The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-22


AT Sidney | saw Jester again. and threw
Up my hand and called to him. but he
whipped up his horses and drove on. / siw
him again at Paris. III jail. | recognized
him the same man | saw at Sidney. lie
denied that he ever saw me / asked him
what had become OF the bov. and lie told
me the boy cut his own throat. | broke
down and cried and had to leave.
Witness then wept.
Cross -examinat ton nv Mr.. Allison.
What are You crying about anyway"
We'll. | broke down when the old man
told ME the boy cTt his own throat, and the
same feeling came upon me just now. Yes.
! crossed the old mans tran three times IN
ii few weeks. He first tOlc ME the boy would
turn UP AT the right time end Threatened
me- with Prosecution II | testified against
him. He threatened - prose ute any one
who appeared against him. No. I'D DO;
testify AT Paris. I saw Detective Kaufman
near Springfield. Mo. and told lin what
knew.
No. did not travel with Jester and
Gates to Sidney. because i was sure IL" old
man ind not want me. II was six or seven
days after saw them at EcnIck that / SAW
Jester alone Ell Sidney. ( made u menoTan-
dunn Of their nantes and noted also the buf-
falo calf. because IL was the first buffalo
had ever seen. / was never on the witness
stand but twice and IN one OF these cases /
sued a railroad company. j wrote the Prose
cutting Attorney OF Audrain County about
what | knew anc later ! received a letter
from Mr.. Roiss of Monroe County. L moved
later to ST. Louis
Jurymen Drowsy.
The cross-eXanination of this witness was
long and tedious. Two turymen were evil
IDENTITY unconscious OF surrounding circun-
stances and the Judge tapped his desk and
said
1t may be that some of the jury are
somewhat drowsy or listless and yet are
listening with their eyes closed, but the
court would admonish them to keep awake
and listen to the evidence"
Mr.. Shuck endured the ordeal more pa
:iently than the jury. IL seems that The
of ne lie
left Springfield anu did not Locate him until
yesterday.
10 the Gates money. the pay roll and the
Allen P.nkerton detectives They promise
some strong testimony when their time
comes.
witness will testify that he killed hog
and bled it In the Ilulcn lane.
The trial will probably continue two more
Weeks.
The jurymen glowing restless under
the ious-enforced restraint. which nIaHeS
them, IN reasi'y. PRISONERS az much a. -ses-
tor. They resort TO many devices To pass
away the time. They have set of boS King
gloves In their apartments. which they Use
with great enthus. asm. They sing hymns
aud the people on the streets stop TO listen
while they sing when the roll Is chilled
up yonder I'll bs there and Are yGu
ready for the judgment day They de-
c!ded 10 attend church. and Judge Iby
granted their request. but afterwards with
drew it.
signed by Jester under the name of I'M:
Claim of William A. Hin. alias A.ekan-
der Jester, Pension Commss.oner.-Dear
Sir: In answer to yours of the 10Th. claim
ant was born In North Carolina, Surrey
County: age. IS. occupation. farmer:
height. feet; dark complexion. hair black.
eyes erayish blue: no scars or marks. l
81 mt my discharge certificate to the Pensi m
Office some time ago. and | sent aihdHvit
TO Elisha Shockley. We WAS raised boys
together. and enlisted together on The 10Th
of September. ls6l, in the Thirty-sixth In
diana Volunteers. Company ID. under Cap
tain Isaac Kintry.
Il was left at Nashville, Tenn. sick In
the hospital and was sent to Louisville
Ky, and was furloughed home in company
with Adiutant Noble. TO India napolis. My
SON. James r. Jester. came after me. i
never saw the regiment until after / was
discharged. II the testimony l have fur
n;shed is not sufficient l don't know where
I could get any more. / destitute OF
money, unable to travel. I feel like I would
have TO give up my pension. 1 never APP
piled until l was destitute and not able 10
work and make a living. after | was dis
charged for disability. ! got able to snlis;
again in the Nineteenth Battery, but never
afflicted with the same disease. together
with other Affections. I done all | could
for the Government during the rebellion
when ] not able TO soldier. ] was get
ting recruits for the army. / feel that
have done my duty a patriotic citizen.
Please answer ard tell II you got nv du-
plicatss OF discharge and affidavit of Shock
ley. Yours truly. w. A. HILL"