The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-03-28

from the record Dy the court.
Letter shown witness. l recOg-
nize the letter as one that thinner
man wrote Bowman:
SEDALIA, Mo-, Feb. q. 81.
Mr. John Borman.
DEAR SIR was informed BY a relia-
bic party that you have been inquiring
into my business affairs. Now Mr.. Bow
man can save you many a wish to know
more il you will only call at my place Of
business, | will grant your every wish with
all my heart, il is shame to have any
body trotting all over town trying to find
out something when l can relieve you.
NV business hours are from seven a. m. to
six p. m, allowing hour for dinner, Sun
days excepted when my hours are from
$50 to 1890 a. M.
Hoping this NAV be satisfactory and
save you many a walk and sole leather. /
remain
Very Obligeingly,
LIZ.
Court took recess until l:3O p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
H. j. Bueksr re-eramined: Zlmmer-
man told me that he would like Bow
man to leave town and wanted
l should write Bowman a
letter. l told Zimmerman that
/ had no interest in Bowman's
leaving Sedalia, Zimmerman told me
that it would accrue to my benefit by
having a steady job, and If Bowman
leaves, it would Se more money to
me.
Cross Ernmined- Zimmerman wrote
letter to Bowman and gave it To the
Office girl to copy. Letter shown
witness marked exhibit o. The
Office girl gave me this copy after she
was through with it. was instructed
to get evidence to convict him by J.
]. Kinney, the detective. l was work.
ing for Zimmerman as well Us tor
Kinney at the same time | made a
statement to Mr.. Zimmerman that
there were $50 awaiting anybody who
would run Bowman out of town. | was
instructed to make this Offer by Mr..
Kinney to induce Zimmerman to write
letter in disguised hand that could
be used as evidence in identifying the
hand writing in the letters already
now in hand.
j. j. Kinney, s,oorn: 81 reside in
Sedalia. am in the meat and pro
duce business at Muscogee, l. T. |
wac solicited by Mr.. Bowman to assist
in ferreting out the parties who burned
his laundry. worked at it in connec-
ton with Sheriff Smith. l was at that
time special agent of the NJ. X. 4 7.
which means l was detective in that
company's employ.
Ibelieve the same party who wrote
the anonymous letters, wrote the one
signed ]. F. z. There is great SIM
ilairity in many of the smaller letters.
Cross Eramined-I am an iron
moulder by trade. Idon't expect any
pay for the work / did for Bowman.
l received no pay for this
work. instructed Bueker
to draw Zimmerman out in
some statement, to the end that he
might be drawn out on the fire. /
wanted him to get Zimmerman to
write a letter in a disguised hand writ
ing.
Redirect examination: A lot Of pic
ture valentines shown witness. He
Identifies the hand writing the same
AZ that on the anonymous letters.
Els X. Smith, sworn Have been
sheriff Of Pettis county four years.
Testified regarding his experience in
examining letters and hand writing,
to his capabilities as an expert. He
examined the various letters in testi-
mony and his idea was that the same
party wrote them all.
f. v. 7dmblyn, s,corn--Reside in
Sedalis and teach penmanship.
Mr.. Tamblyn was excused from
testifying, because he was not con-
sidcred an expert in penmanship.
A. Il. McDoei su0rn-I am q short
hand and type writing teacher in Sc
dalia.
Witness shown letter signed l. +. Il.
and he testified that same person wrote
the anonymous letters AMI the |. +.
Il. letter.
THE STATE RESTS.
With the conclusion of Prof. Nc
Doefs evidence the attorneys for the
state announced they would close
their case. After brief consultation
Mr.. Steele, for the defense, stated to
the jury that they would show that
Zimmerman had nothing to do with
the burning OF the laundry; was not
present at the time of the fire, and
knew nothing whatever of its orioin.