Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-07
N[SjO1T' 5 CONFESSION
Read to the Jury In Murder
Trial at Mason City
Today
T is RATHER CONTRADICTORY
Defense Will Attempt to Show That
the Confession Was Largely the Re
suit of Suggestions on the Part of
Sheriff Lee--Proceedinss in Losue
Murder Case.
Special to Tines Repuh.ica..

Murder Case.
/ Special to Times Republican,
| Mason City. April THE Martin
| Wescott murder case will no. be finish
ed this week. The day yes. erday ana
today We're taken up with the reading
to the jury the court reporters notes
of the preliminary evidence which was
given while they were absent from the
which would never have reached the
jury If the court had not admitted the
confession before the coroner's jury of
Wescott. Attic this confession has
been admitted it is so contradictory
that parts of it must be wholly doubted
and the defense will establish by wit
nesses grave doubts as to whether the
confession was not the result of the
suggestion of Sheriff Lee to the pris-
oner the night of Dec IL when he slept
with him all night handcuffed to him
The confession which was read today
at the conclusion of the stenographer's
reading of the preliminary testimony,
follows:
Testimony Of Martin Wescott.
December L. 1903.
Martin Weseott being duly sworn,
deposes and says: That he is 81 years
old, and lives in Fertile. BY occupation
a blacksmith. Was acquainted with
George Logue by sight. Have seen him
a couple of times only. l ives in Han
lontown Dec. IL, 1903. / s;lw George
Logue In his barber shop at that time.
1t was probably six O'clock Martin
Lewis was UP there at that time besid-
es Mr.. Logue and myself. was in the
shop probably two hours. Ate dinner
with him. Martin Lewis came up az
ter ! did Mr.. Lewis came up alone.
Mr.. Lewis stayed probably twenty or
thirty minutes. Twas somewhat intox
icated at that time. 1t was red bottle
with label on saying whisky. The
name Of the brand was Father Mar
quette. It was round bottle. Think
Mr. Logue drank with me- Mr.. Lewis
did not drink. Think left here about
n. 1
an hour or so. Am not sure what time
left. Think III was not late. No one
was UP here but Mr.. Lewis. Martin
Lewis and had a little trouble. Logue
stood and looked at us. Think l
left here about dark. Went right, to
Fertile. The Billiard han ram went
with me. My horse was i'll front of
Larson's when left ii, and when went
after 1t. 1t was not in the livery stable.
I tied my horse about l O'clock Got
my horse about. o'clock and went
straight to Fertile. Was net down to
the butcher shop with Mr.. Logue. Did
not go to the butcher shop Had no
conversation with Mr.. Logue in the
butcher shop. about Mr.. Lewis. Mr.
Helm went with me to Fertile. had
two bottles of whisky. They We're in
the same kind of a bottle ard had the
same kind of label on. Lett one bot
tie in Fertile and the other one some
where around town here Mr.. Logue
was in the shor when I left ii. He had
not been drinking much when I left.
/ think got into Fertile about s O'clock
p. m. Went tto the dance IN Fertile.
Did not stay. Went home from the
dance about 3 o'clock. Cane over to
Hanlontown to get shave and hair
cut Even Tweedten was in the shop
about o'clock. / went down on the
street. Stood around. Stayed an hour.
Went down town again. Don't know
where I went. Came back up to the
shop about $50. Staid an hour or so.
Went down and got my ,horss. I came
up the last time and Mr.. Lewis and
had few words and he struck me. l
went out and went downstairs and got
my horse and went home. Think /
went home half past five or six. l was
in the shop when Mr.. Lewis came In.
/ went out before Mr.. Lewis did Mr..
Lewis stood by the door putting on his
coat when left Don't know for GER
tain whether window was broken or
not when left. Did not try TO hit Mr..
Lewis. He hit me. DO not think any
thing was broken. Don't know it might
have been. A s,ood many things might
have happened that / did moi know of.
Came up and got my hair cat. Went
down to the billiard hall, talked with
Mr. Helm. Staid half an hour. Came
back and had trouble with Mr.. Lewis
Went down and went home. Think /
left one bottle In this room, and took
the other one with me. 1t was a red
bottle. Quart bottle Would be good
thing to hit man with.
Sunday Morning, Dec. 10, 1908.
Came over to Hanlontowrs about l
o'clock. Drove to Larson's and tied my
horse. Went into the livery barn. Lew
Anderson and went to billiard hall. |
We drank three bottles of beer. Went |
back to livery barn. Mr.. Logue came
down to barn. I first went to the bar
Der shop About o'clock. Asked him |
If he could get anything to drink at the
drug store. Said he could. Gave him 81
He gave me so cents back and he got
a quart of whisky. When Logue came
back with the liquor, Henry Paulson
Just drove into the barn. MFR. Logue
and went into the office and each took
a drink. Then / went with him up to
the shop. This was about p m, The
young fellow that stayed With Mr. |
Logue was at the shop. He went down |
and got me another quart of whisky !
Mr.. Logue had goods at Mason City,
and the young fellow went after them
in his place. AS soon as the young fell |
low went out, Martin Lewis came in.
This was about 6 O'Clock p. m. We ex-
fa,y WORDS and, Ma,.tip |