The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-13

someone TO share his secret, believing
| it would ease his conscience, but he
trembled at the thought of the con-
sequence should he be forced to an
swer in court for a mans life. He
went from state to state, living in lum-
| Der camps, travelling with tramps,
| lodging, ever lodging the police. He
was a hunted man. Then, at length,
he gave up his secret to a fellow la
borer, and last night came what he
had long feared. He was confronted
with the fact that he was charged with
the murder of Ezekiel Grewel1, So
years old, in Horton, Kansas. He adj
mitted that he was the man and said
he'd go back to Brown county and
stand trial. He admitted striking the
old man.
His face wore a panied expression
and he looked much older than the
day of the murder-he's "a years old
now. He had grown a moustache
during the two years, but this did not
prevent his Identification.
Then the Police Heard 1t.
When he thought that all had for
gotten his crime, and after the author
tiles in Brown county had given up
the search, he went back to Kansas,
and was arrested last Saturday night
at the state line by H. T. thinner,
chief of police in Kansas City, Kansas,
and Thomas Mansell and Walter Glib
son, city detectives. They had in
formation-they will not say who told
them-that this man was Thomas
Mooney, and that he had told some
body in the boathouse where he lived
on the Kaw's bank that he was want
ed somewhere "for killing an old man
with a club
Even after his arrest he denied that
his name was Mooney and said he was
Edward Sullivan.
your name is Thomas Mooney"
Chief thinner said to him Sunday.
mo, SIR" he said looking the chief
straight in the eye, my name is Ed
ward Sullivan"
You killed a MANI"
mo. sir; 1 did not. You are mis-
taken"
The chief did not know whom he
had killed or where the killing took
place, so he could ask no more. He
placed his prisoner in the holdover
and waited.
The News Reached Horton.
The fact that the police had man
for a murder, they knew not where or
when, was published Monday morning.
Out in Horton Kansas, the account
bered a murder near his home two
years ago. He wrote to Chief Zim-
mer. The chief had photograph of
the man under arrest. He sent it to
nized the photograph Friday and re-
membered the murder.
Ezekiel Grewell an old soldier and
cid resident of that city, was killed in
August 1908, and Thomas Mooney was
accused Of the crime. Grewell was
widely known in the locality. w. L.
Wilkinson. the deputy sheriff at Hor
ton, who knew Mooney, was sent to
Kansas City. Kan. He arrived last
night Wilkinson was seated in the
office of Chief thinner when the man
who had denied he was Thomas Noon
ey entered. The deputy sheriff arose
"How are you, Tom?'' he said as he
shook hands with the man under ar
rest.
pretty WE'LL" was the reply.
"Is your name still Sullivan . the
chief asked.
This man knows me- Mooney said,
shrinking from the officer.
Then you are not Edward Sullivan?'
No
Asked About Old Friends.
Then Thomas Mooney began to ask
about people in Horton and little by lit
tie he recounted how he had fled from
and back to Kansas. He worked in the
lumber camp, the harvest fields and
Travelled from place to place with ho-
bees. Then he admitted the killing in
part, but denied his intention to muir
der when he struck the old man.
Ezekiel Grewell had lived in Horton
since the civil war. He owned a small
house and as he had no relatives he
rented part of it to George Wilmington
and his wife. Thomas Mooney, a step
son of Wilmington. came one day to
live with the Whittingtons- He wanted
to go to a nearby corn field to cut
some weeds and he borrowed hoe OF
Grewell.
All Over Sharpening Hoe. .
He sharpened the hoe and when he |
returned it Grewen said it was filed on
the wrong side. A dispute arose as to |
" hich side hoe should be filed on and |
Mooney struck Greewell. The old man |
went to the city marshal next day and |
swore out a warrant for the arrest of |
Mooney. But he could not remember |
Moneys name SO a John Dee war 1
and heard of the warrant. When he |
returned home .Srewell vas seated in |