Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-13
CAPTAIN WHISTLER ENDS
LIFE WITH RIFLE SHOT
Man Suspected Of Robbing Bank at
Camp Funston Found
Dead In Room.
HAD KILLED -FOUR ME \
Leaves Note to Woman, Telling Her
lie Had Long Sought Itcason for
Committing Suicide and at Last
Had Nude Ono.
HAD KILLED -FOUR ME,


CAMP FUNSTON, kANS.. January H.
Captain Lewis r. whistler. of salina
Kans.. who f. alleged TO have robbed
the army bank at the national army
camp here last night. and to have KILL
ed four men and injured a NTH. was
found dead here late to-day.
Captain Whistler killed himself, US
ing regulation service rife. lie shot
himself twice in tho head. The frat
bullet glanced and the second entered
the brain.
Captain whistler left note address
ed TO a woman which read:
II have been thinking OF committing
suicide for long time. but never
had good reason. Yesterday I went
out and made myself reason
Captain Whislers body was found in
his office.
himself last night there was found
many splotchcs OF blood. a table in
the room was smeared with blood and
two blood soaked towels were found.
Captain Whistler. it is said. borrowed
two hatchcts from a supply company
late yesterday. and to-day he borrowed
two moro. His suicide came after
general order that all captains report
and have their finger prints taken.
SOLE SURVIVOR OF FIGHT
IDENTIFIES DEAD CAPTAIN
Identification to-day of Captain Lewis
H. whistler by Kearney Wornali. the
sole survivor OF FIVE men attacked by
an army captain bent on robbery of
the camp bank last night, as the man
who had pcrpetrated the crime, and
Captain Whislcr's subsequent death by
suicide have convinced army authori-
ties that the search for the slayer is
ended
Captain Whistler killed himself. His
death came after Wornall had recover
ed consciousness at the base hospital
and told the questioning army officers
the story of the tragedy in which the
captain had killed with AN AK four
men. including c. Fuller Winters. vice.
president of the Federal Reserve Bank
Of Kansas City, an intimate friend OF
the captains. Then an order was is
sued that all captains at the canton
ment report at headquarters to have
their finger prints taken. 1t was .hen
that the shots from Captain Whislcr's
Office were heard
Army officials tonight declined to
say whether any of the money which
the robbcr is supposed to have obtain
ed was found in Captain Whis,tr's
room.
Relatives and friends Of Captain
whistler were unable tonight TO ad-
vance any theory as to what impeled
him to commit the murders ard rob-
berry. Captain Whislcr's former wife.
from whom he was divorced about a
year ago. and son. fourteen years
old. reside in Salina, Kans. His par
ents live at Goodland, Kans.
Captain Whistler fought In the Span
ish American War and later saw con-
siderable service in the Philippines.
During the Mexican border trouble, he
attempted TO form a regiment in Kan
isaS. but the plan was not carried out.
When the war with Germany came, he
entered the officers training camp at
Fort Riley. Kans., ana was commits
stoned captain. He was about forty
years old.
Mrs. Whistler to-day received a let
ter from her former husband in which
he said he was in good health and
spirits. The letter. she thought. was
written yesterday. although 1t was un-
dated