Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-14
MISSING jURYhAN .
returns 70 HONE.
wALpRoN SHOWS UP AFTER SEW.
ERAL DAYS OF AIMLEss WAN
pERING.
MENTAL CONDITION BAD,
JURY TO BE DISCHARGED
Waldron Says He Could Not Stand
Confinement and stares Of People in
Court Room-Returned Because He
Could Not He Away From Family at
Christmas Time.
Pale and

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Kansas City, Dec. IA. Pale and
weak from hunger and ex-
posure, Harry Waldron, the Juror,
whose escape last Sunday night block
ed the progress of the second trial Of
DR.. B. C. Hyde, charged with the mur-
der of Col. Thomas H. Swope, returned
to his home today. He was brought
into court by Mrs. Waldron and after
a conference with him Judge Porter
field announced ithat he would dismiss
the entire jury on the ground of Wal
dron's mental incompetency.
His eyes shifting and every move
ment betraying, shattered nerves Wal
dron described to Judge Porterfeld
four days of wandering thru the coun-
try in search of "fresh air and free
dom from confining walls and staring
eyes" He denied having discussed the
Hyde trial with any person. His mar
rative to the Judge. told in the pres
ence Of his weeping wife. all but
brought tears to the eyes of his in
quisitor.
Almost Distracted.
II had been driven almost distracted,
judge. before I got my feet on the
ground and got to the country" he
said, "but I don't think. I'm crazy. I
couldn't stand being locked up. felt
imprisoned. There seemed: to be moth
ing but walls and eyes about me. I
longed for fresh air. When would go
into court 1 could hardly hold myself
the stares of the people worried me SO.
So that night decided to get away
from it. The first thing Isdid when my
foot hit the ground after sliding down
the fire escape the thought came to
me had done wrong. T was going to
return, then ! thought OF fine and
possible punishment and fed.
Tssis of EESl.t: =.
II got street car to Argentine and
there caught a freight train leaving
town. / got off at Emporia. Kan. There
I shaved off my moustache and read OF
my escape in the paper. It worried me
so 1 couldn't eat. 1t told Of the possi-
bility Of committing suicide. l thought
Of my por wife and children and de-
cided to return home. got to Kansas
City, Kan, Tuesday night and then I
lost my nerve again. Iwent to VIII
liam Moore's house in Kansas Citys
Kan, and slept two hours Tuesday
night, the only real sleep had had
since left the jury hotel.
"wednesday came to Kansas City.
Mo-, was afraid of being, arrested but
no one seemed to know me. l was
thinking of Christmas and might have
to spend 1t away from. my wife and
children. wondered II. was crazy.
It made me think the world was crazy
place. 4 s4-a
Own Child Didn't Know Him.
,"I got a market basket and wan
dered about among the crowds around
the city market. 1t was relief after
the court and jury room. slept IN
livery stable last night and this morn
ing went hsRae IN
Il saw sns ofS my children in the
barn and Eave 1stm note to take to
his mother but he was afraid Of me
and ran. went to the house and
when saw my wife felt better than
have since they put me on jury:
had $12 Of jury salary which had
held out from my wife intending to buy
Christmas presents for the children: l
oniv apent a few cents on my wan
derings."
Questioned regarding any communi-
cations he might have had concernin 7
the trial, Waldron said after he rec/
in the papers Of his own escape he
asked a farmer what he thought OF
that Hyde juror running 6away.
"He said. That fellow was pretty
slick bet he got away with his
pockets fuli.'" Waldron said.
The city market in the neighborhood
of which Waldron said he wandered
with his basket Is one block from the
hotel from which he escaped.
Judge Aids In Search.
To Judge Porterfield belongs much
credit for the return of Waldron. The
Judge has worked night and day in an
effort to locate him. After his return
Judge Porterfield revealed some In
stances Of the last two days.
II had always felt" said the Judge,
that Mrs Waldron was anxious to
aid u.s. learned yesterday that Wald-
ron had been in Kansas City, Kan.
felt positive that he would soon return
to his wife. 1t occurred to me that
possibly he would attempt to COM
municate with her thru friends in
Kansas City. Kan. Last night in COM
pany with Mrs. Waldron I went to the
home Of those friends and waited until
early this morning. but Waldron did
not come
"About daylight waldfcn appeared at
his house. Mrs Waldron Immediately
called me by phone. was not at. the
court house and did not receive, the
call until 10 O'clock. I was almost cer-
tain that waldron had returned.
"ObtaininG q taxi arushed to shia
home. when waldron saw me COM
ing he was badly frightened. He wa
not convinced that 1t was not my In
tention to inflict punishment on him
and at the sight Of me ID hid himselt
! 4: L. = small closet. 1t sreAuired nsucl,
'coax1ng 70 induce him g }ome out - a