Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-30
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Philip Addy. Arrested for Completely In
eorton Murder. Now Confined
In Jail Here.
1t will be interesting news to our
people to learn that Philip Addy, who
is held on the charge of being impli-
Gated in the murder of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gorton near Litchfeld on Dec. 81, 1901,
Is confined In the Kandiyohi county
jail. Addy was brought here last Fri
day night from Litch6eld by Sheriff
Frank Nelson of Meeker county, the
object in contning him here being to
prevent him from communicating with
his brother Frank, who is in the
Meeker county Jail. The preliminary
nearing was set for Tuesday (yester-
day. at 3. p. m., and Sheriff Nelson
came up and brought his prisoner
back to Litchfeld on the afternoon
train.
A message from Litchfeld this
morning, states that a change of venue
has been taken to the Grove City
court, and the hearing will take place
In about eight or ten days before
Judge M. E. Hanson of that place.
In the mean time the prisoner will re-
main in custody in Willmar.
Philip Addy is an elder brother of
Frank, who is now held on the charge
OF the murder of Mrs. Gorton. He is
70 years OF age, and to TRIBUNE re-
porter he stated his younger brothers.
age as only II. The daily papers
have contained exaggerated reports
regarding the capture, and Addy
claims that the Minneapolis Times
has published the most reliable inter-
view. The following facts from the
Litch6eld Independent will be of in
terest to our readers:
He was arrested at Sites, Idaho,
and was brought here by two private
detectives from Minneapolis, Brown
and Baxter by name. These men, on
reaching Minneapolis with Addy, gave
a highly colOred account of their work
as sleuths in running down and cap
turing Philip Addy AS q matter of
fact, Addy made no attempt whatever
to conceal his Whereabouts. He was
In constant communication with peo-
pie here, and left his address when-
ever he changed locations. He was in
Lltchield about month or six weeks
after the GortOn tragedy, and spent
several days here.
His arrest for completely in the Cor
ton case puts new phase on the case.
Attorney Foster in opening the case
for the state in Frank Addy's trial,
said that he would prove by two rep
utable witnesses that Philip Addy was
in the vicinity of the Gorton place on
the night OF the fire, but on the trial
of the case no evidence to this effect
was introduced. Addy was known to
have gone to Minneapolis on his way
to Indiana on the morning of the day
on which the fire took place. He left
here on the O'Clock train, and the
! fire took place at about 10 O'Clock
that night, about II hours later. At
torney Fosters statement is that in
stead OF continuing his journey to In
diana on the day he left here he came
back to Meeker county again, and
was here at the time of the fire. If
this can be proven it will be a tough
nut for the defense to crack. On the
other hand if Addy can prove his
whereabouts on the night of the fire
he will establish his innocence as to
any actual participation in the alleged
crime.
Philip Addy resided in this county
for two or three years prior to the
GOrtOn fire. He came here from
North Dakota, and lived for time in
Union Grove. Later he leased the
Doll farm about two miles north OF
Litch6eld and lived there for about
two years until last fall when he threw
up the lease, and sold his chattels at
auction. He remained here until the
time of the GOrton fire when he went
to Indiana, returning for short visit
about six weeks later. At this time
he went west. He has a brother in
Idaho or Washington. He reached
there about the time of the Thunder
Mountain excitement, and Joined in
the rush to that section.
Irwin & Mead of Minneapolis have
been retained by Addy to defend him
in the case. 1t is expected that the
preliminary hearing will be attended
either by W. W. Erwin or his partner,
and that if the prisoner is bound over
that this noted criminal lawyer will
take the side of the defense in the
trial.
It is scarcely necessary to say thai
Addy claims he was on his way from
Minneapolis to Indiana on the even
ing of the fire, and denies all com
plicity in the n after.