The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-11-03

sud that Savage had been staying at her
house for some time bat. did not remember
just how long. The first she knew that
her SON was Implicated in the robbery. was
after his confession last Sunday. She did
not know that any money was buried IN
her yard prior to that time. She neither
saw it buried nor taken away. Did not
know the men were searching for the money
when they first came to the house. She
was then asked in regard to Savage's prop
erty and stated that she knew nothing
about It, Then the following question
was asked: do you hold title to any OF
| Savage's property" She answered mo
slr; not that know of" She did not lay
claim to any of his land on this side of the
| river or ON he other side, neither did she
| lay claim to any Of his notes or horses. She
was asked if she had any feeling in the
case outside of her son, aud she answered,
81 have no feeling only for my son to get
out of this as easily as possible"
Mr.. Allaway was then called. He came |
up on the train from Portland the night OF
the robbery. He got off on the south side
and went east on First street to the east
side of Court, when he turned north on
Conrt street and saw Savage and Klein
near Second street, standing with their
backs up against Harris store. Thew were
near some empty dry goods boxes. They
were about hundrel feet from the alley.
Mr.. Lytle was then examined. and said
that he was agent for the q. r. 4 n. Co.,
and understood that Ralph Gibons had a
key to the express office. Sunday, after
the robbery, he asked Gibbons for the key, s
but he said he did not have 1t.
Frank Hill was recalled and testified
that Gibbons was gwen key to the cfice !
so that he (Gibons) could get into the
office to wake Tibbets for the trains. He ,
told the court about the number of pack 7
ages that arrived that evening, and that :
Gibbons helped him unload. Then he re- a
peated the story about the dropping OF !
the treasury box by Gibbons, and other I
things that happened in the office on the .
night of the robbery. a
Sheriff Driver was the next witness. +
After telling what he did when he was {
notified OF the robbery, the prosecution /,
asked him to describe the manner in which
ne obtained the length of Savage's foot.
This, he said. he did by placing stick on
he sole of Savage's foot, while he
Savage) was lying down on a bench. d
On cross examination Bennett held a shoe "
a front of Driver. and asked him if he could c
" placing the stick along the sole. tell L
vh ether it was longer or shorter. Dryer p
aid it was shorter. The sheriff described n
ne footprints left in the alley. al
NJ. A. Moody was called and he also "
described the footprints. b
Beckwith and Simmons were both re-. a
allied, but neither -one remembered what ii
scame of the papers with which they D
the footprints. re
A. s. Bennett. attorney for the defense, hi
,as then called, but as he did not possess ii
he articles which were supposed to be in o,
is possession he was dismissed. d.
The defense did not call IN any witnesses. W
10Th the State and the defense rested the So
ase without argument. NJ
Gibbons and Savage's bail was reduced to ia
5000. Thus ended one of the greatest dC
reliminary examinations that was ever to
cid in The Dalles. he