The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-06
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across from the Adams House motion
ed for me to come up the. alley but,
1 had no gun, and saw the little fell
low reach for his gun as he climbed
over the board fence and disappear.
AS I was without a weapon and 1t
was time to flag Rock Island passen-
ger 80 1 returned to the flag station,
tagged and went into the depot Here
Matthews was staggering from the
BOOTH
II. c. Leger, night telegraph opera
tor at the depot, was coming out with
orders for No. 80 I told him to look
after Matthews and 1 would take the
orders to the engineer. I gave the or
ders to the engineer and told him of
the shooting, also the brakeman and
rear flagman. I did so that if either
of the men tried to board the train
at the crossing, they would not be
permitted to do so, and would be held.
After giving the engineer his or
ders I went to my post again.
Legrand Blacksmith.
Louis Legrand,s who was arrested as
one of themurderers of Patrolman e.
S. Matthew'S, is blacksmith and lives
in Kansas City. He has been the sup
port of his mother who lives at 212O
Madison street.
Frank Miller, who was arrested on
the same charge, is believed to have
a
Union Pacific railway in Kansas City
- creek named George stathos. in
the Union Pacific yards. was killed
Friday morning by an unknown man
who answers the description OF
The police received word of the
murder of the Greek and description
of the murderer. Miller answers TINS
description. The police of Kansas
City have been notified of the affair
and an officer of the department will
come to Topeka some time today and
try to identify him as the murderer.
A travelling salesman who has
knowledge of a street car robbery in
Kansas City, was in Topeka this
morning and looked at the prisoners
but asserted that the men were not
the parties who pulled Off the aIfalr.
Post MOrtem Is Performed.
most mortem examination upon
the body of officer Matthews was
made in the morgue of Shelebarger
& Son at Fifth and Jackson streets
TODAY, 1t was found that the bullet
which caused his death pierced the
body on the left side at the eighth
rib. striking the rib and passing
through it. 1t then passed through
the left lobe of the lung shattered the
side of the vertabrae and ranged two
inches up and three inches back. The
bullet was removed and found to be
lead nosed bullet of .3S calibre- DIS
James and Robert Stewart. DR.. Mer-
rill Mills and Dr. Hazlett performed
the autopsy.
Matthews Formerly Mail Carrier.
Mr. Matthews was "a years old. He
was the first mail carrier in North To-
peka Just before the free city de-
livery was started, he worked IN the
Office at the North Topeka station, but
preferring outdoor employment, WAS
given a route in the First ward. He
was city carrier for several years. He
has been on the police force for two
years.
During the flood of 1903 he and
eleven others Including his own fam
lily and the Knox family were ma
rooned in a tree from Friday until the
following Thursday. He had left his
house. then at 1919 North HARRISON
street, fearing that it would be swept
away by the waters. With the AID OF
pIanks he and the family crawled to
a large cottonwood tree near by, and
with the other family remained there
almost a week. They were supplied
with provisions by boatmen-
Mr. Matthews is a brother of Cal
Matthews of GIG North Jackson street,
who is employed at the Central mill;
also brother of Mrs. r. B. McMasters,
who lives at the same place. He has
another brother, F. ]. Matthews, own
err of the telephone line at Soccoro.
N NJ. A sister, Mrs. NJ. T. Lewis OF
Omaha, has been sent for and is
on her way here
Mr.. Matthews father, E. t. Mat
thews. is living at his sons birthplace
at Ozark, Ala The policeman was
born April Is, 1858. He and his pa
rents came to Topeka in 1863. They
lived on a farm rorth of Topeka for
a couple of years and then moved to
the North side The parents returned
to Alabama. The mother is dead.
Mr.. Matthews first wife. now dead,
was Miss Clara Hale, daughter of ex-
City Treasurer NJ. M. Hale The wife
whom he leaves was Miss Smith.
He leaves five children, Miss Clara
Matthews, Miss Helen Matthews, Carl
Mathews, Lester Matthews and Casey
Matthews.
He was a Mason. The funeral ar
engagements will be announced later.
A-maaERA "a nEH-RAH