The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-14
Prosecution Weaving Its Case
Thread by Thread Abou.
the Accused.
SURPRISE FOR PRISONER.
Daughter Appeared in Court
and Embraced Him
Additionally.

kEPUBLIc SPECIAL.
4 New London. Mo. July lS.-alrs. Alice
} Klmb-ough. the H-ysar-oli daughter OF
Alex Jester arrived today from Norman,
Cleveland County. Ok.
Il is g. curious fact that her older nait-
brother here wears THE name Jester. Will >
her own brother is known as Mr. Hi. Yet
they are all children % iia same father.
The State Is seeking to prove that lAlox-
ander Jester has devoted twenty-eght years
to a systematic effort 10 establish an alb!
10 shake OFF completely his real identity. to
establish a new life and 4 new personality.
wholly independent OF the man charged with
the murder OF Gilbert Gates. and that h.
was so successful In this effort that. had Il
not been for Mrs. Cornelia Street. her
brother would have gone TO his grave with
out undergoing the present trial.
Even early In the morning the courtroom
contained many spectators. The local at
tendance IS large. but spectators are here
from everywhere. Many lawyers are pres
ert studying the case.
Witnesses Examined.
Francis Marion Dawson Of Monroe County
was first introduced by T. T. Rodes. Wit
ness saw the prisoner in Hulin's lane n
January. 1871. and later in Paris. He saw
| no blood in the lane. II was showing hard
Vie remembered meeting no one on that
Asd. though he might have met many.
&c. Jacobs of Wichita Was examined by
]. =. Rodes of Seialia. Jacobs purchased
a cow from the defendant in ISL. Witness
afterwards became well acquainted with the
Jester family. and was appointed guardian
and curator OF the Jester minor children.
Jester sold the cow to raise money for the
trip 70 Indiana. Also offered to sell two
young steers for s25. explaining that he
needed money for the trip.
s. I. Perrirs testified to the extremely
moderate circumstances Of the defendant In
1871. The Jester house was OF log and two
rooms, one occupied by the family and the
other by the horses.
Powder I'm the Vest.
Allen r. Dodge the Justice of the Peace
before whom Jester was tried in Kansas
IN 1871, was placed on the stand 20 tell of
that event. He saw the oft.nentfoned ar
ticies found on Jester by the Sheriff and
offered in court Jester tried on the vest.
1t was very tight around the waist and left
q space between the vest and trousers.
Powder was found IN a pocket of the vest.
and then the defendant became much con-
fused. asked for a consultation with his
counsel and they asked for adjournment
of court.
Witness thought Il was near the noon
hour. The point In the evidence Is the al
legged fact that young Gates carried his
little powder-horr IN his vest pocket.
On cross-examination by J. o. Allison.
Witness said Jester may or may not have
worn suspenders. He could not remember
(exactly at what point in the trial the elder
Gates discovered the powder. Thomas
1ichlighter. in ISL. lived at Pleasant Green,
Cooper County. Mo. Witness saw the buff
falo-calf caravan near his home. where
they camped. He saw no deer but saw the
calf.
/. c. Pemple of Renick. Randolph County,
No, testified that he saw Jester and Gates
at Renick in 1871 He said Gates refused
to sell him any OF the dried buffalo meat
because the old man did not allow IL, but
when Testers back was turned the boy
gave the witness piece of the meat This
meat was the property of the boy and was
in his own wagon. He told the witness that
he and Jester were soon to separate
testers Dream.
Joseph r. Dulaney was examined by
Charles P johnson. Dulaney saw some
campers near his barn January "a. 1871. He
knows the date. because of the birth of a
son the day before. In the night, he said.
his wife awakened him, saying she heard
cries of a human being in distress. Next
morning Dulaney asked Jester about the
distressfui noise he heard. The old man ex-
planned that he was dreaming and choiS-
ing the boy.
Have you ever seen the boy SINGER" |
asked the lawyer.
No"
Have you seen the older man?''
Yes" |
Governor johnson stood on the platform |
and, pointing his finger at the accused man,
Masked:
Ms that the man who told you he choked !
tn boy?"
s.fnat Is the man.