The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-06-10

of Walters in the parlOr of tn,
MOnteleOne Hotel in New Orleans
with John M. Parker as the referee
named by Governor Brewer. Consid-
cradle latitude was given the wit
nesses from Mississippi, whose dis
Crepancy in dates was unreasonable
OF one thing they were certain
and positive and that is that Bobbie
Dunbar is Bruce Anderson, notwith-
standing their failure to identity
him, especially by the web-toe or
the feet.
1t is not surprising that there are
persons who believe that Mr.. Parker
should have yielded to the witnesses
from Mississippi, nine in numbers
but fortunately cases involving the
issues of great moment are not de-
termined by the multiplicity of wit
nesses but by the facts which are
undeniable when subjected to the
stern proofs in the case.
AS the referee appointed by Gov
ernor Brewer of Mississippi, a po-
sition of great delicacy in such a
case and demanding the utmost
fairness, unmoved by sentiment and
measured only by the facts of the
proofs, Mr.. Parker has fulfilled this
unpleasant duty manfully, and il
now remains for the Mississippi
Governor to abide the decision Oh
the referee or to ignore and dis
credit him.
The letter of John M. Parker to
the Governor of Mississippi reads
as follows:
New Orleans, La, June 7, 1l39-
Hon. Earl Brewer, Executive Nam
sion, Jackson, MISS: Dear Governor
Brewer-In compliance with your
telegraphic request of June 5, in
regard to the Dunbar case, | beg to
say the attorneys met this morning,
in my office, mutually agreed Oh
what should be done, and for youI
information | will send, under sep
afate cover, stenographic report OF
the entire proceedings of the meet
ing, taken and prepared by Mr.. E. A.
Oliviera, one of the official stem
OgrapherS of the Civil District Court
for the Parish of Orleans.
The witnesses received every
courtesy, and their statements were
listened to with the closest atten-
ton. They were forgetful of many
dates, but claim to remember to
have seen the child who was pro-
duced for their inspection "abOut
The third Sunday in july" while
Bobbie Dunbar disappeared August
%, 1912.
Most of the information centers
around meeting the boy at the resi-
dence of Mr. and Mrs. Jeptha Bilbo
about the third Sunday in July
They were positive the boy was
with them from the time "old man
Walters went to the hospital il,
September, and came back to m,
house October 12."
In answer to my direct question
if there was any malformation OF
the foot or hands of the child, Mrs.
Bilbo said two of his toes were
slightly grown together, or Web
footed. The child was at once pro-
duced, his shoes and stockings re-
moved, and his little feet exhibited
to attorneys, witnesses and thoss
present, and with the exception OF
slight scar on the great toe the
feet were perfect.
Inability to remember correct
dates, after a long lapse of time, is,
to my mind, strongly evident
throughout the whole proceeding,
and l particularly invite your care
full attention to the testimony of Mr..
]. A. Moody, sheriff of Marion Coun-
ty, gentleman whom l have well
and favorably known for many
years.
In your telegram asking me to be
present, you state would be glad tC
hear from you (me) as to what you
think about it afterward.'
In my opinion, the Dunbar child
was undoubtedly around Ford Greek
church, and with the Bilbos, from
the time "Old man Walters went tC
the hospital in September and came
back to my house October 2i"; anc
that the witnesses are honestly mis-
taken in their opinion that tht
partly web-footed'' boy that they
saw in July could by any possibility
be the same child identified by tht
mother who bore him, his father
the family doctor who brought him
into the world, and by the man.
children who have played with him
and by men and women of the high
est integrity who have known hin
all his life.
Affon foJax, caainn fop tho fire.