The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-05-15
MURDERED CALDWELL
Additional Particulars OF Saturday
Nights Tra.edy---TheE Evidence Be
fore the COrOner's Jury---Arrest OF
ScSenh blanchard; for the Murder.

| the murdered man that night, IL being neces-
sary to do this at once on account Of the SUI
| triness of the weather, which caused
| rapid decomposition of the body. Sunday
| afternoon another inquest was he'd, TO ex-
| anime the witnesses, when sufficient was
| elected TO warrant the discharge OF Campbell
and TO hold JOSEPH blanchard to answer for
! the felonious killing Of Charles Caldwell.
| The evidence Is printed below, and gives
the public fair idea OF the Justices or the
| verdict, so that comments are unnecessary.
A brief sketch of the two prominent charac-
| tiers s interesting.
CHARLEsCALDWELL.
| the murdered man, was unmfrr;ed, and
about thirty five or fort years Old. lie came
10 this country about eleven years ago from
| near Pitts burg, Pa, and began working for
| 3 Mr.. Mcintyre, on y ne Mile creek. He was
faithful and industrious, ami in time, by
economy, was able 10 buy team and then
rented ground and farIned for himself. Al
| the lime o; his death he was working for a
Mr.. Bier, who formerly lived In this city.
| NeighbDrs with whom THE TIsEs represcI-
| tatiye conversed give him a good reputation
az square, honorable. hard working ci.izsr-
JOSEPH BLANCHARD.
around L.avenw oIth Tor about ten yesEs,
and IS "a acksmith 4 Y pfots sion. He has
" lie and two small children, who came here
in the past ye3r. lie Is a square built,
strong DOSING AN. aud has = strong, vio-
Lent temper lie sid yesterday ma; he had
not. iug 20 say, except that Ee was Innocent;
that he had no malice toward tHe man, WHO
was E. ranger TO ham He has D-eu .he fore
ma n "a 81 the non
itentlary for about two years. He said
that he would establish his innocence, and
that his or 3 trouble came from the terrible
grief which had come upon his wife and
nearly distracted her.
The pre- iminary trial or Blanchard viii
tase place tomorrow. Below is the ev.-
dence:
l.. STRAHLE.
I saw lHr deceased ye>le tay afta.n on
about two o'clock at tIc bi cESIutfn shop
ana saw hun about i've D'ctn X AT The same
place, when We started for home There was
three az u fo-Utt er IN ia" - Son r sop
ped ~ -TT0ge.'s and hau -Isls- OF beer. !
then went across rre stIef 20 Hamilton = l
.rsDc-Ty a.u sraNrd hall ttlt boar and bought
some Iu-at and pUr la The wagon / then -
turned To Strubci'S and saw tl- foreman OF /
the buggy shop ~ The Itulleu'iary ana de I
ceased. am not sure that CawPHe!i was Z
there. teuTN Ep1er burg MSN lhtr- also. ! (
ali ed " Ia strUbri ana Jn- other-, blr Cun'j I
Iecpiioct what about | STAYED there about I
wo hCgis and SStrObel ard drank two and !
Ihr e glasses of beer. Mr.. Patterson, IIR 1
sroneIH asOu Of the peniIeniiary, was there !
also. lett the store several times for "A few 1
moments each time. did not hear distinct |
ly any conversation between Caldwell aud 4
any Of the company he was Win. 1 was l
anx ioUS TO get "a dwell home and he treated I
me 10 two glasses of beer. Caldwe and the |
peultentaTy foreman were talking outside 4
The bar previous to the siaDbing.
TIE last time went out told CadweH to |
come e, and go home; That "a take me n team.
and have some more beer " / went To the 1
wagon and he came out AVID sat DC. II on tie 1
porch and immediately said.
81 AM CUT N THE SIDE"
then saw the hood on his fingers. |
don'I Know where he was cut. Mrs. = Tobei |
SAID To me: "GOu had better put him IL the /
wagon aud take hlm 10 tie doctor" Tue 1
foreman WIS it'll Us then l don't know |
where Campbell was then, nor for half an l
hour beforr. We had sausage in the saloon 1
but no knife was used Knife produced |
/ new. saw this Euii- nuf.r.. StrobeI ami |
some others brought IN" IL ceased into town l
and stage u 10 watch his horses ana wagon. 1
SJrObel returned in about an hour and took |
the team d drove II home. There Were
three besides me ia tn . wagon. | may hsEe |
taken glass OF beer u it'll he foreman Gitfr /
the cutting. We lett TIE 70 emau at TIE |
store. This occurred between nine aud ten
o'cloCF.
GEORGE ST EOBEL.
Have known the deceased about four wears
ana I'M in my store about eight O'clOrk
last evening in company With Campbell.
~ Tahle and the two Rod 1nburk boys Blan.
chaId was IN my store about the line and
they were all together. 1 cut some bread and
~ usage for them with tine knife now pro-
duced and left T. on the COULTER. Cad veil
was talking 10 Campbell and said he was AN
unb, lever and did not believe in jesus
Christ Blanchard and Caldwell were
ohgRELLING ABOUT RELIGION
1 heard Caldwell call Blanchard liar,
Blanchard has a high temper aud left from
behind the bar To sep trate them, as came
out l saw Caldwell leaving for the door
Blanchard was then facing the counter.
X Ddenburg was with them. l went FOR the |
knit. and look IL rom the counter ana put II
away. did not watch or observe the knife
duIns TINS tim. StTahie was outside the
door. IIe knife at TINS time was near Bisu- |
chsrd and lie WAS next 10 IT. L did not See
a. tits time do anythIBg- King
and / brought { AID we'll inip town. hesfdIt
said that Strsiile ksd HIM who cut him aud
he said some name which ! forget. hen 1
got Dack from town. blanchard, Ridge ana
others were ia NV store This VS. about
Twelve o'clock ID ceased was parity IN
and had been drink NJ beer and wine aid
smoking cigars du ing the night.
RECALLED--l saw NJ KNIFE IN Blanc hs!-.s
hands and look no knife from nlm. AID
vel. walked out alone and tod strobe he
was Gu. / ssw no quarrel with any one.
There was some angry wOIis between Blsu-
;hard aud Caldwell.
T. KING.
was at Sfrobrrs last evening sb0ut niue
Dr ten O'Clock. There were persons there ,
with whom ! was not aCquafttd. CaId-
vel was there, but dId not know II at
inst. blanchard was there don't know d,
lampb- II. or wbe her he was there. Heard .
lie parties talking religion Blanchard and |
aldWeil were there. StTODel was behind the |
BAR ana / saw him hastily come out from be-
hind il. Three men we're then arguing. | ,
aid well went out the door and some one of |
he parry said Caldwell was cut, ard said he |
was drunk. 1 saw blood on nj, fingers l
mo IN NsaHfr
Dne ask him II he was cut, but did not lear
lis reply. The party were not very angry
n their conversation, though one called The
IL her "A liar. Caldwell was alive when we ,
put him In the wagon aud he WAS dead when
Ne got 10 the police station. Blanchard was |
II >lrobel's when We got bacS. some one
said TO caldwell: Let's 20 home and they ,
vent 10 the door ana on the way Caldwell :
and he was cut. The man You see arTestf i
!" ", WAS, InIpk, present IN The crowd Iass
evening.
The testimony OF the two Rodeuberss next .
blowing, is immaierial IN the main. The | =.
,reserc. Of the parties at the saloon is cor
and Henry RJdeRber- testified /
hat he heard no quarrel with any OF the I
,8rty.i
HESEY YERKxS-
I heard OF knife being ont at strobeI's
md went out Il talked to Mr.. ami Mrs |
: robel about the sisbblng and StEo6el went }
behind the oar ana b. OuZht me tulS knife ! Z
i was lying ON the counter, lac said, within q
lac rrdCn al any of the parry. lie ssiG lie
Iad heard some angry wOr ds passing be- ,
wecn caldwell ana Blanchard, and lie came
rom h-uild the D n and TOOK tniS knife | Q
rom OF the counter and thrnG 10 iutD wa 4,
aF tank. lie dii not rem TX any blood on |
be KIN lie as he thgeV lt,IId and uli not hear !
nythIng OF he sfsbblug. = then brought z
e knife TO the office.
JAMS CAMPBELL.
have known Caldwell tour years. I met
aim in town last evening and got into his
wagon win Nh. 'trah!e. lie stopped al a
5trObei's. remained in Inc W gon. stTahle ,
nd "a dwell went in .and they Te-
ZONE. StTahie cane 10 the door with ME, /
lad Caldwell syyoTe he'd nave aEo,her drink :
list. Jesus Christ WAS mentioned in the ,
wearin Land a stranger TO HE, who had just d
,ome In, a. Kt q the deceased u he knew tuHl 5
nSn, Jesus Christ: Caldwell answered
Il do lot want 10 know him he is too much
" a tyTant." The stranger said Il don't
xe to hear any more talk like that" Caid-
yell said; "lou raised the question" and c
hey disputed until the lie pasted between
hem. Caldwell called nit again ad-d iiaE, | I
nd saw the strange man reacn arous a the
counter and
TAKE A KNIFE
,f IL. He then held the knife IN his hand 7
nd bIandished il opposite my bresst.ssy ing;
no you wal to take any share in this quar- /
eel - said NO, DO noI.' He then TUNED
md faced the deceased AID
THRUST THE KNIFE INTO HIS STOMACH.
took Caldwell and accompanied him to the