The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-04
MAY PROVE HIS
INNOCENCE .
(eonanued)

collected tho money from Jack
| Quincy. or John Quincy llackeH.
aa he was often called Chief ri
Police Rogers prosecuted the case
vigorously and on the elfcumetan
tial evidence which the officers
secured Crncmer was convicted,
Every effort which the defenss
made 20 locate Quincy. or Ilackett.
resulted In failure.
For years Craemer langulshed In
tho county Jail Time after time
he was convicted. and as often con
domned To die Otto ~ Wegener u
oountryman Of Craemer, became
convinced that he was innocent. and
by his efforts raised funds with
which The accused ma fought dea-
porately 20 eyade the hangman'e
moose.
A final appeal was made 10 the
board Of pardonn The members Of
the board put the issue up 10 Gov.
Rogers. who issued a repricye 10
hours before the last day set for
Cracmer's execution. In the mean.
time the condemned man had been
put In the death chamber and the
gallowB had been built IN the Jail
yard.
Sent 10 WaIla Walia.
Craemer was sent 10 Walla Waiia,
whore his good conduct aud ability
soon secured him the Job Of prison
photographer lie has always
hoped that some day the missing
Jack Quincy Hackett would be 10.
Gated. and as late as two weeks ago
he wrote hts patient and loving
wife. who lives In this city with
bor children. that he would some
day prove 90 the world that he was
Innocent OF the awful crime which
had been charged 10 HIS account
And during all these years Otto
y. Wegonor. the civil engineer. one
Of the most faithful friends man
ever had. has worked day and night
20 try and find the missing wit
ness lie has collected and spent
thousands Of dollars In expenses.
and has sent hundreds OF letters
OF inquiry over the entire North
American continent. To Alaska he
sent scores OF plaearda. and 10 yari.
Gus societies circulars and deacrip-
tons, enliatinR In his search the
sympathy and aid OF hundreds Of
people. perfect strangers TO the
man who had apparently left free
dom forever behind him.
Family In Seattle.
out AT 1889 Belmont place. Mrs
Craemer. the wife OF the convicted
man. lives quiet life with her
three children. ali grown 10 ma,
turity since the day the hand 81
the Law sundered the family circle.
Thank God-At last az last
murmuFed the patient little woms
an when she heard the news, and
she sat for n moment without say
ing a word. as II mentally return
lax thanks for the blessing that the
day had brought
WeKsner was In Nottingham to
day aud could not be reached up
10 a late hour He Is even now
preparing an appeal asking for
Craemers discharge. but in view Of
the discovery Of Haekstta where
abouia q "a likely he will wait for
the Developments Of the next few
days before taking any action
Mrs. Wspener al Home.
Mrs. WeEcner was AZ home when
III. reporter called.
We have been disappointed 40
many timea. she said. "and II
seems almost too good to be true.
Craemer'a friends always claim.
cd that be had been "railroadod" To
the steps of the gailowH By Chief
OF Police Rogers. and that much OF
the circamktantlai evidence pro
duoed az the various trials was
manufactured By the detectives. II
IL n remarkable coincidence that
practically everyone who had any.
thing 20 do with the prosecution Of
the case Is now dead and Cracmer
has survived them Aii-~wifh every
prospect Of being able to prove his
complete innocence