Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-02-09
STILL ON TRIAL.
The Case Of Jennie Chandler
and Cal Harson.
MORE OF THE EvDEsoEsJBM1rrEp

MORE OF THE EVIDENCES SUBMITTED
The D.feuse Closes and the ate Com
ascnrs~ Its Rebattat-ChseS sexton Again
Hesrd-Dctectivs Hoime. ON the Stand
Thi~ sIornisg.
The interest in the train wreckinp
case on trial in the circuit court con.
times undated. Long before the
converting Of conrt, yesterday after
noon. the seats in the court room
were filed. and a large crowd was on
The outside seeking admittance when
any vacancies occurred. rs under tho
order of Judge Glenn. no more rer.
sons were admitted to the court room
than could he seated. The afternoon
session was marked nv "a continual
sParring between counsel. which tax.
ell the patience of the judge and con
sumcd n great deal of time. The re-
bntial evidence will probably all hc
in to-day and perhaps the case sub
mittcd TO the jury early tomorrow.
Robert &. Willertcn. chief clerk Mt
the Harper house. the first witness
called since our last report. said that
Detective Holmes stopped at his
hotel last August. and while there
Mrs. Chandler called on him on
one or two occasions to see him.
John Starts, Of Staassen's livery
stable was then called. and testified
that for the week previous to Aug. 20
Detective Holmes took out single
rig on each evening; that the other
detectives took out the landau. the
inference being that Holmes and
Chandler went on in the buggy, and
the other detectives in the hack.
Calvin Harson then testified in his
own behalf. lie stated his conncc.
ton with the matter in frank man
ncr. lie said he overheard the con-
vcrsaiion detailed by Mrs. Chandler
to Chief Sexton about an attempt Ia
wreck train on the Rock Island
road. and told Mr.. Sexton, when
asked. what il was. lie went to
Hvcrview park with Mrs. Chandler
on Thursday night. and pu; tie on
the track. and saw that il was taken
of .be!orc any train came along. He
did the same Friday night. On Sun
day. Aug. -. he went to Mrs.
Ch"nd!er's house to meet Holmes.
While there he was shown letter
by Holmes apparently from General
Manager st. John. of the Rock ISL
| and road. saving that the company
believed the ties were being put on
the track by BOYS. not with malicious
intent. and intimating that unless
more ties were put on the track.
the road would have no more
alarm in the matter. Holmes
had said to witness that they
must pu, two ties on in V shape.
and then they could make big money
out Of the Rock Island company.
Witness agreed to go that night and
put on the ties, Holmes agreeing To
I've ON hand. and take them off before
any tram came along. Witness ad-
mitted that he did wrcn" in agreeing
to do what he did. but said he had
no intention of wrccking train.
and would not have gone at all, but
for the promise Of Holmes to be
tbttN anu t.SNt tut tlt> vi.
a number of witnesses were then
called as to the character OF the de-
PENDANT. Chandler. and testified that
his reputation rs a iaw-abiding citi.
zen was good. With this TESTIMONY
the defense closed their case. and the
state began their rcbuttal with a
large number of witnesses to impeach
the Defendants (Chandler's) rcpu,a-
ton for truth and veracity. which,
according to the array Of witnesses
and the positive character of their
evidence. seems to be very bad.
Chief sexton Again Called.
The next witness called was CHIEF
Of Police Sexton. lie said that from
the 9Th Of August. when he heard
from Mrs. Chandler the alleged train.
! wrecking story. he was actively en-.
gagged in the case; that from the 9th
of August. when Holmes arrived. the
police department and the detectives
were acting in concert: that the steps
taken 10y Holmes and the decoy let
ter and telegram were the joint pro-
duc,ion Of himself and Holmes. He
said that Notwithstanding his knowl-
edge Of Chambers bad reputation. he
was impressed with the truth of her
story. and believed her until the al
legged encounter with train-wreckers
on the 18th. when she reported to
him that she and Harson had had q
tight with the wreckcrs, in which she
had been injured and stabbed. and
Harson had had hole shot through
his hat. which statements witness
knew to be false, because he was on
the ground a; the time.
lie said that her written confession
was made freely without durcss. and
that no clcmcncy was held out to
her. He made the same statement
rs TO Harson's confession.
At the morning session today. De-
tective Herbert GRAY, testified in
contradiction OF the defendants.
tina; Holmes did not meet the de-
PENDANTS on the railroad crossing,
and confer together. before the ties
were put on, on the Goth.
James II. Price, the other detec-
tive from the same agency, testified
In Confederation Of Detective Gray.