The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-31

fail to find evidence enough to substan-
tate this theory the charge must be dis
missed. The evidence so far brought out
is purely circumstantial and no jury
would convict man with no more proof
that what appeared before the coroner :
jury. The verdict was as follows:
state of Kansas, Sedgwick County. IS.
An inquisition holden at Wichita. in
Sedgwick county, state of Kansas. on
the 9th day of March. 1893. before me-
NJ. NJ. McCollster. coroner of Sedgwick
county, on the dead body of Georgia
Bentley, there lying dead, by the jurors
whose names are hereunto subscribed.
The said jurors, upon their oaths, do
say that from the testimony given. the
deceased came to her death from a pistol
shot through her head. and after care
fully viewing the premises and hearing
the evidence introduced do, upon our
oaths. believe that the said pistol shot
was fired from "A revolver in the hands of
one Newt. Green, whose full name to
this jury is unknown.
SAMUEL W. JONES.
20. c. KIRK.
y. F. LITTELL,
IF. NJ. WIDDOES,
ct b. SPENCER
wv. c. KING. Jury
In testimony whereof, the said jurors
have hereunto set their hands the day
and year above written.
Attest: VI. NJ. 'COLLISTER, Coroner"
When the men returned from the hos
pital the trousers pockets were searched.
In one was found a tobacco sack contain
ing about twenty loaded cartridges for
22-calibre rife or revolver. In another
pocket was found 32-calibre blank cart
ridge.
When shot, Green wore a pair of cheap
blue checked pants badly torn. and over
these pair of heavy cotton pants of
light and dark stripe. Sam Jones one
of the jurors. put on the pants to see
where the bullet struck. On the right
leg was a large hole torn and burned and
full of powder. The powder and burned
cloth could be plainly smelled. Both
pairs of pants were badly torn and
slightly powder burned. When shot. Mr.
Green was within ten inches of the muz-
zle of the gun. The revolver was of a
short bulldog pattern and the force of
the powder would not carry a greater
distance. II the pants had been wooden
the powder would not have burned it.
Evidently the clothes caught fire and
were put out.
\ practical illustration was made Of
the two possible ways he could have
been shot and have those powder marks
on the trousers. Sam Jones held the re-
yolver In position that would make the
wound the same as that of Mr.. Green's
and the muzzle OF the gun was not more
than three inches from the leg. one of
the other jurors held the gun and could
have shot to make the same wound. but
this would be impossible II the man had
just jumped up from the bed and started
10 run, as he would be in a STOPPING po-
sition. and the woman would have to be
standing up; and Mr. Green swore that
the woman was sitting on the edge of tie
bed when the first shot was fired
At the hospital the coroner swore the
wounded man and he made a statement
to a stenographer This differed slightly
in some points from that given above as
taken by the reporter for the Eagle
Sunday night Green was rather talkative
and was willing to give a statement Last
night he made substantially the same
statement but added 10 other facts ex-
cept he gave more details OF the quarrel.
The wounded man was placed under
guard Sunday night and last night after
the coroners verdict deputy was placed
over him. and in day or two he will
be taken 10 the county jail and held until
the police find conclusive evidence of his
guilt or innocence.
Georgia Bentley is the daughter OF W.
G Bentley a blacksmith who works in
a shop on North Water street She has
a brother Milt Bentley. who drives an
express wagon here. and sister. Daisy
Bentley. She was married six or seven
years ago 10 Frank O1enstein and two
boys were born to them. aged 5 and ?
years. She secured a divorce from Often
stein about two years ago.
Isaac Newton Green was born and
raised near Mt. Hope and his father and
brother live near there. He has been
around Wichita about two years. When
the new country opened in August nearly
two years ago. he was down there end
there It was that he first met Georgia
Bentley. He SAYS he is = years old He
has light curly hair and Is smooth shay
en-. and Is a well built young man For
q year or two he has done little work
Last fan he went out 20 his father farm
and Put out crop of wheat They moved
back 10 Wichita and have lived here ever
since
Georgia Bentley was about = years
old She was az I-awtou during the
opening and met Green and has lived
with him ever since Sunday her father
stated that ne understood they were
married il Lawton. but yesterday he said
h did not believe they were ever mar
red Mr.. Green at The hospital - first
stated that they were married. bu, later
said they were not CBtil q week ago
they lived af "a fremont avenue The
father and brother Of the dead woman
and her two children lived with them
The entire family moved to iE7 South
Market SUNDAY week ago
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