Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-09-25

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..RichaYls said ks would 60 down TO
Sulltyau'e and get he boy outSof the
way. RedSup suggested that he also
take the old man, ljSlt. 'Hill said the
old man had 5000 on his person and
we might as well get that also" 4. Z
At this juncture the false whiskers
which Baird wore ON the night Of the
robbery and which he said were fur
nished by Richards were Identified by
the witness. Baird also identified u
billy that he had taken with him from
CrestOn at the suggestion, he says, or
Richards. A pistol and nm Ice pick.
the latter of which was used to open
the drawer OF q bureau In which the
money was concealed, were also iden.
titled by the witness.
After comforting I'm the closet nt
the depot, Redrup and went to the
house and Richards came along lit
tie later. He wore white cap. but
after the shooting he appeared ON
the scene with a Scotch cap. We
started into the house and Richards
remained on the opposite OF the
street.
'Redrup went in first and ordered
the Sullivans to hold up their hands.
We lined them up against the wall and
demanded that they show US where the
money was. They seemed to think 1t
Gle Of the pistol the woman got
scared.
MRS. Sullivan said the money was
t<>v~ - ~
reau. We looked and there was only
. pocket book. We demanded 4 second
time that they produce the money and
Mrs. Sualivan's sister wanted her to
tell. She wouldn't and we threatened
them. This did no good and Redrup
then got a lamp and took on Mrs.
Sullivan's shoeN held 4 revolver to
her head and forced her to put her
feet over the. blaze. In . few minutes
she told where the money was Sc
GREETED. Redrup pried the drawer open
with an ice pick and took the money
out.
when we came out Richards was
still standing guard. We had told the
Sullivans to remain inside the house
for thirty minutes after we had left.
We had not gone beyond the gate
when Sullivan appeared in the door.
l turned around and told him not to
follow, when the shot was fired.
Il next saw Richards in the billiard
hall where they took me to dress the
wounds. He came running in and
said he was an ofIicer and would take
care Of me. The crowd then fell back
and Richards took me into an inside
room. He made some remark about
lit being . bad job.
II told him II he would send $1,000
Of the swag to my wife in Creston
would not give him away. He not
only promised to do that, but told me
she should have all OF it.
Richards remained with me in the
billiard hall for some time. was
hardly conscious so badly did the
wound hurt. 1t seemed to me that the
whole side of my head was shot OF.
Richards went away after while
and said he would come back with
physician. The next morning Rich
ards came in with quilt and covered
me up.
That was lie last time saw Bill
Richards until saw him at Fort
Madison. He came down there to talk
about the case. had been taking
1uinine and WAS hard of hearing. do
not know whether the warden over
heard our conversation or not
In the cross examination, conducted
by Judge Henderson, the defense first
conferred its attention on exposing
Baird's past career He was a former
penitentiary convict, his prosecution
having been pushed by Richards, then
deputy United States marshal, on the
charge of counterfeiting He. has for
years been gambler. His record Is
anything but Strengthening to his evil
dence. In all essential points the de-
tense was unable to tangle him.
The testimony of Mrs. Baird closely
corroborated that of her husband. She
further stated that she had seen Rich
ards at the depot in Creston the Sun
day after the robbery, and that Redrup
was with him. Later he visited her at
her home and said that she need not
worry, he would take care OF her. and
had friends who could get Frank out
Of prison. The state then called Bes-
sic Fuller. Mrs. Baird's daughter by
her first husband. Her testimony also
corroborated that of her father and
mother in essential details.
One of the strongest witnesses in
troduced by the state was Tom Muir
nhy, living about mile north of Ham
slt0n. He had come from Abba on
the. same train which brought Baird
and Redrup to Hamilton and had seen
Richards meet them there and walk
away from the depot with them.
Indianola, Sept. 25-The Richards
trial continued yesterday with the
taking; of testimony for the prosecu.
ton. The case looks very black for
Richards at present, but the defense
succeeded in getting more satisfaction
The principal witnesses Of the day
were Sarah Sullivan and her divorced
husband, E. P. Sullivan. Mr.. Sullivan
told the. story of events at the Sulli-,
van house during the days leading UP
to and including the robbery and the
day after Although the state had
abandoned the theory that Richards
took part in the actual looting of the
house, Sullivan still maintains that
he saw defendant in the house that
night. The telegram sent to Ford"
at Creston, which was the signal to
Baird to come to Hamilton to commit
the robbery, was produced, with
others, signed by Richards, in order
to show similarity of writing. The
operator who received the dispatch
sent to Baird could not positively
identify Richards as the man who
fled the message. Other witnesses
were introduced to show that Richards
knew OF the presence Of the money In
the house and knew that it would re-
main there that night.
Z lust the minute the average man