The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-07-29

but could not be traced all the way.
At the pond. however. il was found
that a buggy had been backed down
to, and partially into the waters edge.
Search was to be made in the pond:
and 1t was made in every imaginable
way. Hundreds and hundreds we're
engaged in raking. fishing and drain
ing. After much fruitless effort in this
way, on Thursday morning the mill
dam WAS cut down, and the water OF
the pond partially drawn on. and the
same processes OF search again gone
through with.
About noon Of this day. the officer
sent for William, returned. having him
In custody; and a man calling himself
DR.. Gilmore, came in company with
them, 1t seems that the officer arrest.
ed William az his own house. early In
the day on Tuesday. and started to
Springfield with him; that after dark
awhile. they reached Lewiston. in Full.
ton county, where they stopped for
the night; that late in the night this
DR.. Gilmore arrived, stating that Fish.
er vas alive at his house. On reaching
Springfield. the doctor reasserted hat
Fisher was alive, and at his house
At this, the multitude for a time was
utterly COMPOUNDED.
"Gilmore's story vas communicated
to Henry Traitor. who without falter.
ing, reafirmed his own story about
Fishers murder. Henry's adherence
to his W story was communicated To
the crowd, and at once the idea tart.
ed, and became nearly. II not quite
universal, that Gilmore was a con.
Tolerate Of the Traitors. and had In.
vented the tale he was telling. 10 "a.
cure their release and escape.
Excitement was again at its zenith
About three o'clock the same evening
Myers, Archibald's partner. started
with a two-horse carriage. for the
purpose OF a%soertainlng whether Fish.
er was alive. and II so. OF bringing
him back to Springfield with him. on
Friday a legal examination was gone
into before two Justices. on the charge
OF murder against William and Archi.
bald. Henry was introduced as a
witness by the prosecution. aud on
oath reaflrmed his statements. as
heretofore detailed. and al the end OF
which he bore a thorough aud rigid
cross-eXamlnation without faltering or
exposure. The prosecution also
proved by a respectable lady. that on
the Monday evening OF Fishers dis.
appearance she saw Archibald. whom
she we'll know. and another man whom
she did not know, but whom she be-
lieyed at the time OF testfying TO be
William tthen presen), and sim an.
otbe~. answering the description OF
Fisher. all enter the timber az the
northwest Of town Cthe rosAs hdi.
Gated by Henry, and after one or two
hours. saw William and Archibald 70.
turn without Fisher.
Several other witnesses testified.
that on Tuesday. az the time William
and Henry professedly gave up the
search for Fishers body, and started
for home. they did not take the road
directly. but did 60 into the woods.
as stated by Henry. BY others. also
Il was proved. that since Fishers DIS
appearance. William and Archibald
had passed rather an unusual number
Of gold pieces. The statements here
tofore made about the thicket. the
signs OF a struggle. the buggy tracks
ETC. were fully proven by numerous
witnesses. Al this the prosecution
rested.
"Dr. Gilmore was then introduced
by the defendants. tie stated that b,
resided ia Warren county. about sever
miles distant from Williams resi-
dence; that on the morning OF WI
liam's arrest be was from home
aud heard OF the arrest, and Of ia
being on the charge Of the murder O.
Fisher: that On returning 10 his owl
house. he found Fisher there; tina