The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-01-22
Henderson Has Destroyed His Value az
aWitneSS by Telling Too
Many Stories.
OFFICIALS ARE RETICENT
AS TO What is Doing.
Declare That They Have Made
No 0vertures to Henderson
to Peach and Are Said
to Be Working On
Dutch Frank.

The officials decline to state why
Stripe was in Canton, Thursday, though
they do not say they did not see him
nor provide for his expenses while here.
1t will be remembered that there ara
at least three persons, who were impli-
Gated in the Greentown job, who have
not been brought to justice. All agree
that there were four men, If not five,
in the job, some thinking that the fifth
man remained on the outside 1t is
thought he is one of the men whom
Isaac Stripe recognized at the little
church. which four of the men attend
ed. 1t was here he recognized Hender-
son.
on several occasions efforts have been
made to get Henderson to talk, but he
has refused to give forth the story Of
that night save by piecemeal to fellows
to whom he made partial confessions,
duplicating himself very largely and
others not so largely. He has told so
many different stories that aside from
the fact that officers have talked to him
in the penitentiary it is understood that
no real effort has been made to get
him to peach" 1t is said that A. p.
owen, of the government secret service,
recently had talk with Henderson in
the penitentiary, but it is thought littla
came of 1t.
The claim is made that officials will
not give Henderson a chance to clear
his skirts. 1t is said that they feel that
he has been given all of the opportunity
he deserves. With Dutch Frank the
case would be different He might
know enough about the case, to aid
materially in working conviction,
with the other testimony that is at
hand.
The story that William Henderson,
who is in the penitentiary on the charge
of having killed John Hartong, at
Greentown, was being prevailed upon
to peach on his pals, is denied by tha
prosecutor and others who are supposed
to be interested.
1t is urged that Henderson has told
so many different stories, and his
character is such that little credenca
would be placed in his testimony unless
strongly corroborated.
The Communication of Martin Kinne-
hans sentence, as noted in Thursday's
ews-DemoCrat, however, may indicate
that this fellow, who is known under
the alias of Dutch Frank" maybe tha
fellow upon whom the case may depend
for evidence or pointers that may lead
to the re-opennlg Of the case.
The general impression is that Hem
der son will not be allowed to bear thd
entire burden of punishment when
others are known to have teen ASSOCIATE
ed with him in the crime.
The division of the reward for the APP
prehension OF Hartong's murderers is
matter that has not been settled.
Isaac Stripe, of Gil eentown, who gave
many pointers to the authorities, and
whose evidence was ma,erlal in secur-
ing Henderson's conviction, feels that
he Is entitled to a part of the reward,
and It Is said the commissioners have
under consideration proposition to pay
him 500 of the $500 offered. So far, only
$500 has been paid out, and that went
to detective.
Should this reward be paid, it Is said
that additional aid may be forthcom-
ing from the same quarter, but Mr..
Stripe evidently does not feel like ex-
erting himself for simply witness fee
when others are getting the long end
| of the reward.