, 1896-07-01
THE CR0CKER TRIAL.
HIS GRAY SUIT OF CLOTHES
PLAYS A VERY IMPORTANT
PART.
Many More Witnesses for the Prose-
cution Examined Yesterday-In-
%teresting Testimony Given by Mrs.
Higgins and Others With Some
knowledge in the Case.


The celebrated Crocker trial is rapid
ly drawing to a close in Cheyenne and
each day brings out new testimony
that makes the case more and more in
teresting.
Robert Calvery. deputy sheriff. the
first witness, testified as to a search Of
the Booth and Croker barn he had
made on the night of the murder and
the next day. Had particularly search
ed the Croker part; found no monkey
wrench, hammer or anything of the
kind; found no potatoes. Did find a
canvas wagon sheet rolled up.
H. c. Shurtliffe. jr., testified as to the
time Croker was in Blythe & Largo's
store on the day Of the murder.
Mrs. George Chapman testified as to
the clothes usually worn by Croker.
Saw him almost daily for the past IA
years; he ordinarily wore a dark gray
sack suit previous to the murder; never
saw him wear a gray suit since the
murder.
Walter Webster, a machlnist, was
called and testified as to the unpleas-
ant relations existing between Booth
and Croker; Croker always wore a
dark gray suit every day previous to
the murder: did not remember seeing
him wear a gray suit since; passed the
barn on the night Of the murder about
1925; had been to the store and on re-
turning saw a person either disappear
ing into the barn or attempting to come
out. Just saw his shoulders and part
OF his body: I was not far from door;
the man did not come out; was inside;
was a medium sized man; had a dark
suit on.
Edith Hitchings was the next wit
ness, and she testified that she was the
wife of Brooks Hitchings, a presby-
terrain minister; resides now at Malad,
Utah; lived at Evanston at the time OF
the Booth murder; knew Mr.. Booth
slightly. On the evening OF the muir
der about 5 o'clock saw Croker walk
ing by her house, which was across the
street from the Booth G Croker barn.
He was opposite the corral gate and
was going toward the barn. Mrs.
Hitchings said she had gone down town
Immediately after Mr.. Crocker had
gone by. On cross-exam,nation Mrs.
Hftchings testified that she had never
told Miss Morgenson, or any one else,
that a detective had been to see her and
that she had told the detective she had
only seen Mr.. Booth.
Brooks Hitchings testified that Mrs.
Hitchings had gone down town on the
day Of the murder about 5 o'clock.
Walter Webster was recalled and tes-
tilted as to his knowledge Of Crocker's
having frequently worn o~veralls.
j. G. Fiero was recalled and testified
to the time the man had brought a load
OF straw to the Booth & Croker barn
on the day Of the murder, placing the
time at $50 in the afternoon.
Mrs. L.. Higgins testified she had
lived at Evanston for IA years; had
been recently very sick; knew Booth by
sight: knew Croker in that way; re-
membered the murder: lived just across
the street from where the murder was
committed: recognized these photo
graphs of the various public buildings;
saw a load of straw standing in the
street by the barn at about 4 o'clock on
the afternoon of the murder; didn't see
anybody with it; remembered seeing
the man drive into the corral and saw
him drive out after he unloaded it. He
drove out, as l remember, zeal s
o'clock; he shut the gate and then
drove away. Did not see anyone else
around there; could see these things
plainly from my home; nothing to OBJ
struct the view; had dinner about 2
o'clock and then did my work; had a
sick daughter l was attending; cleaned
the dishes and was sitting by the win
dow when this mar came in with the
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big gate Of the corral after the man had
driven away with the straw; he was
going towards and into the barn at the
time; I first saw Mr.. Crocker at the
corral gates: he walked along the barn
and into it. The bottom half of the
door was open and he stopped down
and went in then; think he had a gray
suit on; l am not positive as to the
time; 1t was about Is minutes after this
the man with the straw had left. In
about half an hour Mr.. and Mrs. MUIR
ply came to the house; sat there talk
ing in the twilight and I lit the lamp;
the sun was shining OF the tops Of the
buildings. when I saw Mr.. Croker go
into the barn; I lit the lamp at 6 o'clock.
Miss Mary Webster was then called
and testified that she was a court steno-
grapher and had taken and transcribed
the testimony at the first Croker trial.
She then read from the typewriter
transcript the testimony Of Croker on
the former trial. She was still engaged
on this task when court adjourned I'M
til $3.50 tomorrow morning.
THE MODERN BEAUTY.
Thrives on good food and sunshine,
with plenty Of exercise in the open air.
Her form CLOVIS with health and her
face blooms With fta haanfv n har