The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-27
Prisoner Stated That lie Is In.
nocent of Gilbert Gatcs's
Blood.
ARGUMENT WILL BEGIN TO-DAY.
Three Witnesses SwoIr That
Shrcwsbury's Reputation Is
Good-Expcrt Testimony
on Floating COrpscs.

R-rt-TI.l" SrE,fAa.
N,w London. No. July - This morning
Shrewsbury 3 again uudrr s.a from the de-
Tense. Three witnesses from his home town
ia Arkansas svorc 10 his good reputation
Roth .!dcs have rested the case. and while
Judge Eby prepares the Instructions TO the
'u~y tn. lawyers are preparing FOR th" SUI
urcme conflict az this great Legal battle.
The arPunl,nt begins t1-mor-1w morning.
Lester's brief Address.
When both sides rested III" AK prisoner
s1iI. i AN GLAD the ordeal is over for
Civ. every oLc Who has testified AGAINST me
Their cou.scle.1es and their words ale In
the hands ~ their God. AMI with him they
must fettI". am innocent 0t m" killing OF
that poor boy. Gilbert Gates. and believe
IA tim, he will b. found alive and well.
expect ta return tn my oklahoma home III
tine 60 preach nest sun - wick
Omar webb. f.. merchant Of jasscr CITY
No said he knew the reputation ~ ". ".
Shrewsbury ard thar II was bad. Webb s-id
l. ..,4 DRUGS and hardware. but = Tot "A
r..ri.t.-.d pharmacist lie had heard men
Snv that Shrewsbury was not honest hut
r.y,~ knew ~ A dishonest act charged
a.airst Shrewsbury. lie n"yc- knew
Srr..a -Iurv to tell q iic. nor could lie say
;Hlt d.. had even u hay recollection OF
Jay particular lie that h. had told
" H. Ward. farmer OF Jasper CITY
testified that Shrcwsl,iry's reputation for
ir;l,h g.. lad. Witness could not say 'Aat
b,. hal even a dim recollection # any one
Saving. Will. Shrewsbury liv'i IL Jasper
;hlt tn. man vrs UutgUthiNi-
4 = Gntr.S Former Testimony
lIr 'u..u h"r. read Iart Of thc ieSti-
ruguv g.; =. i. Gates. give ~ i'drie IN lS'i,
iu which %, state. that b. found part OF
the ill., col his SONS tr'r. h.. testers pos
session. lie also stated that n answer 10 an
inquiry from ms son, h. wrote the bog To
sell tUr team TO the English boys II ne
thought A.-t. bur to allow 10 one To- snow
A, had the money. Mr- Forrest then rad
It. entire testimony 81 ~ = Gates. gwen
tv,u,,--.!il, years ago. MC. cullen Icid to
the jury tnr testimony 81 Harvey jester.
given Nj. - ISL 81 Wichita, has. II i
trIrI all. a-r'.s substantially with what
H. said yesterday.
4 s,dy vii. rot rloat until deco IMPOSITION
has set ~. y body mas uuaL IN une Jay.
% al depends on The temp, .aturv. In the
winter. when the ic- ana sn0" are
.t.luGauI go that "a bod: vii! so: CeCom-
pose. u would never float. rat bodies t""t
quicker than lean c.cs. \ -Wiit current
v.! bring d tuIy 10 the surface ii il -
hearty ready L. Heat. y body ia Ice water
and snow VIII u'l a,c'mposc. and think II
Gown"
'Th,. defense. rested here.
shrewsbury HcHutnti"n Defended.
The state called air. Park Crutch=r of
Van Buren,. Ark- lie said
Il rav, n.-d IN N,u Eg.on thirteen years
and hay. pr@r'ices law there I"uI le!rS
Know ". ~. SnrcS -pury. His reputation
t. good Yes. have done some business Tor
him. ! brought two men with me IL re-
Spouse To telegram from Mr.. Hartmann.
could get -" .uOn To- testify - Snr "soarN :
good reputation never heard his rSI uta-
itOu or mis- morals Ci -stIoHed-
Kaufman tsieEraphed me hundred ana
MY dollars. ana told M 10 bring some
witnesses and / ala 50. our county Sheriff
Was u.tlln. To- tonne. hat nad wired Little
Rock Jhut he would re there tn make MS
aunua! tax settlement II Was known ~
Van 5urcu that Tru-bury had testified In
this case by reason Il is i'lbilcatl"i4 IN Lie
Republic. / have been .k-sl.'t,ift Prosecuting
Attorney a. uuC CpIrty. ! know nothing ut
Shray.Sbury'4 income Circuit JUdc. Evans
ana Tho assistant cashier II the bank and
the. CITY Marshal were willing To come and
10 testify To SErrw>bG:y's good reputation.
Lut Tor business Reasons could not get
Frank T.. Warren Of Van buren,. Ark. ,es-
Z know Shrewsbury. His reputation Is
cool / never heard but on" man abuse
Sarrwsuury. A. I"ft town Il man came 10
me ana clI:syl him ana said hv Wis Gis-
honest. TINS man W. he 'n- with whom
shrewsbury had Il law >ul..
state senator IL. l.. Fhzhush. an attorney
of Van i}t..-u. ATS.. testified
Il know W. W Shrewsbury 81 : an tttth
Ills r.U;itltiuu for truth and honesty -
good Yes. ! understood that my -ai.ro1d
.Xrrf-s,S aud hotel hII would be paiH Siu.-s
II VA. known tir'.I Shrc vsbuTy would be- a
Witness ia the .!.~tvr case. / h We heard
many .ay he is reliable. I "Ir acquainted
with u-a who have known min ten y.
twelve years"
Tl,t. state and defense rested the asa 1T
la. The usual c:drE" was given the Jury
and court adjourned un-i o'clock to-In1r-
row t. IN. great ,isp! pcintmeUt NJ the
large audience. JUdS- Ety announced that
two DAYS Of eight hours each will be given
tu each side for argument. The counsel Tor
TN. state furnished counsel for Ie-S-r !
r,uy -. tn. evidence. consisting OF nearly
S.bp pdGeS.
IN. linz VIII H. divided follows: For
ih,. STATE J. II. i,n3"s. thr.. h"ji-S. HAYS.
..,Ir ANA 4 half: johnson. three and n half.
+ r Rode four; Forrest. four. For de-
{, MS. Mcintyre, three; Allison. FIVE: GU
In. eight.