The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-19

and the evidence found warranted the
coroner in making up his record without
calling a jury TO examine into the case
The tragedy occurred about one hum
bred feet south of Sixteenth street and
directly back of the Park school. Dr.
poyle's home is neat cottage, the third
south of the street 1t is almost hidden
py trees, and the porch is sheltered by
heavy growth of vines. Across the
street is vacant property. 1t was once
covered by houses. One has been moved
away and the other burned down. The
ruins Of the burned house are directly
across the street from DR.. Doyles and
the Varnouf residence stands about TWEEN
~ feet south of the old foundation.
Weeds have grown up about the old walls
and Mr. Vanouf has spent much time
carrying the cirt from about the walls
and filling the low places on his prop
erty. He was engaged in this work when
shot.
Mr.. Varnouf was picked up from spot
about fifteen feet from the sidewalk lines
and just at the edge of the ruins of the
house. His head was to the northeast.
His house is also a cottage, but badly
in need of repairs and coat Of paint.
A Struggling paling fence surrounds the
house or the north side The grass has
been allowed to grow at its own sweet
will and the vines cover a part Of the
old fence Four wires stretched from the
fence to the house form the front fence.
Mr.. Varnouf was carried to the rear OF
the house and into a back bed room
adjoining the kitchen. An old-fashioned
bedstead, with an arch over the head, was
almost the only furniture in the room
except some boxes and a chair of two.
Clothing was piled about the room pro-
1niscuously The room is small, with one
winaow to the. north and door TO the
east. The kitchen opens on the south
OF this room.
DR.. Doyle. when he returned TO the
house and swallowed the poison, went
into the bed room adjoining the parior.
He sat down on the bed, removed his
shoes and stockings and then laid down
to die To the west is the sitting room
and back of this the dining room and
kitchen The furniture of the room was
plain, but nsat. with a little bric-a-brac
scattered about A cool breeze blew in
through the south window. 1t is Wei
nigh impossible to see the street from
the east window of the room because Of
the heavy growth OF vines on the porch
Mrs Varnouf was at work on the back
porch of her home. just before the shoot
ing occurred. To the Eagle Mrs. VarnOuf
made the following statement:
Il was at work and my husb1Vd was
cleaning away some of the rubbish from
around the old foundation of the burned
house. Then l heard some one talking,
and 1 recognized DR.. Doyle's voicc- They
talked rather loud, and l got up and
started around the corner of me house.
Just as 1 turned the corner l saw Or.
Doyle raise his gun and shoot. He was
only two or three feet away from ny
husband when he shot him. The gun was
only a few inches from my husband
breast when the flash came. 1 ran as
hard as ! could then. When the shot
came. my husband just seemed 70 double
uo and then fell backward. L ian up to
him and DR.. Doyle had not moved. The
doctor said something, but l did not un-
derstand him, as l wanted to see how
bad my husband was hurt. Then Or.
DOYLE went away and picked up my hls-
band and held him, while the blood was
pouring from his breast. He did not
sneak. but his breath came hard and he
grew weaker and weaker. Then soma
men came, and we carried him into the
house and laid him on the bed He died
just a minute after we got him into the
house. A doctor came, but my husband
was dead"
Regarding the causes that led up to the
shooting. Mrs. Varnouf would say moth
ing. saying that she knew none of the
facts relating to the former trouble, but
knew that the two men had had some
trouble.
Mrs. DOYLE was almost Frustrated by
the shock Her sister, Mrs. Grey, lives
lust north. and the friends and neigh
bors ran TO the house when the news OF
the tragedy spread and did their best
to soothe Mrs. Doyle. She was greatly
excited. and at times her remarks were
incoherent She was taken out into the
back yard. where the neighbors worked
to calm her. When she learned that
reporter for the Eagle was on the
ground she asked to see him. She talked
excitedly and with many gestures.
Il want you to tell that have lost my
husband. Lost my all she exclaimed
81 don't know how it was done. l did not
see it. ! was cooking supper when my
husband came home. He went out and
then there was a shot. He came back
into the house and asked me for those
powders he had purchased 10 kill gophers
that have been bothering us. l told him
did not know where they We're, and then
I went back to the kitchen ana began
frying steak Ny husband went into
,he bedroom and then the ncighbors
came and he sent for me. I went into
the room and he pulled me down beside
the bed and said: Goodbye. dear wife.
I am going Goodbye. 1 could not live
on the same hemisphere with that man.
had to kill him. I could not leave you
to be killed by him. I could not stand
the disgrace of going to prison. Good
bye
Then he began shaking and twisting.
and in a few minutes he was dead Oh.
my, have lost my all. I have lost
everything That man had cursed my
husband and myself lie had done every
thing he could TO pick a quarrel with my
husband He cursed my husband every
time he saw him. and he cursed me and
the neighbors. He was an awfr} man.
He is dead now. and my husband is dead.