Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-02-04
his testimony was not heard by the

Albert Drake, of Washington town
ship, Starke county, testified that he
made the map produced in court and
showed locations of residents on the
map. On cross-examination, witness
stated that the distance from Knox 10
the residence of Aunt Eliza" is about
six miles.
Mr.. Stevenson testified that he saw
Fetters and Sutherlln at Knox Nov. 10
sc. He saw them leave Knox together
in the evening.
John W. Ashley testified that he re-.
sides southeast of Election school house.
He was in Knox Nov. II '96 He pass
ed Sutherlin on his way to Knox, about
twenty rods north of Election school
house. Sutherlin's team was sweating.
lie noticed blood east of school house
On his return from Knox. He was at
the grave and helped to open it. He
told of the carcas of the mule being In
the grave. lie had seen the mule when
alive at Dan Roar's. He was at the
grave shortly after the body OF the man
was taken cut of the grave, but made
no examination of the BODY.
Henry Hawkins, a resident of South
Bend, testified that he lived in Plym-
outh in 1896. He knew Sutherlin and
Fetters. He last saw Ed Fetters in
Nov. 1896, when he was in his barber
shop. Fetters had a wsd Of bills. Wit
ness changed bill for Fetters. Cross
examination: Sutherlin and Fetters
were in his shop as many as q dozen
times during the time be was in bust.
ness in Plymouth. This was the only
time be ever saw Fetters have any
amount of money.
Mr. Hawkins was put on the stand
! again in the afternoon and testified
that be was in business in Plymouth
during the former trial. The cross.ex-
animation worried the witness csnsid-
erably.
John Eggleson residing about Q half
mile east of the Election school house,
testified that ON Nov. l6 '96 he was at
home in the evening. lie heard three
shots and he thought noise frsm
some one shortly afterwards. He heard
noise of big wagon goin g p asst his house.
Three weeks afterwards he saw blood
in the road near election school house.
Cross examination: He heard shots be-
tween and o'clock. Vandalin and
wife SISTED him that night but left
about 3 o'clock. First revolver shots
he ever heard at night in that neigh
bOrhood. Could not tell whether there
was more than one voice or not. Sound
ed little like the noise was that of
some one quarreling, like some one In q
drunken fight. He heard wagon noise
about five minutes after he had gone
to bed.
SATURDAY
The attorneys for the defense have
labored hard to entrap the witnesses In
the Sutherlin trial but their stories
have been straight and no amount of
cross questioning could cause them to
change their statements.
Dan Roar was theI.only important
witness whose testimony could be
doubted. Dan has told two stories of
this crime it seems, first claiming that
he never sold Sutherlin mule but after
being promised protection by Judge
Beeman, now says that he did sell the
mule to Sutherlin. 1t is likely that the
last story is the true one.
DR.. Wright, physician of1Knox. tes-
titled that be knew John Hill. He was
called in to see him after death, He
thought Hill died from q cOngestive
chill. He examined the body and there
were no wounds
Daniel Roar was the star witness of
the afternoon. He is a resident of
Starke county in Washington township.
In fall of sc he lived southeast of cleo.
ton school house. Witness ia acQuain.
ted with Sutherlin and has known him
Is or II years Sutberlin came to his
house on the night of Nov. I6 '96. He
was IN bed. Sutherln called him up.
Sutherlin came in his house. He asked
witness how many plugs he had. Wit.
ness lit a lamp and went to stable and
showed Sutherlln all his mules and
horses. Sutherlin asked him which
mule he would rather part with. Suth-
erin stayed all night with witness.
Cross examination: Witness testified
before the coroner that Sutherlin did
not get mule of him, and that he
knew nothing about the matter. Wit
ness stuck TO the statement made be-
fore coroner until he had talked with
Judge Beemsn; that Judge Beeman
told him that he would stand between
him and prosecution if he would tell
all he knew about the case Deputy
prosecutor Glazebrcok saw him and
wanted him to change the story given