Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-01-17
Mornail Exnected to Die.

captain committed the murders. his
mind seemed to he working clearly, it
was said.
MornaIl Expected to Die.
WeganN declared that one man
rChhad ti:c bank at the national army
rantoa,ntnt here last night after killing
with III axe four of the five men in
the building and iniurins the fifth 50
badly jhit he probably will DIE:
Wofu.li the cashier of the bank, re
covered consciousness for j short time
this forenoon, and While his story is
f~raGinnntary and haZy, officials thought
that it might go . long way oward
solvin@ the mystery, WornalIs injuries
prohtply will prove fatal, physicians
believe.
According TO W"vGsll, on insis:ent
KNOCK IT the door o: tie bank building
about S,2e last night caused them to
admit = MAJ who Immediately covered
them with n reVoiVcr. lie then com
mauae1 Wo:nan > Tic the hands CT The
others, Wornali says, after which he
tied Wo.naii's hands. WoHnail says he
~TecoSuizrd :he officer as ar army cap
tain aud his description of The robbers
next action is rather indefinite. He said
no th0csat tho rohbcr realized that he
was recognized by some of his victims
and that ne decided 10 kill them.
List of the Dead.
G FULLER WINTERS. vice presi-
dent OF tne National Preserve bank. Of
Kansas &::ty, Mo.
JOHN W. JEWELL. of Springfield,
Mr, ,djtur of the Camp Funston
Tfenci and Camp. and associate owiier
with his father, III. s. jewell, - the
Springfield Leader.
CARL DliLESON, 10, son of ANDREW
OhiesHc. contractor OF Kansas City, NC.
.. p! HILL. clerk in the bank.
X Nu,,-.tH IyTn,,o,lt oEhjo of tha
army hank. was seriously wounded.
When the murder and robbery We're
discovered. no was the only one of the
Ne victims conscious.
Wur>atl says JIG picked w a hand
axe from the floor and began raining
hlow; Hpon the heads ard faces of the
helpless men. c. u. Winters, vice pres
idaft NJ tue National Reserve bank of
I~<allaas tEiiy, and cashier of the army
baai,. tvas the first man attacked He
died esriy TODAY. O. Nj. Hill and Carl
ohetsoa. clerks, We're struck down next,
aito" Witch the ntcli attacked Wornail
ond iohM Jewell, of Springfield
Eea.,.. to Death.
Nnrnail was discovered b. a sentry
vito discovered Wornall was covered
WIG, hlool ara gave tnc alarm. Worn
all wts taken t. an intirnlary and a
detail sent TO Tie b&nk building. The
four bodies were found and the mill
tary tolicc notified. Mofnall was re
novel TO the base hospital at Fort
Riley.
Winteys received forr or five bad
cuts On head and forehead. Hill and
Jewel! we're beaten about the head al
most Beyond recognition. DhclSon was
apparently killed Instantly by a blow
on the forehead with the blade OF the
ak. Wornall so far has been unable to
Civ. x clear description Of the man
H. 800 ...-l Al- ,,, n- vrl,.
authorities do not place much hope of
obtaining Il clew from the fact that
the unAn may have worn an army mi.
form, us they said il would have been
AN easy matter FOR nin to iiavc OBJ
tanned one III carlp.
Crime Puzzles Camp.
Officials III charge of the case We're
asking themselves how it was possible
the murders could have taken place III
Il Stnnlt area where thousands of armed
net, are living without the cries being
discovered. a report that the number
OF SeAtries ut the camp had been re-
duced because Of the cold weather, was
denied today by I.ie:lt. r. G. Kendall,
In charge of the case, Officials ex-
pressed the opinion that mac the men
screamed whcn they were being killed.
their QUERIES undoubtedly would have
been heard despite the fact that q
heavY wind was blowing.
Another feature OF the ease which
attracted particular attention today
was that Carl Ohelson's father, a Kan
saS City contractor, went to the bank
about tho time the murders We're com
mittcd. Ec found the door locked and
called out to Mir. Winters. The muir
dcrer lnast nave answered for Winters,
t"; la told Ohelson to return today.
Just how much o the robber OBJ
ta.iied was not announced by the au-
thGy;fhss.
Account for Every Man.
Within 81 minutes after the murders
We're discovered, Camp Funston went
under a strict regime. The camp vas
Isolated and TO-DAY a heavily armed
guard sarnlounts the entire area. with
orders ~ shoot to Kill any person who
attempts to eniac or cave the camp
by stealth.
immediately after the murders were
discovered. every military unit in ann
wa: ordered 70 make q CHECK roll"
w'iicii accounts for every man. not only
by name. bnt BY being recognized by
his superior officers.
\ peticc dog followed a trail to the
tfnior. Pacific tracks and then to The
Golden b.. hiei:May. where it lost the
scent.
AcEiiRAl. p..SHA DIES.
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