Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-29
UNDERSTANDINGS.
Pearl Harris, the Negro Charged
With Cheating By False Pre-.
tsnsss, IL Bound Over.
Gees Back to jail in Default Of $500
Bonds Witnesses Tell some
Queer Stories.
/ not Improbable That One or Tws
Witnesses Nay Have to Answer
to Perjury Charges.

Pearl Harris. the negro who is ac-
acused Of obtaining by means Of note
that he wrote himself pocket
book containing S55 and a prom
issorx note for SO. the property of G.
II. Airhart, a Gearing barber, was this
morning bound over to the grand jury
In the sum Of 5000 bonds, In default Of
which he was remanded to Jail. where
3 he will remain until his fate Is either
decided by the grand jury or by jury
lin the district court.
Harris preliminary hearing was a
lengthy affair. and the defense was Bit
terly fought. The hearing was set for
O'Clock Thursday evening in Mayor
Plerce's court, but a change OF venue
was asked and the case went to Justice
Burritts court. One of the first things
introduced in evidence was the note,
i that was presented to Clerk Strubb. Of
sSnndell's Cafe. in whose care the
\ money had been intrusted for safe
keeping, and who delivered 1t to col-S
sOred man upon It's presentation. The
note. verbs. tim, written on sheet of
Pilgrim note paper, Is as follows:
,..pleaae Give this niger my peck
Book to Bring to tile Pilgrim the
! one I left Potter at once good Boy"
Mr.. atrubb swore that to the best of
his knowledge Harris was the identical
person who had called for the money
and to whom he delivered 1t. The fact
that Airhart had money WAS proved by
i the witness. Henry Dudley. night CASH
Ter at Gilford's. where Airhart had eat
Sen q l0-cent lunch and had presented
for payment $50 bill. Dudley swore
that Airhart had a $40 gold piece, the
$50 bill that he changed, a $40 bill and
IS bill, besides some small change.
Frank Faux. Pilgrim bell hop. tes-
titled that in his best Judgment Harris
1 was the man who appeared at the Pill
grim office at about midnight Wednes-
day, called Night Porter Joe Waters,
colored. aside. and secured from him a
sheet Of note paper and an envelope.
Other witnesses for the state were the
complaining witness himself. w. H.,
y f.averty, night cook al Gifford's. City
Marshal Jones, Constable Nicholson
/; and Joe Waters. A good deal of de-
sentence was placed by the states at
.torney In Waters testimony. owing to
Il q previous statement made to the oifl.
GERS by the colored man. who was all
Sleeed TO have said that he gave the pa
per to Pearl Harris. On the stand.
). ftVwever. Waters statement was Just
the reverse and instead Of saying that
m FURNISHED Harris with the note pa
paper, claimed that II was a colored
{ man, . perfect stranger to him. who
sot5i.. !.
1T was amusing to the few privileged
20 listen to the testimony for the de-
Tense. as private hearing was de-
4 fnanded by the counsel for the defense.
The defendant himself. his white Wife
Laura White. Mamie Green, almost
8 white. and the wife Of colored bar
ber Mrs Margaret Weigel, an old
woman 70 years Of age and mother OF
Mrs. Harris, Al Harris brother of the
defendant, Harry G. Cheattefn. colored,
and Mabel. a coored dove that has
apartments in the old fiat iron on
( East Railroad street. all being used as
witnesses. Rosa Uhde's testimony was
Also used this morning as additional on y
the part or the defense, and in rebuff
tai. for the state, Constable Nicholson
swore to having been informed by Mrs.
home all night (referrlng to the night
on which the alleged crime was COM
& Ynitted) and was supposed to have left
Tor Kansas. where she has a brother
who IL not expected to live.
There was not story that hung very
well together on the part of the wit
nesses for the defense. some terrifying
that Harris war at home all evening.
arti o,, In ri
Harris was in company with him and
All Harris. and went home about 10
o'clock. Mrs. Harris tried to put up a
4 good story for her black husband, but
II became pretty much twisted on cross
examination.
One thing that developed in the cyl
tsnce that wasn't very complimentary
Il, the complaining witness was the
4 fAct that he had been associating more
Or less with strange colored people
during the evening and had been
# drinking with them and started out
With Harris to visit the colored dive
Known as MORO Castle" or the
shatiron.''
The chances seem very fair, from the
preliminary hearing, to convict Harris.
especially when the fact Is considered
that there Is great deal more stronger
evidence Forthcoming that was not In
troduced at the preliminary hearing.
Z Harris was seen to have one or two $50
bills In saloon in the south part Of
town and in exhibiting the money in a
6favado manner, purchased the drinks
Tor number OF bar loafers as IL 1t
came easy. Another witness will be
Il introduced before the grand jury to
ssow that the negro had $50 bill
& Changed In saloon, after making a
i small purchase. The police are very
CONFIDENT that Harris is guilty OF get
ting Airhart's money and II enough
evidence can be brought to bear upon
IL the case nothing short of the peniten-
ttafy co1fronts the negro.
sssf 1t sie not at all improbable that one or
Il TWO Of the witnesses at the preliminary
nearing Thursday night may not be ia
ken To task and brought up befote the
court to answer why they should not
n NJ prosecuted for perjury.
10 nb1p ron EARLY RISING.
xhSS Ysarss Cirevs Not 10 he an Ear.
sssS ~ Morning AMhir.
y Kt Central gets good haul out OF