Daily camera., 1901-04-23
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R0WELL WASN'T THERE

swore N. Is. BsiIey's Sister.
1t was "John Doe" that the voice was
heard to shout. when N. B Bailey asked.
who are you. anywAyT That was
when he addressed the mob outside bis
house, November 18Th last. Austin
Bailey and his brother. nephew ws. daugh
ter and neice and Mrs Crane swore that
the voice SAID, 81 a,n John Rowell." They
we're mistaken. 1t was 6gment Of an
overworked brain. for Mrs Cora Bailey
Odell swore today that the voice said,'I
am John Doe" and that they all said.
"Who is Doe?" Then they had agreed
that it meant John Rowell. The defense
was gleeful. Mr. Esteb's smile was
fairly good. but his partner, Mr. Wolff,
beamed one OF those unanimous smiles
which renders his intelligent face sub.
dued bu. patriotic Fourth OF July cele.
bTation. Cora Bailey had sworn that her
brothers had perjurcd themselves and
her little neices we're little liars. And
Cora was positive. There was no
hesitation about Cora. She was all that
the defendants able counsel could ex.
pect and Mr. Esteb was exceedingly
adroit in getting her to tell all she knew.
Not that Cora was An unwilling witness
far from it. She apparently fairly
ached to show how Mrs Crane and all
who bear the name Of Bailey had lied in
every particular. Scarcely an item sworn
to was omitted in Cora's sweeping mega
ion. There was no regeneration aboutit.
Cora was there. talked with the men.
relied they were bent on mischief. saw
no arms in their hands, and urged her
brother to 60 out among them. They
said they wouldn't harm hair of his
head if he would only come out Of the
house. They simply wanted friendly
chat. Not one OF the defendants was
there. Presumably they were all down
town helping John RowelI pile wood.
Mt Patton did his best to shake Cora's
testimony, and it is rot his taul, that he
failed. She was snappy. clipper, debon
air, straight as the bullets course which
caused her brothers death.
BY the way. why didn't the People ar
rest John Doe? Probably Richard Roe
was there. also.
The defense mad. considerable prog.
ress in the Bailey murder case late yes.
terday afternoon. closing the day with
Mrs Martin. formerly proprietress Of the
Belvidere house, this city.
Mr. Sims. merchant Of Eldora. swore
that Rowell vas in his store when the
shooting occurred.
Mrs. S. E. Martin. owner Of restaur
ant and hotel at Eldo1a, says she was
standing in the door Of her place when
the shooting occurred. She was talking
with Harry Disler. The shooting lasted
fifteen minutes. Rowell was at supper
between $50 and E o'clock. was there
nearly half an hour. then went TO FAIR.
mans store, from there to Sims store.
She saw him come out The first shot
was fred while Rowell was in Sims store.
She saw Rowell cross over to Higgins
saloon. This tallies with the evidence
given by Rowell on his direct examina.
tion. While she stood there Mrs Martin
also saw defendant West after the shoot.
ing commenced. He went into Sims
store FIVE or six minutes after the shoot
ing had begun. She spoke to him. She
also saw defendant Mickey Obey while
the shooting was going on and spoke to
him.
"Grandma" Stogsdale saw Leach and
talked with him doxn town when the
shooting was going on. Charles Parsons
a saloon keeper. saw Mrs Stogsdale and
Leach talking. This defendant seems
to be on Easy street. Parsons, admit.
ted that he was one OF the Eldora con
tributors for the fund to defend Leach
and the FIVE other defendants.