The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-27
DR.. MITCHNERt
FOUND DEAD
Heart Failure Said TO Be the
Cause of His Death.
OLD ROMANCE RECALLED
Woman TO Whom He Was En-
gagged Dropped Dead.

Guthrie. O. T. March &C W. Mitch
ner. for the past few years proprietor OF
the DR. Russell Specialists Medical as
sociation va, found c.,d las, night about
le;l5 O'Clock lying PROSTATE on the floor
beside his bed in hi, suite OF rooms in
the new Schmidt building
The alarm was turned IN by Albert
/ Koettins. young man who had been
working nights for Or. Mitchner lie had
gone I'D TO the rooms at about $50 clock
t and said that the doctor had spoken 60
him OF leaving the next day and that
he would pack UP. but would need ths-
I Young man 20 work around the place al
/ week. He stated that he had seen the
/ doctor take a dose ont OF q bottle rrior
/ to the time Re rsde the statement about
/ going away. Young Koe;tipr worked
around until abous ten clock when he
started 20 GO through the bed room for
something and saw the doctor lying on
the floor and = young woman friend e
the doctor. lying across his body scream
ing ana crying
An alarm va, Eiver az once and sher-
{
Mshoney together with a number OF
other person, soon arrived The room
was at once examined on the bed lay
an assortment Of bottles and medicine.
a medium sized bottle OF morphine Pellets
nearly full va. found in the pocket OF the
deceased and another small bottle OF CO.
caine almost empty lay beside him. The
doctors head was lying on pillow and
upon examination. no mark or scar was
found on hi. body Or. Cottcral who
was among the first TO arrive. stated that
he had been called 10 attend the doctor on
several occasions. and that he always
seemed under the influence Of a drug. al
though h complained Of heart trouble
Cha-. Tan-y. barber stated that he
hsd been called to the doctors room
yesterday afternoon. and that while
shaving him, the doctor complained Of
his heart hurting
Mis-. Dells Hilcreth the young woman
who wa. .tsyins with the doctor has been
employed In the Aston House for the last
five years, and is the person who year
ago created scene by attempting TO
throw acid IN the doctors face. She was
IN Mysteries last night ana cried tucess-
antly 20 that nothing could be learned
from her
In the dining room the remains az quite
an elaborate supper were still on The
table and In the reception room. letters
and magazines we're scattered around tho 4
room. Twenty dollars IN money and 4
diamond ring were found on the person
Of the doctor and numerous checks ard
po-toffics order we're found among his
bank books
The doctor came 20 Guthrie shout two
years ago and has been building up qtIits
a business IN Guthrie and throughout Ok
Iahoma - = specialist He has only late
Is leased the entire second floor 81 the
nav Schmidt building. which he furnished
elegantly. fitting M ishorsssri.. ard re-
ception room. and o-ice. bed room. din
Ing room and kitchen. lie was about
thirty-nye years % s-- and % al appear
anc- man 81 strong physique ard veu
formed. His r.c- Wa rather handsome.
smooth shaver. with = square chin AMI
clear cut lips and high forehead lie
came here from Illinois ard bis mother.
who resides - Rnr6ock. III vas teie-
rraphed LAST night ~ = .ad the doc
tor was making Arrangements 90 or
zanlze modest company.
II WAS Developed az tho inquest held To-
lay that tn 1octor hsd eiea n; heart
failure. Rat there i = -tory IN connection
hat vas not brought out AZ % inques;
hat is sd 20 rsist- Th- story comes
rom q prominent attorney az okIahoma
-1tv who VS. hsrs ;1dsy
This attorney -sif - knrw. ur Mifch-
.sr ia DanviD~. Illinois whore fhey wsrs
9th raised Hs -aid he rad aisays been
man q FOOD character and ~ was an
sged 20 b. married q one - the best
.oung ladies - D.rville Ths Traditional
oF,rs quarrel came. and TIE Doctor
rifi.d n g. iou- - sweetheart 70
naming IN Dsnviile
Ths-e vas t-o years in @firh they
ever correnpoafcd huf finally though tbs
Intervention ~ friends ~ c7frsspordencs
- r-u-y-d Thev 80 sFsln renewed
h.ir erssEernsot snd ssr. 20 - married
1rinr the coming sumner. bfit i1sf ore
rex fso-a ys~tsrdav - yea.r lady
ropr-f 6sa6 y ---rz- that fhsr- ssafh.
81 that ~ casTse might haprea. Ths .
klahofna man fhoszff the deafh % 49,
- AZ u.osile night hsT. ha.teaed ths
octers Death