The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-08
SHERIFF ON TRIAL
Brown County Officer Charged
with Killing Prisoner.
Moore to Take Stand in Own
Defense-S4ate Closed.

tIiawatha, Kan, May Sin the
trial Of former Sheriff. N. T. Moore.
for the killing Of Everett Wallace, Z
confessed horse thief. in an attempted
GAIL delivery here last January, Moore
took the witness stand today. IL Waf
expected that the case would go to
the jury before night. Moore ex-
planned the killing and said he acte1
purely in self defense.
Hiawatha, Kan. May S.-The state
rested its case late Thursday afternoon
in the trial Of Sheriff Moore Of Brown
county. charged with the killing OF
Everett Wallace. a prisoner who tr1eo
to escape from Jail in this city the
night of January q.
The trial Is attracting more than
ordinary attention here because OF the
widespread acquaintance of Mr.. Moore
in northeast Kansas and the unusual
features of the attempted Jail break:
According to the chief witness for the
state. Ernest Selvey, who also was a
prisoner in the Jail at the time Wal
lace was killed. Wallace and another
prisoner named Phillips were in an adj
Joining cell to him the morning before
the escape. He heard them plotting to
Get away.
There was q disinfecting Sprayer In
the cell and the two prisoners filled II
with water. The sprayer consisted OF g
quart can on the end Of q galvanized
HUI IuOcs aOOut lWCuSy AuOAAGD 1OAA0s -
was agreed, according to Selvey's testi-
mony. that Wallace should sit at the
corridor door-the prisoners having the
run OF the jail in the dayttme-and as
Under Sheriff Barlow opened the door
and stopped down to pick up q tray
containing the prisoners supper that
Wallace should strike him with the
sprayer and ovcrpower him, and then
pass the sprayer to Phillips.
Se1vey testified that Wallace hit Bar
low on the head, telling him. Then, ac-
cording to the witness. Phillips took
the sprayer. and struck Barlow. while
Wallace got possession of a big steel
paddock and struck Barlow with it. 6el-
vey said that according to the scheme
Of the prisoners, as he overheard 1t,
they were to knock Barlow unconscious
and then 60 to the door leading from
the Jail into the sheriff's residence and
knock. They fancied that Mrs. Bar
low, the undersheriff's wife, who lived
there, would believe that it was her
husband at the door and would open 1t,
that they might rush past her to lib
erty. Selvey said the two men had de-
clared they were going to escape If they
had to kill Barlow.
The Undersherifrs Cutlery.
According to the witness. when the
underSheriff was struck he cried out:
Il am being murdered"
1t was brought out that Moore, the
sheriff, had intercepted q letter telling
of the expected Jailbreak. and that he
feared outside help for the prisoners.
He had stationed himself in the ward
held for insane prisoners the day OF
the attack on Barlow.
As soon as Barlow gave the alarm,
according to Selvey's testimony, Shcr-
III Moore ran into the Jail and corr
manded Wallace to let Barlow up.
The sheriff. according to the testi-
mOny, struck the prisoner on the head
with the butt Of q revolver 2.
The Shooting.
This angered Wallace and he made
q. dash for Moore with the steel lock.
Moore shot him, the first time in the
body. Phillips then said:
Damn you. I'll get YOU
Then he ran at Moore with the
sprayer. Moore than shot him in the
breast. Wallace made another dash