Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-11-28
- M nanet. 40 pemoerL

From The Batter. MOO Democrat
The jury has been selected and the
trial Of Dr. Gartrell is under way.
Prosecuting Attorney Horn opened
for the state. making a fun and eoFh-
psete statement
The following is the jury: Allen
Price, W. B. Wayts, VIM. Laney, John
Moore, A. j. Ooley, }, 81. White,
sam Wilson, ]. S, colyer, j. L. Shep-
herd, W. G. Dillon, Geo. Moore and
7. X. LiSle.
Dr. Renick. County Coroner testi-
| fed to being sent for, and upon his ar
rival, finding the body still in the creek.
The body was wrapped in blank
cts with a duck feed bag fastened over
the head. He described the wound
as a cut in the left side Of the head,
seemingly made with an AK or Ratchet.
He testified that a photograph shown
him resembled the man found. Identi-
fes the clothes shown in evidence.
That the death Of the man was due
to the cut in the head.
+. b. Nichols testified to the same
facts regarding the finding Of the
body and identities the clothes. He
locates the wound somewhat higher
on the head than DIR. Renick. Testi-
fed that the Gartrells YER at his
place at the time the body is alleged
to have been deposited in the creek
They inquired the way to cross the
creek.
Florence Nichols testified to the
Gartrells being at her fathers hous'
on the morning the body was alleged
to have been deposited in the creek.
Leslie Nichols testified to having
caught the body with a fish hook ant
turned it over and discovered a hant
and foot sticking out He sent hi
little brother for his father, witt
came down, saw the body and sent 70.
1.-THE coroner. The Gartrells came Il
his house the morning the body wa
deposited In the creek.
Rolla Hensley testified that he wa
camplng on the creek with his father
THAT N morning at daylight a mai
whom he identified as Gartrell droy
! up to their camp, That he inquiries
the way 20 Oklahoma and then tn
way to Nyhart and also made man
i inquiries as TO the railroad and tn
, way trains ran. That Gartrell state
, he had business or relatives in Nyhari
they drove Of in the way the
l had been directed.
n Newton McMullen identified the d
4. PENDANT as a mar who had come TO b
r house one day during tine month
: March. That he was accompanied
r a heayy-set man who paid for the col
. and eggs they bought. That the
4 were staying in a log cabin about
quarter north Of his place. tTh
cabin being the alleged scene OF Il
murder OF Donegan.) Identified plot
graphs Of the cabin which we're intr
duced in evidence. After the mt
had gone from the cabin ne was ther
e Saw blood on the floor and found
pair Of gloves which he had seen wo
y by the heayy-set man. The wag'
D tracks led vest to the road but hi
e again turned of into a short cut acre
II the fields. Unidentified a photograI
le as resembling the heavy set man. We
le to the cabin before sun up the day
d ter he saw the men. They we're go
7. then,
ID John G. McMullen identified o
" photograph Of the cabin, knew whe
d the men were camped there in Marc
a met them on the road walking o.
e day; thought they left the cabin abo
g, the 18th or 10Th Of March; was in t
" cabin about two days later; saw bio
" on the floor in small spots. Not We
much Of this, covering in all a spa
perhaps as large IS a pie pan.
ID John Kearby proprietore Of a boz
market in Kansas City, said Doneg
S. and Gartrell we're at his market cal
in March and wanted to buy a wag
land team. He told them that G. CT
..ford had an outfit TO sell which Ii
i, bought.
G.. Clifford said DOnegan had quit
= roll Of money and gave him a 9
bill.
John Kearby also swore that
April Gartrell came back and want
him to take the team and wagon
his hands; said II be would 90 to Ba
county after il be could sell the oui
and get the money. He gave him
aorder for the team and said his ma
was n. c. McCane and signed the
der as such.
la Gid Edwards said he went after
team and took it to Kansas City.
a CAPTAIN Brennon Of the police 70
in Kansas City and several detecti
u, viii be the next witnesses called q
are expected to relate circumstan
leading 10 the arrest Of Gartrell.