The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-10-08
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VIM IImlin,
For the State EDWARDS TCR<ER.
For Def't., RANKS. BaarDEN. Moss, ana
MARSHALL.
The eA animation Of tn defendant. on 4
;harge Of Burglary, comm ttcl on Wcines-
Day night Oe.o5cr 81, ia the house Of Jesse
y clersham, WIS postponed 10 Friday 3
o'clock p. NJ, at which hoar, The p,rties b.
in2 present. ths court, by cons ,nt. al;oarna4
ftom III Myers o.fcc 70 Concert Hall
On motion, tho Court adopted a rule re-
4 firing tha win on tae part Of the >ta;c
% boclilel, sworn, excluded, and separated
tiat they m sh, not converse with each other
until ali were examined
Witnesses for The State
Max T. LANpo>-Am NJ trshll Of IN CITY
# keokua. Arrested tie prisoner, between
. and l. o'clock Wednesday night October
-, nj the house Of lessee Wicker-ham-
reenty minutes perhips before the arrest
'w three persons near he house. Two vent
IN; two came alt; oficer knight cAarged
one; seized one with o.Aeer Lvnch's assist
me prisoner resisted and We could not tie
I'm til the inmates Of the hoase came cat
AMI Is, s.el Took him into Wickersham's
room on Che left side OF the hall hall op ms
an ENean59 the holseis on corner Of Tx
change AMI Il. Founl in prison - posses
iga .iivc- watch worth s. or s., AM IA
wl.et containing two silver half dollars ana
a s i'll Sin INK Of IN iilna. tbs prap-
rty vas in W,caersh,m's room at dark
iill a private lrk on the City cent piees.
tnl the bill; PIT il on tn bih myself in t.s
If,ernoon til b.l Vas m.ne.
M@-. iaF def't., objected 70 tha compeen-
eyof tic witness on tho ground thru, he
claiming til maa y ~ his ovn, VA interest
Il IN recovering il. Objection overruied
Considerable sparring between counsel
hsre follow in regard % saalIy tcchnic lii
lics, which resulted in an agreement to waive
technieAi.yic. and permit all the facts TO come
9aJ.
Cross Er5mtaed- Never saw prisoner til
| arrested him. Put the property in the
>ttnl dawsr III Wickcrsh ms room myself.
Expected II v0ltl be stolen: didn't know
Who ~; hll been arranglns for several
= to trap a thief as We knew til yes
We're a,odt; PIT the prop rty ,Aere oI my
own n'.,on. aad directed officers to be u ar
tie h1asa ~ INT highs, b4clu.e | expected
tia thief thfa Archer htl told No TIL re
@ls man re- t-ly to 70 into any house. Told
Areher | ~ouid have this house ready Don't
Nnaw VIII else vas engaged with Archer :
4 tw three persons gong - the house; IN
Juess who Two Of Ga am were. but don't kaoic,
too dirk 10 &c ia ,ir faces hay an ida wh0
,hcy Ners fire arm, used, heard no pis-
.ol snap II IL id II trap 70 catch thief
slw Archer Z holrs before the arrest. told
MIN u send on h> man: lie said he would
Anew noshng tbolt Nick y beng th,re.-
il Il uot know that two Of our citizens were
u ha With tha burglar. The watch AMI On.
y " re IN the stanl draw r think ii prohl-
bic that tn # would look there for TIA IN
Prisoner had NJ k'ys aboat aim no light il
The room he had no mashes and no lantern
.IANEs k<Gnr. b tvs zen II IN l. o'clos.
tat II ght was neir the house; | saw thrc,
p rSons Gro " tha street: two want into iii
aus; in abou five minu cs two pe ) IN
came olt, c'inehel the prisoner, he s.rao.
M, AM TOOK after III o,h,r person, chase,
him % 81 street; did som tai ram NJ, bu
h. beat M. D,l not snap my PISTOL. Wen
bfck lo Tire house, AM found the prisone
bound
Cross Eganiaed--The third person wen
OF down the hill; didn't try 10 catch him.
4 u no. think Was running after thief
/ tldn't haor who he was understood Arthe
{ Is - be there; niiak it was Archer. Wa
! ii tile Holiday House twice during the even
IN, second time about 9 O'Clock. Didn
: drink with the prisoner saw no one el-
drink with him. Saw Archer there the las
tiua Was in. Supposed the trap WAS work
6 ing. Archer told M h ana the prisone
" re gong to Understands. Didn't q I
s ID bar with irclsr an prisoner 10 d-ink.
i pt..'t think | saw them drink; don't drin
) myself. Had hani-cuf, in my pocket; gay
them tn Lynch hal them WITH m that nigl
aswe expected u CATCH thief. Told sou