The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-01-18
Army OFFICER
MURDERS FOUR
SINGLE HANDED, RAIDS BANK N
CAMP FUNSTON, KAN
SiS.
! SURVIVOR TELLS TALE
Daring Deed Described by Lonc sur
vivn.---,landlt Commits Suicide
In His Quarters.

Camp Funston. Kan, Jan. -. -
With the finding late today of the
body OF Capt Lewis X. whistler, Of
Saline. Kan. in his tiny Office at the
national army cantonment here. the
last chapter was written in the bloody
story OF the looting last night OF the
army bank and the subsequent muir
der of four men ana seriously wound
ing of a fifth. The murders were
committed with hand AK.
Capt. whistler killed himself. firing
two shots from a regulation army
service rifle into his head. The first
bullet glanced downward through
one cheek. but the other went true
and lodged in his brain. The suicide
followed general order from head
quarters instructing all captains at
the cantonment 10 report and have
their finger prints taken.
A note was left by the army Off
Ger addressed to a woman, whose
name the authorities so far have de-
clined to divulrc. The note said:
II have been thinking of commit
ting suicide for long time. but
have never had good reason. Yes
terday | went out and made myself
"a reason"
The room in which Capt. Whis-
Ier's body was found was smeared
with blood spots. Where he had
washed himself apparently after the
murders last night there was much
sllood. Two blood-soaked towels
were found In the room and the table
was spotted with il.
Capt. Whistler borrowed two hatch
cts from a supply company yester
day. according to officials. and he bor-
rowed two more to-day.
No Statement ON Money.
The men he killed were:
G. Fuller Winters, Kansas, City,
MO
Carl Ohleson. Kansas City, Mo.
John W. Jewell. Springfield, Mo.
- Hill. a clerk.
Wornall. who is seriously injured,
probably will recover.
Army officials tonight declined To
say whether any of the money which
the robber is supposed to have OBJ
tanned was found in Capt. Whisler's
room.
The suicide of Capt. Whistler was
the climax OF day of investigation
by the army authorities, who were
confident as the day progressed that
.'the murderer had not left the reser-
walton and that his detection was as
sured. Their most definite informs-
ton was furnished by Kearney Wor-
nall, of Kansas City. the fifth man
attacked by the robber, and whose
condition tonight was said to be SER
i0us.
Wornall, who recovered conscious
uess this morning. told the authori-
ties that the murderer was an army
captain, whose face he recognized
and who, he said. was close friend
Of G. Fuller Witners, of Kansas City.
head of the army bank, one of the
men killed. AS a result OF Wor-
nails statement a general check or
army officers was begun. This after
noon the order that all captains
should report and have their finger
prints taken was issued.
Wornall. in describing the MUIR
ders, said man came to the door
of the bank about $3.50 o'clock last
night and raped insistently. He
was admitted and, covering the five
men with his revolvers, forced Wor-
nall to tie the hands of the four men, /
after which he tied Wornall's hands I
The man then proceeded to loot the =
bank safe. ard had reached the door
when Winters said TO Wornall:
Killed because Recognized.
"You recognize him, don't you?'
Wornall answered that he did. /
The murderer turned TO Winters 4
and said:
"You know me. do you?"
IL sure do. you black scoundrei,'
was Winters reply.
Wornal, says at this point the Ys,pp =,
hesitated, and then suddenly leaN Il
at the five nioa swinging his .