Arizona republican., 1906-06-03
THE PRINCIPAL WITNESS
 IN THE WHITTLESY CASE
J. If. Reisingsr Presents a Signed
 Statement of the Affair.

The following statement concerning the late Whittlesey case has been made by J. NJ. Risinger, principal witness for the territory:
 Perhaps none of the readers of The Republican have perused the articles published in the recent Whittlesey case with view to separating the evidence pro and con. If not, I ask all who have taken an interest in It. and especially those who know the name of Reisinger, to re-read these articles with that view in mind They will then perhaps won der how it happened that Cochise coun- ty ever found bi against Whit.lesey for the shooting of Mrs. Engle. and that it paid several thousand dollars to prosecute a man against whom there was absolutely no evidence at all.
 Then hey should read The Republi- can of May and see how he was con victed for this offense last November and on what grounds he obtained a new trial. This evidence has been re- produced but not pub ished.
 Then this man U. L. Reisinger" must be a demon indeed. Hush Hush! Don't call the man a demon" Yes, l repeat it. No demon in hell could be more worthy or the name. For he went into a home, it is alleged, under the pretense of cousinship. and in one month" snatched the affections of Mrs. WhittIesey from her kind-hearted. good -natured. temperate and loving husband. At this Mir. Whittlesey be- comes enraged with jealousy and quar- rels with Reisinger. Who could s and such treatment without gently raising his voice? But Reisinger did not put up with quarreling. He left the prem ises and took Mrs. Whit lesey and the children with him. Pickle women and men who break up homes do not usu- ally care for children. But these two took the squalling kids on kind of wedding tour-all the way from Bisbee to TOmbs tone-and after all this Mrs. | Whiitlesey had the audacity to sue for a divorce. which was granted her. | Whituesey fought the case, desiring the custody of the children, and being sharp as a briar, drew up a number of tremendous charges against their , mother. It seems curious that in spi. c of the fact that Reisinger, the spoileI 1 of homes, being a witness for the wo- man he was said to have eloped with the judge granted Mrs. Whittlesey her | divorce and denied WhittIesey the cus- tody of his children.
 1 Reisinger. still not satisfied finds ar opportunity to assassinate MT. Whit l tlesey. When he visits his children
 Reisinger slips up behind him and shoots him in the back. Noble act Demon is no name for Reisinger | Thereupon Whittlesey places his revoI-
 yer at Reisinger's stomach but does not
 shoot because he does not want to kil him, which again seems curious to the
 average man. Why should Mrs. Whit tlesey desire a divorce from so amiab'e
 a man? Why did Whittlesey have 2 revolver and not use it under such con ditiOns? And why did the court of Co., chise county grant the divorce? KinC
 reader, consider
 The Tombstone Prospector printed the following about the shooting:
 "A tragedy occurred at the Engl, home yesterday afternoon, resulting il the probable fatal wounding of Ro1 Whittlesey and slight wOunding of Mrs Engle, the latter being shot whii bravely defending her friend. Mrs
 WhittIesey.
 It appears Whiitlesey went to tn
 house of Mrs. Engle to see his wife recently divorced. Mrs. Engie. fearin, Whittlesey meant to carry his threat O
 shooting his wife into execution, re fused him admittance whereupoi Whittlesey pulled his gun to force al entrance. The plucky Mrs. Engl quickly closed the door. but almost i'm mediately felt the sting of a bullet fire, ! through the panel of the door. Fortu
 nately the wound proved only slight
 being a flesh wound in the arm.
 Leaving the front of the house