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Items connected to Wichita gangster shooting given to museum

WICHITA — Items connected to a 1920s shootout between a notorious gangster and two law enforcement officers have been donated to the Wichita/Sedgwick County Historical Museum.

The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/1UQvBjs ) reports that gangster Eddie Adams — who had killed seven people; robbed stores, banks and a Santa Fe express train; was involved in bootlegging liquor, and escaped from custody twice — fatally shot Wichita Police detective Charles Hoffman on Nov. 23, ...


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