The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-27

| Oircuas conrs-A-1ray Term.
) The work Of obtaining jury in th
Rapids City murder case was completes
ON Wedaesda y afternoon and the exami
nation of witnesses begun. The juror
lselected we're: Henry Schlotfeldt. Nj
inc: w. j. Wallace. Black Hawk; Marion
johnson, Buffalo Prairie; G. w. Brink
Cordova. from the regular panel; and @
Titterington, Perry Seymour and F
Buckle. Edgington: Willie Miller, Buffalo
Prairie; Samuel G. Wakely and w. B
Richards, Andalusia. and Frank Mct
Michael and Samuel Heath. Bowling, tales
men.
The frst witness called was lanes
Small. colored. who testified that aboutss
o'clock on the evening of March rs. the
deceased, Anthony Evans fellow CO lered
miner, was at his house on q visit. and
vent out to the front gate. Presently b q
heard shot fred and Evans came bach
to the house and told him to take his pis
tol and shoot that man. Small asked
what man he was to shoot. but Evans did
not answer. Then Small asked
Evans if he was shot. but ho sim
| ply groaued and fell over dead.
Small then. went ont at the hack door OF
the house and called Capt, Wylie. several
times Wylie is colored miner. and the
next door neighbor of Small. From where
Small stood he could see two men who
resembled the prisoners James Berry and
Leslie Baker. standing in the frant yard Of
Capt. Wylie's house,
Capt Wylie. colored. was the next witt
ness put on the stand, and gave his evil
dence to the effect, that the two men
who were in his yard. had passed into the
street when he got to the door. He spoke
more positively than Small as to the
identity of Berry and Baker. The men
afterwards went up toward the railroad,
after which several shots we're heard,
which were believed to have been fred BY
them. Later in the night both he and
Small saw the two men. pass their hou.
ses.
At the rising of the court. the cross
examination of Wylie was not completed
May q The Rapids City murder trial
was continued at the opening of the court
this morning. The witness Henry " ylie,
known as Capt. Wylie who was being
crossed examined when court adjourned
on Wednesday evening, was resumed and
he was rigidly questioned as to the identity
of the prisoners.
William Fl. Lyford M. ID. was then put
on the stand and testified that the deceas-
ed Anthony Evans died from the fleets
of being shot near the region of the heart
The cross exomination was firmly of a
nature relative to the cause of death
about which there seemed no question.
James Dotson, coIored miner, was
then called and being sworn said he was
in Jones house with Capt. Wylie at the
time of the shooting, went with him to the
door when the alarm had been given aud
saw the two men between the house and
but could not identify them as
the prisoners, they had on dark clothes,
they flashed pistols two or three
times. Wylis was with him at
the time. After that heard
Small say that Evans was shot. Went |
into Smalrs house and saw Evans lying |
dead on the floor with his head under the |
table and his feet towards the stove. Re-
direct examined: Gould not identify
the men," Cross-examined by Major
Beardsley: Gould not tell who the men
we're. Wylie was with me arthe time |
law them"
Harvey Randall. constable of Port By
'on, called, saw two men, about one hour
Ind half after the shooting; they had on
lark clothes and looked about the same
izs, bat could not identify them.
Charles Griffin was the next witness.
'ut objection was taken as to certain evil
ence of bis being admissible. as to iden
ity. he having been shot at. The jury
Tere then dismissed till P. NJ. and the
rgumeut as to admission of evidence was
Proceeded with.
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