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Kills Himself When Near De-
t.ClIy1 in Army CAMP.
TIES lid Chops FIVE LEN
One Victim Revi>cs and Tells Story
and Suicide of the Murderer Fol.
lows.


and Suicide of the Murderer Fol.
lows.
Camp Funston, Kan, Jan. ll-Cap
tain Lewis Il. WAisIer, OF S. t. Kan
identified as having robbed [ e arm
bank at the national army m9 he e
killing four men and inju ing fifth,
killed a!mSei. in his CT -Itsr, a. emp
Identification of Cap an " ! Ter b.
keanCy WUrnaIl, the SO su WIZ
of five men, who were att cheI ~ :
ing the robbery Of the camp bank as
the man who had pe"petrated the
crime and Captain Minister'S sub e
quent Nlth by suicide heva conv nc,
ed army authorities Tat the arch
for the s,a' er is ended.
CAPTAIN ". is'or killed himself bv
firing two bu'Iets from an army riff
into its head His death c-ma after
WOrnaI had recovered cOn$ci usnesS
at the base hospit2l and told the qu5s.
tiCning arm! officers the st0:v Of the
tragedy n which the coptain al kill.
ed with an X four men, inc'ud'ng c.
Fuller Win-C :. vice preS;d Mt CT tn %
Federal Reserve bank of Kansas Cir.
an intimate friend of the captain.
T'fn an order was issued that all cap
tains at the c9ntonment report at
headquarters to have their fling T
prints taken. Ii was then that the
shots from Captain Whis'e >. offce
wer" had
nu,e w"s found with the body
1t was written to a woman Whose
name the authorities have refused to
dtvu.'p. II said:
Il have been thinking Of commit
ing suicide for a Icing time, but
ave never had a good reas n. Yes
ttrd"y | went cut and made myself
reas ~n"
The room in which Captain Whis-
les body was found was smeare
with blood spots. Two b!cad-soake
towels were found in the room AMI
tre table were spotted with II.
Army officials declined to say
whether any of the money which the
robber is supposed to have obtained
was found in Captain Whisler's room
WornaN, W o recovered conscious
nesss. told tie authorities that the
murderer was an army captain who's
face he recognized and who, he said.
was a close frieIsl of Winters. head
OF the army bank.
Efforts on the part Of Wornall's
Questioners to obtain further informa-
ton as to the identity of the cap ain
concerned were futile as the injured
man soon lapsed into Inconsistencies
after telling the story Of the crime
When he made the statement that an
his mind seemed to be working clear
ly
Wornall in describing the tragedy
said man came to the door of the
bank and raped mistakenly He was
admitted and covering the five men
with his revolver, forced Wornall to
tie the hands of the four man, after
which he tied Wornalls hands. The
man then proceeded to loot the blnk
safe and had reached the door when
Winters said to WOrnall:
You recognize him. don't you?''
Wurnall answered that he did.
The murderer turned 20 Winters
and said:
you know me, do YOU"
81 sure do, You black scoundrel,"
was Winters reply.
Worna!l says at this point the man
lesitated, and then suddenly leaped
1t them. swinging his hand AK. He
struck the helpless men down, one
by one. Wornall was the last struck
When he recovered consciousness he
to unite his hands and made
lis way into the open air.
c. F. Winters, vice president Of the
National Reserve bank. of Kansas
Jity, and cashier Of the Army bank,
vas the first man attacked. o. NJ.
Hill and Carl Ohelson, clerks. were
lext struck down, after which the
nan attacked Wornall and John Jew
I'll, of Springfield.