Harry Waldorf

Relatives of Harry Waldorf Believe He Was Murdered---Had $300 on His Person Ten Days Before His Death

The remains of the late Harry Waldorf were brought in from Denver Sunday evening by his brother Samuel. They were met at the depot by the relatives, a delegation of six Santa Fe firemen from Emporia, about fifty members of the Endeavor Society of the Christian church and a number of friends from this city and the neighborhood in which he lived for several years, south of town, and taken to the Christian church, where the funeral services were held, conducted by S. W. Brown and the remains were laid to rest in the west cemetery. There were a number of handsome floral emblems, among the nicest were pieces from the B. of L. F. lodge of Emporia, where the deceased belonged, the Endeavor Society which he attended when he lived here and the neighbors of his parents in the country.

G. R. McIntosh, G. R. Hunter, C. R. Moulds, E. C. Freeman, B. H. Roberts and C. F. Hartman, members of the B. of L. F. No. 116 of Emporia attended the funeral and acted as pallbearers. Each one of them spoke in the highest terms of the deceased, said he never drank, kept good company, seldom smoked and they could not be made to believe he committed suicide.

Samuel Waldorf stopped at Newton on his way to Denver, got his brother's trunk and saw his room mate who said Harry had about $300 in money when he left Newton for Colorado about ten days before his death. The officers at Denver gave his brother about $2.50, a gold watch and a pocket book contained his lodge cards, which they said was all there was about his person. His pocket book in which he kept his currency, his grip, keys, etc., are all missing.

Samuel says it was impossible to learn much about the circumstances, which seem decidedly mysterious, during the short time he was in Denver as the police and other did not seem to be inclined to assist him very much and from what he did learn he is convinced that his brother was murdered. He could not learn anything about the woman spoken of in connection with the affair and did not find any letter or notes left by the deceased. He also says there was no legal inquest held and that the undertaker having charge of the remains is the coroner.

The family will investigate the death fully.

The deceased belonged to the Modern Woodsmen of America, carried $1,500 insurance with them; had $1,000 insurance in the B. of L. F. and $1,500 in the Continental Accident Association. He also probably belonged to the K. of P.
(El Dorado Times ~ 1906)