The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-09

Few Days Ago-Reopenine of the Con
troversy Concerning the Death of the
Alleged Murderer Which Began I'm Ok.
Springfield, Ills. Feb. civilian
Canty of this city is authority for the
statement that Harry st. John of Ok
lahoma City, o. T., is still alive. st.
| John is the son of Ex-Governor John p.
| st. John of Kansas. who is supposed
to have died in Oklahoma City about
| three months ago while under indict-
ment for the alleged murder of his wife.
| Canty knew st. John well in the lat
| ter SOS. both in Colorado and in south
ern Kansas. He declares he met him
few days ago face to face in this city
and that there is no possibility of his
being mistaken in the man, although
ST. John denied his identity when ac-
costed.
st. John stepped off an Illinois Cen
trail train and was apparently on his
way to one of the hotels when Canty
met him. He knew the face of the
western man the instant he saw it,
Canty had forgotten about reading of
st. Johns death and he reached out to
shake hands with him with the greet
ing, Hello, st. John" A smile of rec
ognition came to the face of ST.. John
and he was about to return the saluta-
ton when be appeared to recollect him.
self and 50 d: II guess you must be
mistaken"
Decided to Follow Him.
Then he hurried on. Canty at this
moment remembered that St. John had
been reported dead, but so strong was
his Isle t..Lt the stranger was ST.
John th,., he decided to follow him. 1t
was near Fifth and jefferson streets
that Canty met the man. who was GO
ing south. Canty followed close enough
behind TO keep track OF his movements
and before long noticed that the strang-
er was casting glances back i'm his di-
rectiOn as if he was fearful Of pursuit.
When he reached Fifth and Washing
ton streets the stranger crossed over to
the other side of the thoroughfare and
started back over the same ground he
had just traversed. When he reached
the jefferson street intersection ne
looked around in a suspicious manner
and finally spoke to small boy. Evil
IDENTIFY he was asking for information
concerning the running of trains for
he then started directly to the Chicago
and Alton depot Purchasing a ticket,
he sat down in the depot to await the
arrival of train. CAVITY finally went
into the waiting room and attempted
to engage the man in conversation, but
the latter avoided him and gave only
gruff monosyllabic answers to Canty's
questions.
Hid the View OF His Face.
All of the time too he appeared to be |
deeply engrossed in an old newspaper.
which he had evidently picked up in |
the depot, and which he held in such |
a way that it was almost impossible to |
get view of his face. With the arriv- |
al of the train he tossed the paper into |
a corner, drew the collar of his over |
coat over his face and fastened out to |
the platform.
The statement of the Springfield man !
has reopened a controversy concerning |
the death of the alleged murderer which
began in Oklahoma after the funeral
At that time ii was limited that St. John
was not dead, but that he had been put
IN hypnotic condition for the purpose
Of deceiving the authorities, and had
been sent out Of the country. A man
who was in Oklahoma City at the time
says that 1t was charged that this was
he case and that some of the newsDa-
Ders of Oklahoma discredited the al
eyed death The supposed remains Of
st. John were sent to an Illinois town
In |