The Globe-republican., 1910-04-14
WADDELL IS Held
Alleged Ford Bank Robber Has
Preliminary Trial. Bond
at $500.
rs he NOW IN DANGER'
Boys Evidence Is Carefully
Guarded WaddeII's Friends
May Be Heard From

May Be Heard FROM
"Stray Waddell'', the alleged Ford
bank robber, had his preliminary trial
on Monday Of this week, before JUS
tice Hobble. and was bound over to
the district court for trial. His bond
was fixed by Judge Hobble at $500.
Waddell was represented in the
hearing by his attorenys, 9. s. Beck
man, of Arkansas City, and Ed. J.
Fleming, Of Winfield. The latter is
q partner Of Mr.. Beekman, but at
present is serving as county attorney
Of Cowlsy county, and is living at
Winfield during bis term OF Office.
Mr.. Beekman is a young man who
has won quite srsputation as a Grim
inal lawyer. II is evident that Stray
Waddell will have the best defense
that money can procure, and his at
torneys seems TO have q good deal OF
confidence in their ability to win.
The case against Waddell, as it ap-
pears now, depends largely on two
witnesses, Johnnie Now, who drove
the automobile to Ford on the night
Of the robbery, and the manager OF
the hotel at Pratt. where the four
men who robbed the bank stayed
over night on the night before the
robbery. Johnnie Now indentifes
| Waddell positively, as one OF the
robbers. He did not see the bank
robbed, but stayed near Ford with
the car until the work was over, and
hauled the robbers and the money &C.
cured from Ford to Mullinville after
the robbery.
The hotel man Unidentified Waddell
as one OF the men who stayed ct his
hotel in Pratt with Johnnie Now, the
nigh and pert Of the day before the
robbery at Ford.
A great deal Of care was taken by
attorneys on both sides at the pre-
lininary in the matter Of the record OF
Johnnie Mow's evidence. The county
attorney, Mr.. Van Riper was assisted
by L, A. Madison. Mr.. Madison ex-
planned to the court once, that he
wanted the record OF Johnnie Mow's
evidence in such shape that it could
be used fully in case the witness
would not be present when the case
came to trial in the district court.
Mr.. Fleming, for the defense, stated
that he wanted certain questions
answered by the boy for "the same
reason. These references had the
effect Of making Johnnie Now not
iceably nervous. The boy is ap-
parently in good health. and as the
trial is but a couple Of months off,
any insinuation that he might be
missing is naturally a rather ticklish
matter with him. lie is and has been
from the start, in custody Of the
sheriff and is not likely to get out OF
the country unless he was kidnapped
and carried away.
Some have expressed the opinion
that "Teddy" Bears sudden death at
Kansas City has a most peculiar
look, and that no satisfactory ex-
planation has been made Of it, and
Bear, when at Dodge City last, it is
said, stated to an acquaintance here
that he was afraid that something
"might happen" to him at any time.
johnnie Now and Teddy Bear have
furnished the description Of the men
who used Bears automobile for the
trip to Ford City when the bank there
was robbed. Bear is dead. and John
ME Nov is the one witness left who
can positively indentify the men.
With Johnnie Now as witness the
state has good case against the men
who made that drive to Ford with
him. II Now was not to be found,
the case would naturally be Weekend,
although bis evidence given in the
preliminary Monday could. be used.
Anyway it is up to the state to look
after Johnnie Now pretty carefully.
Aside from the care taken inythe
record Of gJohnnie Mow's evidence,
there was little Of interest in the pre-
liminary trial. Mrs. Nella Allen, the