Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-04
NEGRO JUNklN FURNISHES
NAMES OF ACcOMPLlcES TO AT.
ToRNEYS AFTER ASSERTING
HE NEVER KNEW THEM.
LAWYERS THERE
ARE AFTER CASE
CLAIM THAT MURDERER IS
AFRAID TO RETURN TO oTTUM-
WA FOR TRIAL-SAY ROBERTS
AND PEOPLE ARE PREJUDlCED.

The only way that Chief Gala
CHER Of the Ottumwa police force
can account for the surnames OF
the two white "accomplices" in
the Rosen murder, supplied in the
following story from the Des
Moines Register and Leader, is
that the negro Junkin has had
remarkable recurrence of mem
ory or else the Des Moines attor-
neys have wonderfully fertile i'm
aginations.
During the sweating Of Junkin
in the Abba Jail, Chief Gallagher
stated this morning, that Junkin
did tell a curious tale duplicating
two white men. Junkin, however,
remembered these men only as
Tommy" and Katie" asserting
that he never did know their sur
names. Further, Junkin described
the phantom Tommy and Katie to
the Ottumwa chief minutely and
told where they usually could be
found in Ottumwa. A rigid investi-
cation made at the haunts men
toned by Junkin, failed to dis
close any information leading to
the identification of any Tommy
or Katie or any men correspond
ing to the carefully supplied des-
criptions.
After glibly reciting the Tommy
and Katie episode, Junkin's cham
eleon memory turned once more
and new story was emitted lat
er, this time duplicating Weaver,
and disregarding the two white
men. 1t was after Junkin had
been caught in repeated lies in
both these stories, Chief Gallagher
asserts, that the negro, acting
mainly on the words of his own
mother, broke down and told the
most probable story of all, the
one he signed Of his expressed
free will.
The Des Moines story follows:
John Junkin will never be tried in
Ottumwa or Wapello county for the
murder of Clara Rosen, the beautiful
and to the commission of which he has
confessed and implicated two white
men, Tommy Saunders and Jim, alias
"Katie" White, as his accomplices.
Attorney Walter McHenry. who has
taken up the negroes case with {
view of defending him against the in
dictment which is almost sure to re
suit, stated yesterday that Junkir
would go to trial and that change o.
venue would be asked to another
county.
The negro Junkin is in mortal ter
ror of the mob at Ottumwa, and be
lieves that visit to that town by hin
would cost him his life, no matter
how well the officers might guard him
This fact, together with the further
one that every one in Ottumwa ant
vicinity is prejudiced to the extreme
against the man, constitute sufficien
reason for an application for change
Of venue, so it is said.
May Ask for Another Judge.
1t Is also possible that an effor
will be made by Junl1in's lawyer tt
have Judge Roberts disqualified al
Judge of the court in which Junki1
will be tried. 1t is stated that the judg,
took an unusually active part in tn,
search for the slayer of Clara Rose1
and also contributed heavily to tn,
fund gathered as reward for the cap
ture.
Attorney Walter McHenry will no
fully decide whether he will appea
for Junkin until he has talked witt
the confessed murderer's mother,
restaurant keeper in Ottumwa, 70
whom Attorney McHenry wired yes
terday morning and who is expected
in the city within a day or two.
Junkin told Attorney MeHenry an,
Attorney S. Joe Brown yesterda,
morning that he was not alone at tn,
time Of the commission Of the Grim,
but that he was assisted by two whit,
men, Tommy Saunders and Jim, ALA
Katie" White. He says that thes
two white man and himself were to
gether In his mothers restauran
early in the evening and talked owe
plans for robbing store. He also as
serts that all three of the men lef
the restaurant together, and that hi
mother saw all of 1t. To verify thi
claim Attorney McHenry desires t
see the mother.
"sWeated" Into Confession.
Junkin asserted yesterday that h
was driven to make his confession
given at Abba to Sheriff Griffin be
cause of the awful sweating ordeals h
was put through by the officers.
His story duplicating the two whit
men is somewhat Of retraction c
certain parts of the confession give
at Abba, but he still admits that h
played part in beating up the gil
and robbing her, although he contend
now, as before. that he never crimir
ally assaulted her. He shifts more c
the blame for the deed upon the tw
white men who are as yet at large.
Saunders and White came int