The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-30

Nfckumss blood, and came from the
wounds which were made on her BODY
Those wounds were made before she
was struck on the head The murderer
ed to keep quiet, and nit her with the
axe.
then feared that she could not be trust
1.-The officers are not yet on the
right track They will find that some
one in the house was mixed up in the
affair. 1t was a white man who did
the killing. There was woman in
the case. Mrs Brown should pc
watched. 1 saw the man who did the
killing; I would recognize him If 1
should see him on the street. He Is
holding down a position right here in
stay here until he find that the fire is
getting too hot for him; then he Will
resign and leave town.
Am I a spiritualist? Well, 1 am
believer in God. For four months I
was stricken speechless once; since
then 1 have been trying to use this
new power as God would want me TO,
to do good and bring justice to all L
don't want to say too much; perhaps
have said too much already. I was
warned one day when my husband
was to have a narrow escape from
death, and was warned when another
relative came near being killed while
working over at the city electric light
plant"
Sheriff Visited Mrs. Wagner.
Some time ago there was myster-
ious case out in Jewell county A
young man II years old myStertouSly
disappeared, and another man was ar
rested for killing him. The Sher1m or
Jewell county came all the way from
Mankato to see Mrs. Wagner. He got
a reading from her to the effect
that the boy was alive and would be
found in cheap hotel in Denver. The
sheriff went at once to Denver and
found the boy exactly as described.
s'If any of the sheriff's force want to
try to get information about Mrs.
Nickum's murderer" said Mrs. Wag-
ner today, 81 will be glad to make an
effort to get some information.
don't know that we could get any re-
suits. We tried hard to get some in
formation about the Collins murder,
but could do nothing. They even
brought over a piece of the blanket
on which Mr.. Collins lay, which held
in my hand, but it did no good. 1t
might be the same way in this Nick
um case. 1t seems as though, in these
bloody and horrible murders. sort of
barrier was presented to our COM
munications.
1--WE have tried to get some informa-
ton from the spirit friends as to
whether or not they have seen Mrs
Nickum over there since her death,
and have tried to get them to COM
municate with her and find out. if pos
sibIe, who was her murderer. but all
our efforts so far have been in vain
We have received nothing. 1t is a
great deal easier to communicate and
find out where missing people are than
to locate the murderer in cases like
this Nickum case.
Il keep having this feeling, how
ever, Just as 1 often get impressions;
that the officers are on the wrong
track; the the murder was committed
by a woman, and that the mutilation
of the body was done to cover the real
purpose of the crime. This seems a
horrible thing to say, but that is the
impression have about the matter"
Paddy Betts-DetectiVe.
County Attorney Otis Hungate is in
kansas Fr CITY teafy Mo5Ton a5SSn Patferson
the man who is suspected of the muir
der of Mrs. Mary Nickum.
Sheriff Lucas called up the county
attorney at midnight last night and
requested him to come down. Patter-
son was held at the central police sta
tion, and the sweating" is taking
place there today.
Pacific plug at 1880 this morning, and
is expected to return with Lucas and
the two prisoners, Patterson and |
sparr some time this evening; I9i1 ga+ts
turned from Eudora, Kan, on the |
1850 Santa Fe local this morning |
He had been doing some detective |
work in Eudora, and brought back the |
left Topeka. Belts was in EudOra |
Monday in search of clues to Patter- |
sons whereabouts. He visited Patter- |
sons parents, who live on a farm a |
short distance from Eudora, and rep |
resented himself as shop-mate of |
their son. who had come down to visit |
him. Mr. and Mrs. Patterson in
formed him that their son had only |
stopped a day with them, and had |
then gone on to Kansas City. Belts
returned to the Patterson home early |
this morning, and told the old folks
that he was on his way to Kansas
City and that Patterson had requested |
him to bring his grip and all the
clothes he left last Thursday. Mrs.
Patterson, mother of the suspect,
packed up the clothing and said she
was sorry she had not washed the
garments. Belts brought the valise
back to Topeka, explaining to Mr..
Patterson, who accompanied him to
the depot, that he was coming back as
far as Lawrence and catch the Union
Pacific to Kansas City.
The mother and father of the sus-
pect appeared to be good, honest peo-
pie. and Belts felt some qualms of |
conscience when he imposed upon
them.
He stated when he returned this
morning that he would not open the |
grip or make any examination of the
clothing or other effects it contained |
until Sheriff Lucas returned.