The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-25
KILLED HIS FRIEND.
Leon Brady Says Flanagan Annoyed
His Wife.

kansas City, March 25.-Joseph E.
Flanagan. land promoter, was shot by
Leon H. Brady, a mining engineer, yes
terday afternoon in the Angelus,
boarding house at 1O14 East Fifteenth
street. and died two hours later in the
general hospital
Brady is the son of Joseph H. Brady,
chief engineer of the board of educa-
ton, and has lived in Kansas City most.
of his life. Flanagan has a wife living
| in New Mexico, according to his sister,
| Mrs. George K. Hodgson of 6126 Broad
way, Cleveland, o. He came here
about six months ago and went to live
| in the boarding house, where the shoot
ing occurred He said he was a pro-
moter for the Mexican and Texas Land
company and seemed to have plenty of
money He became acquainted with
Brady and his family and would often
come to their rooms and play with the
child. The men were friends, ate their
| meals together and seemed to have the
greatest confidence in each other.
Brady's Statement.
The substance of Brady's statement,
taken at the Walnut street police sta
ton by Ruby D. Garrett, assistant
prosecuting attorney, follows:
Some time ago my wife came to me
and told me that Flanagan had been
annoying her. About two weeks ago
he came to the boarding house late az
night and coming up to our room called
for my wife, using her first name. Rose.
When she did not reply he went away.
Last Sunday while at a friends house
l received an anonymous telephone call
Thinking my wife was i'll I haStened
home. Arriving, found her in
highly nervous state. She told me thai
Flanagan had just been up to her room
and had threatened her when she tried
to send him away. 1 was angry, but
said nothing to Flanagan. --.-
Then He Shot.
Yesterday afternoon / started to 1926
Campbell street where I am employed
by the board of education as a mechani-
cal draughtsman. AS 1 passed the par
lor I noticed Flanagan sitting in the
room, apparently awaiting for some one.
1 determined to find out. once and for
all, about FlanaganS attentions to my
wife. So I turned and started back to
our rooms. I found my wife alone. In
a few minutes she went downstairs.
Five minutes later I heard her
coughing outside the door of our room.
Then I heard Flanagan say:
"I must have you! You will be
mine!'
Il could hear her answer. No, Not
With my revolver in hand flung open
the door. My wife was struggling in
the hallway with Flanagan. Seeing me.
he threw her against a trunk. Then /
shot. He fell crying:
o. Brady! Brady! Bradyi'"
Brady fired two more shots into the
mans body as he lay on the floor. A
fourth bullet missed. The first bullet
struck Flanagan in the liver. another
entered the back and came out a little
beneath the right shoulder blade, while
the third bullet grazed the right side.
Injured as he was, Flanagan dragged
himself to his old room. Brady went to
his own room and reloaded his revolver.
Patrolman w. K. Latshow heard the
shooting and in a few minutes had
Brady under arrest.
Ante-Mortem Statement
Brady was taken to the Walnut street
police station. He made statement to
Ruby D. Garrett, assistant prosecuting
attorney. Flanagan made a statement
at the general hospital He said he had
never wronged Brady and denied that he
had ever annoyed Mrs. Brady. He says
that he and Brady had been the best of
friends and that nothing concerning his
relations to Mrs. Brady had ever been
mentioned between them. His first inti-
says. came from Mrs. Brady, who told
him Monday that her husband had said
that he had better look out for him. He
said he walked with Brady Monday
night and ate lunch at the same table
with him yesterday, an hour before the
shooting, but noticed nothing wrong.
Flanagan served three years. in the
Sixth United States. cavalry, and
throughout the Spanish war in the Sew
erth infantry. He moved about a week
ago to the Williams apartments at
Thirteenth street and Troost avenue.
He was 80 years old.