Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-06-17


told how he had. delivered to Frank
lin in person n letter bearing the Chi
ma postmark. Otto Orthaldsden, q
little Swiss jeweler, whose shop
boosted many odd dainties in the jew
elry line and who had Partially
for articles Of European make, took
the witness stand. He proved to be
n very methodica1 man., for he
brought one of his books with him.
He examined the unidentified watch,
which was of Swiss make, and said
he had sold it to Col. James Franklin.
Then he produced his book, showing
the date of sale of every watch, with
Its number, make and the name of the
person to whom it was sold. A refer
ence to his book showed that he had
disposed of No. 5000 OF this particular
make to Franklin. The cost of the
watch was here also and the date of
the payment. The unidentified pin
was then shown to him, which he
recognized. 1t, too, had its peculiar
tiles of design and special make, and
his professional eye at once located
1t. He declared that he had sold this
pin, or one exactly like it, to Frank
lin.
John Hauptmann, dealer in boots
and shoes, testified that he had Sc
cured small consignment of arctics.
the only shipment of the particular
kind he Thought in the CITY. He had
made only three sales Of this kind Of
overshoe at the time of Wright's muir
der; one was to the mayor; the sec
ond was to the chancellor, and the
third was to Frank Hillsman. He
sold these three persons all their
shoes, and as they wore different
numbers he had sold them different
sized arctics.
Mrs. Herbert Wright and Mrs. An
derson next testified to the disap-
pearance of the old pistol, and the
substitution Of the new one with
which Wright was supposed to have
been killed. Mrs. Anderson also told
of the visit of the man in the red
flannel shirt.
The jailer and the doctor who had
attended Herbert Wright testified to
the attempt made to poison the ac-
cused, and their suspicious that the
man in the red flannel shirt had
manipulated it.
Then, to the surprise of many per-
sons, Old Tom, whose real name was
Bob Hathaway, was introduced, and
he made n clean breast OF all his
workings in the case. He admitted
having been party to the trap set
for. Irving Warde, for which job he
and his partner were to get hand
some sum conditional on the success
OF certain scheme. He confessed
that Franklin had hired him for this
purpose. He had also logged Warde's
steps on several occasions for Frank
lin.
His companion, Dick Padgett, con-
frmed his story in all the essential
details.
Finally the man in the red flannel
shirt was put upon the witness stand,
but this time he had on blue flannel
shirt. He was a very crooked look
ing customer, but he told a remark
ably straight tale. He had done u
great deal of work" for the colonel.
The day Herbert Wright was put in
Jail the colonel had given him the pis-
tol which was in evidence, and had
told him to go to Wright's house and
substitute it for the old rusty affair
which had belonged to the prisoner.
The colonel had learned from Mr..
Warde that Mrs. Wright was on a
visit to her husband and had sent him
to make the substitution in her abb
sence. AS he was coming out, how
ever, he had been hailed by lady
living near by-Mrs. Anderson
whose testimony he confirmed. Later
on the colonel had employed him to
go to the Jail and get one of the pris-
oners to slip white powder into
Wright's food. He had paid negro
whose name he did not know, to do
this. He did not know positively that
the powder was poison, but suspected
that it was. The fannel-shirt man
admitted very naively that he was a
general bird-of-prey, who did all such
odd jobs and chores as this for the
requisite cash. Col. Franklin had
been particularly valuable client of
his. and had always paid him well;
but when at last he had been cornered
the colonel had thrown him overheard
along with his friends. Padgett ano
Hathaway. A contemptuoas soowl
enriched the deepening gloom OF
Franlklin's face us he listened to oil
this testimony, but he did not open
his lips. Just how these men were
caught and made to tell what they
knew was revealed further on in the
trial.
Frank Hillsman now took the stand
and told the following story:
Several months ago when Mr.
Wright's safe was robbed, and be
fore the news was out, met Ton
Morris ut the N. & L. depot. He wal
just preparing to leave on the out
going train. Seeing me, he came W
quickly and said:
GIVE got paper here for thu
colonel, but I've been called ava,
4 suddenly and will not have time t.
nSN AHA. WAoA WV VIVIAN AVo Az "
him and say that will write abou
4 1t. It is Of the greatest Importance
that he should get IT.
II didn't see the colonel that day
4 and the next morning was midi.
surprised that Morris had been doinl
4 the light-tingered not. This cause,
me to reflect, and made up my min
to look at the paper he had hande
me, which had supposed was som
legal document. l found that it wa
an old agreement between Wrigh
and Franklin, and that on Its bac,
were the words John T. Wright
copy. etc. Putting nose and chin tc
gether, concluded that Morris ha
stolen this paper from his employer
and that Franklin was aware of II.
have always had fondness for Of
documents. curious subjects and OF
cult information generally, and, a
this paper evidently did not belon
to Franklin, saw no harm in keel
ing il awhile, II was possible, il