The record-union., 1893-07-19
Afternoon Session.

CN''7-CAAa
Starkey resumed the witness stand and
was questioned further by MIR. Hart Be-
ing asked II he had said during the morn
ing session that Jefferis had lied to him.
the witness said he had remarked that
letters had lied about him. Starkey said
ne was not very angry at Jefferis, but he
meant all he had said Je!leris had told
several parties that he had PLAYED cards
| with the witness on the night of the
| Brighton fire.
| shortly before the fire witness met JEFF
ferris, and the latter showed him letter
which he said he was going to send to
MISS Ayers. The witness did not read
| The letter, but Jetferis read it to him. In
the letter Jefferis said to her that lie
would not accept bride for such vile
! purpose" The witness did not remeui-
Der telling Attorney Hart that Jeleris
asked him to play cards on the night Of
the ire at Brighton.
! Have you ever been in Jefferis' roonn2v
asked MIR. Hart
| es, sir" replied Starkey.
| How many times ?''
"Once."
when"
About week ago."
! Are you sure Won were mot tbnra mora
| times than once? '
sure"
Inc witness said Jeiferis had told him
/ many times that Miss A yers was bother
ing him. She was writing him letters
ana writing TO his wife. She wanted him
/ 10 run away with her, but Jetieris told
| Inc witness he would not run away with
her Tor all the money she possessed. She
/ wanted to give him S, 900 she possessed
II ne would 90 to Montana with her. 81
toIu MN TO run away with her and take
/ the money and leave her there. He said
ne wouldn't leave his family"
- believe you said this morning that
! \ rs. ST rr,.l-g
( you z" asked Mr.. Hart.
1 es, that's what he told me. l said.
Joklngiy, that he was quite ladies' man,
we talked aoout the woman nearly every
| time we met"
| The witness said he did not remember
tnaI " herne shook his head at him in
Mr.. Harris residence, and tell him thar
he was not telling the truth
BOTH WERE ''FULL."
Starkey admitted that he was intoxi-
Gated on the night that he, o. Herne and
| Jetferis went out to Brighton in a buggy
| OHerne was Intoxicated, too. He did
not think either of them were so drunk
/ but that they knew what they were do
| ing. The witness was not positive where
| he and OHerne met Jetferis, but he
/ thought it was on | street somewhere
! He did not remember whether or not
! Jetterls asked them where they were 90
| ing Neither did he remember TELLING
any body that he got the buggy for the
purpose OF taking woman out riding.
The attorney asked the witness a long
| list OF questions about their conversation
in the Crystal Palace, and endeavored
! TO trip him up on various statements.
! The examination took up considerable
| time, but developed nothing OF interest.
| The attorney then took another tack and
/ asked Starkey what Jetfers had
told him about the picture Miss Ayers
hah of hn CT
the defendant said the picture was Of
| himself, and also said that she had some
| letters and papers belonging to him. The
! night witness, O'Herne and Jefferis went
| out to Brighton it was for the purpose of
| getting this picture and the letters The
! picture was crayon which had been en-
/ larged from photograph. After Jefferis
emerged from the station he told the wit
/ ness and o. Herne that Miss Ayers would
/ not give the picture and papers up. He
/ atterward told the witness that Miss
/ Ayers declared she would not give up
! the papers unless Jeiteris took her alonp
with them.
| Starkey remembered being shown a
/ letter by JGtleris, which the latter said
was written Gy Miss Ayers. The Wit
| ness judged from the letter that Jefferis
and the lady had it fixed up to elope, and
/ the letter was in reference to the details
OF the eIopement. Jefferis tore the letter
up and said, If she thinks L am going to
run away with her she is a fool.''
WANTED A MARRIAGE CONTRACT
The witness remembered a converse
ton with Jetferis, during which the lat
ter said Miss Ayers had sent him two
blank sheets of railroad paper, and re-
! quested him to write out marriage con
tract and duplicate upon them. Witness
| did not remember whether or not Jetfers
said she wanted him to GATE the contract
| back before his marriage with Nellie
/ Eby.
| Jeheris said to Starkey upon another
/ occasion that he was contemplating send
! ing an officer with a search warrant after
the letters and picture which Miss Ayers
/ had in her possession.
Starkey denied that he and O'Herne
had decided 10 go into the burglary busi-
| ness. lie said he did not know it would
| be crime for him to go into another per-
| sons house in the absence OF the person,
/ III the company OF a friend, and take
/ money or anything belonging to that
/ friend.
us it not fact" asked Mr.. Hart. ''that
! you and O'Herne were going into that
/ kind of business, and that you procured
/ the mask, which has been exhibited here.
/ for that purpOse?''
Starkey laughed. mo; that's not a
! facu,' he said. 81 know that Jefferis
brought that mask to my ROOM"
In answer to further questions Starkev
| said Jefleris had told him he had asked
| Miss Ayers many times not TO carry out
! her threats to make trouble in his family
that is, not to tell his wife. He had
| often told the witness that he had STAYED
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