The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-25
State Rests Its Side of the
Case in Jester Trial.
PRISONER ADDRESSES JURY
Holds No III Feeling Against
Any of Them.

court as follows:
Now at the close Of all the evidence
on the part Of the state comes the de-
PENDANT and prays the court to instruct
the jury, mat under the evidence and in
dictment in this case you viii find the de-
fendant not guilty"
The petition was promptly overruled
and the case must be continued
Captain julius Dunn, 70 years old, re-
siding near Moberly, Mo-. took the sand
today and gave the closing testimony for
the state. He swore that he saw blood in
the Hulen Lane in the winter Of 1871. The
witness testified shat he was riding along
and suddenly at the mouth Of the Hulen
Lane he saw a pool Of blood, which had
the appearance Of being recently spilled.
A few days later the witness heard that
two men answering the description of
jester and Gates, had passed through the
vicinity Captain Dunns testimony was
aot weakened on cross examination.
Court adjourned until 1870, when the de-
Tense will present its side Of the case.
Fifteen minutes after the state closed,
Alexander Jester made the following
statement:
Now that the state has closed, I want
to say that I have no i'll feeling toward
any witness that has testified against
ne, not even old Mr.. Gates. 7 have been
prosecuted by the Pinkerton detectives
and John W. Gates money, but expect
TO come out on top and live the rest Of
al 1fa in
have heard some remarkable misstate-
ments from the witness stand and am
surprised at some Of my relatives who
have testified against me, but still say
that have no hard feelings against any
one. I am feeling in good spirits, but my
health is not good"
The evidence in the Jester case Monday
covered the time when Jester loaded his
wagon at Dalton, Ind. in 1871, and start
ed on his return trip to Kansas. The
caravan consisted Of Calvin Street and
wife, Corne,ia Street, testers sister, and
family and James Moore lad of IA, q
nephew # Jester At Indianapolis Aaron
Martin and family, Robert Martin and
family and John Kennedy and family.
Joined them. They proceeded on their
way through Illinois and Missouri to
Kansas and Sodgwick county. Jester did
no. take the same road back that he had
taken when travelling with Gilbert Gates,
and while iu Missouri he avoided meet
ing strangers. and when passing through
towns would lie in his wagon and claim
% be sick
william Evans. Of Dalton, Ind, tes-
tiled that his father was 4 shoemaker
ard never owned a gun after the war.
The prosecution introduced a number Of
blueprint maps and . map of the Unit
od States. The defense objected TO the
map Of the United States and it was
laid aside.
Edmond Bryant, an old black smith,
of Grant county Indiana, knew Jester
fifty years 20. His sister, Della Bryant,
married Jester Witness never heard him
called Hill. He had five children when he
went west. Jester never owned farm,
but was renter. Witnesses wife also
knew him as a renter.
John II. Howell was recalled and when
asked by Mr. Cullen of the defense II
Detective Hoffman had not given him a
check Of $50 to pay for having his oats
cut witness said he had not
Charles r. Cnthank Of Richmond. q
Quaker and the present sheriff Of Wayne
county, Ind. said ne knew Alexander
Jester at Webster in 1855, and served In
the same corps in the army with him.
The witness saw Jester in 1871 with two
teams. one q bay team. two wagons and
buffalo calf. Jester had a peculiar set
OF harness which he traded 10 Mr. Hazel
Tor an inferior set Jester told witness be
won the bay team from young man
whom he Travelled with in Missouri that
he won the young mans money first and
then won his outfit. giving him back his
money when the Young man left him
and went home. Jester had n game sack
with the name "a. y Gates" printed on
it. A. A Gates came -here shortly after
ward and identified the sack as the prop
er;y OF his son. Gilbert Gates Witne
remembered that testers clothes We're
too snaIfor him. his pants too short and
he coat sleeves too short. The clothes
looked Ike they were made for a smaller
man. On. cross-eXamination the witness
said he some times PLAYED poker. but
didnt make a business of it; that Jes-
ter told him that the young man he trav-
oied with I'm Aussori was a fanatic on the
subject Of gambling; that he wanted to
gamble all the time. and that is the rea-
son he fJesterl had won his money and
team Witness said the people of Web
ster often talked about Jester and the
murder Of Gilbert Gates. In fact it was
one gossip % the neighoorAood for years
Witness got SD Tor attending this trial
He recognized Alexander Jester.
Alfred o. Haisley lived ut Dover. IND.
IN 1871. where his father kept a harness
shop. Jester went TO his fathers shop
with fine set Of harness which he wish
a to trade Tor an inferior set. The set
Of harness Jester had was cornna-ative.v
new and worth $50. Mr.. H8islev vas
fearful that Jester had not obtained the
harness honestly and was afraid to trade
hut finally did 50. Jester was in Dover at
the time showing a buffalo calf at 8 cents
admission. He said that he was going 20
Ohio aad that his harness was not styl-
isa thore and that was the reason that
he was induced 20 part with it. The ha--
ness WAS The same that Gilbert Gates lefr
s. Charles. I'LL. with in August. $50
Az Crtce Smith. If Wayne county. In
diana saw Jester az Franklin in ISL
lis clothes Were too s. - Tor him. pants
100 short ana sleeves c- coat too short
lis clothes looked SD odd -lst the child
rcu noiced that they Gid not tit him On
crosS-aNauinGtis bv AIr. Allison witness
DIV CITY. Se6.. april I. 1853.
SseacSee Purc read &c. Lse Roy. ny.
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