The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-05
is ANXIOUS TO HELP
INFREEING CRAEmER
John Quincy Hackett Prepared
to Aid in Establishing
Truth Of Alibi.

John Quincy Haekett. the long.
songht-for witness whom, II is said,
can prove an aiibi tor Henry
craemer, now serving a life sen.
tence In the Walia walla peniten,
tiary for the murder OF Mrs Phil
lipine Mueller and baby, arrived At
Fairbanks. Alaska. yesterday and
his statements would indicate that
Craemer's story. about being In Ta
coma when the murder was commit
ted, In true.
Hackett. when interviewed in
Fairbanks. remembers having been
acquainted with Craemer and Of
having met the man ln Tacoma
about the time OF the murder. He
was somewhat cloudy on dates and
specific Instances. but other cir
cumstanees prove eoncluslvely that
he Is the Hsckett. or John Quincy,
ar be was known then. whom
Craemer claimed he was with al
the time Mrs. Mueller and her baby
were beaten TO death in their Grant
81 home in this city.
Hackett had no sooner reached
Fairbanks than he was positively
Identified By Waterfront" Richard
Brown. formerly OF Tacoma. as the
same HAckett whom Craemer and
the German societies had endeav-
ored TO locate.
Identity Is Established.
The names Of this Hackctt's par
enis are the same names which
had been obtained early in the
search az the names Of the father
and mother OF the man upon whom
the confederation OF Craemer's aiibi
story depended
Yes. | was In Tacoma in 1884,"
said HRokett. and was acquaint-
ed with a man named Craemer,
who lived In Seattle ] am some
what cloudy on specific dates and
instances. but as never had my at
tention called particularly TO the
matter, | paid no attention 10 IL
until learned OF the search which
has been made.
Il left Tasoma In 1894, evident
~ Immediately after the murder,
and went east | was married back
there and went TO the Klondike.
have drifted around the north for
years. and IL IL very remarkable
that ] never heard OF this search
before"
Anxious TO Help.
Hackett Is anxious 10 do anything
in HIS power 20 clear Craemers
name. but he says he is unable to
give an absolute confederation Of
the alibl story until his memory is
refreshed by some one who knows
the details OF the Craemer story.
Hackett viii stay In Fairbanks
until he can hear from some one In
authority. as he is financially IN
able TO do anything himself
William Craemer and Louis Spitz.
the former well known in Seattle
German circles. are now In Fair
banks and have every faith that
Hackett can prove the absolute
truth OF Craemer's alibi,
August Toellner. who has recent
ly returned from Fairbanks. was
largely instrumental In locating
Hackett While in Fairbanks Toell-
ner visited the postoffice and saw
Waterfront" Brown reading one Of
the circulars inquiring about Hack
EFT
Brown explained to Toellner that
he knew the HRckett described in
the circular. and IL was upon Toei-
ner's assurance that Hackett was
not wanted for any crime OF for
any trouble. that Brown finally
gave Hacketts address.
The missing man was notified
and reached Fairbanks after Toell-
ner left for the outside. Toellner,
who is entirely familiar with the
Craemer case. SAYS there can be
no question about the Alaska man
actually being the long sought wit