Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1894-06-01
THOSE NIPPERS.
John knox, an ex-Conviet, SWears they
>- Were the Property of Parker.
The Evidence of Parker's 0ld-Time Pal,
Will Doubtless Hang the Prisoner.

The Parker murder case is now being
put through in good time, and the state
is making every effort to form COM
plete chain OF fadts about the defendant,
while the latter's attorneys are making
an equally strong fight Tor the prisoners
life. The evidence the past week has
been very damaging to Parker's hope OF
a long life and the indications now are
that he will be found guilty OF the mur-
der OF Cooper.
Last Friday j. NJ. Palmerton concluded
his testimony and the keys, nippers,
watches, ETC., were plt in evidence. Fol-
lowing Palmerton, Deputy Sheriff John
X. Eacho, who was a guest at the Arte-
sian on the night Of the murder, testified,
substantiating the testimony of Palmer
ton and 9th ers.
Jim Pierce, porter OF the Artesian, was
the first witness on the stand Saturday
morning, and he told OF having discov-
cred the package containing the stolen
articles and the burglars nippers the
morning following the murder where
they had been thrown from window.
NJ. G. True testified to finding the pis-
tol, with which the crime had been COM
mitted, where it had also been thrown
from a window.
l.. B. Miller, jeweler and j. H. Trede
identified a couple OF watches, one OF
which had belonged TO Cooper and one
to Trede.
Mrs. Palmerton corroborated the tes-
timony OF her husband, and also told OF
finding bloody finger marks on the
counterpane OF Parker's bed, and of a
splinter broken from the window OF
Parker's room.
Monday caGtj the most important tes-
timony Of the trial, as 1t proved the bur
glars nippers, with which the doors
were unlocked, to be the property OF
Parker. The witness was John Knox,
who had worked with Parker at Lad
ner's Landing, b. c., in August OF last
year, and who was an eX-pal. of Parker,
and who had, himself, spent consider
able time behind the bars. Knox was
on the stand all OF Saturday morning.
He said he was acquainted with the de-
fendant, but that when he knew him he,
Parker, went by the name of Joseph j.
Graft.
: In the latter part Of August or first OF
September last, witness and the defend
ant were at Ladner's Landing, b. c.,
| working for a man named Dennis. Par
ker (or Craft left his coat on a fence
, near the Dennis house, while he went off
) to thresh, and some things fell out of the
coat, the nippers being among the things.
a couple OF children We're playing around
and Knox put the nippers in his pocket
to prevent them falling into the hands
, OF somebody who might know their pur-
pose. He returned the nippers to Graft
and warned him to be careful hereafter.
Witness saw the nippers in the defend
ants possession again the next day. He
knew the nippers by certain file mark
on the shank.
The nippers that were used by the
burglar in affecting an entrance to A. b.
Cooper's room in the Artesian hotel on
the night of the murder, were here inen-
titled by the witness as the same nip
pers that Parker Cor Craft had at Lad
ners Landing last August. The nippers
were admitted in evidence.
On cross examination John Knox con-
fessed to being criminal OF long stand
ing. For the last 16 years he had resid-
ed considerable OF his time behind prison
bars. He said he had served term of
three years in the Juliet (Ill.) state pris-
on.
"What for?" asked Attorney Brown.
The witness refused to answer, but al
ter a little argument OF counsel, the
court ordered the witness to answer and
he replied; "For burglary"
The witness, in answer to questions of
the defense, then admitted that he mad
i served IS months in the Salem (Ore.)
state prison. for larceny, and Is months
in the Utah penitentiary, for larceny
also.
The witness then said that Lathrum
had made contract with him to come
here. Knox at first refused to come.
| On cross examination Knox said