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Show WALDRON. NOT DEAD Missing- Juror Supposed to Have Been v ' Heard From Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 13. That the wife of Harry W. Waldron, who escaped early Monday morning from tho jury hearing the evidence In tho trial of Dr. B. Clarke Hyde, accused of tho murder of Col Thomas H Swope, has had word from the missing miss-ing Juror Is Uio bellof today or the deputies in tho prosecutor's office who have been trying In vain to locate lo-cate Waldron The visit of a strange man, who entered tho homo of Mrs. Waldron last night and held a whispered whis-pered conversation, with her, has aroused suspicions In tho minds of the ofTlcers who havo dispelled' tho Dellor that Waldron is mentally deranged and wandering or that he has killed himself. Strongth to tho officers' belief be-lief that word was brought by the stranger from her husband was" given by the cheerfulness displayed by Mrs Waldron after tho visit. Before she had been downcasL Later she went to bed apparently happy. Earlier In the eenlng two women called upon Mrs Waldron. They both explained that they were acquaintances, acquain-tances, there merely for a friendly visit and vigorously denied any knowledge knowl-edge of the missing man. Waldron's escape may not havo been the first time he has evaded Jury service by sensational methods, according to today's developments. His slxteon-year-old daughter, May. casually remarked that twlco her father 'had got away from Jury service ser-vice in RobwcII, N. M Tho little girl was talking to a deputy marshal "Papa had to servo on two Juries in Roswell and tried to get away, but he couldn't," sho Innocently remarked remark-ed "Why?" the marshal asked her. "Because they caught him," sho answered. an-swered. A telegram from RoBwell, where Waldron formerly lived, stated that a man by tho name of Harry Waldron formerly lived, stated that a man hy the name of Harry Waldron escaped from serving on a jury in 189S. As the eleven remaining Jurors filed Into tho court this morning to answer roll call, they showed plalnlv tho effects of the perplexity the present pres-ent situation has thni6t upon them. It is evident that the decision of Judge Porterfleld, announced lale yesterday, to hold them a tvcck longer In tho hopo that Waldron again may be put back In the Jury, -was disappointing. When court opened a large crowd sought admittance, belloving that after af-ter tho developments of last night, Mrs Waldron might again bo summoned sum-moned bofiro Judge Porterflold or that Waldron himself might be returned to his placf In tie Jury. |