The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-20
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tragedy by Officer Fisher. who tele-
phoned TO him the news. He immedi-
ately went down ITO where the body
was lying where It was first found He
description of the body and position in
which 1t was lying agrees perfectly
with the Testimony OF the other wit
nesses. He stated THAT he then follow
ed the trail: which was easily traced by
the blood stains. and the marks of
something having been dragged along
the alley, until rhe arrived at the barn
In the rear of the house before me nhon-
ed. Here to all appearances, the body
had been dragged through a large door
IN the rear OF the barn. The door opens
from the inside only and when found
by him was fastened. Within the barn
was quite an amount Of blood upon the
leaves and ground. as If the body had
lain there some little time He next
found blood in the yard upon which
fresh ashes had been sprinkled; then
blood stains on the walls and IN the
house on the floor. He statTed that he
met Mrs Leonard in the kitchen. He
told her that a murder had been COM
rritted in the house, and she said that
no one had been there but that he had
been killed In the yard. Mr.. Royse
stated that both the woman and young
nan looked and acted as though they
rad committed the crime themselves
The blood stains on the floor OF the
house looked as If they had been scrap
ed with a knife to remove them. On
the bed-the one later said to be occu-
pied by Leonard when ne was killed
had been made I'D, and clean
sheets put upon 1T: besides ap-
parently fresh bedding. When
questioned concerning the old
bedding she stated that Williamson
must have raken 1t UP TO either the
Manhattan or Carey hotel and burned
1t in the furnace.
The son stated 10 Sheriff Ptoyse that
wFliamson-his father-kilIed Mr.
Leonard about o'clock in the evning;
that he heard him strike him three or
four times. When questioned as to
why he did not interfere, he said that
he was asleep or he would have stopped
HIM. Sheriff Royse then placed them
under arrest
He noticed some rnatting upon the
floor which had evidently just been put
down which ne tore UP, and found blood
marks under them upon the floor.
When questioned as to the cause OF
the blood stains, the woman gave
very plausible answer which upon in
veStigation proved Ito be entirely I'M
true. He found the hatchet before
mentioned behind the stove in tt coal
bucket. He could not say as to wheth-
er or not it had been washed, but it
Rad some blood stains still upon It, Mrs
Leonard further stated to Mr.. Royse,
17pOn being questioned, that she was in
bed with her son in another room, when |
Williamson came into the house with |
piece Of gas pipe, and heard him strike |
Leonard with ii once. whereupon she |
asked Williamson not ITO kill him. |
Neither Of them knew where the alleg- |
ed piece Of gas pipe could be found. The |
young man also stated that he knew |
nothing whatever Of anything having |
occurred in the house.
Mr.. Royse then told him what his
mother had stated, whereupon he sub
1tantfalfy corroborated her story. At |
another time the woman said that ii
might have been a negro who killed
h nm for all she knew, as it was dark in
she room at tine time.
Mr.. Royse examined the contents Or.
r,5e stove, and found what he wor 4,
take to be the remains of beddin' r or
cloth of some kind, which had b,-an
burned. He also stated that ne wo-
man and her son, had told him CO ,,,,,,,
g iferenh stories concerning ne tragedy
tiei. it was impossible for min, 10 s..ata |
al &C them ito the jury.
When Austin Adams r,-av called ~
uhe stand a buzz or excitenoent ran
through the audier ce Austin Adams
Is the engineer at the Carey and f. nj
Williamson bein his assistant. if wa
expected that ne would give some new
correspondents as to his whereabouts, |
habits, etc 49,
MI. fms gave his evidence in the |
'ndline .''of a narrative. He said that he |
WAS Che engineer at the Carey hotel |
an II tlrat Williamson came to work |
mere Fast month, about six weeks ago. |
THE next morning his son Norville |
brought him his old clothes. He saw
the boy with him frequently at the |
Manhattan hotel IN the engine room
The boy came to the Carey engine room
about two weeks ago and called his
father orst They stood near the railing
leading to the barber shop for a long
Time. talking. He did not see the boy
and his father together anymore
Mr.. Adams said that his duty was to
go ITO the Carey at O'Clock a. m. and
to remain there until Z p. m. when he
is relieved by Marion Williamson.
Williamson is supposed TO begin work
at Z O'Clock .. m. and remain at work
until about 10 p. m. but that If the
weather is not cold he does not have to
work after s o'clock as there is no
necessity for steam heat In the morn
ing at O'Clock Williamson is supposed
TO go. TO the Manhattan hotel, where
ne works IN the engine room until
i2 O'Clock m.
On Sunday might Williamson came .
early 10 work and relieved Adams so
that he could go to church. On Mon
day morning when Adams came he
found Williamson in the engine room
DOING In a chair with his feet IN q
against the door frame II was the (
first time ne found Williams in that DO I
sition. Williamson asked him If il was
cold outside and then asked him was
there frost last night? ?" They then J
talked about the elevator and soon !
thereafter Williamson said that he !
guessed he would go up to the Manhat-
tan to stir UP the fire. That is the last !
Mr.. Adams saw Of Williamson. Previ-
Jus TO going, however, Williamson told
Mr.. Adams that no steam was required ! {
5he previous night. and hence William V
son did not have to remain at the hotel
after O'Clock
This ended the testimony and the case
vas given TO the jury. In about twenty
minutes they returned the following !
Ierdict, whereupon Coroner McCoHis-
er swore out s warrant for F. NJ Will
2rnson. his divorced wife, Irena Will !
and their son. Nor !
dlle Williamson, charging them with {
he munder 81 Harry II. Leonard.
Chief OF Police c. F. burrows took
he stand and his testimony was sub 7
tantially the same as his interview in :
esterday's Eagle.
VERDICT OF JURY. !