Queenan's sentence by the
governor. Mr.. Housh resides near Okla
homa City asd arrived here on the morn
/ ing Santa Fe- He was in conference
! with the governor for some time and gave
the other side Of the Queenan case 1t
Will be remembered that q few years ago
sisters of Queenan appeared before the
! governor stating that they would. in the
near future, present Queenan's side Of
the case
! This is the first time that Governor Fer
/ guson has heard the other side of the
case and from statemests made by attor
neys for the prosecution. ii is rs foIows:
| "Queenan had been married some
| years to the lady he killed. whose maiden
name was Ella Housh. After their mar
| riage they boarded most Of the time at
/ the home of Queenan's father. The de
seased had been working at the millinery
trade About two weeks prior to the
homicide they had moved 10 themselves
into two rooms on the upper floor OF a
P two-story frame building on the north
side OF Main street between Robinsos
and Harvey streets.
Mrs. Tom Queenan was 4 member of the
Christian church and paid a great deal of
attention TO church work. which was not
objected to by her husband. Their little
girl at that time about two years Of age,
/ was with them at the time of the homi-
eide.
"The. evidence in the case shows that
on the morning of the tragedy Mr.. Ed
Cook, Of the State national bank. called
on Queesan where the latter was tending
bar in a saloon on Broadway and notified
Queenan that he must settle an overdraft
for $50 and also settle for a draft for $50
he had cashed at the bank day or two
previous, the endorsement of which turn
ed out to be a forgery.
"Queenan had been in the habit Of car
rying a small amount Of money os de-
posit at the bank and for some days pre-
ceding this date had been gambling and
had lost all his money in that manner.
"Queenan promised Cook that he would
call at the bank on his way home 10
dinner and fix the matter up, the bank
beisg between his place of business and
his home and on the route he usually took
going home.
Mrs Queenan's brother had remained
at their home the night prior to the TRACE
dy. having come to get sum Of money
that was due him from his sister in pay
ment for sewing machine. and that
morning she notified her husband when
he left the house that her brother would
want the money. which amoust she had
given Queenan 70 pay to her brother
when he came 10 town.
The brother was at the saloon with
Queenan at the time Banker Cook called
and afterwards Queenan asked his broth
er if Ella Was at home alone.
Here. il may be we'll to state, that
evidesce showed that Mrs. Queenan while
she loved her husband and faithfully per
formed her duties as a wife in all cases
vet she advised him and cautioned him
that he must not gamble; that she would |
do everything she could in assisting to
support their little child and make
living. but il he should gamble she would /
quit and go home to her father.
IN a few minutes after Cook had /
left the saloon. between 10 and Il o clock. |
and after learning that his wife was at /
home alone. Qucesau left the saloon and 1
went home by unusual route. going south /
20 Grand avenue. west 70 Harvey. north 4
TO Main and east perhaps half block "a
the place where he resided on the north 4
side Of the street.
He went upstairs and within "a few
minutes after ne went into his rooms the
Q
talk with Mrs Queesan about some gro
eeries. lie found MIS-. Queenan in a
good hunor and excellent spirits Quee-
nan stepped out INTO the room ard poke
In him and nothing unusual occurred.
The erocervman returned 20 his store.
and when he got about fifty feet back
from the front he heard tao shots which
oueenas fired into the body Of he wife.
a Nr. Losay. father of the photo
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