Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-21
71-yEAR-OL.D MAN
 I 10 FACE TRIAL FOR
 MURDER 0F BRIDE
w. A. Henson Charged With Killing Wife Four
 Years Ago

q Wichita, Kan, Dec. 31-Whe. rshe trial of B. w. A. Henson, 7I ;Aears old, for first degree murder &omes up in the district court here IIn January, it will be the fourtf (which has held the interest of Kan Tsans and Missourians for as )lnany years.
 l1 Henson, a wealthy ranchman |aNhose home is in Wichita ana
 Formerly lived in Missouri, $ Enlarged with the murder of his bride of a year and her disabled bon in Wichita Dec 27, 1915. A The case is the most sensational An the history of the courts of this pbart of the state. It has been con (sested through district and state Supreme courts. Henson is a large man, 6 feet, inches tall, and @as physically active considering hls @ge.
 < The decision of the state su Ipreme court, in handing down Finding for reversal and a new ssrial in the Sedgewick county dis #rict courts, made last Saturday
 svas on the grounds that inadmfs hable evidence was admitted in tn frial. Herson is under senten"e Ibf the lower court to serve % 1;srn kea,s at hard labor B the psh5ss' \ Murder Only Charrc. lf The fight is he'~~ cd lFnlv ono charoe hrt O -''o ~ Fer of Ferson's wiz o'th tr~'> 7 'Aefense admits tho " e0o '-''' bis sten-snn n sele-dafensa. V Hoes rot adrait that ho wes r. 3norsib'e for tho 'eath af h.
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 x f~'-' fo hqr e17d shoteu~ ao' or7-- shot +w;eo but used th Elln's hutt as club
 X It is charged that Henson |surred on his stenson Waltz SFchafer on vnnrs o'df a~5 hit aim on the head with the butt end 4l ."'rn Tho pr,nstock was lsrNvnn 'No nfnSoonr'ON n1a'ntNl'7
 shet aftar Mrs Henson was killed
 denson fired at the boy who camo
 so his mothers rescue but tha'
 The boy struck the barrel of the
 geapon aside. Henson is DOW srfnl man. and is declared to have
 Overcome Schafer, who was para.
 yzed in one leg and arm.
 { Followed by Neighbor. ] Henson left the house at once 5ut was followed by neighbor yho later told the police Henson lad boarded a street car. Giving Ahase in taxicab, they overlook he street car and arrested Hen on.
 On the witness stand the de-
 endant declared that after mak- Elg numerous threats, his stepson armed with a shotgun, 1eclaring his intention of killing Henson. A struggle ensued and he gun was exploded the charge filing Mrs. Herson. who ap- sroached and attempted to separ- ste the two. As the two wrest-
 ad for possession of the gun, the .ecohd shot was fired. and the Jeapon became unbreached. Scha- CT then drew a knife Henson .sserted, and struck at him sev- ral times, Henson warding off he thrusts with the gun. Finally .e struck Schafer over the head lith it,
 In the long specifications in er- Or cited in the appeal, Henson avs he was not permitted to have n unprsjudiced jury in the trial 1hich resulted in his conviction. Ie cited the names of 10 of the 12 urymen which the defense chal- anged, the court everything the hallnges. He says that playing l part in this prejudiced feeling everal newspapers are responsible specially those of Wichita.
 Native of Missouri. . Henson is a native of Dallas ounty, Mo. He formerly owned land in Oklahoma, II niles southwest of Lieberal, Kan 'efore coming to Kansas 16 years go. the defendant owned a store ear his farm. 2S miles northwest f Springfield, Mo, He was a ostmaster there for six years.
 He has six grown children by . revious marriage. Mrs. Herson's ome was in Springfield prior to ! er marriage to Henson in Decem- CT. 1914. The testimony in the 'iols was to the effect that tn ewly married couple soon quarrel : l, the diasb'ed sop and the ques- : on of whether they were to re :
 de on the farm near Edgwood or Wichita being the cause of their Ifferences.