Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-23
Frank Baird Gives His Testi-
mony In the Trial of Ex-
Deputy Richards
RELATES PLANNING OF ROBBERY
Declares His Wife and Daughter Heard
Richards Plan the Robbery and
Promise to Send Mrs. Baird
Thousand DoiIarscorroborative
Testimony.
Special to Times-Republican.

| Special to Times-Republican
Indianola, Sept 2S.-The jury in the
trial Of the case of the state VS.. N. A.
Richards, charged with participation In.
the Sullivan hold-up at Hamilton on
the night Of Jan. End last, was sworn in
opening statements were given to the,
jury Immediately following. In his
statement County Attorney Mccormick
lof Knoxville, claimed to be able to
prove that Richards would be identified
as one Of the parties in the hold-up
and that both Mr. and Mrs Sullivan
would 50 testify. He gave brief re-
view of the case and outlined the evil
dence which the state will present to
the jury for their consideration.
Eleven attorneys are employed in the
case and the legal battle promises to be
the most fiercsly contested In the his
tory Of Warren county's bar. The
lawyers are Hon. w. H. Berry Hoya
and Amos and County Attorney Wat
son. OF Warren county, and McCor-
mick Of Marion county. for the state
while Judge J. II. Henderson, Kinkead
and Mentzer, and Hon. w. F. Powell
are for the defendant.
Court opened yesterday morning at
8: 80 and Judge Gamble stated that he
had arranged with Judge Applagate of
Guthrie Center, to preside at the Rich
ards case so that no doubt would be
entertained as to a fair and impartial
trial. the defense having asked for q
continuance claiming bias and prejn-
dice on the part Of Judge Gamble The
work OF selecting the jury lasted nine
hours, each side taking their full share
Of ten challenges each. Nearly every
| juror was asked by Senator Berry ic
they had received letters from either
George M. Christian, Ed ri. Hunter or
e. r. Mason, asking them to cali 1t
their Des Moines office, but all an
swered that they had RECEIVED no such
letters and very few Of the Jurors even
knew these gentlemen. Just why the
question was asked is not known here.
but it is known that these gentlemen
are to be witnesses for the defense.
At the close OF court yesterday Judge
Applegate ordered the jury kept to-
gether during the trial and beds for
them and the guards were placed in
the court room. Over fifty witnesses
are present for the trial including p.
Sullivan and wife and Frank Baird
and wife. Baird is in bad condition,
one eye is shot out and one side Of his
face Is running sore
Frank Baird, Mrs. Sullivan and the
warden of the .penitent.ary testified In
the Richards trial here this
morning. Baird swore that Richards
planned the robbery in his home at
Creston and was overheard by Baird's
wife and daughter. He said Richards
summoned him to Hamilton by tele-
gram. as agreed. and participated with
him and Charles Redrup in the crime
later promising to send Mrs Baird a
thousand dollars. Other witnesses say
Richards overheard Sullivan say on the
train that he had two thousand in the
house.
Richards remained on the outside
while Baird and Redreff secured the
money The money was turned over to
Richards, who never divided. He prom
ised Bairds wife $1,000 if she would
keep mum. She agreed and now testi-
fes against Richards because he failed
to keep his word. Baird was on the
stand all the forenoon. He stood the
fire of DISCRIMINATION and made g
good witness.