The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-20

fit to hold ali five of the parties arrest
ed, F.. D. Thompson, T. H. Devlin,
Cornelius Callahan. Claude Mundin and
Elmer Mundin. Warrants charging all
OF them with murder were issued today
and they will be held for the prelim-
mary in tie court of Topeka.
The five suspects testified at the in
quest which began yesterday. and ex-
cepung the two Mundins. who have
told different stories each time. told
straight stories of the affair. Thomp-
son and Callahan said they We're stand
ing in front of the house, after they
had been induced to go outside by the
girl, when DeElin got in the buggy and
started to drive away
The two Mundins, who had gone
down to the creek and fired a few shots
with the rife, were returning to the
house. and when they saw Devlin drive
away, Elmer, who carried the gun, ran
after him few steps and called to him
to halt. When he did not they say,
/ Mundin raised the rifle and fired at him
Then the girl ran inside, both Mundlns
running after her. Callahan and
+ Thomson say that they had not any
thing 10 do with the assault on the door
! or the shooting, nor did Devlin, who
was by that time out of sight Elmer
/ Mundin struck the door twice with the
breech of the gun, and then suddenly
reversing it. fired through the door,
Callahan says that when the shot was
fred Elmer and Claude Mundfn both
tslrned and ran south toward sixth
street and he heard Mother MahanAa
scream, You've shot my Mary" Then
( he {Caflahan) and Thompson ran away
Claude Afundin insisted that he had
not been with the party. and told OF MS
imag inary movements during the AFTER
noon He said that Elmer and the
others came to his home and borrowed
the gun, which belonged to him; he
never saw them again until ne was ar
rested and they were in jail
Claude Mundin told his story Win
/ hanging head and spoke in a mumbllng
monotone which was not audible three
feet away Elmer Mundin told his story
in a rambling way, but was sure thai
Claude Mundin was one of the party
He denied the shooting, and said thai
he went to sleep under the bridge close
to the house. While telling MS story
he acted ''dopy," and took little Interest
in the testimony of the other men, or
the way back to Jail he had fit while
handcuffed to Claude Mundin In the
patrol wagon, but recovered upon reach
ing his cell.
Today the Inquest was concluded
about noon. The same witnesses wers
questioned arain, and the three repeat
ed their former testimony. Both Mum
dins failed to do so Elmer. who testi-
fed Yesterday that he knew nothing O.
the StAEStttiEsf s7e1AA AAte.t tN@-es' ~
it while running away from the house
and that Claude took the gun away
from him and told him to hike" ane
that he had killed the girl
Claude Mund.n broke down and con
fesSed that the story he told on ths
stand yesterday was false from star
to finish, and admitted that he was witt
the aarty and saw the shooting. Aftei
the INQUEST was closed he went witl
Sheriff Lucas to recover the rifle which
he had hidden in the weeds near Sixtf
stress
Mother Mahanna identified all In,
prisoners rs the party who were at fel
house Monday afternoon The jury
was out but a short thine before bring
ing in the verdict that Mary Mahanns
came to her death rs the result of Z
shot fired by Elmer Mundin.
1t Is probable that Callahan, Thomp
son and Devlin will not be held aftel
the preliminary hearing, but almost {