The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-03
Former WaddeiI EmpIOye Brought
Back From Chicago on the
Charge Of Perjury
STICKS TO ORIGINAL STORY
Men He duplicates in PainesdaIe
Murder will Return and At
tempt to Prove AIIbi

w lllldin n. MtlNdll, ulldS MflNlllt, a
former employe Of the Waddell- Mahon
agency, who was stationed at Paines-
dale on the night of the Daily and Jane
murders. ana who implicated Waddell
employ as I'm the tragedy by his test-
mony before the grant jury, was re-
turned to Houshton today to stand
trial on a charge of perjury. lie was
apprehended in Chicaso Wednesday
night by Detective Ritchie and was
takon in custody by Deputy Hoslling.
Molvan was arraigned before Justice
Little this morning and his cNamina-
tiun has beeY set Tor April o. Unable
To- procure bonds. he was remanded To
the county Jail,
Despite the confession of John Huhra
who has confessed his completely in the
nIxrder, and other circumstances which
developed since the grand jury was in
session. Melvan insists that his testi-
mony was the truth, and further de-
claros lie will tell identicallS the same
story whep he takes the stand next
week. He further declares that the
men he mentioned in his testimony are
are willing To return here Detective
Ritche has been ordered To place them
in custody and they viii be- returned
as witnesses.
Admissions made by Melvan before
the grand jury apparently wove a net
So closely about the Waddcll employ rs
that Prosecuting Attorney Lucas was
convinced that they very Responsible
for the shooting subsequently, Mel
Van furnished an aHid9yit reiterath1g
what he is believed To have told the
arand jury. and upon this the prosecu-
tiou intended 10 base it's case. Suisse
ucntiy Mclyan Wgnt to Chicago.
In tine ntcrestof the case Attorney
Lucas went to Chicago 10 obtain de-
position from Melvan. and while in
that city the confession of Iluhta was
obtained. With this peculiar turn ot
events Mclyan was temporarily forgot
ten until his testimony could again he
considered. Discrepancies iS the story
OF Mclvan and the confession of Huhta
were So grave that warrant was is
sued for the arrest Of Mclvan ON a
charge of perjury
I'm his testimony Mclyan declared
that three days prior To the shooting,
ON December 1, one q. the Waddell en-
ployes came to him and asked if he
Nclvan. knew of any new men coming
TO the Daily boarding house supple
mcnting his remark with the state
mont They'll wish they never came.
ON the Saturday proceeding the shoot
ing, the same man again approached
Mclvan and repeated his question.
Movan, according to the affidavit, re
piled To the effect that he did not know
il amy new men were coming. con- the
morning of the shooting, Melyan de-
clares, James Grimes, Waddell en-
pluye, came into the deputy's boarding
house, bearing rifle. the barrel, of
which was hot, and asked for more
shells. Grimes told him that he had
'mptied his gun. Meivan further de-
clares that Grimes came from the di- |
rection of the Daily house and that
when he attempted to go in that di-
rcrtion, Grimes stopped him, telling !
him that he might set shot
Nellis. another Waddel employe. ap- !
poae he'd and flashed an electric sig
nal. AZ this point. Melvan said he was |
told he could proceed. lie ran to the |
DAILY house and was the first to enter
the Kitchen.
MeNan said that on Saturday, De-
cember 6, three strange men alighted
at the Painesdalc depot and were met |
Joy Riley and another Waddell employe. |
Ihcse men, he declares. were next seen |
10y him in the Waddcl boarding house |
about O'Clock on the morning of the |
murder. He further declares that, |
about week preceding the shooting, |
ialey told him they would pull some
INNS on and he, Melvan, had bettcs
get down i'm the cellar"
Prosecuting Attorney lucas is of the |
pell'i that the present ease Will have |
an important bearing on the case of the
tour men named i'm the Huhta confes-
S'"h' and that If the Waddel employees |
'ah prove an alibi the Huhta case will |
he materially strengthened.