The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-17
MURDER IS CHARGE
| CLYDE M. Brown Must Answer
for Death of Zinn.
Wounded Man and Wife Are in
No Danger Today.

CLYDE NJ Brown, who shot and kill
ed Sidney NJ. linn, newspaperman,
with Zinn's own revolver which linn
handed to him, and who was shot him
self in a desperate struggle at Browns
home, 100 Twiss avenue, is reported to
be recovering rapidly from the bullet
wound received Friday morning.
Brown is at st. Francis hospital
The bullet struck Brown in the alb
domen, coursed downward and was
found near the pelvic bone. 1t was
extracted. The bullet did not pune
ture the intestines and so far no in
lection has been discovered, DR.. J. A.
Crabb states.
Mrs. Brown over whom the shooting
accidentally, by linn, was resting
comfortably at her home today. A
bullet pierced her right leg, near the
hip.
linn was not twenty-five years old
as was first reported. He was hardly
twenty-one years of age. Mrs. Brown
is twenty-eight years old, and the
mother of child, six years of age.
The Browns domestic life was tur-
bulent long before the youthful linn
entered the scene and their troubles
were ironed out by a Topeka attorney.
Someone Watched Home?
1t is believed now that Brown had
someone in the neighborhood watch
his home. Two telephone calls came
for him in rapid succession Friday
morning. After answering the tele-
phone he hurried to the mailing room,
announced he had obtained a man to
take his place and had to go out to
close deal for some Texas land
Sidney Zinn's funeral will be held
some time Monday. Today, for the
first time in years, weather story
will appear in the State Journal writ
ten by someone other than linn. He
was the only man in the office who
operated the electric bulletin machine
on the front window of the State Jour
nal office.
Reporters coming in from their
runs" at noon always looked at the
Sid had bulletined of the worlds
events" Imagine their shock when
they read yesterday:
Sidney NJ. linn killed. Mr. and
Mrs. Clyde M. Brown wounded in re-
volver fight at Brown home"
A bitter experience caused Sidney
linn to carry revolver which caused
his death. On Quincy street a year
or two ago. some Topeka girls were
being insuited by negroes. linn heard
their shouts and rushed, bare listed.
to their rescue. A fight ensued and
the girls made their escape but linn
was badly battered up.
linn seldom had anything to say
around the office, excepting regard
ing his work. He seemed always will
ing to do anything anyone asked him
to do and whenever there was any
tiresome. routine job such as writing
the weather. writing death notices and
preparing the church column, report
ers sooner or later showed it off on
Zinn's shoulders and he bore the bur-
| den we'll
=, Robert D. Carver, county attorney
announced this morning that a war
rant charging Brown with first degree
murder would be issued before he left
the hospital A collar. smeared with
! blood and powder burns. is being kept
by the sheriff as evidence of the bal-
lets fired at Brown which missed hin
| but burned his neck as they passed
Didn't Know 1t Was Loaded
Carver went out to St. Francis hos
1 pital this morning and obtained &
statement from Brown.
I 'It wasn't as strong today as twas
yesterday" said Carver. To-day ht
declared he didn't know the revolvei
was loaded when he snapped it a
linn"