The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-14

Wright, known all the time as Case.
But on August 81. lSsa. 4 stEanSfll ~
perienSs came to Mr. Candish, and one
that was the. forerunner of many 9TH
ers almost equally strange. Sitting
alone in his Office that day Mr.. Candish
was confronted suddenly by Case, as
he knew him, who came in hurriedly,
pale, and evidently greatly agitated.
Case frequently had said that some day
day he should do something handsome
for Candish. He did it in way alto
gether unexpected. On entering Mr..
Candish's Office, Case closed the door
and locked it. He said he wanted to
see Candish alone, and asked if there
might be, by any possibility any one
within hearing. On being assured that
he might speak freely with no fear of
being overheard, he said: II am in
trouble. L. must confide in somebody,
and of all the people l know l prefer
it should be you. Are you willing to
become my confidant and adviser?"
Candish replied that he was willing
and Case went on: Il have told you
already of the annoyance caused me by
the officials of Guffy, town that is in
bitter rivalry with Cripple Park, where
most of my property is located.
have just received tip that a war
rant has been sworn out in Guffy for
my arrest for the murder of a man
named Champion, who was killed last
January near there. scarcely knew
the man. l was foreman of the coro-
ner's jury that held an inquest over his
body and that returned verdict that
he came to his death from a gunshot
wound inflicted by party or parties
unknown. II swear that am inno-
cent of his death. My arrest is de-
sired simply, as : scheme to kill me,
or at least to ruin my enterprises, and
has been planned by people of a rival
town for that purpose. l can prove my
innocence, and If arrested now l must
lie in Jail some time before a grand
jury will be convened to pass on my
case and give me chance for trial
Meantime might lose all l have.
What want you to do is to go out
there and straighten out my affairs.
Work up case Or my defence, and
when you are ready for me will come
out and stand trial. l haven't much
ready money just now, but have some
valuable properties. and l want you
to take them, straighten things out
for me, and treat me right when every
thing is cleared up"
Wright gave Candish deeds to valu-
able property il Cripple Park and
transferred to him valuable mining
stock, and then suddenly disappeared.
He had been traced by Sheriff Storrs OF
Utah county, Col. 1t developed that
when Wright was living beside Utah
lake, near Pelican Point, Utah, three
young men, stepsons of his neighbor,
suddenly disappeared, and between the
next two days Wright and his wife left
the state. The following spring the
bodies of the three young men were
washed ashore from the lake and each
was found to have bullet wound be-
tween the eyes. Subsequently the step
father of the boys was tried for their
murder, convicted and sentenced to be
hanged. A short time before the SEN
tence was to be executed knowledge
came to his attorney that evidence i'm
plicating Wright had been found.
This suggestion of Wright's guilt soon
grew into belief from the fact that
the young men were shot by someone
who was expert in handling rife,
for Wright had been know as q seack
shot.
Prior to the discovery this evil
dence against Wright, Mrs. fright had