The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1904-04-14
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KRAFT had that afternoon testified
in murder case, in which ne had
shown conClusivcly that the prisoner
had written threatening letters to the
murdered man. The experts reasons
why these letters had been written by
the same person rs letters proved to
have been written by the prisoner were
so convincing that the Jury would have
convicted him without leaving their
seats But the case must be summed
mp by prosecuting attorney and counsel,
and that would require another day.
Herr Kraft" said the visitor, 81
listened to your testimony today IN the
Keller case. and my confidence in your
skill is so great that | have decided to
employ you in case | have IN hand
"Plrnsc bc seated. sir"
"IIcrc Is letter which came TO light
after an interval of twenty years. 1t
was written in 1919 You will rcmcm.
Der that the year previous occurred the
rcvolutionof lSiS. During that troublous
period II prominent member Of the leg
islntivc body dchcd the rcvolntlonlsts,
throwing all his Influence with the gov
eminent lie stated to several intimate
friends that he had been threatened
with death by the rcvOlutiOnists II he
did not cease his opposition In their
work One day he was found dead
ana everybody knew that hc had been
murdered Nevertheless the murderer
or murderrrs were never discovered
This letter. recently found among the
papers of ia" murdered man that as
capped notice at til" time Of the MUIR
der. was evidently written by the leader
of revolutionary society and threat
cncd him witt, death If he did not ne
cC1c to the sOcicty's demands"
The speaker threw the letter on the
desk bcfOr" the expert. II read:
Herr X:
The revolutionary commItte" warns you
that II YOU speak tomorrow TO tho Citi-
Zrus at Berlin UNFOLDING the tyrunt and
dcnouncug the motives NJ the resolution
lists yUu Will never address another AS
sembly. Fly order NJ the committee
HANS OBERBIGCk. President
The expert bent low over the letter
as hc read It.
"NOw, the receiver Of this letter."
the visitor continued. addressed tho
meeting referred to and the following
day was found dead with a bullet in
his back. Hans Ohcrbcck Is we'll re.
mcInbcrcd rs a young enthusiast but
twenty-five years of age. He dlsap
pcarcd as soon as the revolution was
suppressed have letters hearing date
of 1852, 1857 and 1860 which are stint.
lar in ChirOgraphy to the one before
you, though they bear u different sig
nature. | have come to you for the pur.
pose of getting your opinion uS to the
identity of the writer of thrSc recent
letters with the man who wrote the one
of ISIS"
The speaker threw three more letters
on tn" desk, which KRAFT opened and
appeared 10 study iutCutly for II time,
then said: "rhc letters bearing the name
of Ohcrbcck and Ties" hearing the
name of Herman cannot possibly have
been written by the same person be
cause | happen to remember that ODER
beck died of fever in 1910 The rca.
son | remember his death is that, he
being prominent rcvolmtionist, it OK
cited considerable comment Mt the
time"
"And If he had not died Of II fever
he would have died by the rope"
IL remember that too" said the cx-
pert in a scarcely audible voice.
"Thcrc Is II chapter Of this little story
with which You are perhaps not ia
miliar. A year ago the grave Of Ober-
beck was opened and found TO contain
coffin filled with stones"
KRAFT made no reply, but bent lower
over IL" letters. as though deeply i'm
mcrsrd il t.."m. Rising with the letter
of Oborbcrk - his hand he held II near
the lamp, ms i to got better light In
deed, so near u, t n corner of it caught
fire In twiHklnG the flame was
blown ont by thh visitor, who covered
the expert ut thc same time with re-.
volvcr.
Pardon me-" laid the latter. "Your
car"lcssncss cam' near costing II life"
Glow So"
you are ~ only to study this case,
but You are TO 90 over your testimony
given today with n view to seeing If
you Eayc not been mistaken"
"What Is your interest in that CAscT'
"rhc prisoner is my brother and an
innocent man. That | know, though l
can't prove IT,"
How did you get these lcttersW
IL am the Graudncphcw of Herr
Keller, who was murdered by the rcV0-
lutiOnary COMMITTEES, probably by Hans
OhcrhcCk himself, The Ohcrbcck let.
ter only came into my possession year
ago. immediately examined Oher.
brck's grave, then put the ease in the
hands Of detectives in America, whore
so many revolutioniStS went after tho
/ fascO Of 1913. They got on the track
Of Obcrbeck, who returned 10 the IA,
thcrland in 1860 under the name Of
Herman, In 1861 he returned to Amer,
| Ten and putprpl tho IInlOu army In