The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-09-19

Willoughby was clean shaver and
looked far better than when last here.
His eyes, however, we're black around
the lids and gave him queer appear
ance. He was also more cheerful
than on former occasions and appear
ed to have great faith 10 his attorney.
During the trial he became rather
joyial and when the woman, Mrs.
Willoughby (no relation), gave her
testimony he laughed heartily. He
listened to every word of the testi-
mopy and once or twice he looked as
IL disguised with the entire thing and
wished 1t over. His brother from
Moran arrived at 1:50 p. m. and shook
hands with both prisoners. He is
marshal at that place and looks the
officer all over.
The trial opened at 2:30 p. IN. with
DIR. Barker In the witness chair. His
testimony was confined to the wounds
found on the head Of the murdered
man. He testIfing that eight wounds
were on the head, any one Of which
would have caused death. He was
not cross examined.
Harry Joyce was next called but
could not be found In the room and
Mrs. Brown of the Sherman House
took the stand. Her testimony
brought out the fact that Dickey was
intoxicated when he first went there
for rooms and according to her testi-
mony he did not get sober while In
the city. He had told Mrs. Brown
that he was going to Kansas City to
take the liquor cure and try to be a
man again. He gave her his purse to
keep which contained In the neigh
borhood Of seventy dollars. His
actions became so disagreeable to her,
however, that she gave him back the
purse with some motherlY advice to
brace up. He returned to her house
later In the day In company with a
strange man whom he seemed to know
very well. He also told Mrs. Brown
that he expected lady friend down
on the late train and wanted her( mrs.
BROWN to save room for them. This
she refused to do and as a precaution
locked her back doors so he could not
get to the room without being seen.
He afterwards returned and apologize.
ed to her for his conduct and occupied
the room alone that night. Mrs.
Brown did not see Dickey alive after
that interview.
G. f. Prange was next called, but
his testimony contained nothing not
already known and the crowd seemed
disappointed that NO new develop
ments were brought out.
Mrs. Willoughby was next called
and after thirty minutes of hard work
by both attorneys it was learned that
she not only knew nothing about the
case but was also woman who did
not believe in newspapers and did not
read them at all. She was accompan-
led on the stand by very handsome
child and a very homely dog which
drew flies like vinegar barrel and
worked overtime with his fleas. Her
testimony was to the effect that she
had called at the Jail to see if the
man was any relation of hers and
while there heard the woman Mrs.
Guinane) tell some man that she Mrs.
Guinane) could find two men who
knew all about the killing. On cross
examination she became very badly
ratified and when Attorney AtchisOn
got through with her he knew no
more than when starting. Mrs. Will
oughby showed disposition to ans
wer questions without being asked on
the whole making very poor witness
for all concerned. AS the trial pro-
crossed Mrs. Guinane became more
and more easy and once more had
complete control Of herself and was
the same cold and calculating woman
as before.
Mr.. Joyce was now found and sworn.
He is night yard clerk at SantaFe de-
pot, was on duty the night of the
murder and saw Mrs. Guinane several
times with Dickey, not Willoughby.
He positively swore that Dickey was
the man with her and at no time did
he see the man Willoughby with the
woman. His testimony strongly cor
roborated that given later by Officers
Hamilton and Fife.
Officer Fife swore that Dickey and
not Willoughby was the man with
the woman and of this he was positive.
On cross examination he could not be
shaken at all. His evidence was very
bad for the prisoners, as was that
given by Joyce.
Baxter Mclean, young attorney
frcm lola, was next called and he