The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-12-23
MAY HAVE A DOUBLE.
Many Crimes Are Charged TO a
Man Who Looks Like Henry
T. Corbett.

Racine Wis, Dec. Isl Special. If
Henry I. COrbett, the milwaukee, pie
ture canvasser who is confined in the
county Jail on a charge of yagrancy,
supposed TO know something about the
shooting of Rev. and Mrs. David b.
Cheney. is innocent of any connection
with the affair, he must certainly have
Il double going arCuId Wisconsin ped
ding pictures or soliciting for orders.
From his picture Mrs. Cheney has recog-
niZcd him as the man who did the shoot
ing and Mrs. Armstrong and number
of other persons are confident he IS the
man seen running away from the Cheney
home after the affair. Corbett at first de
MED having even been in the vicinity OF
the place. but later said he might have
been and his statements to officers have
been rather conflicting. On top or TINS
comes the report from Janesyllle. W Is.
stating that Il picture of Corbett mad
been received from Chief of Police John
son and that it was recognized as the
man who entered the home of eN-Ald.
George NJ. Mickey last month, and at
the point of Il revolver rOpbed the house
and threatened to shoot Mrs. Mickey AID
two servant girls. These girls were Id LID
bic Trinworth and Rose Mcconnell, and
they readily recognized Corbett from the
photograph.
Never was at GAINESVILLE.
Corbett was seen at the Jail and inter
viewed for an hour concerning the latest
reports. He denied having ever been III
the city Of Janesyil!e and SAID that since
MS arrival IN Nlii"i"i>Tr l"'t t'vl'tv
the only places he has been III are ~;
Francis, Silver City. Wauwatosa and
Racine. Not one night was he out of
Milwaukee except when he came TO Ita-
cine. This, he says, his landlady viii
swear to. The man is frettlng and Is
h.. ,.,i 10
Sists that it is a case of mistaken lden-
tity and that he has told the officers OF
all his movements ON the morning of
the shooting of Rev. and Mrs. Cheney.
The nearest to the house he got on that
day was the pOstotflce and that the hour
of the shooting he was either in jew
elry store or on Wisconsin street, be
tween Second and Third streets.
May Prove an Alibi.
1t is understood Mrs. Fred Bloom, who
lives on Wisconsin street, is confident
that COrbett was ut her home about 10
O'Clock and remained there a long ime.
She has net yet seen him, but from a
newspaper cot is confident he Is the man.
If such is the case COrbett could not
have been at the Cheney house when the
shooting occurred as il is several blocks
to the south.
1t all depends upon whether Mr.. and
Mrs. Cheney identify Corbett. If they
de he will most asSuredly be held and II
not there is nothing to do but let him 90.
Attending physicians still refuse TO let
the injured people see Corbett, and when
permission will be given is problematical.
Perhaps it will this week and maybe
next.
Reporters and others are refused per
mission to see either Mr.. or Mrs. Che
ney Only the relatives and nurses are
permitted to enter the sick rooms. Citi-
zons of all classes believe that the pastor
and his wife should see the man as soon
IS possible and end the suspense and
give the prisoner an opportunity TO estlb-
uatio in the shooting