The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-18
NEN NISE MURDER STORY
SENSATIONAL sTk@EMENT BIZ JUS
TICE OF PEACE D. C. WILLIAMS,
OF CROW TOWNSHIP
FARM LABORER IS SUSPECTED
plan Who Had Worked for the wise
Family Is Said to Have Made
Threats Against
Them.

ANOKA, Mimi, Nov. I'D. G. VIII
7ams, justice of the peace in Crow
township. this county, yesterday made
q sensational statement concerning the
Wise murder. Williams is q well known
man in the county and his word is con-
sidered reliable. He declares his conVic-
lion that the verdict rendered by the
jury which tried Miller and Hardy for
this murder was a just one, and that the
real murderer is still at large. Williams
asserts that he brought the facts now re-
lated to the attention of Sheriff Merrill
and other officials when they We're
searching for evidence to convict Miller
and Hardy, but these officers refused to
consider his disclosures important
Williams bases his belief in the guilt
Of man now in another part OF the
country on the fact that this man ap-
piled to him as justice for warrant to
secure the arrest of William and Mrs
Wise for robbery. This mans name is
said to be GOerick. When he refused to
issue warrant on the statement of the
case made by the applicant, the latter
swore to Williams that he would take
ii OUT Of their hides"
Revenge is not the only motive this
person had for committing the crime,
according to Williams. The mans state
ment to the justice included a recital of
relations with Martha, the Oldest daugh-
ter of the Wises, which Williams saws
provides the additional motive of jeal-
OuSy
The man against whom Williams accu-
SatiOns are directed is a common Iaborer,
q person Of dIssolute habits. A year ago
in September he was working near the
Wise farm and for convenience sake
secured board with the family His state
ment to Williams was that he became
enamored Of Martha ana that his affec-
ton for her was reciprocated.
Toward the latter part of his stay witt
the WlSeS, TINS man came to Williams
for the warrant. He declared that Ii
had given Mrs. Wise $40 of his earnings
to take care of for him, and that she an(
Wise had entered into a conspiracy witt
Martha to defraud him Of the money. H.
had been awakened on the previous nigh
10 find Martha in his room in her nigh
clothes. He spoke TO the girl, and ius
room. Wise abused him in loud voice
and ordered him from the house IN.
bOarder objected but was compelled Il
leave. Before doing 50 he demanded III,
SAG which he had left with Mrs. U Sc hu
she refused to return the money ani
Wise swore bis wife had never received
It. The victim Of this little agricultural
badger game thereupOn went to the JUS
tice for a warrant. Williams said h,
refused TO issue the warrant Dacaus
there was nothing to show that Mrs
Wise had received the money and be
cause he knew the applicant to be a maj
Of bad habits, who had in all probab fIit,
sinned more than he had been SHINE
against 1t was then that the threat wa
uttered against the Wises
On Thursday, before the murder, tn
man who made these threats appeared II
Anolla after q long absence. He i
known to have left there on the TUESDAY
morning after the crime. Williams wa
so thoroughly impressed with this man
guilt, that failing to secure the co-opera
ton OF the officers. he went to Minneap
oils, and in company with PatrolmGl
Butler, of the police force, searched III