The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-11-01

sympathy for the distressed mother was
in the heart of everyone. She was
asked few questions by Mr.. Jayne and
cross-examined by Mr.. Bennett. She
stated that Otis Savage came and awoke
Frank the night of the robbery and they
went down together.
GENTscH CALLED BUT LYTLE SWORN.
Mr.. Gentsch was asked to take the
stand but as soon as he did the prosecu-
ton changed its mind and called Mr..
| Lytle. This was the second time Mr.. G
tried to testify but fate was against him.
Mr.. Lytle told about the transactions
at the express Office on the Sunday after
the robbery. He said Gibbons was asked
to open the door and replied by saying
he had no key. He afterwards opened
the door.
MIR. ALLAwAY SEES THE BOYS.
Mr.. w. G. Allaway, general agent of
| The D. P. & A. N. Co., told about seeing
Klein and Savage on Harris corner the
night of the robbery, just after the train
stopped at the Umatilla House. Mr..
Allaway came up from Portland that
night and was hurrying home when he
saw the boys. He explained diagram
of the direction and distance of the ex-
press Office from where Savage and
Klein were standing.
AGENT HILL RECALLED.
Frank Hill was then recalled and told
again the circumstances of placing the
treasure box in the express office. He
/ ,f q
off his hat, wiped his head and coughed,
remarking that it was hot work The
witness was cross-examined to some
length by Mr.. Bennett and important
details brought out.
SHERIFF DRIVERS TESTIMONY.
T. j. Driver, county sheriff, was an
important witness for the state. He
gave the story of his connection with
ferreting out the crime. He told how be
measured the tracks leading from the
express Office and how the measurment
from Savage's shoes was obtained. Mr..
Driver showed the stick and paper that
fitted the size of the track and they were
offered in evidence. The cross -examin-
9 alton of this witness by Mr.. Bennett was
very severe. The lawyer made Driver
} tell just how much he measured exactly
and how much he estimated with his
} eye. The witness was then put to test
and was given a shoe to measure and
: say whether it was longer or shorter
than Sayage's. He wanted to make q
second trial but Mr.. Bennett wouldn't
, let him. Witness then told the conver-
+ satiOn betwenn Mr. Rennatt and him sal
in the sheriff's Office relating to Savage's
shoes, and that Mr.. Bennett told Driver
that if he took Savage's shoes from him
it would cost him more than the amount
of the reward, and that at the proper
, time the shoes would be brought into
court.
NJ. A. MOODY on THE STAND AGAIN.
NJ. a. Moody next testified to what he
J had said yesterday. He was asked by
? Mr. Snow if Gibbons manifested any dis
!, position to do anything to hunt the rob
; bers; objection by defense that the ques
: ton was leading, sustained. Witness
/ then stated that Gibbons was quiet bu
did everything he was asked to do.
WHAT MR.. BEcKwITH KNEW.
Mr.. Beclrwitb, the route agent of th
l express company, then took the stand
r He testified as to measuring the track
8 with stick and cutting out the size OF
paper. His memory was not sure as t,
4 details which led Mr.. Wilson to question
him regarding the strength of hi
memory.