The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-11
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Charlie Wilkins Relatives Re-
sist a Sympathetic Move
MADE BY MRS. H. CASON
In Which She Secures VIII
kin's Signature to Petition.

ed Price, the fellow who attempted to
hold I'D Charlie wilkins two years ago,
and was shot in the neck and afterwards
given ten years in the penitentiary,
seems to have gone glimmering since the
arrival of Mr. wilkins sister, Mrs.
Stewart, few days ago. Mrs. Stewart Is
spending the summer here while her hus-
band is in New Mexico engaged in pros
pecting on a large scale. Mrs. Stewart
realizes keenly the bold attempt to rob
and perhaps murder her brother, Charlie
wilkins, and she puts her foot down on
any attempt to secure pardon Tor Ed
Price. So does Mr.. wilkins wife, ana
they have written Governor Stanley and
other officials, asking them not to grant
the pardon. This was done after Charlie
Wilkins had himself signed a petition or
a paper relating to a pardon for Price,
which paper is said to nave been pre-
scented to him by Prices sister, Mrs.
Harry Cason, a few days ago, while Mr..
Wilkins was so Ill that he hardly realized
what he was doing.
Mrs. wilkins and Mrs. Stewart were
questioned last evening on the subject Of
pardon for Price and about Mr.. Will
kins' desires. Mrs. wilkins said:
'Tt is true my husband signed q paper
presented by Mrs. Harry Cason, who is
trying to get pardon for her brother,
but he did so through sympathy that
was induced by Mrs. Cason's tears and
pleadings while he was in no condition
to undergo any excitement. He hardly
realized what he was signing and did not
care. Mrs Cason took advantage Of the
situation We Immediately called on Mr..
Amidon and Mr.. Dale to induce them to
refuse to sign the petition, and they
promised US they would not do so until
they could have a personal interview
with my husband. am quite sure they
will not sign the petition. wish you
would just publish the circumstances
under which my husband signed the pc
tition. We do not want Ed Price par
doned. He doesn't deserve IT."
Mrs. Stewart was a little more spirited
in her talk. 'It is rather an audacious
scheme on the part of Mrs. Cason," said
Mrs. Stewart 'to call on my brother
in his present condition and try to work
on his sympathies by crying and plead
ing. Ed Price and his gang would have
killed Charlie in that held-up had he not
been too quick for them. Such men are
dangerous. 1 do not propose to have
Charles signature count for anything
in the proposed scheme to secure a par
don. Mr.. Amidon, I understand, has
said that Judge Dale would not sign the
petition
1t looks as II the relatives Of wilkins
will Illustrate all attempts on the part
Of Prices relatives to secure a pardon
for Price. Governor Stanley has made a
ruling that he will not grant pardons
without a petition signed by the district
judge prosecuting attorney and prose-
cutting witness. The hopes of Prices
relatives were very high then when they
secured the signature Of Charlie wilkins,
the prosecuting witness, with an addi-
ional understanding from Judge Dale
and Sam Amidon that they would act In
accordance with wilkins wishes in the
matter. wilkins is in very poor health
and 1t was understood that he had for
given his former enemy. Probably he
has, but that does not mean that he
should wish him to ko unpublished for q
crime against him and against society.
Mr.. wilkins was thought to have been
improving nicely until the extremely
warm weather set in. which has caused
him much trouble and he is losing ground
again.