The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-13

bowels entirely empty; vaccine scab on arm
fourteen days old; free from scars on head
or hand.
An important branch of the testimony In
regard TO the identity of the corpse related
to the matter of the teeth. 4Lirty-sight
witnesses testified that Hillmon had a de-
fective tooth, or had lost his tooth alto.
gether from the front part of the upper Jay,
most of the witnesses locating it on the up
per left-hand side. The teeth Of the corpse
were perfect.
The expert witnesses testified that the
vaccine scab on the arm of the corpse was
only fourteen days old. Hillmon was vac
cinated twenty seven days prior to March
IL. A great volume Of testimony bearing
on the question Of Identity related to the
condition OF the stomach OF the deceased.
Browns story was that Hillmou had eaten
hearty meal just before he was shot. The
doctors, In the main. seemed to think that
II the person whose body they examined
had eaten hearty meal just before being
shot there would be evidences Of undigested
food in the stomach. There were no such
evidences in the stomach Of the corpse.
Other important testimony related to the
question of hight. The corpse was that of
man feet 1l5S inches high. Ten or
twelve witnesses testified that Hillmon was
only feet inches high. There was, of
course. testimony to contradict this.
Among those who saw the corps and testi-
fled positively that it was not that Of Hill
mon were photographer who had taken
Hlllmons picture, stablemau who had
frequently cared for Hillmons horses, an
implement dealer and two farmers who had
frequently had business with Hillmon, a
clothing merchant who had sold him cloth
ing, the doctors who had examined him for
his insurance policy. and number OF we'll
known business men Of the city of Law
renee. These witnesses based their testi-
mony on their general inability to recognize
the dead face, and on the fact that the
dead man. as compared with Hillmon had
darker hair, higher check bones, a broader
chin, larger hands and longer arms. better
teeth and larger feet.
In the same month when Hillmon was
claimed to Lave been accidentally killed at
Medicine Lodge young white man named
Frederick Walters disappeared. Frederick
Adolph Walters was young German who
left his parents at Fort Madison, Ia, in
March, 1873, with view to lettering his
condition. He was cigarmaker by trade,
and had his implements with him at Law
renee. While at Lawrence he went into the
country and assisted farmers in harvesting,
and later moved to Emporia and from Em-
poria to Wichita. During his wanderings
he kept up a correspondce with Miss Aivina
hasten of Port Madison, to whom he
was engaged to be married. On
Wichita. in which he told something Of his
wanderngs and his plans ana hopes. The
part of the letter significant here is this:
u will stay here till the fore part Of next
week and then leave here to see part OF the
country which l never expected TO see when
left home, as | am going with a man by
this name of Hillmon, who intends 20 start
a sheep range, and, as no promised me more
wages than could make at anything ell Q,
Iconcluded to take it for a while, at least
until | struck something better
The photograph OF the corpse was ldenti-
fed by the sisters of Walters and by Miss
HASTEN, his sweetheart, as that of Walters
Upon the last trial this letter Of Walters
was excluded, and this Is one of the reasons
why the supreme court reversed the case.
Walters has never since been heard from,
and neither have the insurance companies
been able to produce Hillmon.
Shortly after Hillmons marriage in 1873,
he and his friend, Lew Baldwin, went to
the office Of an attorney at Tonganoxie, in
Leavenworth county, and asked for advice
as TO the best method OF securing life insurS
ence. A short time before this Levi Bald
win said to one DR.. Phillips: "Doc. would 1t
not be good scheme to get your life in
sured for all you eau and geu lso,eie one TO
represent you were dead, aud then skip out
for Africa or some other placer Phillips
replied that It might be done, and presumed
that such things had been done, and Bald
win thought 1t could be done like a top"
The first semi-annual premium payments
were made by Hillmon, part 10 cash and
part by note. The insurance agents testi-
fed that they had never solicited Hillmon
to make application for insurance and that
they had never known Hillmon's character
or financial standing, except that he was
vouched for by Levi Baldwin, cattleman
OF money.
The foregoing is bare outline of the
case, the testimony as given on the trial
covering thousands of pages Of typewritten
matter The result Of the next trial will be
looked forward TO with interest.