The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-19

that of Hillmon; that the picture shown
him of Hillmon did not resemble him as
he remembered him.
The deposition of Arthur Judson W as
read, which stated that witness in 1888
was driving an express wagon in Law
renee; that he knew Hillmen but had
not noticed his teeth; that Hillmon's
height was about feet III u inches; that
Mrs. Hillmon sent him to meet the body
on it's arrival at Lawrence, from Hutch
inson.
Deposition of Harvey N. Davis, read
by plaintiffs counsel, stated that witness
lived at Medicine Lodge in 1879; that he
remembered the body claimed to be that
OF HIllmon, and had seen 1t; that the
hair of the corpse was brown and bushy;
that in December, 1873 he once saw
man who represented himself as being
Hillmon; that he saw him at Ilefs livery
stable in Medicine Lodge; that the body
appeared to him to be that of Hillmon,
whom he had seen at Medicine Lodge,
and who called himself Hillmon.
Mr.. Hutchings, for the plaintiff, then
identified, by Mrs Hillmon, the follow
ing policies, and offered the same in evil
dence:
Policy for $4,000. Dated Nov. 80, 1878,
in New York Life, and the Application
for the same.
Policy $4,000. Dated Dec. 10, 1878, in
same.
Policy $4,000. Dated Dec. 10, 1878,
in Mutual Life of New York, and the
Application for same.
Policy $4,000, dated Marcia, 1859, Con-
necticut Mutual, and Application for
same.
J. W. Green one of the attorneys for
the defense, was here called to take the
stand on behalf of the plaintiff. Mr..
Green was examined by Mr.. Hutchings,
and testified as follows: That he had
possession of what is called the "Munn
paper" that he never delivered it to
Buchan, and that he thought Mr.. Mum
himself delivered it to Mr. Buchan; that
he had no personal recollection about
warrant being issued for John II. Brown.
Witness then produced the four releases
signed by Mrs. Hillmon, releasing the
insurance companies from all liability
under the policies of insurance upon the
life of John W. Hillmon. In cross ex-
animation witness stated that he saw
John III. Brown on April 80,
1879; that he heard him tes-
tify before the coroners jury in Law
renee; that Brown testified that Hillmon
and himself left Wichita on March 8, 1879;
that they came across a man out a short
distance from Wichita who went with
them as far as Cowskin, where they
camped; that at the time of the inquest
he was not attorney for either of the
companies in this case, but was county
attorney of Douglas county at that time;
that he became attorney for the Connect
icut Mutual some time after the inquest.
Mrs. Sallie B. Hillmon>was placed on
the stand by her counsel, and testified as
follows: That she first became acquainted
with John W. Hillmon at Levi Beldwin's
in 1878; that they were married in Octo-
Der, 1873; that between such dates Mr..
Hillmon spent two or three years in Col
orado and the southwest; that Mr.. Hill
mon was 5 feet 1112 inches in height, and
that she had measured him; that he had
dark brown hair, wavy, and perfect
set of teeth that she did not tell the
agents, Griffith or Selig that she did aot
know the height Of her husband, aud did
not know what Kind of teeth he had;
that she did not testify at the coroner's
inquest at Lawrence, that she was very
little acquainted with Mr.. Hillmon, and
did not know his height, nor condition
of his teeth, nor anything regarding his
personal appearances; that the last time
she saw MIR. Hillmon alive was the 20
day of February. 1879; that she received
letter from him dated at Wichita, about
March 4th; that such letter was de-
stroyed in her house by fire about two
years ago; that she first received infor-
nation of his having been shot from Levi
Baldwin, and in the afternoon of same
day received a letter from John II.
Brown and one from Squire Paddock,
near Medicine Lodge, to the effect that
her husband had been shot; that on
being advised of his death, she
instructed her cousins, Levi and
AlvA Baldwin to go to Medicine
Lodge; that they went there and
came back with the body to Lawrence
on the morning of April 3rd, 1879; that
the body was taken to Bailey & Smiths
undertaking rooms without her giving
any directions to that effect: that in the
morning of the same day she went with
her mother aud Mrs. Judson to view the
body, but was told by Mr.. Smith to come
back again, as the body was not in a fit
state to be seen then; that she subse-
quently went back with Arthur Judson,
and that she saw the body, aud that the
body was that of her husband, John w.
Hillmon; that about the 10th of March,
1879, she went to Mr.. Selig's office
aud told him she would rather
have the money than take the policy in
the Connecticut Mutual, but Mr.. Selig
told her that as the premium had been
paid, and the policy issued, she would
have to take the policy, and she did;
that she knows W. j. Buchan, having
first become acquainted with him after
the inquest at Lawrence; that she was
told that John II. Browns father had
employed Mr.. Buchan as attorney to de-
feud his son; that old Mr.. Brown was
very much worried over the trouble his
son was in; that Mr.. Buchan called at
her house to talk about the case, but she
refused to tell him anything. and told
him to see Mr.. Borgalthaus; that subse-
quently she met Mr.. Brown at Levi
Baldwin's on Friday evening, and
that Brown told her there
that he had made a confession that
the body killed at Crooked Creek was
not the body of Hillmon, but the body of
some other man whom Hillmon had
murdered; that she asked him how he
could make such a statement, and that