The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-03-14
STICKNEY'S DEFENSE.
Wnat Hon. leonard Sweet Says
of the Famous Denver
Murder Trial.

serday from Denver, where he went
20 defend Stickaey for killing Cam
pau. A reporter called on him and
began an inquiry for information,
asking if the verdict was unexpected
20 him. He replied:
"No, it was not. The case was
very close, but we expected all the
time to win it. The case, in short,
was this Mr.. Stickney formerly
lived in this city. His father died
when he was young, leaving his
Ensther, three brothers and sister.
AT the age of Il he went into the
employ of real estate man here, and
remained with him ayear. At II
he became clerk in the county
clerks office under Charley Farwell.
He was SO proficient that in six
months Mr.. Farwell made him rec.
ord clerk. and he remained with him
until he was seventeen years old.
He then went through the war, and
WAS a member of Taylor's battery
Eor about two years and half, when
ne was detailed to Gen. Grants staff
as a clerk, and remained with him
about two years and a halt. During
sH this time he gave substantially all
MS earnings to his mother for her
support and to his sister for her ed
location He then formed partner
ship at Albany with Mr.. Little, the
lawbook publisher. and shortly before
The fire established a branch of that
business in Chicago. At the time of
che fire he lost all he had accumulated
except a lot worth $4,000, which
ne gave to his mother, and then
started to 60 through Harvard college
at the age of twenty-six. He fitted
Cor college in nine months, the Or
binary time being from two to three
wears, and he graduated eleventh in
class of 135. After this he taught
several years in academies in the East.
and in 1880 went to Denver. He 10.
Gated his wife comfortably in Denver,
and she was to teach lessons in music
while he went to the Gunnison coun-
Try to prospect and labor as miner.
After being absent in the mountains
about three months he returned to
Denver, and, in the course of ten days,
ascertained that his wife had been
GUILTY OF CRIMINAL INTIMACY
with a man in Denver by the name of
Campau. The wife hitherto had
BORNE a good character, but was only
20 years old. In her confession to
her husband, in order to prevent
MIN from attacking Campau, she took
a large portion of the blame upon
herself. Stickney went to Campau,
and in short it was arranged that
neshould convey to Stickney property
claimed to be worth $1,000, and
execute to him seven 81, 900 notes. !,
due six months apart from each other.
He was intending to leave his wife,
and this was merely intended by
aim as a fund for her support. The
wife begged not to be left in Denver
nat to be brought to Chicago. So
he took her with him, and on the
train she told him that she was not at
al in fault, but yielded as a result
of force. Stickney then condoned
he offense and went to Palatine, in
his county, where he taught school
S1ring the winter.
"Stickney failed to record the deed
of trust securing the payment OF the
seven 81, 900 notes, and after he left
Denver, Campau sold the property to
other parties. In the trust deed Stick
ney had permitted Campau's partner
20 act as trustee, and as the first note
became due that trustee wrote to
Sticknev that it was doubtful if Cam
pau would pay the first note; that he
had better send all the notes and the
deed of trust to the First National
bank at Denver, that all might be de-
clared, and that Campau might be
sued upon them if he failed to pay the
irst. The very day they arrived
Campau enjoined their collection by 8
bill in chancery which must have
been prepared before that day, and
the facts in connection with it showed
shat the trustee and Campau were
acting in collision. This bill charged
that the intercourse between Campau
and the wife was had by connivanct
with the husband, and that, in fact
Stickney and his wife were never mar
ried. Stickney Immediately went te
Denver and filed an answer to thi!
bill. After the answer was filed, de
string to make some immaterial change
IN its phraseology, he went to the
clerk with his lawyer. took the an
swer and made some changes in it BY
erasure and interlineation, and theI
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