The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-01-28


K. C.. Times.
The following is the Jury in the st
Clair case:
y. Gatterman. Geo. Fell, Jle
Newt Woods. Ell Heaton.
L. E. Denny. W. Crime.
John Mccarthy. julius Westphal.
Fred Weese. S. G. Clark.
A. Peterson. T. S. Kearns.
Court opened Tuesday morning fer
the second trial of Dick Stellar. The
regular panel of jurors was ex-
hausted during the day and also
ali of tie tailsmen that could be pick
ed up, without getting a jury, SO sher
if Avery started out his deputies to
call in more men, one man going to
Belpre and one to Jackson. The one
that started for Jackson got stuck
in the snow and returned to wait I'M
til morning. 4 jury was secured soon
after noon Wednesday. Mr. Haun
came up from Larned Monday night
but was compelled to return Tuesday
morning owing to the death of q
friend. Mr.. McCanse did not appear
and Mr. Beezley conducted the pre-
liminary work for the defense, by
himself. Mr.. McCanse joining him
Wednesday,.
Avery testified tha9 he with DR..
Alexander weighed the bullet that
killed Brockman, also one taken from
StClair's pistol and found that the one
which killed Brockman weighed &
grains less than the one taken from
the gun. A grain is the 4S0th part OF
an ounce.
Ed Taylor testified that when ST.
Clair came into the shop the day the
body was found he appeared as tho
acting a part.
Mrs. Buses was at StClair's house
Sunday, saw Stellar and noticed that
his manner was different from what
it usually was.
Dillinger saw Brockman and ST.
Clair together Saturday about noon.
ST Johnson testified that he came
own to his barn about 10 O'Clock
Sunday morning. Stellar was there.
Saw roll of bills in his hand. He
was talking to Dillinger.
Dillinger told him that Stellar
wanted to lend him S..
Mrs. Guild testified that her hus-
band came home Saturday night be-
fore dark and did not leave home
again until Nj onday morning.
Dave Heath was recalled and pro-
duced a new lot of hardware. Said
that Avery and he had just been
searching Jail and found it. There
was a steel case-knife fled for saw,
a printers composing rule filed into a
saw, part of broken ventilator of
cell, diagram of cell key made on
paper and some other small articles.
Avery testified to finding assort-
ment of hardware, identified fork as
his. He had missed it, also knife,
had demanded them of Stellar and
got the knife. Stellar had had OPP
portunity to get diagram of key.
| Mant Schnatterly testified that he
sold Brockman a ring Thursday just
before the murder. Saw roll of
bills, saw a $40, $40 and two or three
fives, must have had at least $50.
Stellar denied all knowledge of
most of the hardware found in the
search Wednesday. He said the VEN
tilator was broken after he left the cell
| Wednesday,.
! Mrs. ST. Clair testified that Dick went
to Johnson's barn Sunday morning
returning home about nine am.
| Mrs. Proctor testified that she heard
Stellar tell Mr.. Craig that he could
put something in a mans liquor that
would render him unconscious so that
he could be robbed and not know it.
Avery testified that he had made
experiments to prove that shot fired
in StClair's shop could not he heard
at Beal's. Beal testified that he did
not hear the shots fired by Avery in
the experiment.
Kennedy testified that he was at
Reeder's shop between three and six
p. m. Saturday. Oct. 10th, and saw
Reeder and spoke to him and that
Reeder was very much intoxicated.
| Carlson testified that on Monday