The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-17

the building. and stated that the shoes
that were fitted afterwards in those
tracks were the ones worn by the defend
ant. Witness stated that he followed
the tracks down the railroad for about
three miles and found the shoes to fit in
several instances.
H /. Abercrombie of Galva also was
one of the party that went out on the
expedition Of track-scouting ana gave it
as his opinion that the footprints were
made by the shoes worn at that time
by the defendants.
DR.. Gibson of Mcpherson, turnkey at
the county jail, testified that the effects
of the prisoners during their incarcera-
ZION at the Jail were placed in a drawer
in the sheriffs office and that several
other articles were kept in the same place
After the examination of Mr. Gibson
the government rested its case and Judge
Pollock announced recess of fifteen
minutes.
The testimony up to This ltime had
been confined to an attempt to prove the
footprints around the postoffice building
and along the railroad TO have been made
by shoes worn by the defendants and to
also prove that the effects of the pris-
oners when taken from them were all put
together in drawers containing different
articles that were taken from several
other prisoners. While other questions
were brought up. they were not dwelt
upon with the same persistence and it
seems that the government bases the
conviction of the defendants upon this
proof
When court convened after the recess
the attorneys for the defense introduced
dispositions from several prominent cili-
zens of Moline, H.. tending TO show
that St Clair had borne a good reputa-
ton from the time of his birth until the
time at which the offense was committed
The reading of the dispositions was OBJ
jected to in parts clear through by At
torney Dean for the government, but the
objections generally were overr'Hed
The dispositions spoke in high terms of
the defendant, Of his schooling and OF
his work up TO the time he lefC Moline.
where he was born and had lived until
manhood
The reading of these documents. which
were ali signed by bankers, lawyers and
business men generally Of Moline, and
showed without question that ST Clair
at one time was respected and well liked,
took fully half an hour after which, up
on solicitation Of their attorneys. S..
Clair and Gallagher were sworn and The
former took the stand.
St. Clair stated that he was 20 years of
age and had lived in Moline until he
was p. Leaving Moline at that age. he
won't 10 Albuquerque y. Il, to regain his
health EI',h had I'm broken dow ~
md y0iI5 at ~ r:el Ii>r'- lrade. Re-
t.i'.in- tie d, fandaut st2;ed. ne lett
';cw MoXic) fr his home Moline ard
that he had over $50 in money at the
time. on the return trip he went direct
- Trinidad. Colo and from there ne
came on through western Kansas. land
ing at Hutchinson on November 20. where
he met Gallagher for the FIRST time. The
folder over which there has been SO
much contention St Clair states he got
in Sylvia. Kan. from She agent at than
place before arriving i'm Hutchinson
st. Clair described the clothing he wore
at the time and stated that he. in COM
pany with Gallagher. left Hutchinson OF
the Rock Island an about ia on the
morning Of November p and went 60 In
man. where they were put off by the
train crew.
The two men. stated ST. Clair. went UP
town in Inman To get drink and then
came back to n vacant shed near the
track. where Gallagher shaved himself.
At this time a train came through but
they could not get on as it was beinS
watched hv the crew
The two men started 20 walk M thu
track when they were approached by Inc
marshal, who attempted 10 place them
under arrest but St Clair broke away
ana ran until ne got clear out of town.
bur was captured later and taken 10 lh-
town jail where he saw both Gallagher
and Undcrhin the man that pleaded
guilty OF the charge at the last term.
ST. Clair described AT length his arrest
and treatment at 1nman and also at
Galva. where he was taken the next day
after the arrest. He told Of the sheriff
taking his shoe away for the purpose
of fitting il in the tracks about the post
Office He states that when the shoe was
returned il had no mud upon it and did
not look as though it had been put down
in the mud.
St Chair told Of his being taken To
Mcpherson and lodged in the county Jail.
ana Of being searched and that the artt-
cles taken from him We're put into 4
drawer with other articles that did not
belong To him. Wnen he was arrested.
s. clair claims. he had few cents over
s.. the balance Of the money M had a.