Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-24

the foot of the bed | saw the side
of his face and also his eyes plainly,
| aud positively knew it was Bill Rich
ards, also recognized his over
coat
Sullivan concluded his testimony by
stating that he and his sister were
| several times threatened with death
| by Ba;'d and Richards during the
robbery.
Ebert Sullivan. son of the prose-
cutting witness, testified before the
staEd jury that he and Richards were
eating iii the restaurant together the
night of the robbery and that Rich
ards Lac a talk with Baird, after he
was wounded and captured until
o'clock in the morning
Mrs. Renie Brining, a sister of E.
p. Sullivan, testified before the grand
! jury that she was at the Sullivan home
the night before the robbery and look
ed seuarely into the face and eyes of
the second robber and recognized him
as Bill Richards.
4 She swore it was Richards beyond
question. She added that Richards
knew there was money in the house
the day of the robbery.
j. A. Donegan testified before the
grand jury that he managed the pool
room into which Baird was brought
after he had been wounded and that
| Richards conferred long with him in
Iprivate.
Caesar Lake testified before the
grand jury that on the night of
the robbery Richards told him he did
not know Frank Baird
John Ross testified before the
grand jury that after he heard the
sound of firing after the robbery
when Sullivan pursued the pair and
Wounded Baird) he saw Richards run
ming toward the Sullivan home. Wit
ness found the mask lost by one of
the robbers and stated he started to
track the robber when Richards re-
duested him not to do so. He identi-
fled the ice pick which was found
as the one used in the Richards place
at Hamilton
Sarah Sullivan testified before the
grand jury that she saw Bill Richards
several times on the day of the rob-
!, berry, three times during the after
= noon; one time he wore hat and
: when he returned again he wore a
: cap. She told the story of the rob-
i berry and then swore that a Mr.. Hun
e ter of Ottumwa visited her about Jan
$ uary 81 and said that Richards folks
wanted to pay back part or all the
d money that had been stolen
!, Moses French testified before the
7. grand jury that Richards had wills,
n Lered in private with Baird when he
!. lay wounded in the pool hall.
DR.. G. S. Tandy testified before the
n grand jury that he was called in by
8 Richards to attend to Baird's wounds
Il and did so, and the next day Richards
! gave him five dollars and request
/ cd him not to say anything obou1
!. il.
i This will be the states case as il
;, will be presented in court this week
= Two indictments have been returned
!. against Richards, one charging bur
= slary and the other robbery Practi
cally the same testimony is includ
ed in both cases, and only one will be
e tried.
= Outline of the Defense.
n Richards will endeavor to clear him
\. self by two methods of procedure
v first, an abb; secondly, the claim tina
r. baird is testifying against him on
TT OF spite, Richards having taken hin
to the penitentiary once, from tn,
n federal court, and Baird having beel
v. offered all sorts of inducements b.
the states attorneys if he would test
h. fy against Richards, even going so ia
4 as promising him freedom If he woul,
Q convict Richards.
Richards has subpoenaed thirty-on
RI witnesses for the defense. The list j
as follows:
N j. Cherry, G. A. Ninemeyer an
James S. Sailing of Creston; Tor
z Stodghill of Dudley; John Gray an
Thomas H. Picker of Ottumwa; al
as to Richards general good char
acteY.
re Ed LeGgewood OF Creston and L. |
st lsybee of Knoxville, that Frank Bair
TX stated that Richards was in II
p manner connected with the Sulliva
at crime.
re Horace Munsell, Hayes Long, w.
YORK. j. z. Mitchell and Deacon Gov
as an of Hamilton, that Mr. Sullivan an
I'd mis- vie, the prosecuting witnesse
stated that it was not Richards, br
IT. others who were at the house tn
lie time Of the hold-up.
lie Late Mckinney of Hamilton, that h
IN saw Richards at the restaurant {
ar the time of the hold-up at the Sulliva
of house.
70 Harney Fitzsimmons Henry Maso
ed and 4. A. Richards of Creston, an
ed Louisa Richards OF Atlanta, Mo-, {
of to when Richards was In Creston al
Tx what zine he left there preceding I'll
as Sullivan hold-up and Richard
ed first return to Creston after IL
an crime.
IS L. A. McCrary of Abba and To
Miller of Ottumwa, to prove whel
nd Richards Was on the night of IL
he criuie