Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-13
NOTE TO WOMAN.

> NOTE TO WOMAN.
Captain Whistler used a regulation
service rifle, shooting himself twice in
the head. The first bullet glanced
and the second entered the brain.
He left a note addressed to a
woman, which read: II have been
thinking of committing suicide for a
long time but ! never had a good
reason. Yesterday / went out and
made myself reason" .....
His body was found in his Office.
Where Captain Whistler had washed
himself last night there were found
many splotches of blood. A table in
the room was smcared with blood, and
two soaked towels were found.
Borrowed Two Hatehets.
Captain Whistler, it is said, bor-
rowed two hatchets from supply
company late yesterday, and today he
borrowed two more. s.@..a .as.E ,
Four hundred and seyenty-hve thou
sand dollars in cash, the larger part
of which would have been deposited
in the army bank at Camp Funston,
was sent from here yesterday and
was scheduled to reach the bank late
yesterday afternoon, il became known
today. However, the shipment was
delayed and did not arrive until to-
day.
keafney Wornait Of Kansas City,
the only survivor of the five men who
were in the army bank here last night
when the institution was robbed, told
the authorities the robber was an
army captain whom he recognized, it
was announced this afternoon.
THE murders were committed BY
a captain" Wornall told the authori-
ties. He wore no mask. He came
into. the bank and said he was short
Of money and hated to do it. The
mans face is familiar with me. Win
tiers was we'll acquainted with him."
Sees He Il Recognized.
Efforts on the part of Wornal's
questioners to obtain further informa-
tion were futile, as the injured man
soon lapsed into unconsciousness.
When he made the statement that an
army captain committed the murders
his mind seemed to be.working clear
ly, it was said. . I
According to WornalI, an insistent
knock at the door of the bank building
about $50 o'clock last night, caused
them to admit man who Immediately
covered them with a revolver. He
then commanded ,Wornall to tie the
hands of the others, Wornall says,
after which he tied Wornall's hands.
Wornall said he thought the robber
realized that he was recognized by
some of his victims and that he de.
cided to kill them. The tobber picked
up handax from the floor and began
raining blows upon the heads and
faces of the helpless men.
Sentry Found Wornall.
c. F. Winters, vice president of the
National Reserve bank OF Kansas
City and cashier OF the army bank,
was the first man attacked He died
early today o. M. Hill and Carl
Ohelson, clerks, were next struck
down, after which the man attacked
Wornall and John Jewell of Spring
field.
Wornall, when found by a sentry.
was taken to an inhrmary. A detail
was sent to the bank building. The
four bodies were found and the mill
tary police notified. Wornall was re-
moved to the base hospital at Fort
Riley.
Winters received four or FIVE severe
cuts on the head and forehead. Hill
and Jewell were beaten about the
head almost beyond recognition.
Ohelson was apparently killed in :
stantly by blow on the forehead
with the blade of the ak. ~
Murders Mystery.
Officials in charge of the case were
asking themselves how it was pos
sible the murders could have taken
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