The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-08
HAD TRINEETS OF DEAD
MAN IN HIS POSSESSION
Was In Bad State Of lniOSCs'
ton When Arrested BY
Denver Police

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Denver. c0Io.. May g lee Helion,
man Identified by a naaver saloon
Keeper al companion 81 charlenl
winaiord. the Guthrie Okla, man who
was murdered jn the Union Pacific
yards here Wednesday night. yeser
day confpneod 20 the crime. Il was
during seyefa ewoatlng BY the pa,
lice thqs fIclt0n admitted that he was
the nun who 80 ruthlepaly made away
with the uklhhoman, With whom he
nnd bepr working or q Union Pacific
grade ganS.
ilelioa was Thursday identified by
M II. Dawson, n saloon keeper as
being the one who was with Willn.
ford on Wednesday night IN his sa-
Icon. He said that the men had neY.
eral rounds Of drinks IN his place. and
as he engaged In conversation with
both for sevet4l minutes there was
no nllslakgessss ths Identification 81
Iel0n
when arrested fleli0n had q Halen
and some other trlnkela beloualns %
| Nillafor1 Il his possession and was lll
FhAd R1fsp II fntuNipati0n
IN Che sweating process Halton tald
Of his companionshlD With Wlllaf0rd
and said thar he was on good terms
with Wlllaford Tho two men cuff
work last Wednesday 20 60 TO Kansas
City. Dawson was probably the last
man to see them together
Mere Particulars oi the Crime.
Information from Denver Ia 10 the
effect that the crime vas done at
midnight OF earlier, as the blood which
flowed from the CHASTITY wounds was
eDngealed when the body was discov.
cred
fot there Is 40 one IA The nelghbof
hood who heard ahot at any time dur.
lng the night
AT $3.50 O'Clock Thursday morning
NJ. N plcasunce, g conductor on ths
l.arlmer street line 81 the Tramway
COMPANY walked down Fest Forlleth
avenue TO report for duty. He noticed
the fgule q man lying stretched
upon the side Of the pile Of ties 10.
Gated about 300 feet from she round.
house ne also saw blood upon the
face, and walked over 10 take q closer
view lie aaw that Il was murder, and
summoned Walehman 4 " Burras 0f
the Union Pacific The latter celled
up0n the Foiiee 10 Investigate.
| His shirt Naa black aud Of cheap
material. IN the left hand side OF The
jumpers was q small watch pocket
that bore the imprint % ! wetch that
had been kept there At the top 0f
the jumpers vas attached q Strap fob.
1his strap had been broken and the
watch was missing The break was 1
fresh one, and undoubtedly made by
the murderer IN Jerking the watch
| from the pocket Of his expiring Victim.
Letter from Mother.
Letters Ia hla pockets showed bis
identity O0ne. p0almnrked March 81.
1909, Is dated at Guthrie. Okla, aud
addressed TO Charles A. Wlllaford at
Vega. Texas. Judging from rs tone
| It IL from me young mans mother.
IThe return address on the left hand
corner Uf the envelope Is N q. VIII.
laford, X F.gD. No. o. GA4hrle
Il e q loving letter. one that might
be written 81 sorrowlng mother to
q boy rambling almleasIy through
The country.
THE writer. whose name ls algued
HM. 8. Willaf0rd." states that the
family & living at the ecellague
place and that they nave rented sew
enlynyr acres An are anxious shat
IeCharllep return al an early date En.
nlnend ara lNu ufilaa one Fnndinrt
eLcokInu ny Eyes Out.
Maud to Chuck
Well Chuck have Just been look
ling my eyes out for yoii Why didn't
gon oomu am goina to school eF
Iery day can read and BY the next
lllme heaF from you / can write
i uel have got 0ld puda gnt she
Is . sreal rabbit dog bat ahe sucks
al fbe eaes abe can get Write soon
MAUD q M sweet old CHUCK
The other follows
Al lew lines from nrnee Charlie,
lam SIN alive am working "a cfof
Icn Mr. lofninea place. ten acres II
cotton and fourteen ii corn sure
would like 10 aes you and talk with
you want ypu 10 write me and
am irylnK 70 learn q write an
going foAlgn my name 20 these lluea
: Vhat ah0aI IL Don't laugh ii's II
fright A. b. WII.I.ARORDr
s. Tht foregoing and Tie note slhnel
Mard zKH ii the aa1ac handWfil
inR IA IhN letter from i s. villa
lipf9 and #sse wFllGsa undoubtedly