The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-20
TESTERS TRAIL THROUGH
MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS.
Told Conflicting Stories to Various Persons
As to Why He Had Two Wagons.
Movements Traced from Town to Town BY the Buffalo Calf
More Links in the Chain of CirCumstandl Evidence.

father went toward the wagons and stood
i'm tn. floor"
counsel here handed the witness Two
photographs.
Yes, that IS a picture ~ our Old home.
This = "A picture Of a wagon placed IN the
very SPOT wher'. | saw that covered wagon
that dny. l mentioned the boots 10 my
father"
Yes. saw 4 man pass our house that
day. who was selling Chase's book"
s'Tu~~-cNauiudtluu-
"7he boots were about three feet from
Tho front end aui sticking up. evidently
resting on something in she wagon. l was
about twenty -ii.. steps from this wagons.
'Nrs. there WAS u boy at our house that
day selling books. l never knew him. but
have been introduced 10 him since ! came
here. ] saw him that day with father.
No. iii not stand and raz" at him
testers Different Explanation
Testimony Of James +. Boone, examined
by lIr Forrest:
I am a painter and live III Decatur. In
February. lH.l. my brother and / saw "a
man with two wagons drive in town with
buffalo calf. l asked the man wh.t be
came of the other driver. III. explained
that the Other man stayed out West and
WAS sending the calf back. some time later
Nir. Gates came there. following the man.
After that heard Jester was arrested.
Yes. ! see Jester over there I'm from; Of ma.
THAT i the man. think. that saw that
day. II" satd he was going back East after
two families. He said that the calf be
long"'s "a the boy. l tried ~ buy the calf.
but Jester would no; sell 1T
Mr. Allison asked. y believe Won are on
the Day roll IN this case, are YOU not?'
Question objected to and objection sus-
tanned.
Il received SIS before l started here. Mr..
Hartman took all the witnesses 10 the
hotel l suppose! would have to pay my
board out % my mileage and fees
John Quincy Adams testified: He saw
Jester ard the calf near Decatur I'm ISL.
Jester said Young man started through
with him from Kansas and he bought him
out and the hoy went on by himself. He
exhibited a silver watch. which he said re
bought from tho boy. He traded one Of his
ponies for A blind horse
Adams said When | asked him where Re
got this stuff he appeared excited. He had
bedding enough for two mer. He said the
boy got tired and went on by rail. ! told
the man with me that dill not believe the
old fellow had bought that stuff from tina:
boy. He had two Watches
on DENOMINATION Adams said that he
bought his ticket here but received $40 be-
fore he left home
The Rev. q. a. CIenn's Testimony.
The Reverend George A Glenn a Meth
odist Episcopal minister. testified:
ANf. SIX Iltl'S tst.St -. Decatur from
ds TO a. In February. ISL i saw a man
with two teams and a buffalo calf He ate
supper and stayed all night with US lie
asked me- TO drive his extra team through
TO Indiana l was TO receive So. | agreed
20 go and then Jester changed his mind
Jester told me young man was driving the
larger team. but he was of n rowing diSuo
Fiticn ard sold ont TO Jester ard went 40
Texas. Jester wore a soldier overcnat When
lie came to supper he wore n dark-color d
coat. too tight for him. with sleeves too
short. He told Us at supper about selling
the caif 10 4 swindler at Springfield. III but
Jester recovered the calf. He seemed TO be
absent-minded. or preoccupied. or worried
about something l thought fl was the
Springfield trouble. l recognize the defend
ant that man. l traded a horse for one
Of testers ponies and my father gave him
blind horse and so for the other. / re-
member the incidents well. / was then in
my nineteenth year
Floyd J.. Cradle Of Naples III. cues
toned by J. II. Rodcs said: Il saw 2 man
with two teams and wagons at Naples in
February. 1871. THE front wagon was coy
cred and the rear wagon contained q crate
with buffalo calf ia Ii. The driver IN
quirei the way TO Jacksonville. He crossed
the river on the steam ferry boat and drove
on east Naples Is on the east side OF the
river. II was unusual TO see n man that time
"f the year travelling I'm such way Ths,
man said he was travelling: that way 10 save.
expenses. am 81 years old. I was a wit
ness at the preliminary at Paris"
Another young jurymian provoked some
amusement this afternoon. He is a single
man and rather handsome. Judge Eby an
rouEced: Mr.. Lsake. / have a letter for
you. Shall open it,
Leake responded emphaticalIy. mo sir.
Just retain it"