The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-15
THE JUROR
CAME BACK
PALE AND EVACUATED, WAL.
DRoN RETURNS HOME.
BUT THE TRIAL WON'T GO ON
BALANCE OF JURY DISMISSED BY
JUDGE PoRTERFIELD.
BUT THE TRIAL WON'T GO ON
BECAUSE WALDRoN is INSANE

Weak From Hunger and Exposure, He
Tells the Judge Of His Four Days Of
Wandering Through the Country in |
Search OF Fresh Air.
Kansas City, Mo, Dec. l4.-Pale and |
emaciated, weak from hunger and eX-
pusure, Harry Waldron, the juror |
whose escape last Sunday night |
blocked the progress of the second
trial of DIR. b. Clark Hyde, charged
with the murder of Col. Thomas IL.
Swope, returned to his home today.
He was brought into court and after
a conference with him, Judge Porter
field announced that he would dis
miss the entire jury on the ground of
Waldron's mental incompetency.
His eyes shifting and every move
ment betraying shattered nerves, Wal
dron described to Judge Portertield
four days of wandering through the
country in search of fresh air and
freedom from combining walls and
staring eyes"
He denied having discussed the
Hyde trial with any person.
His Story Affects the Judge.
His narrative to the judge, telling
of the presence of his weeping wife,
all but brought tears to the eyes of his
jnquisitor.
Il had been driven almost distract
ed, judge, before | got my feet on the
ground and got to the country he
said, but | don't think I'm crazy. |
couldn't stand being Cooped up. |
felt imprisoned. There seemed to be
nothing but walls and eyes around
me. | longed for fresh air When |
would go into court | could hardly
hold myself, the stares of the people
worried me so. So that night l de-
cided to get away from it. The first
thing, when my foot hit the ground
after sliding down the fire escape, the
thought came to me that | had done
wrong | was going to return. Then
thought of fine and possible other
punishment and l fled
II got a street car to Argentine and
there caught a freight train that was
going away from the city. l got off
at Emporia, Kan. There l shaved off
my mustache, and that afternoon
il was Monday read of my escape
4 in the papers. That worried me 80
that couldn't eat.
Read II in tho Papers.
1T told Of the possibility of my
committing suicide. l thought Of my
poor wife and children thinking of
such thing, and decided to return
home no matter what the conse-
quences. | got to Kansas City, Kan,
Tuesday night after wandering miles
through the fields and going on a
freight car part of the way. Then l
lost my nerve again. | went to Will
lam Moores house in Kansas City,
Kan, and slept two hours Tuesday
night, the only real sleep had since
I left the jury hotel
"Wednesday l came to Kansas City,
Mo. l was afraid of being arrested,
but nobody seemed to know me, and |
was glad / had shaved off my mus
tache | was thinking of Christmas
and how l might have to spend 1t
away from the wife and children
whether | was arrested or not. 1t
made me think the world was a crazy
place. | wondered if | was crazy my
self
II got a market basket and wan
dc
the city market. 1t was relief to be
among people after the court and jury
room. Every thought came back to
the Jury and courts. | slept in liv'
cry stable last night, and this morning
went to my home. l had read in the
papers that the officers had quit
watching it.
Own Child Afraid Of Him.
II saw one of my children in the
barnyard, and gave him a note tC
take to his mother, but he was afraic
of me and ran. l felt weak enough tc
lie down in the cold, but | went into
the house, and when l saw my wife
felt better than / ever had since the!
put ME on a jury had $12 Of jur!
salary which held out from my wife
intending to buy Christmas presen
for the children. l still have 1t.
spent only few cents on my wander
ings.
II couldn't eat"
Questioned closely regarding an
communications he might have ha,
concerning the trial, Waldron said a
ter he read in the papers OF his ow'
escape he asked farmer what h
thought OF that Hyde Juror runnin
l. away"
"He said, that fellow was prett
slick, I'll bet he got away with hi
pockets FULL" Waldron said.
The city market neighborhood