Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1911-12-14

Strange Man Visits Home Of
Missing Hyde Juryman
and Talks With Mrs. Wal
dron; Jury Still Held.

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 13.-Tha
the wife Of Harry w. Waldron, wht
escaped early Monday morning from
trial of DR.. B. Clarke Hyde, accused O.
the murder of Col. Thomsa Swope has
had word from the missing juror Il
the belief today Of the deputies in th<
county prosecutors Office who have
been trying vain to locate Waldron.
The visit Of a strange man, who en-
tered the home Of Mrs. Waldron last
night and held whispered conversa
ton with her, has aroused suspicious
in the minds of the officers which
have dispelled the belief that Waldron
is mentally deranged and wandering
or that he has killed himself. In
stead q belief has formed that he is
alive and in hiding and doubtless
laughing at the futile efforts of the
deputies to locate him.
The stranger was greeted effusively
at her home last night by Mrs. Wald
ron and she drew him hurriedly apart
where they talked. Save that she
was heard to call him John" no ink
ling Of the mans identity or the ma
ture of the conversation was conveyed
to the deputies guarding the house
Who he was and why he came, silent
ly and cautiously, the woman would
not tell. A deputy followed the
stranger several blocks, hoping to
learn his identity. 1t was the hope OF
the officers to locate the man and to-
day question him closely as to his
knowledge Of the whereabouts of the
escaped juror. I"
Tried to Escape Jury Service Before.
Strength to the officers belief that
word was brought by the stranger
from her husband was given by the
cheerfulness displayed by Mrs. Wal.
dron after the visit. Before that she
had beensdowncast Later she went to
bed apparently in happy frame Of
mind. ss ~ s.i..is :ssiB i - t.5rss.
Earlier In the evening two women
called upon Mrs. Waldron, They both
that they were acquaint.
ances, there merely for friendly
visit and vigorously denied any know.
ledge OF the missing man.
Wa1drOn's escape may not have
been the first time he has evaded jury
service by sensational methods, ac-
cording to today's developments. His
six year old daughter, May, casually
that twice her father had
got away from jury service in Rose
well, N. M. The little girl was talk
ing to a deputy marshal.
Papa had to serve on two juries at
and tried to get away, but he
couldn't" she innocently remarked.
.'Why?" the marshal asked her.
Because they caught him." May ex-
planned. IL
A telegram from Roswell, where
Waldron formerly lived, stated that a
man by the name of Henry Waldron
escaped from serving on jury in
1898.
~ Remaining Jurors PrepIexed.
AS the eleven remaining jurors filed
into the court room this morning to
answer roll call they showed plainly
the effects of the perplexity the pres
ent situation mas thrust upon them. 1t
Is evident that the decision of Judge
Porterfield, announced late yesterday
to hold them week longer in the
hope that Waldron may again be put
back in the jury was Disappointing
When court opened large crowd
sought admittance, believing that af-
ter the developments of last night
Mrs Waldron might again be sum-
moned before Judge Porterfield or
that Waldron himself might be return
ed to his place in the jury.