The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-13

height Inc L. 3. army Qlscnarge IN
evidence, shows HilImon's height, with
out boots, to be five feet eight inches.
Major Wiseman, Dir. Selig, George A.
Nichols (Hillmon's brother-ir-law), DR..
Stuart and DR.. Miller (who examined
him for life insurance) and e. A Bittel,
all claim to have measured Hillmon and
found him to be five feet nine inches in
his boots, the same height which Hill
mon told Drs. Stuart and Miller, DR..
Miller's ledger showing Dir. Hiilmon's
statement; and the doctors measurement
of five feet nine inches was also put in
evidence. The following testified his
height to be five feet nine inches: Jos.
Bebout (who had known him for years;)
W. W. Nichols (Hillmon's brother-in-
law; Mrs. Goo. A. Nichols (Hillmon's
sister,, Dir. braves of Wichita, II. D.
Marshall, Claud Holiday and Seferson
Schlepy (Hillmon's cousin.)
TEETH-The following twenty wit
nesses testified that Hillmon had either
teeth: Major Wiseman, Colonel Walker,
Ollie Walker, DR.. Miller, J. B. Bebout,
Jas. F. Cannavan, William Brock
elsby. Mrs. Faxon, s. B.
Hogan, Mrs. Korcadil (Hillmon's
old sweetheart). Dentist Howe (who
made plate with three teeth for Hill
mon), ". w. Nichols and Geo. A. Mich
| OILS (Hillmon's two brothers-in- law, Mrs.
Geo. A. Nichols (Hillmon's sister,, T. J.
SchIepy (Hillmon's cousin), E a. Bittel,
E Summerfelt, (who went with Hillmon
to dentist to have teeth filed, w. Z.
Faxon, s. A. Nixon and Geo. Lewis.
SCAR ON RIGHT HAND-W. W. Nichols,
Geo. A. Nichols (Hillmon's two brothers
in-Iaw), Mrs, Geo. A. Nichols (Hillmon's
sister), and H. D. Marshall testified to
Hillmon having scar on the right hand
extending from the palm to the back of
the hand between the thumb and fore
finger.
SCAR ON HEAD-The following testified
that Hillmon had a scar on the head: S.
B. Hogan. T. j. Schlepy (Hillmon's cou-
SIM and George Lewis (Hillmon's bar
ber)
HAIR-All the witnesses who knew
Hillmon personally testified that his hair
was medium brown, and was either
straight or slightly wavy at the ends.
Eight OF Plaintiffs Witnesses Who
Identify the EsOdy as that
| of EiElznOn's.
Mrs. Hillmon, (who qualified her re-
marks at the coroner's inquest by stating
ssif it isn't John W. RilImon's body.
whose is it?" there being five witnesses
who testify that such was her testimony:
John Eldridge E. Covey and J. Rahskopf,
(being three witnesses brought by Bald
win and told to go and identify the body
of Hillmon lying in Bailey & Smiths IN
dertaking establishment:) John Osborne,
(who went of his own accord, )Arthur Jud-
son. (who went with Mrs. HiIlmon,) Levi
Baldwin and DR.. Fugit.
Twenty One of Defendants Witness
Who Testify That the Body
Was Not AIIImon's.
j. W. Adams. (who sat as juror at the
coroner's inquest at Lawrence;) Major
Wiseman, a. L. Selig, DR.. Miller, DR..
Stuart, F. L. Woodruff, J. B. Bebout.
Claud Holiday, G. W. E, Griffith, Will
lam Brockelsby, Jordan Neal, W. H. La
man photographed, Dentist Howe. W.
L. Brown, Colonel Walker. W. w. Mich
OILS and George a. Nichols (Hillmon's
two brothers law, Mrs. George a
| Nichols (HiIImon's sister) and T. J.
SchIepy (Hillmon's cousinl The Brown
confession states that the body was not
Hillmon's, but that of a person whom
Hillmon had murdered.
Description of Frederick AdOIph
WaIters-Twenty- Five Witnesses
Give the Following Descrip.
tiOn of Walters.
In height. five feet eleven inches, dark
brown, nearly black, curly hair, worn
long; very slight, thin mustache, much
lighter in color than hair; high roman
nose; high cheek bones, broader through
same than through forehead; dark com
plexioned; very strong; white teeth, won
derfully perfect and none missing; long
limbed, long bony fingers. long fee
} with corns on them; two moles on back
one large and one small; good muscular
development, but not feshy; weigh
? about 100 to 10 pounds in health; wore
plain, heavy gold ring on small finger
, which description agrees with that O.
D the bOdv fOnO6 at ,aurQno0
3 Twenty-six OF Defendants VvItnessel
Who Testify That the Body
l Was That OF Walters.
Daniel Walters (his father, Charles r
Walters (his brother), Mrs. RieffenacI
It and Miss Fannie Walters This sisters
. Charles II. Walters "a reIative), w. Il
q Tempt, Charles Johns Charles Hessig
Charles W. schott, Conrad Leach, Gus
|; Buchholtz, H G. Speen. VIM. Schott, T
g lHolzberger, l. S. Ellwanger, F. Il
/ Ochs, ]. G. Rorke, George Anthus, W
q II. Hasten, E. II. StempIe, A H Stem
Z pie, +. Fl. Stemple, d. w. Henry. Theo
g dore Ernst, A. j. Windemeyer, Alvina {
. hasten ito whom he was engaged to b
n married)
: All of the above witnesses kne1
o young Walters from his childhood, an
70 saw him almost daily, and had done S
g up to one year before he was shot i
.r 1879, Walters having gone west in 1915
70 In addition to the above, the followin
witnesses knew Walters when he live
n IN and near Lawrence: Henry Webbel
r; Mrs. Maggie c. Gilmore, Andrew Tu
n tie, Martin Metzke, Frank A. BAILEY
le Phillip Kyle and Mrs. Martin Metzk,
The Odd Fellows society, OF which Wa
n tsrs was a member, on their own ident
D ication of the body, paid the insuranc
st on his life.
le The resemblance between Miss Fanni
n Walters, sister of F. A. Walters, whe
n she appeared in witness chair, as regard
N the color of hair, the forehead. hig
20 cheek bones, eyebrows, nose, upper Ii
le teeth and general contour of the fac
were exactly similar to photograph
" dead body.
Meeting OF HIlnmon and Walters.
It. Hillmon left Lawrence for Wichita {
y February %, 1872. arriving in Wichi
is on the same evening at about IL o'cIoc