New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-23

ties to produce him before justice Ro-
denbeck.
The Stielow attorneys, who fee they
can best air their client by playing
prosecutors and seeking TO transfer
the burden Of the crime to the should
ders Of King and Clarence OConneil,
named in the repudiated confession as
his accomplice, will direct a heavy at
tack on the expert testimony through
which the state convinced Stielow's Jury
the bullets found in the bodies OK
Charles Phelps and Miss Margaret VOL
colt. his housekeeper, were fired from
a gun owned by the convicted man.
King to Face Stielov.
Newton and Hamilton, the states ex-
perts, are still as confident as they
were on the stand that scratches on
TIE bullets were made ny imperiec-
tons in the barrel of cheap revolver.
But Stielow's attorneys have A. K.
Lane, Remington Arms Company
man, ready to testify to the contrary
King and Stielow will be in about
the same boat as subjects for cross
examination when they meet in the
court room. Each has confessed TO
the same crime and each has recanted.
Stielow says his confession was wrung
from him my third degree methods:
King sticks to his story that nope OF
getting half the $4,000 reward, held
out. he alleges, by Mrs. Humiston, led
him to take the desperate gamble.
The Tribune correspondent spent an
hour with King to-day. The story he
told, starting with the day OF his ar
rest, two weeks ago, and including the
manner in which the Confession was
made. was told unwayeringiy. only.
when he spoke Of the alleged reward
offer. which Mrs. Humiston denies, ms
eyes lost their steadiness.
Tells Of Reclamation.
Earlier stories have given the I'M
preston King accuses Mrs. Humlston
of urging him to make a confession
she avowedly knew to be false. That
impression King wishes to correct
"She never told me she didn't think
killed Phelps, but wanted me to say
80 anyhow" he explained. but she
did saw there would be lot OF money
in il for me and no risk. She kept say
ing: Go ahead and confess. You'll get
half of the $4,000 reward and I'll use
nv influence with the Governor for
you. He'll do anything tell him, and
ri appear as your counsel.
This all started with O'Connell,'
King continued "He wanted to get
me into trouble. His mother egged
him on. She was my housekeeper for
a long time. and we had split-up."
King denied George Newton, a pri-
vate detective from Buffalo. whom
Stielow accuses Of having extorted his
confession by threats and promises,
and who lately has been working with
District Attorney Knickerbocker, had
any part in causing his recantation.
when they were bringing me from
Little Valley to Albion" he said. Il
began to get cold feet. What Mrs.
Humiston had been telling me did not
sound so good. About six miles out
of Little Valley something happened to
the machine. Mr.. Knickerbocker and
the rest went TO a garage, leaving me
alone with the Sheriff. Up to then |
hadn't done any talking. leaned over
to the Sheriff and said: That's lot
of bunk | was telling them at Little
Valley. None of it's true That is
how | came to deny it, and nobody
asked me to-"
In this King was corroborated by
Sheriff Bartlett. There are few per-
sons in Medina, Albion and the sur
rounding towns who followed the Site
low trial who are not convinced that
the guilty ones are Stielow and Green,
his brother-in-law. Sheriff Bartlett de-
MES Stielow's confession was forced.
Tells of Confession.
"There wasn't any third degree, and
/ wouldn't have stood for it," he said.
"I'm anxious to see justice done. In all
that has been brought up by the people
who want to see Stielow go free there
has been an effort TO befog the issues"
Sheriff Bartlett then told of the cir
cumstances that led to Stielows con-
fession.
1--WE got hold of Green first" he
said, "and told him Stielow had con-
admitted he had taken part in the