Evening journal., 1902-05-08
BLOOD STAINS
TO BE EXPLAINED
Waite'S Clothes Spotted With
His Own Gore
BLOODY WHEN liz LEFT HOME
Cut His Hand Badly While in Care.
line County Jail aud Il Blcd
Freely

Denton authorities are now taxing
a hand aud assisting the Evening
Journal in proving conclusively that
Waite Sipple. the weak minded, self
confessed murderer of Mrs. Aida Col
Inns did not slay the woman and that
his clothing is not spotted with her
blood. Sheriff Hart. of Sussex county,
has contended all along that his
prisoner knew nothing about the MUIR
der. but he was mystihed by the blood
on the colored mans clothing. This
feature of the case is clearing, as the
following letter, received for publi-
cation through the courtesy Of Sheriff
Hart. will show:
Denton, Nd, May g. 1902.
Sheriff Peter ]. Hart,
My dear sir: l saw in some of the
papers that the clothes worn by the
colored man. Wyatt, or whatever he
now calls himself. have been taken
from him. and some spots on them are
to be analyzed, to acertain whether or
not they are of human blood. This
colored man was in Jail here some
weeks and the sheriff explained in
my hearing the fact of his having
blood on his clothes. to this effect:
THE darl1ey is very stubborn at
times and at other times is vicious
He snatched broom out of the hands
Of his guard one day. aud in doing so
cut his hand badly with the wire
around the handle. 1t bled very freely
at tEe time. and at times for several
days and his shirt. pants and coat
were somewhat bloody when he left
faf II
recognize the clothes Sol Downes
tas he was known here) had on when
he left here. am sure 1 would know
mis- shoes.
't occurred to me that if Sheriff
Dukes could identify the clothes and
explain the condition of them when he
left here: and if they are now in the
same condition as then. it would be
unnecessary to have the State chemist
work on them to find out about the
blood (human blood spots on them.
They were there right enough when
he left here and if the clothes are the
same they are there yet.
Il write you this simply for your
personal information, and if you write
to Sheriff Isaac L. Dukes, Denton.
Nd. l am sure he will give you any
information he has of the poor half
witted colored man who has become
entangled in the Collins murder case.
/ do not pretend to say that the dar-
key might not have done such a
deed if he were given the opportunity,
but if he can explain his whereabouts
as satisfactorily as he can the blood
spots on his clothes, he could very
nearly prove himself out of it. Yours
respectfully"
u. Potter Steele,
Justice of the Peace.
Denton. Md
This letter was received yesterday
by Sheriff Hart and he will at once
communicate with Sheriff Dukes re-
garding the matter.
State Detectives Identity "Blke"
The wheel ridden by the colored
man was stolen from the Rev. Ellis, of
Kenton. and has been identified It
was not much trouble to determine
this point. as the bicycle had peculiar
marks. by which it's ownership could
be proven.
When Mr.. Ellis heard of Waite S
capture and the bicycle, he gave the
authorities a description of it.
His letter stated that it was a
Crawford. No. 1905, and had been re-
paired by having steel placed on the
forks of it. This is the same machine
that was taken from the negro when
he was arrested near Delmar, by the
Town Constable. Waite stole the
wheel from its owner in Kenton on
April Q, three days before the murder.
Prisoner Has Hidden Friend
Demented. as he is, and not being
able to concentrate his mind long on
any one subject. the negro has been
watched over by a special Providence.
Counsel has been employed to defend
him and a retainer paid. Charles
Moore. of Georgetwon, is his counsel,
and said yesterday that he had been
employed and had received a retainer.
What course Mr.. Moore will pursue in
the case is not known He may pay
the fine of IS, imposed in the Ander-
son case and ask that his client be
released on habeas corpus.