The Topeka state journal., 1916-10-14
Brother Saw, Tom Dunn's Ra'
zOr, With Knicks of Death.
Weird Disclosure Brought Con.
feSSiOn From Murderer.
NOW ALBERT HALEY IS FREE
Negro Accused of Crime Faced
Life Term in Pen.
Henry Dunn's Nightmare Re.
leases Him From Prison.

Albert Haley may have been saved
from life term in the penitentiary
for the murder of Andrew Powell last
Sunday, by a dream-a negro's dream
of white handled razor with three
hicks in the blade.
Haley was charged with the crime.
All the circumstantial evidence looked
bad for him. County officials were
pretty well satisfied he was guilty. He
was in the county jail waiting for
trial. His demeanOr was not such as
to inspire confidence, even tho he
has always borne a good reputation.
He and Thomas Dupnn were the
two persons who were present when
Straightforward story which was be-
lieved by nine out of ten county Off
| cials and by the jury that sat in the
coroner's inquest. His story left the
impression that while he knew every
thing about the crime he told the
whole truth only up to the point
where the blow was struck then
CLOSED over that in order to protect
Haley.
After a long search the razor with
which the murder was committed
was found by James McGovern, city
detective. 1t has white handle and
three hicks in the blade, evidently
broken when Powell'S throat was cut.
IL might nave Doen f1aIey razor OF
it might have belonged to Dunn. The
officers were trying to identify it as
the property of one or the other when
Henry Dunn, brother of Thomas Dunn,
told of his dream.
Henry Dunn's Dream.
81 dreamed last night" he told a
friend. about Toms razor. saw
| it just as plain as could be. 1t has
| a white handle and there were three
hicks in the blade. The dream made
such an impression upon me that I
got up this morning and searched the
whole house over for Toms razor. ]
couldn't find it."
| The story of the dream reached the
county officers. The description fitted
the razor McGovern was carrying
around in his pocket precisely. Rob-
ert Carver, assistant county attorney
| Charles Lytle, deputy marshal of the
court of Topeka, and McGovern took
up the case again. They tried to get
a description of any razor Dunn might
have owned and eventually learned
the name of another negro with whom
he had traded razors That negro was
out at Gage park fishing. They found
him.
Tom Dunn says" said Carver
that he got this razor from you. Is
that a fact?"
The man looked the weapon over.
why. yes" he said. Il traded that
|
Then the razor was shown to Henry
| Dunn. the man who had had the
dream.
why sure" he said, that is Toms
razor"
Tom Dunn ConfeSses.
With that information the Officers
came back to the court house and be-
gan to work on Tom Dunn. Charlie.
Lytle stayed with him last night talk
ing hour after hour. Eventually Dunr
| came thru" In the presence of foul
witnesses he confessed to the murder
of Powell for which Haley was being
held for trial. He told all of the de.
tails and signed a statement in the
presence of witnesses. He maintain.
he killed Powell in self-defense; thai
Powell was striking at him with e
horseshoe.
This morning Haley was released
from jail. He was the happiest mai
in town. He said he couldn't under
stand why Dunn tried to saddle tn
murder upon him.
There is one thing in the case tina
has not been cleared up by Dunn
confession. Dunn stated on the stand
in the coroner's inquest, that -whel
Haley was brought into the city jai
Sunday afternoon, Haley walked up t.
him and said:
"Old boy, don't give me away
Augustin Alba, city plainc1othe
man, stated that he heard Haley max
that statement to Dunn.