The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-09-25
THE WEHMAN MURDER
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6ut lives Will W. " EoAtao cOs"ocN
Union City and Rives. Her sister was
married about one year ago last March.
She had conversation with Frank over
the phone July II, Frank stating that
he had money for her. Had letter
from Frank two or three days later
through mail, which was produced as
evidence, as follows: May. this is a
little amount, but il the man will do as
promised viii have $75 for you this
week. Fifteen dollars inclosed, one
$40 and one So bill. The money was
dirty. 1t was paid to Corum & Jack
son. Defendant owed her some money
he borrowed at the time OF his mar
rage . Borrowed the money from wit
ness brother in California. No name
was signed to note and no reason given.
Cross-examined, she had never seen
note; took brother $ word foE il.
s. r. Bratton, ]. p. conducting cor
oner's inquest. living on Union City
road leading out northwest gave de-
scription OF road from Dietzel's harness
shop to his home, and the intersecting
road bounding his farm on the east
running north and south. He stated
that there we're three old wells, one on
the east side OF the lane, or intersect-
ing road mentioned, eighteen or twenty
yards from the lane, the other two wells
on the west side OF the lane. The body
OF Wehman was found 10 the well south
Of his house and west OF lane ID Mr..
Joyner's field on the Oath OF July, on
Friday. The we'll is eighteen inches at
the top dug in the roots Of a beech tree,
which has changed the proportions OF
the opening. Witness knew Frank
Dietzel. Saw him many times before
the 18th OF July around his place. His
farm was bought OF III. Dietzel, ST., and
Frank had hunted rabbits out there FREE
quently. Witness saw DietzeI about
there July II in lane coming from the
direction Of the we'll; was driving after
wards with Henry Hassler. Saw Dietzel
Monday following July II driving from
the direction Of the we'll. DietzeI was
in buggy Wednesday coming down
the lane. Saw Dietzel two or three
times afterwards, going in at the head
Of lane and southwark by himself. Web
mans body was caught on post stick
ing above the water. This post was
bloodstained. The body and post filed
up the we'll. A cabin used to stand near
the we'll. Cross-examined, witness stat
ed that Dietzel had run of place. The
wells have been there ever since he had.
The leading occurrence in the trial
Wednesday was the testimony Of Lon
Logan, farmer living near town in
the direction OF the residence OF Squire
s. r. Bratton, who lives adjacent to the
north end OF the lane on whose west
side is the we'll where the body OF Web
man was found. Mr.. Logan stated that
he was returning home on the night Of
July IL, when the murder was alleged
to have occurred. He met man in a
buggy near the south end Of this lane
driving towards town. The man was
covered with storm rug or coat, even
his head. He almost ran into Mr..
Logan's buggy and in the interval that
It took him to draw to one side witness
noticed that the buggy was an open one
with the lower part red. He called to
the man, but he only drove his horse
furiously into the darkness toward town.
The occurrence was SO singular as to
cause Mr.. Logan to strike light IN
order to see the time by his watch. It
was 11:16, just after the arrival OF the
Hickman-Nashville train.
Glenn Burdick, for the State, knew
Wehman we'll and Of his giving his
father a $40 bill. His father gave the
bill to him and be gave It to his mother.
Mrs. Burdick was present and testified
that the bill Glenn gave her was dirty
hin. She kept her money in chitfo-
robe hat box and was confident that 1t
was bill OF Wehman's, whom she
knew we'll.
DIR. I. E. Marshall, residing three
miles west OF the city, found the dead
body Of Wehman in the well July "A.
He found the bullet hole by which
wehman came to his death at tho back
OF the.skull on the left side. DR.. Mar
shall described finding the body about
sundown. He saw the dead mans feet