Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-12-10
WILLIAM MAGERs.
Continued i-on FIrsi rere.

. mouth "a checks. paid his bills sitn
checks
Redirect. "aov much money did be
carry with him usually -
Ruled out by the court.
DR.. Lee Steiner. Described body
aud wounds az inquest same as pre-
viuus witnesses: blow 90 face broke
upper jaw bone: wounds caused deatn.
not drowning.
Cruss-ex: vas dead when pat TO
water; carotid and jugular were cut
OF: IL stabbed Immediately after being
stunned b. a blow there would still
Be a great loss % hlOuj.
Miss Cox. % Woods. only kueN
Sink al the time he was there 10 July
with Magers; did not know what he
be came fOr;they stayed four days and
left together.
l.. Harrild run a livery stable ar
Gervais: Magers aud Siuk hired a
team. a bay aud gray top buggy. sim
gle seat: could not swear that tile
robe was not returned: the horse sll0e>
were identified the team were medium
travellers. Examined the same with
Sheriff Dlr5in about Septem ler -:
Magers sat Dn the right side; found
blood stains on the left side.
CrOss-e1amined: Sylvester MauniGy
was his partner; took cut bFoa %
robe: II was not brought back until
the next day;did not notice lt;ifst saw
stains when shown tbem by Sheriff
Durbin: did not remem Der whether DO
vas washed or not: DO was used by sew
eral parties between the time Magers
used IL and finding blood; Murphy
used it.did not recall whether he sn0t
pheasants OrnOt;UOrses were not over.
driyODwhen Magers returned
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
+. ". Manning-MageTs' brother
in-law; described hiring tue rig Sep
tember -: sag him at2 a. ca. next
morning when he let him into his
house. Sink came Friday evening and
stayed til Tuesday morning; taking
To the girls: talked % marrviug: vas
going 10 Salem aud would call 10 he
got married.
Cross eIamined-Liye twelve miles
from Salem; Magers' team that he
drove from Salem vas not Over-driveu:
slept at house; SiOk was around a.
guest. having a good time
ID. ID. keeler-kept Saleni feed barn
near cod % steel bridge; saw Mager,
Septem Der l3: drove in with Sink BE-
tween 9aud 10 Tor noon feed: in aftef-
noon Magers ordered team fed at .
O'clOck,as they wanted ~ take a drive
in tue evening. Magers and Sink
called for team after IL got fairly
dark; said they would be back but
wanted halters along said they might
want 70 tie up sOmeW here; both had
On OyercOlt; identified photo; except
did not know he was bald; had not IT,
turned after = o'clock.
q. Was there a team hitchCd OUT
sides
Ruled out as not pr-per until iu.
trOduced by defense.
CrOss-eX: Could not see which way
they drove when they left; used dIa.
gram % SHOW where Darn Ra>: NueU
Magers ordered team 20 the evening
lie mad store package; thought VI
gers knew when barn closed. 9th lt
aud Sink talked freely.
Will EdmOndsOu: Work Tor keeler.
remembered Magers bringing team;
didnt know who was with him: left
stable with Keeler at that night.
Cross examinatiOn revealed MOTH
iDg.
". G.. Harritt: Identified ropes and
gate weights that we're used 70 sink
sink; were taken from his automatic
gate; was conflict as U date weights
were stolen. IL was between 18TH aud
lith OF september: saw buggy track,
% gate about that time: gate WIS
% yards from road with ~" Lead
ink out tO road; followed buggy
track, new tires and tracks like horse
shoes 10 shown court.
CfOss-eX: had no data 20 tx dates
when gate weights were stolen; under
Holiness skilltul crOssdre HarrItt
showed very iUdistiLct impressions a.
70 all the different kind Of tracks.
JOhn SPAR lives three miles north
OF salem near Harfitt's; described tie
team d iyen by Magers and Sink; saw
sink 10 buggy and at mOrgue, ideuti-
he'd photograph; recognized Magrf,
as Resembling man driving buggy
turning dawn lane north 90 HaTrItt'-,
II was between suudUwn and dark;
tile TOD Of the buggy was up and tnev
were driving fast; teams pass all the
time; the sun (which set that day 20
6:l3l be testified, was down a quarter
OF an hour; keeier swOre the Mayer,
team Was in the barn 40 s:30 T. ~
Crossed steel bridge shortly before
nine. This witness cohtTadicted sew
NAAA VI tue WITNESSES ANt tue state 1NN
created a sensation. He was sprug by
the state as an entirely new PROPOSE
tiOn, but proved entirely acceptable
Ia the defensel as his testimony va,
equivalent 10 stating that Magers
took Sink with him 20 get the gate
weights 20 sink Sink. Magers looked
squarely az him all the time he testi
ned.
Fred Obenmueller: worked al Har-
ritt's; noticed tracks 10 gate; were
still nj ain, though 10 had been rain
IA 2; saw tracks after body was found
IN tue riyer.
Frank Derby, depptys herlh. ties
titled clearly a. tn horse aud Guggy
tracks al HarTitts gate.
Cruss-eX Examine. four very dis
tiuct tracks day ur Two after BODY
was found; had only been q light
sprinkle; measured with broken stick. .
not with shoe
r Z. Neese measured tracks With .
Ihus Sink az Iiafritt's gate; ideutl-