Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-12-26


Higgins and Policeman Edward Schu-
macher proceeded to the Cheney resi-
dence to make ready for the examina-
ton.
Officer Bassinger and Corbett followed
soon after. The wounded persons were
IN separate rooms and Corbett was taken
first before Mr.. Cheney.
Identified by Both.
Mr.. Cheney was in bed, but was raised
in an upright position so that he could
see Corbett perfectly. First Corbett was
placed in a position so that Mr.. Cheney
could see his side face and then his full
face and then his back.
Not word was spoken, except by the
officer, who gave Corbett orders, which
he complied with in perfect silence.
Corbett was next taken into Mrs. Che
neys room. The nurse and doctor sup
ported her while she looked at Corbett
The examination was carefully made
and then the prisoner was taken out Of
the room and the chief and mayor went
to hear the verdict.
The question was first put to
Mrs. Cheney, and she, without. a mo-
ment's hesitation, said that she
was perfectly sure that Corbett was
the man she had seen in her room on
the morning OF the shooting and that he
was the man who had shot her. She
said there could be no mistake, his she
had seen the man for more than min
ute on the day he shot her and that Cor
bett was her aSsailant.
Mr.. Cheney was next questioned. He
said: Il was surprised that | could rec
ognlze him as well as | did"
Both statements were made in the pres
ence of the mayor the chief OF police
and one OF the officers besides the nurses
and doctor. The Cheneys knew what
their verdict meant and they made it
only when they were positive of their
Identification.
C"rb It Not Told of Verdict.
COrbett was taken back to Jail. but
was not told of the Identification. The
chief and mayor both questioned him. but
he still insisted that he is innocent and
knows nothing whatever about the al
fair. He was taken back to his cell and
will be told of his identification later in in
the day, when he will be put through the
sweat box.
Rev. and Mrs Cheney were shot down
IN their home in this city by burglar at
~ o'clock Oh the morning OF December
q. The man was caught in the act Of
robbing her bureau by Mrs. Cheney. who
ordered him out Of her ROOM He told
her to hold up her hands and
when she refused and screamed for her
husband, the burglar fired two shots into
her body. He rushed out into the hall.
where he was met by Mr.. Cheney. whom
Il
then rushed into the street, where he
passed Mrs. John Armstrong
On the following day Henry i. Cor
bett was arrested on suspicion of being
the man who shot the Cheneys.
Mrs. Armstrong Identifies Him.
On the day after the arrest Mrs. John
Armstrong identified Corhett as the man
whom she had seen running away from
the Cheney residence She was positive
n hut
the fact quiet, as they feared that If it
became generally known that Mrs Arm
strong had Identified Corbett the citizens
would use violence against him, as the
feeling was running very high.
A few days later q clerk in q local
hardware store identified Corbett as the
man who had come into the store on the
day of the shooting and purchased some
32-callber rim-fre cartridges. This, with
other circumstances which pointed very
led the police to hold Corbett until he
could be taken before the Cheneys, who
have been too i'll until today TO stand
the shock of seeing him
The police are satisfied that Corbett is
the guilty man. A warrant will be taken
out immediately charging him with at
tempt to murder.
The police also believe that he is the
man who has been committing robberies
all through the southern part of the state
Ihey believe that he robbed the Mickey
residence at GAINESVILLE and have COM
municated with the GAINESVILLE police to
bring the girls, who were held up. To RAJ
cine and have them look at Corbett to see
if he is the man.
Henry Z. Corbett came to milwaukee,
several months ago and took room n
the southwest corner Of Broadway and
Biddle street. He began work charging
pictures and shortly after induced
young man named Keely to go into pal
nership with him 1t was only a short
time before they quarreled and separated.
Corbett hung out sign on the Broadway
house announcing that he was an artist
business in the city was limited and he
got into the habit Of visiting the sur
rounding towns in search of work.