The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-09
SAYS THAT WITNESSES
WERE SPIRITED AWAY.
STATE ATTORNEY FOWLER Il
INTERNIEWED.s
New Light OH the Disappearance of
Persons in the t;irirryilir
Riot CaScS.

! I.LT't EI.r,' ~pE,TAL
I \I'uua. Ill.,. Feb. s-Tc-Gay tlsre w,-
! iu.l 5ftrr the storm rai.-! YESTERDAY t, .r.
I !rvs"yEt"E III the Cart-rvUIe ri8, case.
ihe court "Is only in session i. ! = hours
owing O" the uousTrly.L Of talesla.n. ta.
batter having been dc,ay,.; by tn. storm Of
III" night before. Nor "A juror was T. ken,
although th- feeling has been general that
now no irIpediEIrE: exists tp a rapid trial.
Fifteen taIcsm-n we've examined daring the
day ami Eoue Wa- accepted
State Attorney tU.I.r save the f5,lo---
tnE interview to vour corro-po.l which
develops a condition far beyond the -
I-eviati"H or court or counsel
"tiay- yYl information rh.t parties flaU-
I tiii'd with the .I-i~uS, hal anything ?, .ts
with tt" mysterious disc .oar.,ur. OF vu..r
witnesses. ' ". Williams ana SOM
Il have. Mr.. Williams uaS found ri 81
loam SPRINGS Ark. On January =. .Lou,
) q m, George SchooIcragt called ~ The
i'.a'e "hsr" Williams Mas boarding - Her
fiH. iH-, and induced Williams to ro .
''-A'oicri.is home in CartoTyiLe. on tho
preceding eyeniuc. in tha s-r,~ts II Tar
'Hf'liIe- Ih;n Barnet; arrost,d Dras Vii
H'rnS son Of Y ". Williams. ANA instruct
81 him tu =" F. S5hoal.rafts Es.S. and
there remain until h" came Barnett did
not appear dt The house of :, S,hooIrraft ur-
III about . q. IN. when his father auI
Sch"u.grJ:t arrived from Herri-. p.4s he
ins poorly "lsd. was furnished clothing IA
order 70 m-k" the trip 70 ArkaustS
"eorGo Walker arrived at the residcno.
soon thereafter. sui took Williams ami
son % FT"1oris Station. only "a short a.<-
ta0'e from t4Tt.r .rL.Il. and tU,r. ha.-,i.d
~ |rfl F#.v.v
Louis b7 the train w. Schsol.r4ft who
accompanied them TO - Louis and pur-
chased tickets for Williams and his so,,
and IN addition furnished them siI to pay
expenses 10 sloan Springs. AK. He a,yp
pam their fare q" =. Louis. Al =. Louis
they Remained o d-y an. half
After arriving at Sil.4Iu SoYircz they
until February Nr Williams went rr |
that dat" O." %" Springs and there .urt
G""rg" SoE""i"rtft who i.:armei him that /
th'y must t.k" IN" first train f,r Viruu4
Th.rcupou Williams asked what this meant !
and Wa i formed jha' "a. defense l.E Fc,.r /
accused "t '!',i'H-c fvul;y with WEI ans ana |
MS SON and tHst 10 uaS absolutely u,-c-- /
strN THAT they T'tU!n a. Once They re-
turned vith Srhool"rHrt To -. Louis. |
; S'h'"icrtft purchasing their tickets. From |
there they were sent by Schnoicraft To !
AFRO, hH srccruUIuylrS them 60 Carbon
dale aui he going thence. to CartarvfiIr /
Cairo. one Everett Anderson. brother
in-.aw ~ Attorney Hrnshaw for the de-
f.uS". came into their coach and said to |
v illiImS:
You lot YOUR boy go with me: 1t is un-
!"fs'oud he shall - home with me
iht. father refused she request au1
brought his son To- Vienna. Anderson
further said.
When y"u arrive A. Vienna. George Will
meet yuu there. and IL IS understood that
r"u must go 20 the Perkins House. which Is
1''s :qaart-rs for the '.cieH-c- They viii
take care "f YOU
To-murroV application will hn made In
h" Circuit Court for attachments fer all
7+rt;os connected with this rurk.
Al tho statements IN the foregoing in
nrNl"w w~T' -" ur"t today ia au affidavit
u-dC after a long interview with ". T..
I.isntfpnt uf turtrui+ls. one Of ths. rr1Sc-
'Itiun'S ATTORNEYS. who hes worked with
great z~ll to hviIC To- jichI he exact fsc.S
=. tie c.i$e. JGHr r. lott ami his wife. two |
- her witnesses mSufi ipucd IN tho aDyIis4- |
Jon f0r . continuance. arrived I'm thu CITY
his aftcrr"on from their hrTus in Herr!u I
\ h"r" they have resided si.Ce tn. operin;
II the trial
a now y"UIr- vas frIri necessary in or
cr 20 secure Oh" remaining Two jurors. and
Udrc Nigk'rS ordered nifty talosmen for !
u-mocr"H morning.