The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-09
KANSAS NEWS.
Harry st. John Still Lives, Says
An Illinois Man.
Saw and COnversed With the
Supposed Dead Man
WHOM HE WELL KNEW
In the Latter Of the SOS In
Kansas and Colorado.
Oueer Stories Regarding the AL
legged Burial Are Revived.

Springfield, Ill. Feb. Civilian Canty
OF this city is authority for the statement
that Harry St. John of Oklahoma 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 dled IN CI 1
Eolna City about three months While un-
der indictment for the alleged murder Oh
Canty knew St John well in the latter
SOS both in Colorado and in southern
Kansas. He declares he net nm a ie"
days ago face to face in this city and that
there is no possibility of his being mis-
taken in the man. although St. John de-
ried his identity when accosted. $500,
train and was apparently on his way to
one of the hotels when Canty met him.
He knew the face of the western man me
instant he saw it. Canty had forgotten
about reading OF St. Johns death ana he
with The greeting. Hello. St. John a
rrnjIa ~ r5coonition came TO the face Of
St John and he was about to return the
salutation when he appeared to recollect
himself and said: Il guess you must De
mistaken
Then he hurried on. Canty at this mo-
ment remembered that St. John had been
reported dead. but so strong was his be
lief that the stranger was st. John that
he decided to follow him. 1t was near
Fifth and Jefferson streets that Canty
met the man. no was going SOUTH can
ty followed close enough to keep track or
his movements and before long noticed
that the stranger was casting chances
back in his direction, as if he was fearful
When he reached Fifth and Washington
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 Jeffer-
son street intersection he looked around
in a suspicious manner and finally spoke
to a small boy. Evidently he was asking
for Information concerning the running
of trains. for he then started directly to
the Chicago and Alton depot PurchaS-
ing ticket. he sat down in the depot to
await the arrival of . train
Canty finally went into the waiting room
ans a. empted 20 engage Tie n an n cOr-
versation. but the latter avoided him and
gave only gruff mOnOsyllabic answers to
Canty'S drawing out questions. All of
the time too he appeared to be deeply en-
crossed in an old neWSpa per. which he
had evidently picked up in the depot ana
v hich he held in such 4 way that it was
almost impossible to get view of his
face. With the arrival of the train he
tossed the paper into corner, drew the
FASTENED out to the platform.
While he was in the waiting room Cam
ty carefully studied him and he says that
there cannot be the least doubt but that
There was some little change in his feat
ures, but his every action and his voice
were the same as when Canty knew him
in the west.
has reopened A controversy concerning the
death of the alleged murderer. which be-
gan in Oklahoma after the funeral AT
that time it was limited that St. John was
not dead, but that he had been put in
hypnotic condition for the purpose of de-
sent out of the country. A man who was
in Oklahoma City at the time says it was
charged that this was the case and that
some of the newspapers of Oklahoma dis
remains of St. John We're sent to an ILL.,
noiS town for interment.