The Mankato free press., 1905-09-08
He Was a Model Man Writes
His Friend, S. N. Bise.
Tr;a. 6: His His HM,ssra.ssrrSSsss H,s &c &c
Had on October Nine.
Some Things That Are Alleged
Against Dead Man.
from FRIDAYS Daily.

from Fridays Daily.
Further light on the murder of Rich
ard Saunders Parry, once a resident of
Butternut near Lake Crystal, at Los
Angeles, is furnished in a communica
tion that The Free Press has received
from a friend of the murdered man, S.
NJ. Bise of Compton, California. Mr..
Bise writes:
eve knew Richard to be a model man.
He lived with us year and a half.
He was honesty itself and was a con-
sistent Christian. He left us to 60 to
school as he was preparing himself to
be a minister. He found he had not
money enough for this purpose. so he
went to work again. He lived in our
home just like one of the family and
we treated him as such. We trusted
him with our business ond our money.
As we were viewing his remains, an old
er Christian man said he was a pat
tern for all of us, for none of us lived
as near God as he did He is surely
prepared to meet God. He was greatly
esteemed by all in our little town. He
had no enemies here. The people of
this town were never so stirred up over
anything as this.
"AIiss Williamson's trial will not take
place until Oct. 9. There was nothing
brought out at the inquest or at the
preliminary that proved anything but
guilt on her part. There was moth
ing against him. He was robbed and
murdered, we are sure. He had no bad
habits, worked all the time and saved
his money. All his money was gone,
also his watch and chain and ring, and
then she took his life Some who did
not know him said he ought not to have
gone to that cheap place, but poor Rich
ard did not know it was bad place. He
only went there to save his money and
never thought of anything else. He
told me he was saving every cent he
could, in order to go to school. He was
exceedingly anxious to get into the min
isterial work Our minister, Rev. l. L..
Spencer, was helping him. He was as
innocent of any wrong doing as any one
in this world will ever be. trust she
will be punished, as she certainly de-
serves"
While at the house Miss William
son said that she had forbidden Saun-
ders coming to the house, says The Los
she said, that he got room there the
last time he came. She happened to be
out and her assistant let him have the
room. She did not say, however, how
it happened that she allowed him to re-
main four days, but did claim that
he had been Troublesome. Lodgers in the
house, with the exception of one man
named NJ. Leppert, say they never heard
of trouble, and spoke of Saunders as be-
ing a quiet roomer.
Leppert said that several weeks ago
while sitting on the back porch with
Saunders and others, Saunders made the
remark:
"Well, l guess I'll go in and kiss the
landlady"
81 didn't think any more about the
matter at the time because 1 thought
he must be jesting However, few
days later / came into the hall and
found him standing on a table in front
of Miss Williamson's door. He was do
ing something to the transom. When I
came he didn't have time to get down,
SO I caught him there.
"What are you doing?' asked. Sim
ply having a little fun,' he replied"
Leppert is to be one Of the main wit
nesses for the defense. The police
know his story in its entirety, but say
it cannont damage their case.
If Miss Harriet M. Williamson, charg-
ed with the murder of Richard Sanders
Parry, says a Los Angeles paper, bases
her defense on the claim that Parry
forced his attentions on her, and in do
ing SO became offensive, DR.. w. L..
Stahl, the well-known phrenologist, will
be subpoenaed by the prosecution to tell
the jury what he learned from an exam
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