The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-20


cheek bones, good teeth and very white,
a mustache, slight and stuck out and
lighter in color than hair. Witness rec
ognized the photo shown him, claimed /
to be that of Hillmon, as the photo of
the body of his friend, F. A. Walters.
F. H. Ochs of FIT Madison testified
that he was born in that place, and had
known F. A. Walters from childhood; I
that Walters had long hair with small
curls, and dark brown, high cheek bones.
roman nose moustache lighter than hair
and small, teeth good, large and long /
hands and fingers. He was also positive |
that the photo of the body claimed to be |
that of Hillmon. was that of his life long |
friend. F. A Walters.
J. g. Rorke OF Ft. Madison testified |
that he was deputy sheriff of that county, |
and had lived in Fl. Madison from 1854; |
that he knew the Walters family well, |
had known F. A Walters since
1864; last saw him in 1878; that
he was about six feet tall. |
weighed from 100 to 40 pounds, square |
shouIdered, long arms, hands and legs.
Roman nose, high cheek bones, short up
per lip, good teeth, dark curly hair, very
slight mustache. Witness testified that
the photo shown him that of the body
claimed to be that of Hillmon, was that
of F. A. Walters.
George Antilles of Fl Madison testified
that he had lived there for 20 years, and
knew F. A. Walters we'll, and that the
photo of the body claimed to be that of
Hillmon was that of F. A. Walters.
W. II. Caster, of Fort Madison. testi-
fed that he had lived in Fort Madison all
his life; that he knew young Walters
from childhood; saw him last in 1878:
that he was about six feet tall, high
square shoulders. long arms. hands and
fingers, wore No. shoe, dark brown
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| bones, Roman nose and large white teeth.
! Witness was positive that the photo
claimed to be that of Hillmon was that
| of F. A. Walters.
E. H. Stemple of TT. Madison testified
that he had lived all his life there; that
he knew +. A. Walters from the date of
his birth: last saw him in the spring of
1878; haG letter from him from a town
in Kansas; that Miss Caster had told
him, witness, that she had received a
letter from Walters at Wichita: that
Walters was feet II inches, weighed
10 pounds, was we'll built, broad shout
der5, long hands. arms and fingers, corns
on feet, wore No boot. dark, brown
curly hair, slight mustache, lighter in
color than hair, high cheek bones, very
good teeth and white and large in front;
was certain that the photo exhibited to
him claimed to be that of Hillmon's body
was the picture of the body of his friend.
| F. A Walters.
A. H. Stemple of Fit Madison, testified
that he was born there and knew +. A.
Walters all his life and last saw him in
the spring of 1878; that Walters was
about six feet tall square shouldered.
weighed ITO pounds, long arms. hands
and fingers, long feet, dark heavy brown
hair, curly, slight moustache lighter in
color than hair, high cheek bones, large
nose with BUMP on the bridge, large
teeth, all good. Witness also testified
that the photographs of the body claimed
to be that of Hillmon, was in reality of
F. A. Walters.
F. H. Stemple, a physician of Fort
Madison testified that he knew the en-
tire Walters family; that he knew young
Walters from the time he was a boy;
that he was five feet ten or eleven inches
in height heavy build, long arms and
legs, also long hands and feet, long fin
gers. Roman nose, large white teeth,
dark brown curly hair, slight mustache,
high cheek bones and dark complexion;
that the photograph shown to him as
that of the body claimed to be Hillmon's,
was a photograph of the body of his
friend, Daniel Walters son, f. A. Wal
ters.
D. W. Henry of Fort Madison next tes-
titled that he lived there for twenty-seven
years; that he knew F. A. Walters from
boyhood; that he was feet II inches
tall. had long legs, hands, arms and feet,
was square shouldered, high cheek bones,
wider through there than through the
forehead, Roman nose, nice teeth and
large, short upper lip, showed his teeth,
which were good, dark brown curly hair
and slight mustache. Witness stated that
the photo exhibited him and claimed to
be that of Hlllmon was that of poor F.
A. Walters, witness adding. Il can't be
mistaken"
Theodore Ernst of Fit. Madison, testi-
fed that he had lived there for 20 years;
that he knew F. A. Walters from boy
hood; that he was large man, broad
shouldered, high cheek benes. large
roman nose, dark brown hair which was
curly, mustache thin and straight That
he had full large teeth very white;
man who was all bone and muscle. Wit
ness also insisted that the photo shown
him and claimed to be that of the body
of Hillmon was that of F. A. Walters.
A. j. Windmeyer, of Fit. Madison, tes-
titled that he was born at that place, and
knew F. A. Walters from childhood and
that they were boys together; that Wal
tiers was five feet and ten or eleven inch
es tall, wide broad shoulders, high cheek
bones, roman nose, dark brown black
curly hair, small mustache, slight and
lighter in color than hair good teeth.
long arms, hands and fingers, wore
number nine shoe. Witness also identi-
fed the photo of the body claimed to be
that of Hillmon as that of +. A Wal
tiers.
Mrs. E. Reiffenach IF. A. Walters sis
/ ter) testified that she lived in Ft Madi-
son, that she was born there; that her
father was Daniel Walters; that she last
saw her brother, Frederick Adolph Wal
ters, in March, 1875 when he went west;
, that the family had heard from him reg
ularly about once a week until March,
1879; that the last letter that they had
from him was dated March. 1879, and
was sent from Wichita; that they had
never heard from him since; that her
t brother had dark brown curly