The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-27

oe of the assassin's bullets had penetrat-
ed her side and through the liver: another
had shattered the left arm, one had pass
ed through her face from one side Of the
the upper right jaw to the left temple.
With marvellous and unnatural energy
she begged the officers to allow her to see
about the baby, whom the poor mother
did not know was lying still in death.
but who she supposed was downstairs.
The corpse Of the murderer was carried
TO the kitchen downstairs and Mrs. Es-
troff removed 10 another room. where
Dr.. Messenbaugh assisted By DIR. Lund
devoted their energies and skill todressing
her many wounds.
To officer Bunker. who was the first
policeman in the room where the kill
ing occurred. Mrs. Estron said: Il don't
know what made Max do it. He has
killed himself and | am shot through the
stomach and will die II doctor does
not come soon
Asked by the officer II she knew OF any
plausible excuse for the deed. she re-
piled: Il only know that when / came
upstairs to retire Madeline was asleep
and husband had gone 10 bed ! went
up and put my arms around him and he
told me 10 so on away and leave him
alone. as he did not feel we'll and did
not want TO be bothered. lie then turned
over and / went TO bed. and the FIRST /
knew Of any trouble was when I awoke
and he was standing over me shoot
ing"
when an Oklshomau representative
reached the place the scene was most
heartrending. The body Of Esiron lay
in a wicker basket and officers we're
bringing the little girl down stairs. wrap
ped in blankets. Father and child were
placed in the same casket and carried
to the dead wagon" IN waiting.
Friends and neighbors crowded the
rooms, weeping and talking excitediy: the
physicians had just administered chioro-
form TO the mother and were freating
her injuries In a front room. The re-
porter was cautioned not 10 mention the
baby. as Mrs EstroT thought u alive
and all right We were taken 20 fhs
sleeping apartments where the fearful
tragedy had occurred and there beheid
vsritsble slaughter pen. Near the door
and directly behind the bed was pool
Of blood, where the suicide had fallen.
Blood covered the pillows aad bed linen
aad the trundlc bed il another corner of
the room. where Httls HadsiiEe slept
looked like a big red sploteh Furniture
was stre~n about IN the utmost coufu-
sion and blank cartridges from the mur-
derer's weapon Of destruction we're scat
tered o. er the floor The scene zss sick
4ning and one 20 weaken tie strongest
nerve
FROM the best eFidance offsfnahis n
appears that the slaughter zss pfetnsd-
ltsted and that Esfro1 had determined %
exferminats himself wife ard child A
door which led from their Sleeping room
to one occupied by tzl ygiIag fnsn vhs
zere eupi0red in the store rad been
barred 50 fi5a, entrance ~ fAssn When
a<akeaad ~ shots vas .mpossihis ft
iE thought tie ifrfss EiTi g4s killed aFst
- ouc she. which rassef entirely fhrpuzli
the head. tie weapon being placed d.
recfiy behind ard airso~, against f!s lets
car. Then Mr. E.froS saa shet ard 90
rYrfnglng FROM The I'D and aHGirz hsr-
self q pr.ssr@r g. The room fo.iFh; 6es-
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