The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-24

in the penitentiary than she would be
outside. She has a better home and
ought to be kept there"
"Oh, can hardly believe that said
Governor Hoch. Hasn't she any rela-
tives o.
yes, she has three brothers, but
this is the very first time that this
man Becker, or any of the other broth
ers, has taken the slightest interest in
the case. The fact is that Mrs. New
herself accused these brothers OF being
the ones who murdered her husband
They were consequently all against her
in the trial. and I went to work and
esta bished for each of them a perfect
alibi. simply to clear them of all sus-
picion. When Mrs. New was out of
prison she couldn't get along with
these brothers at all, and was at law
with them all the time. There is plen-
ty of sensational information which
might be brought out concerning the
relatives of Mrs New and her BROTH
ers."
yes and there are some things in
connection with your work in this case,
too, which might be brought out" re-
tOrted John Stowell, attorney for Mrs.
New.
IF you didn't think you could get a
deed to half the farm you wouldn't be
quite so energetic, perhaps" replied
Mr.. Johnson.
Have you a deed to half of Mrs.
News farm % asked Governor Hoch of
Mr.. StoWeu.
yes, [ have. and I'm frank to say
that is why I am working in this case
replied Mr.. Stowell.
Charles Becker, the brother of Mrs
New. has now become recon ciIed with
his sister, and wants to get her out
of prison. He is the same man to
whom it is said Mrs. New tried to feed
poisoned cake.
Governor Hoch asked ex-County
A TOT7 l,e
Mrs. New had been given a fair trial,
and whether her attorneys had rep
resented her properly.
when [ went into that case" said
4 Mr.. Johnson 'I first convinced my
self that the parties were guilty. We
found the tracks in the soft ground
/ where Mrs. New had walked away
from the house side by side with the
murderer. after the deed had been
/ committed Now [ don't care to crfti-
/ else the way James Schultz conducted
! this case; it might have been better
/ had he demanded a separate trial for
/ Mrs. New. But by joining their cases
4 he got a second degree verdict for
Dobbs, which he couldn't have Sc
cured unless he had joined the cases.
/ Schultz is one of these rough-and-
! ready lawyers: a fighter from start to
+ finish, and am confident that he did
all he could in this case to get his
/ clients free. I must say that I am
| opposed to the idea of a man trying
/ to fight a murder case single-handed; !;
/ it is too much of a responsibility. And
/ I don't try to justify his action in get
/ ting possession of the New farm; still
| it must be remember that Mrs. New
/ was on bad terms with her brothers,
and didn't want them to have the
/ farm-it was her wish that it should
go to Schultz
i John Stoweu, attorney for Mrs New.
urged that there was no evidence
whatever against the woman, and said
that the only evidence against her was
/ her intimacy with Dobbs, which he
admitted was a dana ging circun-
stance. He severely criticised the way
in which her lawyer, Schultz, handled
her case at the time of the trial
The Alvin Ballard confession was
+ brought up. This confession Mr.. Sto-
/ well claimed had never been retra cted
IN full; that the alleged reTaction was
J secured by the compulsion of the
prison officials. and that Ballard had
never retracted the similar confession
/ he made to Mrs. Wilhoit of Wichita
County Attorney Robert ClOgston of
Greenwood county presented a peti-
j ton signed by 200 people living in
/ Greenwood county protesting against
/ the granting of the pardon. Many of
the Sners were the immediate neigh
| bors of the New and Dobbs families
| The hearing adjourned at 1880 this
morning. and was resumed at 2 o'clock
this afternoon Mr.. Clogston ad-
dressed Governor Hoch at consider
able length this afternoon, speaking
especially on behalf of the people of
the county. who pre- tested against the
] release of Mrs. New. Mr.. Clogston
claimed that many Of the heavy tax