Makes A Denial

Kalamazoo, May 7. - The case of Williain Alguire presenta some unusual and puzzling features. He denies making the confession to Deputy Sheriff Presley of St. Joseph of helping Horace Mansfield to murder Louis Schilling, which Presley says he made in the presence of Chief of Polico Hol land of St. Joseph. Alguire is perfectly cool and adtnits that he perjured himself when he swore to his first confession, which he says he made out of spite toward Anna Wood, his ex-wife, and Horace Mansfield. The pocketbook, he says, belonged to a man named Brewer and has no connection with the case. Presley says that when Alguire carne to board with him he claimed that he had no money, but exhibited three unsigned checks, the total value of which was S3ÜÜ. Alguire said that there was an agreemeut by which if he should agree to a certain thing and return the checks they should be sent to him signed. Presley took Alguire to board on thé strength of these checks, meanwhile flnding hitn some work. On the same day he showed Presley a pocketbook which he said belonged to Mr. Schilling, the checks being as the story goes, for hush uioney. Presley said he gradually drew the story out of him, and that 8ince, Alguire tried to slip away and drown himself and had to berestrained. He also says that Alguire laid plans to escape while being conveyed to Kalamazoo, but was discovered.