The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-13
SAW BLOODY HANDS
Woman Found Who Corrob-
crates Billiards. Confession
OFFICERS HAVE HER STORY
Is Considered as Evidence
Against AIgood and Turner
OFFICERS HAVE HER STORY

The Wichita woman who is alleged to
have seen Frank Allgood and Bill Tur-
ner wash the blood Of old man New from
their hands on the morning after the muir
der has been discovered. Al Ballard took
the officers to her and she told her story,
which will serve as an important link IN
the chain of evidence which the officers
hope TO wind about Frank Allgood. 1t Is
thought that this woman who has corrob-
GRATED the confession Of Al Ballard as 10
the Wichita end of the New murder is
Mrs. Her, wife of Johnson Her, who lived
in an adjoining room to the Billiards. on
the second floor Of No. 246 North Main
street at the time Of the murder. Johnson
Ier is a barber and at that time was
working for the Simpson boys, who were
also acquaintance Of the Billiards. and
AHgood, and whose shop is directly at
the side of No. 246. Mrs. Ballard and All
good had three rooms al the rear Of the
second floor. There is a back stairway
leading from their door, and Al Ballard,
Allgood and Turner always used this
stairway when coming from a supposed
raid. Their horses were kept in barn
just north Of the Occidental hotel, and
they could go from the barn up to the
rooms through an alley and thus avoid
much public attention. On the morning
after the murder Of New, according to
the confessions Of Ballard, he, Turner
and Allgood came direct to Wichita be-
fore they washed the blood off their hands
and went 10 their room. arriving there
early next morning. Mrs. Her, who lived
yr -
Of their coming and, it is said, saw them
wash the blood from their hands, although
at that time she did not know what it
meant. Her did not work for the Simpson
boys long after this, but remained in the
city until a week or two ago when he
sold his household goods and went TO New
ton to work. Mrs. Her is not with him,
and Ii is thought she has been kept here
TO tell her story to the officers in the pres
ence Of Ballard. Johnson Hers brother
who runs a barber shop in front of the
Auditorium Annex on East Douglas, says
he does not know where his brothers
wife is, but that she is not at Newton
Mrs. Her could not be found in the city
yesterday, and it is considered very likely
that officer Fleeman is keeping her in
the exception of those who represent the
outside papers, TO whom he is very free
to give tips regarding this case. Deputy
Sheriff Dunkin and Jailor Dodd acknowl-
edged yesterday that there was a woman
in the city who had testified to having
told the officers an interesting story. but
they did not know her name. The reporter
learned at the rooms where all the par
ties lived that the woman was Mrs Her.
Mrs. Bliss, who has charge of all the
rooms of the third floor, was asked what
she knew about the gang She said she
knew very little of them. but had been in
Mrs. Billiards. room once when she was
suffering from morphine poison taken with
suicidal intent 1t is thought that Mrs.
Billiards. attempt at suicide was made
just after the return of the gang from
Eureka, when she was told of the muir
der of New, and had grown morose over
the serious turn the character Of the
crimes had taken.
Sheriff Simmons and officer Fleeman
are at Eureka with Ballard and are go
ing over the ground where the crime was
committed, to substantiate Billiards.
story. If they succeed as well there as
they have in Wichita, a warrant will be
issued for Allgood and Turner immediate
Iy, charging them with the murder of old
man New. The trial will necessitate the
pardon OF Al Ballard in order to get his
testimony. and will probably be followed
by the pardon of Mrs. New and Dobbs.