The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-05-28

Deen made to murder him at Peter,s
Rest; how he had obtained the agree-
ment from Hillsman and what Franz
lin had said to Hillsman about Nor
rls; how he had himself made a COW
of the agreement at Mr.. Everett's
house when Franklin was announced
and all that happened with reference
thereto. He also gave detailed ac-
count of the demands made upon him
for the paper which Hillsman had
given him to read.
WAS anyone present when the de-
mand was made?" asked Mr.. Ever
EFT.
yes, sir; the eastern capitalist,
Frederick Merivale, was present; but
whether he gave any attention to
the conversation l could not say"
Lawyer Everett smiled inscrutably
at this, but made no comment
A large number of minor witnesses
were then examined. A letter carrier
told how he had delivered to Frank
lin in person letter bearing the Chi
ma postmark. Otto Orthaldsden,
little Swiss jeweler, whose shop
boosted many odd dainties in the Jew
elry line and who had partiality
for articles of European make, took
the witness stand. He proved to be
very methodical man, for he
brought one of bis books with him.
He examined the unidentified watch,
which was of Swiss make, and said
be had sold it to Col James Franklin.
Then he produced his book, showing
the date of sale of every watch, with
Is number, make and the name of the
person to whom it was sold. A refer
snce 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 it's peculiar
tiles of design and special make, and
his professional eye at once located
it. 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 a 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
dfHoranf
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 lew 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 taller and the doctor who had
attended Herbert Wright testified to
the attempt made to poison the &C
cused, and their suspicious that the
man in the red flannel shirt hao
manipulated it.
Then, to the surprise of many per
| sons. OlU lOul, WlOoC ASoA ANAS 49,
Bob Hathaway, was introduced, an'
he made clean breast of all his
workings in the case. He admitted
having been a party to the trap SCI
for Irving Warde, for which job hi
and his partner were to get hand
some sum conditional on the success
of a certain scheme. He confessed
that Franklin had hired him for Thu
purpose. He had also logged Warde
steps on several occasions for Frank
lin.
His companion, Dick Padgett, con
frmed his story in all the essentla
details.
Finally the man in the red hanne
shirt was put upon the witness stand
but this time he had on blue Ianne
shirt. He was very crooked loon
inc customer, but he told renarS
ablv straight tale. He had done
great deal of "worl1' for the colone
The day Herbert Wright was put
iail the colonel had given him the pls
tol which was in evidence, ana ma
told him TO go to Wright's house an
substitute IL for the old rusty ahal
which had belonged TO the prisone'
, The colonel had learned from NJ
Warde that Mrs. Wright was on
visit IN her husband and had sent nll
IN make the substitution in her al
senee. AS he was coming out nov
ever. he had been hailed ny la"
living near by-Mrs' anderson S'a,
whose testimony he eonnrinea' In.
on the colonel had employed MN
go 30 the jail and get one OF she ~
oners 20 slip O white powosr lh'
Wright's food. lie had paid Deg
whose name he DID not know, ~
his. lie AID not know positively tn 1
2 INC powder was poison, bus snsp'e''
? thaf n was, The hapnel-snlfl ma
: Admitted very Daiysly tbat pc sas
general biTd-of-prey who aig sll ~ \,
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