Show UI Si 5 CAPTAIN BANK BAK BAN BANDiT niT AND SLAYER KillS SELF Facing Detection as Robber Rohber v Who iho Hacked 1 Four to Death in Office at C Camp F Fu Funston Fun Fun- n n- n toll ston Officer Ends Life WOUNDED rOUNDED SURVIVOR DESCRIBES CRIME Hof Hold up u 11 Slew Bound and Helpless Men len Who Tho Recognized Recognized Recognized I-I I Him Hilll Un Under er Disguise Note Admits tS His Guilt r 01 fC n I FUNSTON kan an Jan loll I 12 V 1 With the fin finding ing r late today of the body of Capt Lewis H. H Whisler hisler rT of Salina Kan in his tiny office offic at atthe atthe atthe the national army cantonment here the mystery st ry which had surrounded the looting In last t night l of f the army ann bank and tae Hie murder of r four men and serious wounding wO of a n fifth is hl c to have hac been cleared u up The murders were committed with a hand han ax Captain Whisler killed himself firing firing firing fir fir- ing two shots from fromn a regulation arm army service sel revolver into his head The first bullet glanced downward through one cheek but the other went true and anil lodged In his brain The suicide followed followed fol tol- lowed a general order from headquarters In Instructing all captains at the cantonment cantonment cantonment can can- to report and havo have their fingerprints fingerprints fingerprints fin fin- taken Note ott to Woman Hints Hint Guilt A note wes left by the tho arm army officer addressed to a woman oman whoso name namo ni nithe the authorities so BO far tar have declined to divulge The note said saidI I hate hare b been en thinking of ot committing suicide for a long time time but I have never ne had a n good reason Yesterday I went out and made myself a reason The room In which Captain Caplain hod body was found Cound was smeared with blood spots Two soaked blood-soaked towels were found round In the room and tho the table was spotted ted with gore Captain borrowed two two hatch hatchets hatch hatch- ets from a supply company yesterday according to officials and he borrowed two more today toden Arm Army officials tonight declined to toBa Ba say whether any an- of oC the money which the robber Is supposed to have havo obtained obtained ob ob- was found in Captain Whisler's Whis- Whis lers ler's room Officers Officer r Probe Crime I The suicide of ot Captain Whisler was as the climax of oC a n dJ day of or Investigation b by the arm army authorities who ho were confident confident coni- coni dent as the day dar progressed that the murderer had not left lett the reservation resor Their mo most t definite information was waa furnished b by Kearney Wornall of oC Kansas Kansas Kan Kan- sas Has City the fifth firth m man n attacked h bj by the robber and whose condition tonight was said ald to be serious Wornall who recovered conscious conscious- nes this morning told the authorities that the murderer wa was an arm army captain captain captain cap cap- tain whose fRee face he reco recognized and who he said was wu a close friend of oC C C. Fuller Winters Inters of ot Kansas City h head ad of oC tho the 1 army bank one of tho men killed AH As Asa AHa a result of ot Woman's Womans statement a general general general gen gen- eral check of oC arm army officers was be be- be- be gun un This afternoon the order that all Contains captains should report and ho have v. v hl fingerprints rh t tk taken I was s- s Issued s d' d u N Men Ien Wornall in describing the murderer said a man came to the door of ot the tho bank about p p. p m in last night and rapped insistently He lIe was admitted and covering cO the five rho men with his re revolver revolver re- re I volver ol forced Vorna Wornall to tie tho the hands of the four men mell after aler which he tied Vorna Wornall's hands The roan man the then thep looted looted loot loot- ed cd the bank safe Hare and had r readied ed thedoor thedoor the thedoor door when Winters said to Wornall You lou recognize him him dont don't you your ou Wor Wor- Wornall nall answered that he ho did The murderer turned to Winters and said You I know me do you ou I sure do you ou black scoundrel was WUK I Winters Winters' reply Wornall says ay at this thiN point the man hesitated and then H suddenly leaped at them swinging his hand ax He lie struck the tho helpless men down ono one b by one Wornall was the last struck When hen ho recovered con consciousness he managed managed managed man man- aged to untie his hands handa and made his Continued on Pas Page 2 2 OFFICER BANDIT I KILLS HIMSELF Continued From PaK Page Pa 1 1 where lie ho was wa wa way Into the open opel air discovered cred by b a n sentry uto n tr 3 Had Service Record Relatives and friends of or Captain were unable tonight ht to ad advance advance advance ad- ad vance an any theory as to what impelled him to commit the tho murders and robbery robber rob rob- ber bery Captain Cl Whisler's former wife from whom ho he was divorced about a year ear ago aRO and a son Duane Dunne 1 11 i years ears old reside In SaUna Kan His Ills parents live JIve at Gor Kan Captain fought In the Span Span- ish-American ish war and later saw considerable considerable considerable con con- service In the tho Philip Philippines ines During the tho thelo Mexican lo border bordor troubles ho he attempted to form a n re regiment In Kansas Kansas Kan Kan- sas nR and of offer tor It to the government but the plan was not carried can out led d out When hen the war wl with Germany German came ho he entered en entered entered en- en tho the officers' officers training camp at Fort Rile Riley Ulley Kan and was commissioned commissioned commis commis- I captain He Ile was about 10 SO years ears old Mrs Irs Whisler today received a letter from her former tanner husband In which he said he was In good health and spirits The Thc letter sho she thought was written yesterday although It was undated undated Finger Prints Print Taken n. n Although It was practically certain that he would be accused l kept et his nerve and displayed abold a II abold bold front according to tho the men who were associated with him He Ho attended attend attend- ed regimental school at 3 9 I o'clock this morning morning- as u usual although classmates recalled tonight hl that he app appeared arell rather nervous At noon whon when the tho order order order or or- or- or der came for all officers to record their fingerr prints Captain Whisler went with the tho rest and submitted to the test It is denied that was as In great need of ot mone money at l least ast so far tar as his most moat intimate associates were n aware 10 1 Wornall tonight Identified Captain Whisler as S tho the man who committed the murders It was announced h by army officials who said ald that his Identification tion would be bo taken as conclusive and that the case would be re regarded l as closed Wornall's con condition continued to improve Im- Im provo prove tonight and physicians expressed tho the belief beller that he would recover Officials of or th the arm army bank It was said completed checking up the tho mono money In hr tho batik bank tonight hl and made mado their re report re- re p port rt to tho the divisional commanders commander's of of- of fice The exact amount of oC money ob obtained obtained oh- oh tamed in tho the robbery was not disclosed dJs dJs- closed clofed ho however hoever ever Some army rm officers declared d tonight that only onh si n small sum was waR taken Their I opinion was that Captain Whisler was short of or funds and planned to take tako only j 1 enough h for tor his Immediate needs Their Theil theory was borne borno cut out b by Woman's Womans statement that when whon the man entered the tho bank he lie said ho was wa short of oC mono money and hated to do 10 ft it Another fact tact ten tending to confirm their theory Is that the hod body of or Winters Inters was wa found lying on top of a largo large number of banknotes bank banknotes banknotes notes which had hind been scattered over the floor In front of ot the safe flare News that the th murders had been cleared up came camo as a welcome relief reller to the officers and men at tho the camp Sinco Since tho the crime was dl discovered covered last night the tho I camp had been a barred military area surrounded by heavily armed guards I with or orders els el's to shoot anyone anono who might seek yeok to enter or 01 leave leavo tho the camp without without with with- I out permission e- e |