Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-08-24
MICHIGAN
HAPPENINGS
THE DETROIT MURDER IS
MADE MUCH CLEARER
NOW.
MRS. KATHERINE ELLISON, OF
KANSAS CITY, TELLS
THE STORY.
THE TWO SUSPECTS AND THE
WOMAN'S DECEASED
LIFE.
A Sad Story Of Shame.


I'll, Mrs. Katherine Ellison, wife Of
Byron A. Ellison, of 2919 Vine street,
Kansas City, Mo, is found to be the
mysterious woman In the Meyer muir
der case at Detroit, who is now held
by the officers of that city under the
name of Anna Smith" Mrs. Ellison
was found by Lieut., Baker and Detec.
tive Downey. of Detroit, who were as.
sisted by Detective Rafferty, OF the To-
cal bureau. The Ellison home was
quiet and did not presage the storm
which was so soon TO break. Mrs. Eli
son was i'll in bed, but when the OH
GERS entered. expressed her willing
ness to return with them and tell
what she knew of the murder and rob-
berry Of Meyer Her husband. Byron
Ellison, is employed as a stationary
engineer in the Thayer building at
Ninth street and Broadway. Ellison
was left in darkness concerning the
real import OF his wife's last visit
TO Detroit. He supposed, until Sat
urday afternoon he says, that his wife
had gone to Detroit as a witness IN
the case, because she had ridden on
the train on which the robbers left
Detroit. and had seen them display
the jewelry.
Il am amazed" he exclaimed.
when | went home Wednesday
night | found a note from my wife
witness. She owns no jewelry except
a ring and set of earrings which /
gave her years ago"
Fhn,a f~1l ~ gC 6 10 ,.1s
that Mrs. Ellison had spent some time
with two alleged thieves in tent near
he Blue river just out of the city
limits, Mr.. Ellison was indignant.
Il know that is false" he said.
81 have not been away from home
for four years, and my wife has not
been away from home night since
we were married, except when she was
In the east"
When asked the date of his wife's
departure for Detroit. 10 visit her
daughter. Mr.. Ellison said: she left
Kansas City on July 3.
Mrs. Ellison is sc years of age. She
and Byron Ellison were married TWEEN
~ years ago. They have one child,
a daughter nineteen years OF age, who
is married and living in Detroit Mrs
Ellison is popular with a wide circle
of friends.
The diamonds, which the woman had
N canvas bag. complete the full lot
taken by the robbers with the excep.
ton of two small stones. She fully
admits her Illicit relation with the
man who gave his name as Johnson
Harry Parker is known by the Kansas
City police TO be one Charles Weakly.
He is identified by the Kansas City
officers as young man who has been
connected with several OF the younger
crooks Of the city. Weakly lived near
the Ellison home, and is supposed TO
have fallen in with Tip" Sherman
known as Harry Johnson, and been
lurcd away 10 Detroit, to take his part
In the brutal crime which Sherman
had in mind. The officers say that
Sherman and Weakly robbed num-
Der of stores in independence last
spring among other articles stealing
quantity OF hardware This plum
Ger. II is claimed. was concealed in a
tent stolen from Paramount park and
set up or the bank OF the Blue river.
near Sheffield While the two were
engaged in building a boat for the
supposed purpose OF taking their booty
down the river Mrs. Ellison, IL Is
said, visited them frequently. Before
the boat was completed, and in the
absence Of the thieves, a gang of
boys stole the tent and most OF the
hardware. They were seen making
away with the much stolen property
and the police were summoned ar
irving at about the same time with
Sherman and Weakly, who fled at the
officers appearance. This was on July
3, and was the last time Sherman and
Weakly were seen in the vicinity OF
Kansas City, the exact date Mrs. Eli.
son left for Detroit.
Detective Kinney, of Kansas City,
says: positively identify this man,
giving the name of Johnson as
Thomas Sherman, Missouri ex-con-
Wet. and the man claiming to Re
Harry Parker as Frank Weakly. Both
are wanted in Kansas City for bur
glary. They were the occupants OF "a
tent on the Blue river, where they
secreted goods stolen from Independ-
ence stores, and Kitty" Ellison was
with them, at least part OF the time,
there.
I'm searching for the two burglars
] traced Mrs Ellison TO Detroit. /
found that she had private letter
box engaged at the Detroit postoffice,
where she could receive mail without
her relatives knowing OF 1t"