The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-05-20
Billie Hamilton, Alias Ed.
Aultman, Still Stoutly As
sertS His Innocence,
Claiming That He Was Com
PEELED to Witness the Muir
der by Charles Ham
iltOn.
The Last Named Resigned &c
His Fate. and Grinding
Out Poetry

III,
Jail Both of the murderers were asleep,
out Billie speedily arose to his feet when
informed that a newspaper reporter desired
10 talk with him. He came to the grating
snd for half an hour conversed with the re-
porter who subjected him to rigid exam
ination.
Nothing new was learned, and the muir.
derer persisted in his story, previously re-
lated and published, that Charlie Hamilton
was the guilty party, and at the point OF
his revolver, prevented him from Interior
ing while he chOked Stiedle to death and
rifed his pockets of their contents.
In answer TO the question If he was
aware that Steele had been inveigled into
going up the railroad track, in order that
he might be robbed, he stated that he
knew nothing of any such intention on the
part of Charles Hamilton until he
heard the sound of the heavy iron wrench
on Stiedle's head, Charlie coming up in
the rear.
He was questioned closely as to
his action, and the position ne occupied
while Charlie Hamilton was choking
Stiedle, as he alleges, and rifing his pock
cts. He denies that he touched the MUIR
dered man, or assisted in any way in the
murder. He says tn 1t he was covered by
Charlie HamiltOn's revolver during the en-
tire time, and could not 60 TO the assist
ance of Stiedle whom he says was his dear
est friend.
"Were you aware, queried the reporter,
preysous 10 the murder that Charlie Ham,
Ilton had a revolver"
He did not nave a revolver, he took one
from Stiedle's person.
"How did he manage to keep yon cover
ed with a revolver and go through Stiedle
at the same time"
"Well l tell you, replied the murderer,
no is a German and talks rather broken
English, he is q bad man and although he
laid his revolver on the ground while he
robbed Stiedle' knew from the look in
his eyes that he would shoot"
"Did you not take portion OF stiedle's
money pr
eyes. but he, Charlie. forced me to take
it. l was afraid to disobey him."
"Did you spend any of the money you
receiyed?"
ayes, but had money of my own to
make it good and / sent all of the money i
received belonging to Stiedle, to his sister"
"Were you and Charlie Hamilton under
the influence of liquor when Stiedle was
murdered ?"
"No, sir, We were perfectly sober, and had
not been drinking at all"
Where did you understand that you
and Charlie and Stiedle, were going when
YOU started up the railroad track ."
"Char.ie told us that as it was quite a
while until train time he would take US to
see some young ladies with whom he was
acquainted,"
"You positively deny. then, that there
was any preconcerted scheme between your.
self and Charlie Hamilton to murder Site
die ??
Eyes, sir, do. The understanding was
that we were to meet at Warrensburg anC
from there 60 to Kansas City where oul
future movements were to be determined
on"
Persistent questioning failed to eliciteC
anything in addition about the cowardly
murder, from what is already known anC
been published.
Auitman says that he had known
StiedIe from boyhood, they having learned
their trades In Stutgardt, Germany. 81
esteemed the murdered man as his deares
friend.
Aultman was also Intercepted as to tn
charge made against him some weeks az
of having poisoned Mrs. Mossiman, tn
sister of his betrothed. When this ques
ton was broached Aultmsn became yer
much excited and denounced the charge q
emanating from Charlie Hamilton
whom he designated as "ths
trash on the other side of the Jail.
He said that the report was too ridiculou
to even talk about, and went on to say ths
Mrs. Mossimsn was as dear to him as
sister and that he believed that her deaf
was caused by the shock of the news that b
had committed murder.
The condemned man said that he ha
always attended the German Evsugelic,
church, of which hi- frents were men
bers, and in which Re hsd been bal
- a desire to see Rev. =. anger, the pastor
. the church, and Degr Sheriff Fred Coz
3 ner promised to bsve he reverend gentl
man sent for.
In reply to the question if he expect,
his attorney to do anything to avert his in
pending fate, he said that he would pref
not to answer. He expressed himself
J. surprised at the verdict of the jury, Al
= declare that his life had been sworn avn
. by Charlie Hamilton. He
!. sired the reporter to express bis since
= thanks to his attorneys, Col. ]. NJ. She
= herd and Hon. A. w. Rogers, who he sa
y worked nobly for him, although he was n
= able to pay them.
CHARLIE HAMILTON
said that he had nothing in addition to 50
to the statement be had already made. !
D. PROCESSES to be penitent for his crime, a
r. says that he is trying to oataiD peace al
comfort from the cors0i on afforded
, the christian religion. h. denies the sta
5. nents made by Aulta9@. and persists
the assertion that whi.s gyry much unC