, 1879-03-02
An Effort Made to. Provo an
Alibi.
a Queer Lot Of Witnesses introduced
to Do It.
Testimony Of MIR. Forrest Regard
ing the Alleged Con-
spiracy.
Lamb Tells His Story, and Denies
Everything.

SILL uuCQuCluueus L4lG eCALeA@AA6 ~A PA--~1~~~
yesterday afternoon ncccss'tating IN adjourn
mcnt until Monday morning; other"lse Inc
cross-examination of the accused would have
taken place, aud then Coll Van Arnam "ould
nerhaps have said, "we rest" There Was tair
attendance during the day-not SO large
crowd as previously, since the thieves, roughs,
md thugs were pretty generally kent out BY
snuad Of police These fellows wouldn't hesi~
t,ta a moment to make rush and 'Fst lit"
Lamb out, il they got a good chance,
Init ther will not get one. The evidence
elected was interesting, especially that Of
ATTORNEY Forrest In regard to the alleged con-
sniracy araiust Friedberg. The frs: witness Of
the day Was
*.'.. JAMES r. JONES,
fcoaored}, Of 1Si,0 Butterdeld street. and law
yer, who testified that he knew Mrs. chapman
States Attorney Mills objected to the witness
testimony on the ground OF immaterialitV., :
Mr., Forrest said he desired to show that van
ity was one of the motives that actuated Mrs
Chapman, to say nothing about the money sue
said she was to receive.
The Court let the evidence in:
Witness said he WAS in the Davis House res
taurant one Monday in November sitting at
table reading TIE TRIBUNE. Mrs. Chapman
for for tie Coaservutor: A gentleman said,
..Here 1t ls." She picked up the pa
per and looked at witness and caught bis
eye. She said, ''aood evening. Mr.: Jones'"
lie asked !" What have you done that you want
your name tn the papcr!" She said, I am one
OF the important witnesses in this murder case"
lie asked what murder case, and she said 1.-The
man that shot the police officer" lie said, II
your name isn't IN the paper, it is not very much
;osE.n She said, s'my name is in most OF the
papers, aud in one MT picture, with crowd
around me, and am standing up with my Cog
! giles on, pointing, and saying That Is the
man,"
! stockholder il the Coase,vator at that time. he
! had given MIR. Forrest the names OF people who
| could tell him where witnesses we're.
| JOHN G1tLEs,
| printer, Of No. % Illinois street, who said he
| had been subpGnaed by the prosecution, but
! not put on the stand, testiAed that, Oct.
! Of Market and Indiapa. from $ to i o'clock.
Setback aud Whalen came 10 at 10 or tiye min
utcs of TO- and spoke to Is Bill " Driscot'. They
| had drink with him, and they went out, and
| we're engaged in conversation with him for
| On the cross, witness said he knew Lamb by
| sight. Ho eame into McAlahon's saloon that
| night about II o'clor|z-came in by the side
door, alone, and sat down in CHAIR, 44d dldn'f
| say a word. He had On stiff hat. be looked
as If he Was sleepy. He looked at the pool
| table,-neithcr to the r1ght nor left. BE might
] hova eoid tn SchprE and Wha]en that Lamb
| came in, sat down, gpoke to nobody, looked
| STRAIGHT ahead. and seemed scared. Hc did not
Sno,S Tamh's object in roing 1bere,
800, .,,r.n,o,1
| ~ 80. - w.
tcoloredh OF 40. i4u ere stfect, au eueauee1 ~
the fVef' testll1eu l.t ~ oeIoch =. !n' ~ 49,
T. ne was 70 nus motuGriua" festantan'' ~
| ner OF hlnAe anu haFsoulT s. s.tee1e. "unn .nIa
MelVio, 1ohn LAND, aau LOUIS Ao!geueteo "cfS
there tie saw Lamp at ns9 lnlu.iss a1ie. ~. y.
DC wore sti1-rimn1eo oat he conu pteh ha hae
nat out among tnous; nas,S stSn ~ 9tf 1I
lore. nc nsa !e" WHY'S -. 49,,
Lamo. was VIII iilln n1teo1 " =" Enss .!iau
utes he kne" tnc Ilhe 11uln = te.Hn g. a
Trend maue 10 nun III Ec1er ~ ea,oun ,1. LIP
1rlend 4e1k nla ~ ssssn's .ss ina,. ruot ~
III. tie loohea ~ lug eocA. ;..sIs {mas
Produced ana loenIlneu* u .;gS1 W. '4eo'un ~
crown, enoah tn, olasn "a'o aseni' @ ~ .5 .as
restaurant thcJ NAG arlnh' auu "ent o'eT all.
took le" peanut5 tio'n As a1'.I .a,;a, 1'p 1,na
ioked witness ABOUT nis mals!9e' "u5cn LAY
! taAen u'..ss tnJ NV ~ +noo+
| - ~ a. ihe rrnss witness said mother name yas
s. mt ), IN him. hut he wasn't entitled to it, He
! bad m enmity toward The police dc was not
| nar,ner n :John Lamb or an intimate friend,
a. baf nat him fren11cntly in different saloons
saw S him Friday for the first time since that
niobt. Witness had been arrested twice in
t1E5aY1ve vears-1 once for aoine into'a saloon to
sat = uisss If c;,;rr.n and once uyhllc going to
The hoat.; when an officer stopped INN and