The daily sentinel., 1906-05-10
SENSATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
In the Now Celebrated Wells Case
Sensations have Developed
Claimed Helen Wells Was
Trapped.

A new condition of affairs has aris-
en, in the now famous or Infamous
Helen Wells-Moore case, which was
tried at the last term OF the district
court in this city and in which no
judgment was secured for either side.
there being a hung jury. which ne
eessitates a new trial of the case
The case is one In which Helen
Wells-Moore. young woman. who
married n young man by the name OF
Moore. charging that he was The
father of her unborn child. in order
to compel him to marry her and
which statement she afterward
repudiated, charging that her step
father, A. c. Wells. a prominent citi-
zen and ranchman was the father of
the child and that he had compelled
her to submit to his advances many
times. while residing at home. is
still fresh in the minds of the public.
Since the mistrial desperate Il
forts have been made, IT is charged
by Agent Kerr of the humane society
of the state and who was much in
terested in this case, to have the
young woman repudiate the state
ment she made against her father.
II Is said that the mother went to
Denver to see the young woman.
the first trip the mother has taken in
long time and that at the confer
ence between mother and daughter,
the latter was offered a sum of money
approximating six hundred dollars.
This the girl refused and would not
retract her statement Again it is
said that the mother made desper-
ate efforts to get some sort of state
ment from the girl. At last It is
said she wrote a letter to her mother.
Assistant District Attorney n. Il.
Coles was shown. about three weeks
ago. the letter written ostensibly by
Helen Wells-Moore to her mother.
in which she said that she had made
the charge against her father. because
of the opportunities Of her aunt. Mrs.
Turpington. of Montrose. who. AT the
time the charges were made against
Wells, offered twenty dollars and
other considerations IL she would
make these charges against her step
father
The letter goes further and states
that she now has seen the error OF
her ways and was extremely sorry
she had brought the stigma upon the
family.
A few days ago Agent Kerr of the
Humane society was in the city and
he was greatly surprised when he
was informed that the girl wrote
such letter, as she had always main
tanned to him at all times that her
stepfather was the father of her
child. He had warned her that great
Inducements would he offered to her
by her parents to withdraw the
charges, but she persisted In her
statement that what she had said was
true. 1t is now said that the mother
on her visit. and in order to protect
her husband offered Helen Wells
Moore and her child home for all
time and life of ease, IL she would
withdraw the charges. Ii is this last
offer that moved the friendless girl
with the burden of motherhood upon
her and compelled to face the world,
which drew forth this letter referred
TO above. Certainly Helen Wells
Moore did not realize that when she
wrote that letter, II was only to trap
her into freeing her step father and
that the consequences of making a
perjurous statement was not explain
sd to her.
II is said that Agent Kerr will
never let up in this matter until the
person guilty is fully punished for
the unnatural crime. Helen Wells
Moore. is not in this city, but 1t Is
said that all arrangements for her
return home have been made.