The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-12-11
VIOLATION OF CHILDREN LEADS TO KILLING
IN CASHMERE COURT ROOM MONDAY LAST

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Franklin came here from Wenatchee
where he lived about two years before
coming here. We do not know his
exact age, but he looks to be ffty-two
years old. His family consisted of a
wife and married son, two grown daugh-
tiers and two sons not yet OF age, one
some twelve years old and the other
about fifteen. Before coming to We
natchee he lived a number Of years in
Arlington, Wash. A reliable citizen
OF Leavenworth knew him in Arkansas,
and thinks he is native OF that state.
When asked what he knew OF Franklin
he said he knew nothing either good OF
bad about him, that he was never inti-
mate with him, altho he knew him in
Arkansas and Arlington. For his crime
against little Gladys Guest he was to
have been tried last Monday by court
composed of his fellow men. His next
trial will take place before his maker.
If there is such thing as unpardon-
able SIM it surely is sin against inno-
cent childhood. May God have mercy
on his sin scared soul.
Harry E. Carr, who sent Franklin
into eternity last Monday and acci-
dentally killed ]. c. Parsons by the de-
Election of bullet intended for Frank
lin, We have known for eleven years, or
almost ever since he came here from
Clinton, Iowa, twelve years ago to ac-
cept the position OF assistant superin-
tendent OF the Lamb-Davis Lumber
Co., under Petrol Davis. We have
known him as a quiet, reserved, law
abiding citizen. He never had any
trouble with any one. We never heard
him make harmful or even a critical
remark about anybody. He was always
just a quiet, peaceable, useful citizen.
About eight or nine years ago he sew
cred his relations with the lumber com
pany, and with o. S. Sampson, Geo. S.
Merriam and Ira D. Edwards, organized
the Leavenworth Mercantile Co., the
oldest and one Of the largest mercantile
establishments in the town. He has at
different times been interested in other
enterprises. So far as we know land if
there was anything to the contrary we
think we would know it) his reputation
in all respects is without blemish.
His family consists OF wife and two
children by former marriage, girls re-
spectively aged eleven and fourteen
years. He is one of the very last men
we would have suspected of wanting to
kill anyone. When he slpt Franklin
he was in an insane frenzy, brought on
by brooding over the foulest and most
soul-torturing wrong that one man can
commit against another. You, who
are father, and have an innocent,
prattling girl who has nestled her head
against your heart, you know something
Of the awful anguish that Harry E. Carr
suffered the last few weeks, and the
mental strain he was under when he
went into the court room, whittier he
was summoned as witness, and for
the first time laid eyes on the bestial
viper who had outraged the most sacred
thing in this sinful old world. You
know he was not legally responsible for
his act. The world is indebted to
Harry E. Carr for putting Franklin be-
yond the possibility Of committing
other and similar crimes against inno-
cent childhood. He richly deserved
swift punishment.
The above story was written after a
most careful investigation, and is based
on reliable facts. For reasons that
must be obvious to our readers the
names Of the children involved, and
their parents. are withheld. OF the
awful truth of Franklin's wrong doing
the evidence is cumulative, and we re-
gret to say it is only too strong and
direct. For the members Of his family
against whom nothing has ever been
said, the most profound sympathy is
expressed.
No one, familiar with the circum-
stances, blames Mr.. Car, even if he
did it in the full possession Of all his
normal faculties, which one can scarcely
believe who is familiar with his calm,