, 1896-07-08
THE CROCKER TRIAL..
DEFENDANT IS CROSS-EXAMINED
BUT HIS TESTIMONY IS
NOT SHAKEN.
Locks and Keys-Wm. Hinton Tes-
titles That He Did Not Say That
Booth Would Still be Alive Had

He Gotten Out OF the Partnership.
A much larger number of people a
in attendance at the Crocker trial yes
terday morning when court convened,
the attraction being the cross-examina-
ton OF Croker. which continued until
about II o'clock. The defendant with
stood the ordeal very well and MAIN
tanned the truth of his story in very
good shape.
William Corkhill was called and tes-
titled: My age is so years; am a ma
chinist by trade; have lone lock-mak-
ing in all of its branches for the Ser
geant & Greenleaf Lock Manufacturing
company for 30 years; have Travelled ov-
er the country fixing and adjusting
locks: have put in locks for the gov-
eminent in the treasury department.
ticular kind of locks for Mosler b. &
Co, for many drawers. CWitness then
identified lock on box as one made by
Sergeant & Greenleaf 16 or 20 years
ago. Made the pattern myself. (Steel
key used by Crocker in opening the
lock was shown witness.) That key
might be a drawer key. Witness gave
expert testimony as to different kinds
of locks and keys, explaining their ma
ture and mode of operation. Said the
keys furnished by the company were
by CrOcker) was than the
brass key: that the steel key and the
satchel key were once the same. Ex-
planned how the satchel key could have
been made into a key to open the box;
thought the knowledge of the person
in making the steel key was rather
crude.
Mrs. Grace Butler, daughter of e. S.
Crocker. testified: Vas not at her
fathers house January &c, 1895; there
was always a light burning in her faith
clothes her father wore; wore black
gray for winter and light gray for sum-
mer: saw her father wear the dark
gray suit a week after the murder.
b. L. Winslow testified: Saw Booth
on the evening of the murder at his
(Wirslow's father's) store at about
1920.
N. J. O'Brien testified: Am acquaint-
ed with Mr.. Croker; was acquainted
with Mr.. Booth; saw them together go
ing to the Casper convention two years
ago: their relations seemed pleasant.
E. w. Stone testified: Knew Mr..
Croker by sight; was acquainted with
Mr.. Booth; saw them together going to
the Casper convention two years ago:
saw them talking together.
Mr.. Croker vas recalled for fur
there examination and testified: This
brass key is like the original key. or
key | carried with one exception: the
bow or handle in this key is not as
large as the original key. The key l
carried had No. 141 stamped on it in
just as large figures as the bow part
could carry. On the opposite side was
the figure l; tina. is the same key l am
describing that l turned over to Mr..
Booth.
William Hinton testified: Reside at
Evanston: knew defendant a little over
81 years, also Mr.. Booth; occupied the
co MI nfina with thnro. It a IT, tha-, f.o-
quently; never knew them to quarrel;
defendants reputation for peace and
quietude was excellent; on the night
of the murder went with a number of
others to see the body; knew every suit
of clothes Mr.. Croker wore that win
ter; he wore a dark gray suit similar to
one l had, witness shown suit. 1
think this the suit Mr.. Crocker wore;
can't swear positively; saw him with a
dark gray suit on after the murder; ex-
amined it closely because had heard ru-
mors of his having this suit on the day
of the murder and that it had been de-
stroyed; looked for stains or marks of
its having been washed; there were no
marks on it; no indications Of it's hav-
ing been cleaned: was present when the
little box in the safe was opened;
Croker brought some keys in and with
one of them opened the box; didn't
see any differences in defendants on
duct.
On cross-examination witness said
Booth and Croker were not intimate
socially the last two or three years Of
Mr.. Booths life. Witness denied hav-
ing a conversation with Mrs. Booth in
the cemetery in which he said: II am
confident he would have been here ire
ferring to Mr.. BOOTH II he had gotten
out OF the partnership, as ne talked Of
doing five or six years ago."