The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-11
WRITTEN FROM WICHITA
Another Tale in the Famous HiIImOn
Trial.

The question of admitting the letter
Walters of Wichita, to his sweetheart in
Iowa, came up in the Hillmon trial at
Leavenworth yesterday. and Judge Hook
decided to permit the reading of he let
ter after long arguments for and against
it. This letter is the one, alleged by the
insurance compares, that Walters v-lote
shortly before he started out on trip
with Hillmon and Brown, from here to
Medicine Lodge, when it is charged by
them that Walters was murdered and the
claim made that it was Hillmon
The letter in full was as follows:
WALTERS LAST LETTER.
Wichita, Kan, March /, 1S79-Dearest
Alvina: Your kind and ever-welcome
letter was received yesterday afternoon
about an hour before 1 left Emporia
though I did not have time TO answer it
at Emporia. I will stay here until the
foreRart of next week and then will leave
here to see part of the country which
never expected TO see when l left home
asst am going with a man by the name
of .Hillmon who expects to start a sheep
ranch, and as he promised me more wages
than 4 could make at anything else. 1 con-
cluded to take it for while, at least
until struck something better.
There is so many folks in this country
that have got the Leadville fever, and if
l would not have got that situation that
7 have I would have went there myself;
but as it is at present, I will get to see
the best part of Kansas, Indian Terri
tory, Colorado and New Mexico.
The route that we intend to take would
cost a man TO travel from $50 to $780,
but It Will not cost me a cent. besides
7 get good wages. I will drop you a let
ter occasionally until 1 set settled down
then I want you to answer, you bet.
honey. Don't it? So you can see tina.
I won't get home for a few months vet
but cannot tell how soon I will get back
I am rs anxious to see you as you are
10 see me. but I do not want to go back
there without a cent of money for that
IS not what I left for you know When
I get back you will get to see me in
about the same way we parted tyou bet)
II anyone asks what I am doing. tell
them that YOU are not informed, for it is
none of their business
And another thing: don't ask me to
write long letters. for I would without
being asked, If 1 could find the words
when I write. as I am generally busy
from lmy old woman) sweet little girl.
bat you know how that is without be-
ing told So I viii not have 10 waste
any more pauer on that subject at pres
ent. I Will have 70 come 20 q close Re-
fore long or VIII have TO do as thai
othe rfellow-write two sheets and swim
die the postmaster out of three sheets
and YOU know I don't like 10 do that.
pet. Please give compliments 10 inquir-
ing friends and all the love that you can
/ embrace for yourself and nobody else. I
Will close FOR this time love, 10 let me
/ hear from yeu soon again. Yours as
/ ever, 4. WALTERS.
p. S.-Much obliged for that poetry.
and done as you said Thought Of you
when I read ito"
DISPOSITIONS from the girl ana other
relatives Of Walters state that this : The
last they ever heard from him. TIE let
Ter has an important bearing in tend rg
To prove the charge Of q cons1i-lcy On
the part of Hillmon. Brown anu BALDWIN
II rob the insurance companies. THey sI-
: lege that Walters was murierAi. AL it
was his body and not that Of HJimon
eNhumed al Medicine Lodge and saFs,ed
{ back 10 Lawrence
The attorneys for Mrs Hnlmon charge
( that the letter Is forgery. and raey Will
Try 10 discredi1 Is in their reba3tal testl-
/ mony.
Newspaper dles from the State I9is5ori-
cal society we're in court today. So ar the
''Hillmon trunk has not ben opened. ard
J !; is not likely - be