The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-09-07
WALLACE ENUMERATED
BY THE GRAND JURY

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Il will be remembered that When
the Indignation Of the people
througout the State had been thor
oughly aroused over the reports "'
the manner in which J. +. Taylor, q
patient at State Hospital No. /
came to his death on the Sd OF ApriI
last, Governor Hadlcy offered re-
ward for the apprehension and con
Yiction of V. II Wallace, "A former
attendant Of that institution, a. Il
fugitive from justic" VII" had as
slulted and caused the death 81 a
patient named Henry Wilmur" in
February, 1905. The offering Of TINS
reward had every appearance al II
political dudg" to counterari ns lar
~ possible ,h- damaging effect
which the Taylor incident might
tend to have agams, the manage.
mcut Of that institution under t'"N-
errur Hadlny'S app"iut"",; straw
to show that If there wcr" grounds
Tor the reports uf such luhunan
treatment rs was reported I" have"
taken place under Republican adj
miuistratiou, they wer" %" w"r,"
than had occurred under Dcn"-
cratic administration.
This offer Of reward, branding
M innocent man as fugitiy" from
justice, was issued on the mSup.
ported allegation of some relative oi
the deceased Wilmorc, who had no
knowledge 81 the facts IN til" case.
A little Investigation on the part Of
The Governor, with little less par
tisan zeal and searching after a po-
ltical couuterirritant, would have
saved himself from the imputation
Of playing politics in matter Of So.
Tious moment, the state consider
able costs aud an innocent young
man much anuuyauC" and iuc0n-
veuicucc. The manner Of Wilmure's
death was thoroughly investigated
nj the time. He was found dead or
in a dying condition in the bath
room, and aS Wallace was on duty
at the time and there was evidence
Of violence ON the body uf deceased,
the Coroucr'~ jury held Wallace re-
Epou>ihl" and he was placed under
arrest. Dr. Harrison, who was the
Hospital superintendent, had n"ti-
fed the Coroner, the Prosecuting
Attorney, GuNcruor Folk and the
pou of deceased, that the fullest i'll |
yestigatiuu might be given the inci- !
dent. At the preliminary eXamina-
ton of Wallac" before n Justice of
the peace, he was fully eXonerated
of any guilt and discharged. II was
shown that deceased entered the
bath room alone and the theory es-
tahlishcd that he had fallen while in
there against the bath tub or stool,
thus inflicting the bodily injury dis.
covered at the inquest. The son Of
the deceased, who was present at
The examination, was satisfied and
so expressed himself, that there
was no evidence Of inistreatment of
his father on the part Of Wallace.
Instead of being fugitive from
justice, rs alleged in Governor Had
ley's offer Of reward. Wallace was
living quietly at Lowry City, Mo.
Former Superintendent Harrison
wrote him telling him of tho Gov.
frnor's actinn, and he imuedlatelv
wrote the Governor informing the
latter of his whereabouts. He was
instructed by the Governor 10 report
to the Prosecuting Attorney Of this
county, which he did, and gave bond
to await the action Of the Grand
Jury. Last Friday the Grand Jury
returned mot "A true BILL" thus ex-
oneratng Wallace "A second time Of
all responsibility for the death Of
Wilmore.