The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-12-09
MANY HISTORIC MISTAKES.
Men Who Have Been Arrested ana
Hanged as the Result of False
Identification.

Spurious identifcations have for
many years given the police through
cut the world food for serious mcdita-
ton Morr thar one man has been
hanged for murder whose alleged vic
tim later turned up alive.
\. j. Smell, millionaire, CT Chicago,
VAS murdered ten years ago by Dur-
glar, supposed to have been willie"
1uscot. The latter disappeared and II
large reward was offered for his APP
prehension No less than ten innocent
men were placed under arrest in diff.
ferent parts of the country, each be
ing identified" as 1dscot.
In one case the man arrested so
closely resembled the fugitive that no
less than six persons who had known
Tuscot intimately swore that there
could be no mistake The height, fill
ing of teeth and three birthmarks cor
respond exactly with the description
uf the alleged murderer. Yet the man
under arrest succeeded in establish.
ing beyond a doubt that he had never
been east of the Mississippi river.
4 forged check was cashed so years
ago by the Bank of America of this
city. For days no trace of the forger
was obtained, and the case was nearly
forgotten, when the teller caused the
arrest of a man standing in front of
the old City hotel, in Broadway, near
Chambers street.
The prisoner was Mr.. Redmond,
proprietor of the hotel. He was iden-
tilted by several persons. and, after
being indicted, was placed on trial.
lie established a complete alibi and
was acquitted.
Capt. John Buckson, seafaring
man, in 1851 lived with his wife, Nancy,
near Providence, r. l. The two often
quarreled, and after an outbreak more
violent than usual both disappeared
A few days later the body of woman
was discovered buried not far from
the Buckson residence. The body was
dressed in Mrs. Buckson's clothes and
wore her jewelry. 1t seemed impossi-
bic that mistake had been made.
Buckson was arrested in this city,
and, though he vigorously protested
his innocence, he was placed on trial
and his conviction was foregone con-
clusion. He would have been hanged
had his wife not appeared just as the
| judge was instructing the jury
She had been visiting friends IN Yer
mont and had not heard of her hus,
bands peril until his trial was finished
| 1t developed that the woman after.
ward foupd dead had with three com
panions visited Buckson's house for
the purpose of robbery. After having
dressed herself in Mrs ruckson' S
clothes she was murdered by her ac-
completes.
Ada Ricard n woman of great beau
~ but of dubious standing in society
disappeared from a hotel in this city
In the spring OF 1861. A few days later
a nude body was discovered floating IN
the North river. Some one identified
the body as being that of Ada Rlcard
From her husband a minute descrip-
which convinced tine police that they
were on the right track.
He told of the loss of tooth, the
cicatrice of an old wound on her leg
n female figure tattooed on the back
and other pecularities. That same
day Mrs. Ricard reappeared in her old
haunts. Later the body was identified
by Mrs. Callahan, OF Boston, as that
OF her daughter, but the next day the
girl was found in Bellevue hospital
The identity of the corpse ever re
manned a mystery.
Mrs. Maggie disappeared in 1879 from
her home in Brooklyn. Two days later
a body clothed as was she when las
seen alive was found floating in tn,
harbor. At the wake, which was at
tended by all the woman's friends
Mrs. Maggie appeared and insisted il
taking part in the proceedings.
Henry Neuman in 1870 was arrested
In this city, charged with the theft o
package of Texas railway bonds
He was convicted, and served nearl!
ter wears Of his sentence before II wa