The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-06-27
4 CASE OF IDENTITY
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| bis home wtl a widow named Martin, who had three children. .As postmaster
 be was known Co every man, woman and child for Gvc miles around, and
 you would say that his Identity could | be proved above any other mans. One morning Day was missing, and within nn hour che widow startled the com mun.y by charging him with attempt ed assault and robbery. Her state mcnt was Co thc effect that she htd been awakened about midnight and found hIm iu her room. She had that ] day received 5000 in cash and be de- handed the money. When she cried out. be struck her with @ club, and dur .us Che few minutes she was uncon-
 sc.ous he secured thc money and ncd. Did any one doubt her story3 Was there Che slightest reason Go suspect sh, could bc m.stakcn9 She had seen hm and heard bis voice So also had Frank aud Hattie os he left tho house. uc had taken a freight train which l ur-seJ. thp station at ] o'clock @. m., aud Che station agent had even spoken Co Mu. ts be was tlc Cnly paa-
 senrur thc conductor and two brake men could fuIiy identify him. Was .horc over palmer c0sct It vns thrcc weeks before Mr. Day was or..hg1'cJ and brought h0ck for .raL It was not even Illustrated He calmly denied chat hc was Henry Day. ue denied chat ho bad ever been .n Clayton. Indeed le vas so cool and lcryy ta8t l.. oI..rs. who knew h.m ! ls well as llcy Knew tte'r own ch.l- Ir,n began 0o dosh; .t hr worc really fhe mruh..... they started back Il. rel declared Che officers uI....cu. Uut w1Ic uo objection co TO. turning with uem There were 5O0 people -t ttc den0. ,o sec hIw Every one ro.r-uHed hw 0s Henry Day. ! .Nczf day G. was ur .U1d before @ 'u'.r ot ue Ho..c under tha. namo. Te denied Y and mva ha name 8s James T.Ier uH r'.r was mot guilty" and lc uaI che hest lawyers ! In .r. cuwg The .0al. which fbc officers brought '... Nl chem now ...ru t1 I..r ut Whom Mrs. Mag ! Hu took On. rHI slo positively Ilou- rl.H tr0 prisoner rs Day. On eros. rcn..Hr.r e.. began to w0vor One . .fl.- ,.HIr.u Worc p1stvcIy luoth. . .- atHar1It s0" At.crt .u the poHiof. . G.. u.e nrt oa llc stand lo Identify . ..a rr oa.r n. was positive at hrsJ . r.t ended HH f0uN.ue Only two ! torre n.urrs ogt of thirty called Co ! tl. stand HU-a positive The aoIcn e ..rHeI a or' Hi mistaken Identity. rI. rgaH..r declared ls mHo Go no James Bailey and thai lc WI born ot American parents tn Switzerland He had come Go th. United Sugs as a tour anfIaI only been In Che coun- .-. two re.rs. when arrested Uo had r.Hr- sf.aH'.nluorcy. some ot which was English gold.
 ! When ttc trial u Che higher court e1mc on. tte crew ot Che freight train and t.e station aeout wCrr put on tho stand Erel set od. to bc positive. but alon ended ny dcgnJng The ,cstimo- ny or Che faa1l agent was a fair sample.
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 .Wi1t sort ot nose had hcE
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 vs uas t was about midnight ui.n H.u rwoscf
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 .I saw r. olcr at tlc foot of ! t.. H.f and .. o.r' ! .nl y.r know who it was before ! y-g heard bis vo.cc|
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 N1I. what did Inc say|
 .ue a.I q want thot money or Tn
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 you werc gcauy nrishtcucd|
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 "Nrd yet frightened as you were | you recognized hs va.c.|
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 "Wcu. let us see ll thcre is any sim | IIary Prisoner. you wll cau out th,
 words used by che man In Che bed ! r0ou"
 The rrealor complied. seeming Co ! put himself n Che others place. and Ihs words suoekcJ che bottom out of ! Ithc prosecution. The Widow Martin l seemed stupclcl as she looked et him
 .s5 you swear that this is che voicC ! you heard Ia your bedroom. do youF l asked Che lawyer
 | ."I-I can't say.'
 | Of tbe two men who had bccn posi- ! tye at Che preliminary examination ! one bacsei square down. while thC ! etGar was ruI or douhta When th. ! case was closed and Che jury wen. ,... ......f ..,..r. .FYfrf.FFrf rnT frn ofIni