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Evidence Against Winslow.CTn the case of William Winslow, now lodged in the county jail charged with the murder of Edward TUton, vr\10 was found dead in his wagon in front of Highland Park college last Wednesday night, the preliminary hearing will be held before Judse Silvara in pohvar court aext Wed- j S ncsday afternoon. The evidence connect-!3 ing him with the accomplishment of the! h crime is very convicting. When he was: o arrested and taken to the police station, however, he refused to make any admissions or statements concerning the affair to the officers. Chief Johnson ordered him placed in a solitary cell and instructed S that he be allowed to talk to no one. The I ciiiers intentions were to keep the prts- * oner free from all outside influences till after he was arraigned before the police S judge. Attorney McHenry was refused I permission to confer with him and was J made ixc‘f:dingly wroth. He secured from Judge Bishop a writ of habeas corpus and 5 Chief Johnson was then compelled to give i him an audience with the prisoner. Cn j speaking of the matter Mr. Johnson said lt;that it may be law. but that it was not c right. He stated that a prisoner could se- f cure a lawyer the first thing after arrest, j who would shut his mouth tight and tell him not to say a word before the. officers c coujo get a confession or statement of anv r kind from him. * j tTn the preliminary hearing next Wed-:* nesday Attorney Strock. on the pa-t rf the ' r slate, will endeavor to show that William ! 7 \\ msiow threw the piece of cement curb-i mg tnat killed Edward Tilton, and that the deed was done with malice aforethought. Kenneth Stiles and Charles , ; talker, two young men living In the ; neighborhood ot the college and who were , associated with Winslow on the night of * the Purposed murder, will he witnesses to I show that Winslow had spoken of fix- ^ lug'* Tilton a few minutes before the man lt;was found dead in the wagort. It is at- lt;-leged ai?o that stiles has o«‘nfess°d to the ;I authorities that he saw Winslow throw the rock that killed Trt*n. Orher voun^ msp In the vicinity of Highland Park will * ; tfstify of the bitter feeling that Winslow ] t had for the deceased.Attorney McHenry, who has charfensc is that a pica of temporary insanltv 7 will be entered arainst Winslow as the ’ motive for committing this act- Just how * authentic this report Is cannot be lenrned ^ 2sext Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock is, the time set for the hearing. iThe Antopsy.
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Daily Iowa Capital
Des Moines, Iowa, US
Sat, Sep 09, 1899
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