Telegram-herald., 1886-10-02
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Grand kai ius ieisT AarIa. sho haa lss.
lsNesi i-loikhu io aosn-fRtf peaf 81,
ins iln ou uuttns trait Il b4xe
b IA eAly Grand River y Iies belWten
n.ln AID lne lae reisapl4aIe Peer 9As
seen q the ai sfaeon aaa n+ Was aneIY
m u.l alter DaHkiir Eof ne aftsr n.a
sad he auaels. ana sim hflntss.f
has neeu ielephelinl ABOUT ne tls a.
aud 4 meet uliu iir 4 iake a. D4ck 80 Ill
knock hin dosn. Aud noN lusi Iei 4.t
wnlsler tRe. Iasre ns mao in ilr tlIs
iiiat has f3sht 90 ~lresi teakAu. A1i4e 81
fAtH have warrant for hlm aid 81 llat
bfeak jail be- just walked onf. II he Vas
seen oa the street here today. thex uauid
not dare 10 iaY aaads on him
lh tell son more solne ofaer rine
Mum lae word ve Eai smother case g.
attend io ROW 4nd Peter ainkst Nitc'
locked arms wiih an elderly looking siralk-
er and walked ~ Lyon 81 toward ihe GAG
Hall
Among expressions heard on ,he suhiee
we're The following
II \ Cargiii- ! don't wanl 10 pubhsl
what / thlok 3 eout thai |malier 0oasiiu >
pals must have lad KEYS made Of good
material 4mething better fban sisti
b b Hine 30. somebody walked lu
there aud lex hun OuL Il N4s es-s
enough
IF T. Carpenter - iiiok be went oui
Viii John Pat bad Tie nightmare
John bcikDap - lt WAS q Nalk away
sure"
T. r. Kults, Coukiin's counssl.-.l dom,
feel ~ liberty "a express my opinion a.
present lie don't seem 10 have Needed
she SAWS which attorneys were said 10 have
carried la 10 him. ., yes, III tell you
about my connection With the case.
heard soon aileT Csnklin arrest that NJ
Clay na8 heet emp Dyed o. defend him.
lady came 90 my oili,e. however one das
aud asked for ne. She requested the pnRi
lese of seeing me alone aud ! u-bsred hsf
into the cOunselng room. a. several Net
were in the office Al the time The lad s.
was dressed iu fuli mourning WIS liule
above medium height, well bQiit. aud poe
sessing a handsome face ~ith large keen
eyes. She said she was Mrs COnklin. ard
first thing she Gid 1as 10 open well filed
purse take Out $40 gold piece and give a
10 me She then toid me her husband isa-
20 10 see me 81 toe jail, ] told her What
/ had heard about Mr Clay : connection
with the case but she said that viii be al
right, my husband wishes 10 see you ana
that Is al ! ask. and she then left ths
office. went over 10 the jail and talked
with Conklin and be said be wished me o.
defend him. that Mr.. Clay would assist Ia
the defense. | saw Clay and he told me a.
20 ahead he would be- out Of the city fni
some daNs. | learned that ais net Atfor
ney Stone wanted To try the case al once
The MAY term Of the United States COuu
was then in session and Mr. Stone assured
me that be wished to dispose Of The ea-s
Immediately / told Conkhn of this al ths
Jail. and that was the Only time ! ever saw
bin display any signs on uDeasiuess and
H. 4 H.. 4.
trial and il ] could get the matter adjourned
over the term, or for tvo or thres
months, could wear the finest diamond
pin there was IN Grand Rapids. got my
affidavit and bad quite q tussie before toe
court TO get the case adjourned Attorney
stone wished TO try the man a day or two
after he arrived in the city. bui the COur
thought this would not be hardly fair q
us. Mir. stone then wanted a special iurs
ordered 10 try the case IN August. but
succeeded IN gerung the case lail over foi
the October term When / called Couk
liza 5 attention 10 The diamond he said don 3
you worry about that tor one minute. tha.
viii be all right: n was out ~ here
could raise Sl0oO0 IN three DAYS I've moi
seen the pin Yet, bat shall watch the ca
press office a little. Conklin had vefs
weak otfeuse-nO defense al an
In fact. told him ono
that legal ability could no, help him maol
and that money might do more for him.
did not visit the al to see him at al afie
these hIst visits until after the time The a.
cape was planned through tbe venuiaior
/ have my opinion Of bow Irnklin mso,
his escape and believe his none, aided him
ard thar AID was gwen h'm from the out
side know consi isfabie about lhe CON
struciion ui that jail and believe u wouis
alone bad he ali The j All keys in his -
session. is az interesting case and thinl
an expression which the late William Lep
pig was won't 90 use iits IL very we'll Whel
the old msn thought bis opponent held
winning hand al cards he generally r.
marked. J schmeil a mice
Every body seems 90 have en- opinion
abont the matter which ihev don care &.
express" said gentleman on Cansi 81
BY The way don mention ny name. bu
I think that tor over anxiets display cd h'
the Lcoder io exuiain the matter and e.
bow d nii1h haze bcra d9ae Shove ibs
somebody connec'ei eith that paper j
greafiy concerned about 81
Since Conkliu's departare some Of %
prisoners ai ihe jail hase become very talk
alive. one ~ them is rrporic
IS saying "Conkhn was the coolies
and nervie>i man eve
saN lie often told as hat no prison hsr
could ever hold him aid ibst Dc Houh
never remain here 10 he tined That ~
tempt At digging through abe fooT was on'
a bluff lie tcek DO pains - conzai hi
/ work or % prevent the noise being beard
I Those fWo Jaws be hsd he said be broufh
/ in bis neCk sic. uhere be sigavs carried
/ paif o. use So AZ emergency where saw
would be useful When Ia iaiI aud e.
rstiaily lately he sg.eui goo
deal of be time writing ieiier.
bar ve never coud frd oH' shat be
came of them. lie ased 70 tell us oiies ,
+ his past lif. ife esFe us r.e aefaiis q
some 81 tie biR jobs be bad hand IA II
sad he gsi 81 isfs ffefn one safe he cracked
and le s'so foil us II Other " n
/ t. required He tod us o . daf hos
/ eecass.1 from prison he wss held of
/ chara . - forger, and rneuaeed fo H,rk hiu
/ sef INTO fhe cinisisnoe II fhs sbene
Ass given considerable liiserT are1nf p
/ corridors one 1sY 2 large crows ~ Fisiio'
VeTe exfeotej end he ssit he steie fnt su
/ ~ clothing ard puE hat fr3n he room q
( the Sheriff brother shart3 tintstif up 81
/ when fhe crowd cs.se in hpeHseiiV and ur
f no-iae1 sa.nei them He aas not ren8s
( nizea sffa depsrfed vifb fhe resf Aaf p
4 fafea He often seI8 81 e lnen ~ q 8ezr
j - f1am stsai i,sf rsen hiel ana free''isd p
/ zoa.f 20 more he.5fsfe - tiN than 81
,~sfe fafiesoeke He SID fhsl sou'
/ hsff uauia have e., kif - 81 f.atia efrf
( vhf-e - ~az esnsared 81 ~ hsd nfa As
his ear D. 81 ifr 'n fhH svamp be ~
q lirslsIsf ie'iaT ard ~ sisfske
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