Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-02
w. A. JORDAN & SONS.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Observation-Disclosures
ARE TAKING TESTIMONY.
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see the knife after Jones struck Hous-
ton Don't know what became of it.
Never saw it before that | know of.
He was about three feet from me and
l could see the blade fat First saw
of it was when he took it out of his
pocket. 1t was open then.
| Redirect Examination.
Charley Pasnau was chasing Ben
King with Mongerman and this other
fellow. When said Houston was On
| the floor | did not mean he was down
on the floor. | meant that he was in
the barn not in the office.
Re-cross Examination.
| suppose that club was brought in
by some of the men who were driving
! in the country and had used the club
to punch the mud out of the wheels.
/ | didn't see any of these men bring
club in.
Don't know where Jones went when
i took Grips to the wash rack.
Cross Examination.
Il don't know how many men were
there. Some l didn't know. Couldn't
: describe them. They were young men.
; Grips was west of the front office
! about eighteen or twenty feet from the
); front office, close to where the chute
Genes up out of the basement, about
middle way between Green and Cora-
meTcial streets. Jones struck Grips
J with club from behind. There were
: about fifteen or twenty men on the
!, floor then All | saw fighting were
: onto Houston.
Mongerman wasn't fighting. Grips
: after he was struck, staggered back
+ away from the people, Jones struck
; him again when he tried to get up.
knew the Pasnaus, Jones. Monger-
, man and Curran. Curran was just
/ standing there looking wise. | didn't
. attempt to take part in the fight. |
: wasn't going to run into any club with
, out anything to defend myself with.
4 Grips was standing still when Jones
y hit him.
don't know anything about what
Grips did when he came out of the
Office.
Chief Gray on Stand
John W. Gray was called and testi
fed as follows:
am the chief of police in Ottum
! wa and was on April II. | was call
ed to Grips barn on that evening
about or $50 o'clock Found some
of the boys that work around the
I, barn. ] arrested Lewis Jones ana A
D Fowler in the front room of the thirt
story over Peterson's grocery tha
evening. Fowler opened the side doc
!. when ! knocked and | went in.
4 found Lewis Jones and AL Fowle
there. | had the coat. exhibit "B,'
:. . until it was taken to the grand jury
4 got it the morning after the trouble
!. 1t was kept in the same condition un
til taken to the grand jury.
. (Pop bottle offered as Exhibit II"
] had the pop bottle, Exhibit &c.
Van Grips brought it, the club ant
, the coat to me next day after thu
: fight.
!, (Revolver offered as Exhibit "F"
: had the revolver, Exhibit "F,
: from the time it was given me by OF
{ ficer Pack. ] have the loads.
Uoads offered as Exhibit CD
v | had seen the revolver before tina
Is time. 1t was at the Corn Exchang
t, saloon, formerly run by Chas. Pas
+ nau.
: defense admits that the revolve
in evidence belonged to Pasnau)
b mination--Fowler opened
! the door when knocked.
i Re.direct---Tbc doors were locke
!. when went to get Jones and Fowler
. Finley Examined.
Charles Finley was the next witnes
Il and testified as follows:
i. | reside in South Ottumwa. | wa
i in the city April II. this year. ! wor
!, for Grips Bros. Was i'll the barn o.
+ the evening of April II. | got m
! team ont about $50 o'clock. | wa
= down in the basement when the me
y came When came up | saw Jones
:. Charley Pasnau. Bob Pasnau, Ere
/, Pasnau. John Curran. Mongerman. an
0 that was all knew. S. p. Grips wa
!; standing out on the floor when | cam
!. up | never saw MIN do anything. H
Il was standing watching the crowd nea
!, the front Office He was standing b
d himself. saw him get knocked dowr
Jones knocked him down. Jone
Ga knocked him down with club and a
: ter that he struck him again. Exhibi