Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-09-13

who. il WAS alleged, had accidentally
killed IIillman by shooting. The Bald
wins were from Lawrence. and had gone
to Medicine Lodge TO look into matters.
TIillman being a friend of theirs.
WHAT wIsEMAN DISCOVERED.
Wiseman insisted that the alleged
corpse of Hillman should be taken from
the grave All the parties then proceed
ed to the graveyard. and in Il few min
utes the coffin was raised. and the corpse
therein exposed to view. Major Wise
man could not recognize the body rs
that of IIillman neither was the upper
Jaw tooth missing, which Wiseman kHer
Hillman did not possess when he looked
him over in Lawrence. not many weeks
previously.
When Wiseman was convinced that
the body taken from the grave was not
the body of J. W. Hillman. the Major
very wisely kept his convictions TO him
self. and persuaded the Bal,iwins tn take
the corpse to Lawrence, and thereby
give Hillman's widow an opportunity 10
erect handsome monument to the
memory of her dead husband out of the
proceeds of the funds from the life insur-
ance companies. The Baldwins and
Brown agreed that such course would
be advisable: and the corpse was brought
into Medicine Lodge, placed in another
box, and started for Lawrence April =.
On the morning Of the 81 Of April. the
alleged corpse of Hillman. and those
who had been to Medicine Lodge, reach
ed Lawrence Mai. Wiseman apprised
Il IL. i
his convictions and doubts about the
corpse being the body of Hillman, and
an inquest was held to ascertain if Hill
mans body was or was not contained in
the coffin. The result of the inquest.
after six DAYS careful investigation, and
the corpse being viewed by many who
knew Hillman. was. that the corpse was
n person unknown TO the jury. and, in
the opinion of the jury, it was the
corpse of some man who came to his
death
IN A FELONIOUS MANNER
al the hands of one j. ii. Brown (Hill-
mans partner). Brown. the Baldwins,
and Mrs. IIillman were the first witness
e examined Brown detailed infinitely
the Journey he took with iiillnan from
Wichita 10 the spot where the alleged
shooting occurred. how il was done, and
that it was llillman who was shot by
him.
Mrs. Hillman swore that the corpse
she saw was that OF her husband: that
She recognized it by general appearance,
not by any special mark. Other wit
nesses. of high standing, swore that the
ha+ Of
This was also the testimony of Mrs. Me
Coy. sister of IIillman's.
With the developments which the in
quest brought out. the atmosphere about
Lawrence grew too hot for Mr.. j. III.
Brown: and, when he was sought after.
he could not he found. He walked 40
miles TO Wyandotte, opposite Kansas
City. procured IA horse. and started over
into Missouri.
A WARRANT FOR BROWNS ARREST
was issued after the Coroner's verdict
Was Brown murderer of some I'M
fortunate mortal, whose life was made
sacrifice to win for others the coveted
prize of S25,000? What We're the cir
cumstances surrounding this bloody
tragedy in the wilds of Southwestern
Kansas? Where is Hillman? What
We're he and Brown doing in their years
of wanderings? The light the slight in
vestigation has thrown upon the case is
sufficient to convince the majority of the
people that Hillman is still alive.
With determination To unravel the
mystery As to the corpse which was
brought to Lawrence, Major Wiseman
returned to Wichita, and found a num-
Der of persons who knew Hillman. The
Major was armed with the photographs
of Hillman, Brown, and the dead man.
The dead's photograph was Immediately
recognized As that of one
FRANK NICHOLS.