Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-20

Frank Solomon, another enploye of
the canning works. saw the shooting |
and told the jury that the man who
used his gun wore black sateen shirt,
black coat and black slouch hat and
was smooth ehaven except that he wore
a small mustache.
Pauline Kendall, an employee OF the
candy factory. who was passing the
cannery on the evening OF August q,
saw some OF the shots fired, at the plat
form. She said one OF the men who
did the shooting looked like Gray,
whom she saw In Jail after his arrest,
but she could not Identity him posi-
lively.
Octavia streeter, companion of
ing, saw four men running after Will
3liams. the man in the lead shooting at
the negro three times. Williams STUN
sbled and fell and the man shot him..
Williams exclaimed: ..He did II! He did
It'll" Witness saw man in Jail. whom
she pointed out to the jury as Defend
ant Gray, who resembled very much
the man who did the shooting, except
that he did not appear 80 tall when he
was running after the negro. She de-
scribed the clothing worn by the man
at the time, her description tallying
with Gray's apparel. She saw only one
man with a revolver.
May Hazen, who was in company
with Misses Streeter and Kendall and
saw the murderer OF Williams, told of
the shooting substantially as Miss
sStreeter described 1t. The man in the
lead and the one who did the shooting.
appeared short and heavy net and re-
sembled Gray, except that Gray now
looks taller. She pointed out Gray IN
the crowded court room, but said she
could not swear positively that he was
the man who did the shooting. Miss
Hazen. as well as Misses Kendall anG
Streeter. were good witnesses and gave
their evidence in straightforward
manner that did not permit the de-
tense to combat It. II was only weak
in that the Identification OF the prisoner
was not positive.
Lewis Cleveland, another employe of
tho canning works. was attracted by the
shots and saw Williams PROSTATE and
three men standing over him. He heard
Williams ray II they would not shoot
again he would throw up his hands. and
this he did. Winners saw one OF the
linen with a revolver, whom he described
es wearing dark shirt, dark coat and
hat and several days growth of
beard. Cleveland described the subse-
quent actions OF the tramps. He said he
saw Gray in Jail after his arrest and he
picked him cut Of forty others az the
man whom he saw standing over Will
lsliams with a revolver in his hand, but
could rot say he was the one who fired
| the shots, az he did not witness the
shooting.
Roy Buck. OF the cannery force, was
4 fired at Williams near the ONCE Of the
works. Two men were behind Williams
and he saw a revolver in one's hand.
pantaloons and had red face. Witness
said he had picked this man out from
among the othersin Jail and he was the
one they call Dunn. He saw the same
man earlier in the day carrying keg Of
beer to the stock yards. Gray, he said
YVES the man with Dunn. On cross-ex
amination he said he saw but one revol.
liver and tina. was in Dunn's hand, anc
saw only one shot fired.
George Williams. the 1s-year- old sor
LOT the murdered man. was placed on the
stand. The lad, with his brother, said
he saw the tramps quarreling with his
father and beard them tell him II he
would get out of his wagon they would
six" him. He then went home, got his
revolver and asked witness and his bro
Their to follow him. His father returned
towards the canning works and was Sc,
upon by the tramps. who threw him to
the ground and took his revolver and
money. Williams then got away and
ran, and some OF the tramps followed
land 1not four times; saw the men who
did the shooting go away past the stock
yards: later saw the same men In jail;
4 they are the men they call Gray and
Dunn. Witness pointed out Gray as one
| OF these men and said he was the mar
4 who took his fathers revolver from hi.
4 pocket and who did the shooting; later
4 Gray started towards the glucose works
and the other trampsi scattered: Gray
wore black shirt. black hat and coat
\ The boy stuck to his story fairly we'll or
Icross-examination and admitted that his
statement that Gray asked him FOL
matches during the afternoon prior to
4 the shooting, made to the grand jury
was incorrect and that 1t was another
man. He denied that he had been told
What to testify.
H. A. Diller, a cannery employe. was
the next witness. He said he hearc
three shots fired and went to the Office
He did not see the shooting, but immedi.
Iately Went to the st ock yards to search
for the men. He picked up three empt,
cartridges near the beer key, one o,
which was still warm. The empty shell.
We're introduced in evidence.
Court adjourned at the conclusion O,
1.-THE boy 9 evidence until 2 o'clock.
The first witness examined at the az.
ternoon session of court was Roy Buck
who was recalled by the state to sub.
stantiate Mr.. OILERS evidence relative
to the finding of the empty revolver
shells near the beer keg around. which
the gang OF tramps were holding theil
4 reyel. He also testified that he saw
both Cray and Dunn running ava,
from the scene after the shooting
Cross-examination brought forth the
statement that witness did not see the
colored boy near the scene OF the
lshooting.
H. p. Stmkins, the undertaken who
took charge OF the murdered mans
body after his death. was called by thu
state and testified relative to the
wounds on the body. He found one
wound In the back and an abrasion or
the leg where one OF the bullets
grazedI the flesh.
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