The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-06

in lola, Kan. on charge of forgery. L.
wood county. refuses to issue a warrant
charging Algood with the murder Of
New. James Shultz, the lawyer who de-
Tended Mrs. New and Dobbs, and acquired
all OF her property, amounting 10 $500.
is making every effort to prevent a new
trial for Mrs. New and Dobbs. The
lawyers and others who have interested
themselves in Mrs. News case claim
that County Attorney johnson and Shultz
want TO keep Mrs. New and Dobbs IN
the penitentiary because their release
might cause the return Of the property of
Mrs. New recovered by her.
w. p Fleeman told the governor yes
terday of how ne had sought TO get a
warrant charging Angood with the muir
der and County Attorney Johnson had
peremptorily refused to have it issued.
and had threatened a justice Of the peace
who showed a disposition to issue it.
Attorney John Stowell told the COVER
nor Of his efforts to get a new trail for
Mrs. New and Dobbs- He said that Judge
Shinn, who tried the case, seemed TO be
prejudiced against Mrs. New and Dobbs,
and that the efforts 10 get a new trial, if
followed along the usual channels, would
probably fall fiat.
Judge Granville Griffith, one Of the
leading men of Greenwood county, told
the governor that he had accompanied
Alvin Ballard TO the New farm recently,
and that Ballard drove straight TO the
farm unprompted, and when he got there
went through all the details of the muir
der showing how it was done, without
hesitation, and with such confidence in
his every movement that it left no doubt
in Judge Griffith's mind that Ballard was
telling the truth. Judge Griffith said to
the governor that he believed, and the
best people of Greenwood county believed,
that Mrs. New and Dobbs had been IN
new trial, and the taxpayers there were
demanding a new trial.
DIR. Mcconnell, of Neal, Greenwood
county. told the governor that he lived
in that part of the county where New
was murdered, and the people there be-
lieved that Mrs. New and Dobbs Were in
nocent. He said the people were demand
ing Z. new trial.
DR.. Trushler, of Fall River City, Green
wood county, related to the governor that
Frank Allgood used to live in his neigh
borhood and that one Charles Bigger
mysteriously disappeared and had never
been seen after he went with Allgood to
lonely part of the county. He said the
people there believed that Allgood muir
dered Bigger and murdered Joseph New.
Governor Stanley seemed deeply inter-
ested in these statements. He asked a
great many questions, but he said he did
not wish to move hastily in the matter
for fear that a mistake might be made.
He said it must not be forgotten that
Mrs. New and Dobbs We're convicted by
jury of twelve men, presumed TO be
good men and true, who heard all the
evidence at the trial, and had then re-
turned a verdict of conviction, Governor
Stanley said, however, that if six or
seven of the good, substantial citizens of
Greenwood county would call on County
Attorney Johnson and demand a warrant
charging Allgood with the murder of
New and the county attorney should
then refuse, he would interest himself in
the case enough TO see that a special
prosecutor was putt there who would issue
the warrant and who would prosecute
Allgood. If this special prosecutor, upon
investigation of the case, reported that
there was a good case against Allgood,
the governor said he would pardon Bal
lard so he could be a witness in the case.
If Allgood was convicted, the governor
said, he would then pardon Mrs. New and
Dobbs.
Jefferson Clogston, one Of the leading
lawyers of Greenwood county, will come
to Topeka and talk with Governor Stan
ley today or tomorrow about the case. 1t
will then be decided what steps will be
taken by the people of Greenwood county
in this remarkable case.