The Crittenden record., 1907-02-08

everytlme he was there?
A. Only when he said that he was
going to Marion.
Q. Did he say he would go Wednes-
day or Thursday?
A. Yes.
q. What conversation did you have?
A. We went over TO the bank and
discussed It privately.
Q. Did he fail TO get the rig on We'd
hesjayP
A. Yes.
Q. Did he try Thursday?
A. do not know.
Q. Who was present when John D.
came into your Office Thursday after
noon.
A. can't remember who comes in
to my Office everyday, but think Char
ley Cassidy was one.
Q. Did you tell John ID. about the
trouble in balancing your booksl
A. Yes. handed him the foreign
drafts.
q. Was the front door locked before
this7
A. II was.
| q Could John ID. see the back door
from where he was sitting?
A. don't know, I don't think he
could.
Q. Wasn't your back door hard 10
openi
A. Yes.
q. Did John d. know thisl
A. Yes. one Saturday, asked him
70 help me open Il. he took the poker
and took the hatchet and we prized II
open.
q. Did John d. know the back door
was open7
A. Earlier in the afternoon, ! re-
marked that the Office was cold and
said no wonder we have Il ventilated
clear through. Some one had left the
front door open and the back door
was open. closed the front door ant
the middle door.
q. Did Mrs. Bycus come in Will,
John D. was therei
, A. Yes. she came In sboui $50 p
. m. 10 get some flowers.
, q. Had you As often "a twice lef
. John ID. in the Office alonel
? A. Never had left MIN.
nj q. Did you one day go out the doV
> and leave John ID. In the Office alonel
n A. Never left him alone only lon
A enough 10 get a shovel Of coal
. 2. Did YOU one day leave John u
4 and Tom Smith in the office alone
A. Yes. ! was called to the tel,
phone one day. across the street, Smit
had come in to make a deposit: the
d called me and said they were hollin
the phone for me; 80 said to Smiti
d will you be here for a while.
q Who came oftcncr. Smithor Gr'
= goryi
A Gregory was the only Ioafer
{. had.
q. With what part Of the ha,eh'
did he strikcl
A. He hit me with the head Of u
" hAtehet
Third witness P. X. Ccokscy. (vi'
President Of the bank.l Edgar Or
,e CORY was elected cashier In the ear
part Of January. | was In Marie
Thursday morning and left on the
n O'Clock train. Got home between "
and three o'clock: ! saw John u. At 4
h drugstore when hst got home
was four O'Clock when the trouble Q
he cured. The first that heard. N
Dycus followed and attracted my I
tention to the bank. The defendn
was captured about 100 or $50 yar
TO from the bank by 0be Simmons. Rol
y. Jackson. Charles Gregory and sol
of Others. was not present but wen,
the bank In about two or three minute
Of II was all open; the vaul, is either 4
IN or sxip. ! don't know which. Il
about ak feet from the door Of ,
m. vault 10 the safe. There was blood
top Of the safe. on the shelf behind
safe. also on the floor BY the safe
n. door At the entrance of the Office; {
or three drops Of blood on the Oh
.as hoor Mrs Yates resides ncarcs,
bank. Defcndan, had been town m
70. shal. bat don't think hc was acting
the time u the truahle,
on Fourth witness Mn 7. ]. Vat
Iay 4 was beginning my supper and sss
Cd 10 the smoke house and heard &C
fling and running footsteps and lool
cut the back door and saw John D. r
no, ming with his hands up, Edgie came
The back door and threw something
him. Il hit the coal house where ],
,ad u. was getting over the fence I'd
was bloody from head 10 shoulders
went in the bank in about ten minul
Icr. Blood was on the shelf back Oft ~
on the safe. on the door 10 the
RON. In about fifteen minutes he
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