The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-24
TESTERS NEPHEW
ON The STAND,
Says His Uncle Appeared Uneasy
When He Visited the
Family in 1871.
KNOWN IN INDIANA AS JESTER.
Cornelia Streets Statement Rcia-
tive 10 Her HaifRrothcr AC-
cuses Him of Cruelty TO
His Relatives.
RrPTRyJC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New London No. July cs-The state
promises 10 close ilq testimony tomorrow
Jester seems 20 be more fatigued to-day
than 81 any time IL the trial.
r. r. Martin Of Richmond. Ind. testified;
81 met Jester near Indianapolis in lstl- l
WIS with "A PARTY en- route to Kansas and he
had another company Il orirraucs. Jester
mad bay team wiki him in good condition
having no sweeney or other i1lneness-
talked with Jester ard thought by his con-
duct that h. had something bearing CT MS
mind lie was vcry reserved ard guarded IN
his conversation. lie wore hunting-cass
silver watch.
II saw trunk one evening after supper
burning on the camp fire when wa we-e
some distance west Of Fort Scott He told
me he had bought the bay frern on his way
East Jester was sick at Fort Scott. He
gave ne some money ard todd me 70 set
him some whisky. explaining that he had a
chill
Cro>s-cxamination ny Nj Allison:
Yves. know Mrs. CorrcIfs Street and saw
har at Paris last fall ~ she gr7li7ninary. l
saw Joe IIyesav ar.d william MaXey and J.
@ Lear at Paris They were witnesses. No
have not seen them fieve At this trial
Prisoners Nephew Tc-ti!ies.
Joseph II Thompson Of Richmond, Ind.
took tie stand.
ct have known Alexander Jester all my
Irfe saw him inst after the var. He had
g wife and az faast three children when he
let. Indiana for Kansas. IN 1885. lie married
lalf-sIster % ny father in 1871 He was
ct our house a. Webster for week or more
in the first part II March. He had two
wagons and teams. one was a GOOD bay
team, in nice condition. attached 10 Yam
kee. Wagon. He kept his clothes in dark
col0red trunk under his bed. 7 do not think
7 ever saw inside the trunk. He had n nuZ-
zle-loaffnS rife I rctiCsi Jester w1s reT-
vous and easily excited. Netray!u- much IN
easlnass a. the approach ri Et~EHEers on
one occasion he was exhibiting me nuitf'o
calc 20 some school children and others "hen
some rsi.h50rs rode IN. saw that ne
watched them narrowly ard wos eCjtated-
nv father once asked him what the bay
team cnst him. He rerlted, Well, John.
got that team very cheap
How cheapT
wen, Iorn. kinder vagered for tha:
team"
witness remembered this distinctly. 1t
was the first time he had ever heard the
term 'waccrcG'
On another occasion Jester said no got
the team from a young man who was trav-
cling with him. bat who got ho'nesick
Thompson said that he found In the barn
after Jester departed, an ordinary meal
sack with the name i. 4. Gates printed
on II Later q Nr. Gates came 20 the home
Of the witness lookup for Information
with regard to Alexander Jester. The sack
was shown him
CroSS-Exnmined.
Cross examination by Mr.. Ncfntyre.
THE wagon stood on the street In front
OF our house The small team weighed
about spD pounds each. ] do not know
whether either horse was hind. I saw the
gun on Saturday afternoon. when Uncle
Jester went hunting. and I think he killed
n squirrel or two. No. he di3 not Kill \
squirrel for his sister, for she was thirteen
miles away. l saw no blood on the wagon.
nor did see anything about the wagons
10 arouse suspicion. There were probably
100 persons who looked at the CALF show
one afternoon.
Il have been working at n cof!in factory
AZ SIS a day and had reason 10 expect a
promotion. but 1 am now afraid have
lost my position by reason of coming here.
] have received so. out OF which / paid
my railroad fare. Yes. I told you at the
Park Hotel expected compensation for my
time here and my expenses. Yes, l said ut
Paris that there was only one wagon. hut
my father afterwards reminded NE Of incl
cents which convinced tne I was in error.
There were two wagons
William Evans OF Indiana:
II was q years old n 1871, when Alex
diana My father was "A shoemaker and
lived with him. Ny father never owned a
gun after the war"
Edmond Bryant. examined by Mr.. For
Il live in Grant County. Indiana. I have
known Jester ffty years. He married my
sister. neilah Ann Bryant. They were
married about lfty years ago. bur she has
long been dead. ! never heard that testers
correct name is william \. Hii. [ knew
him intimately Until h" went West in 1855,
His means at that time consisted of u
and md
Known Fast Jester.
Esther BRYANT. questioned by Nr. For
4 knew Jester well after his marriage II
DeI!ah Bryant They had six children l
think when they went West. never heard
that his name was William a. Rili."
John II Howell and James Scott we're
recalled by Ar. Cullen. bur gave no new
testimony OF importance
Testimony OF Charles Cnthank OF Rich
i am Sheriff of Wayne County. lived
as far hack as ls5S- l talked with him ABOUT
our war experiences. / remember a set OF
The brides could be changed in Il moment
from open to blind or the reverse. / saw
him Try to trade the harness 10 man
named Haisie and Thought testers harness
was the most valuable. The trade WIS
finally made EIe toid me he had won the
big hay team gambling with fellow
Gates" Mr. Gates came along iator an.
saw the sack anG then all these events were
slUPEtS7E-s fli iiiN iiltli- Jester > fi'NDfS
were too small for him and he wore his
pants in his boots"
Cross-exan,jnsJion by Mr.. Cullen:
al helped Kaufman look up witnesses an!
srbpoenaei the Witnesses" The witness
said he was summoned as a witness to
Paris last year. but h;s deputy was sick
and he could not depart.
.. a. Haisiey. questioned by T. T. Rodes,
said:
In 1871 7 lived AT Webster. Ind Ny
father Kept harness shop I saw lester
and his outfit. Father tr1lc1 a set Of har-
ness for a peculiar set Jester had Jester
claimed he was going East to Ohio and