The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-25
PICTURE IDENTIFIED
As WALTER H. BARNES
Crime Alleged Was Shooting Of
Wife and Mother in-LaW,
The Latter Dying

That Frank H. Gordon, row in the
federal Jail here under sentence Of
three years for forging signature
to a money order, is Walter b,
Barnes, who murdered his mother-in-
law in Chicago is the assertion Of
Chicago officers who have examined
photographs and 3ertllion measure
ments. The federal officials ere sat
isfied the claim Of Chicago Is valid
and Gordon may be turned over for
trial before he Is taken to Leayen-
worth prison.
Paid in Fun seems t0 be fully
applicable to Gordons career He ap-
peared in Oklahoma last fall playing
that well known and striking piece
which teaches a strong lesson OF retri
button. He lost financially and took
a money order belonging 20 Mrs,
Frances Il. Gordon, of Anadarko. Tie
was recently convicted and sentenced
here. In dramatic speech he de-
nouncad the officers for the conyic-
tion
Postoffice Inspector Suspects.
PostOtfice Inspector Leahy, who
suspected that Barnes had record
told Harry Siege, Of Oklahoma City,
OF his suspicious. Siege IS mead 81
the Berullion identification system IN
this state and he and l.eahy came MP
Tuesday to look Gordon oven. Gordon
objected strenuously and his meas
ufements were taken after several
fights. The results were sent TO ChI-
cago with pictures and the Chicago
police sent this message,
Picture identification as tnat 81
Walter T.. Barnes Hold him. Man
Will leave tonight to Identify
It was on the way from Guthrie
to Oklahoma city that the OFFICERS
found a determining clue Gianclns
over a copy Of a detective paper they
found a picture Of Barnes that the%
are willing to swear fits Gordon to
the last detail Pictures had been
taken OF Gordon here Tuesday.
Murder in January, 1917.
The Barnes crime was IN ghlea8o
on January 20. 1910. Barnes shot MS
wife. Aleta Seryoss-Rarnes, and his
motherin-law Mary Seryoss, VINO
died soon afterward.
Gordon, or Barnes, is handsome,
intelligent fellow He refuses to say
anything aoout his history He mas
no been informed of the late develop
ments,
Further identification that the PAID
in Full' actor and the Chicago mur-
derer are the same man is found IN
letters intercepted by the jail officials
here few weeks ago. Tha letter
was in an envelope which was address
ed 10 George Schultz Portland, ore
The letter itself was addressed to D
w. Barnes, Portland Ii follows
An Intercepted Letter.
well, YOU can talk Of II on
earth. but this has them al beat
This iai is considered the worst OF
earth However, that is neither here
nor there. You know what IS staring
me In the face. and If you come al
once there Will be no indictment by
the grand jury, as | can show you
how to fix it in five minutes. Any
Won know If / am showed up what the
consequences will be. This case don
amount 10 GHuuSu' ~ - i"' N'''
any fault of mine thai | am here, am
il can be fixed easy Now, don
write me anything. Wire me yes o.
no so that will know what to eXpec
and can lay my plans accordingly.
will never be shown up, as had De'
ter 90 nay way man Whist theirs woul'
be Now all mail here Is read.
send this on through follow WHOM
know and no one will read 1t. TN
Is as sure as there is God in HeaN
en- Now there is one chance for ms
and that is for you TO come mere, an
I will show you how % fix it. Tn
e 10 say that you will not have to q
ANYTHING that will put you in Da'
Don't write Nick R.-unless you can
come Yourself Then have nim CON
at once This has to be done belol
the twentieth OF this mopth SiI
yon are a theatrical manager whe
Won come here and WIRE me yes or n
AT. once. You know what this near
kill On the other hand, they WI
never know, If this is stopped an
il can be if you come here before q
Goth OF this month. Yours truly
FRANK G0RDON.
"Federal Jailf Guthrie, Okla