The Columbus journal., 1904-06-15
KELLY ON TRIAL
IN DISTRICT COURT

| IN DISTRICT COURT
Fer 1urder q At Snov1m.-6tatl
DePnds - Citoanstantial
1vt1saeo . Convict.
The lagal battle IL o. which VIII
detefnine the guilt o. -innoossoe a
James Kslley, charged with the
murder Of Arthur Snowdea naaz
Hamphrey The aight Of March -.
The seste's evideoce Il not al In q
W 20 % pfess end the defsocs win
probably not b completed befoee hi.
day. Jadee Sullivan IL psoqecatine
alo0e and single handed. County At.
torDey Latham beiag unable to assis(
On account Of illness ". Il. Oorneliaa
and Mr.. Prince o( Gsaod Island on
atsofneys for the defeodeak. The case
IL being ably ooad1oeed By The at.
torneys On both sides. Judge SallivAn
knows just what evidence he waata
from each Of his twenty-nine Wit
nesses. ami asks only tho qusstiona
necessary 20 draw out tho desired
threads for the web Of circumstantial
evidence with which he will try "a
surround Kelley. Attorneys Come
lius and Pfisos On the other hand ars
direct and pointed In their objectioas
and oross-examinAtions. 20 that the
case IL progreesing rapidly consider.
ing ito complex character.
The jurors are. 81. O. Bean, David
Thomas. Julius Rudet. Andrew Han
sen, Jacob Held. a.. Andrew Nelsoa.
Jacob Tsohudin, Leopold JaeGgi.
Robert Lewis. Thomas Thomas,
Vincent Nscken and James Nayloe.
At eleven o'clock today The state
had introduced evidence. briefly -
follows: Sheriff Banman Of Dodge
county testified that 8nowden and
Kelly we're In Jail together ct Fne.
mont, . few days before tho murder.
John Donnally and Charles Ethortou
who were In the Fremont jail at tho
ame time testified they heard Kelly
say that Snowden know too much and
would have to be put out Of the way.
Samuel Kavich. the psddler. testified
that he bousht certain goods Of Kelly
and Snowden . few days after their
release from the Fremont Jail. David
Newman identified Kelly - one Of the
two men he met on tho streets Of Co.
lumbus the day before tho murder.
WIN. Baker testified that he NV Kelly
leave Columbus on the Norfolk train
on March 18th. John Cooper. In
Scalch and Edward Graham testified
to finding the body Of Snowden in the
deserted Graham house on the morn.
ing OF March 18th. Antonio and
Joseph Hockenschnsider's testimony
showed that Kelly had boon ct their
place. which 10 near the Graham
house, twice. once last January. and
again on the day after the killing.
Joseph Anselme testified that he went
to see tho corpse. that Kelly with .
policeman came In and that Kelly 10
marked, III you will send photo
graph Of this man to Kearney. you
will find his relatives" All the
witnesses who NV Kelly about March
18th agreed that he VA smooth shsven.
Sheriff West Of Batter county. who
arrested Kelly on April 10th testified
that Kelly's n,ustache va Of about
two weeks growth. He also testified
that Kelly VA nervous when he was
arrested on the murder charge and
referred to Sn0Wden - tho "boy
F. W. Ocokingham Of
testified that be aw Kelly
the Rosenberg saloon a the morn.
fng following the murder and that
Kelly was sleepins. apparently from
with HE head on . table.
When he asked Kelly what his busi.
ness Was and where he was going,
Kelly told him that he VA selling
rings and that he was going 70 OBJ
|own. . suburb Of Grand Island. John
identified . ring - tho same
y taken from tho dead mans finger.
Joseph Bettscheider identified the
which he had taken fro0
he dead man. Sheriff CAsrig and
LAchnit identified the prisoner
the man taken from Sheriff West
md . drill - the one obtained 1t The
3rsham house near Snowden's body,
y tho coroner. Eugene Eggleston
nd Theodore Wagner. hardware
st Oreston identified Tie
o0ls found in tho houss % those
tolen from their store the night pre-
tous 70 the killing, and tho bullet1
ound In Snowden's body - tho same
lie - the bullets used in Q S2calibre
svolver which VA stolen from them
{ the same time. Herman Kocker,
Tho lives . quarter Of Z mile from
he old house. testified that be heard
shot about midniRht On March S0th
nd Joseph TranendorSef aid that
Q saw . man running away across
he field. Mr.. and Ars. SnoWdeu, The
Fed parents Of tho murdered man.
lantiiied the picture Of the latter.
he mother broke down and wspt
hen testifyine about The bod rooocd
I her son. A. tho evidence 70 al
tho defe0oo in tie
~ will b watched with eager In.
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