The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-03-05


knew Thomas before. I did not know who tn
murderers were. He hesitated at times, an
could not express himself without choking VI
Have told Montgomery, Hummel, and Others
about his appearance.
IN. HUMMEL.
| Am mayor OF Sandwich. Was present at II
quest when Thomas testified. He answere
questions very RuGrdedly, was pale, then nushe
at times. His throat choked up when he al
swered.
| X. L. BARKER
| Live In sandwich Am n merchant. Kno,
vii Thomas aud family. He has half.sster
Of murder His sister is II or l2 years old. Sh
got piece Of candle at my store some time il
December, 1879. She brought in Chinese Ian
tern without candle. got one on shelf, whcl
| / had used, cut off piece 3 or inches long, ant
put it In the lantern. Think there is no othe
place In Sandwich where such candles are sold
1t was d paraiiire wax candle. The other picc
| rolled up in piece Of tca.papcr and laid 1t Of
u shelf back OF some crockery, in the back room
| II was there until-about 3 wecks-after dealt
Of Mr.. Allen. then took II and gave II to Mr.
j. A. Tolmsn, In another piece Of paper the ole
one bang rather dusty. He then had the sup
posed piece Of candle found at Aliens. This T.
called mo. 6"-B to the pound. There are Is OF
IA groceries and drug stores in town. Think
cut that candle with my jackknife. Length,
less, was inches before cut 1t,
q. A. fALaAS
Am city clerk at Sandwich. got piece Of
candle of Mr. Montgomery about let OF March
II was about inches long. About tTo week,
later, got piece Of candle OF +. l. Barker Il
store Keeper in Sandwich; | marked 1t when
got it, BY maxim II cross one inch from the
large end with my pen.knife. l have since
seen the pieces in possession OF Prof. Piper. The
two pieces now in Court look like the same ones.
The two are about, Judge, n inches in length.
At 40 p. ~, the Court adjourned until 1000
A. NJ Friday.
GENEVA, Feb. 25.
Court opened at 10 A. NJ, Judge Kellum alone
on bench.
T.. X. Freeland, being called, testified: ! live
in Sandwich. Am depHty sheriff. This is my
second term. Was city marshal of Sandwich
two terms. Know. the family OF william
Thomas, and his II or l2,year.old half.sister.
Lived two blocks east OF Thomas for two years
Am well acquainted. Thomas and his halfsis-
Ter lived ut home with parents in December,
1879, and up to until after the murder Of Mr..
Allen. Actions and conduct OF MIR. Thomas !
have known since he was little boy. | fire.
quently met him when was an officer. Before
nraI ma had hnn
,!led. At times was very nervous AID would
choke up frequently.
The cross.cxamn alton developed the fact that
the conduct of Thomas was topic Of general
before the inquest.
The next witness called was
DR.. j. X. PIPER,
the eminent scientist and microscopic o! ma
ional fame, Of Chicago, who stated his age toI
IA 81 years. For twenty years was q practic-
ny physician. Am n graduate of Dartmouth
,ollegc, New Hampshire. For the past lOI
.cars have given up the practice of medicine
md devoted mysclf wholly to the study of
'hemistry and microscopic examinations. Have
,ttended, perhaps, over 100 different trials at
NV, IA an expert in these branches, and Ia |
many Of the northwestern states. I now have
he two pieces of candle which Mr.. Tolman
,rOught the In March, 1850. Have made a crit |
cal examination of them under n microscope
With a magnifying power Of 80 dlameters. There
is one very peculiar feature alike In each candle:
There Is an alr-hole in the end Of the small
piece opposite that which was lighted; and an
other In the small end Of the other piece, These
holes ase exactly alike In size, to the mionth
Of an inch. Both are the same distance from the
wick. The wick IN each piece was cut from the
side nearest the air-holc, and the fbres lay ir
the opposite direction. The gentleman then
explained the various microscopes and his man.
ncr OF testing and measuring the wick. air hole,
stc. He had no DOUBT that the two were pieces
Of the same candle, and that In cutting 1t In two
he knife passed through an mir hole, rs he had
described.
II might not be ont OF place here to remark
that DR.. J. y. Piper Is the Same gentleman to
whom has been referred the letter OF warning 10
the Cadet Whitaker case and also over 1000
other letters and articles written by him, for his
Investigation and report. While he has not yet
testified in tina. case, he informed me that he
viii! demonstrate beyond the most remote posi-.
bility that Whitaker nerr wrote, nor could hare
Irrater, the letter referred to. No has drawings,
ruts and photographs Of various letters words
and fourishes used In the various letters named.
CORA MUM,
The Little Woman" detective, was the next
called, Immediately after dinner. Over 1000
people had crowded into the court room to hear
tina testimony. She said: live in Chicago. My
name is Mrs Cora Mum. ! do not live with my
hus band; hc is portrait and sign painter, and
Is in Dallas, Texas. Have been employed in dc.
lectiye business six year,. Have done work for
the agency OF Capt. Turtle, Mr.. Pinkerton and
others. Know Mr.. Whipple, superintendent of
Turtle's agency. Was employed by him to form
the acquaintance OF VIM. Thomas. Then knew
nothing about Allen family nor of Allen murder.
did not then know Thomas nor for what pur.