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tracks were plainly visible in the frosty
blue grass. That there were the
tracks of two vehicles.
ED WATKE testified that he lived
near scene of murder. that out of
curiosity he went to pasture and there
found four cartridges he exhibited the
cartridge and identified them. Said
they were 80 caliber and looked as if
they had been in gun for long
time. He was asked to fit the shell
into the chambers of revolver shown
him. This he did and. said they fitted
!" about as good as you will GET"
Said he brought one cartridge to town
and gave to. John Schnoor who gave
it to Mr.. Klinker. On Saturday he
returned to the pasture and got the
remaining shells and gave them to
Mr.. Klinker. He identified the shells
exhibited as the ones he had found.
SHERIFF MEEHAN was sworn
and was asked concerning a conversa-
tion he had had with Hassan in the
presence of Klinker. Attorney for
defense asked if Hassan had first
been warned that what he might say
would be used against him. The Sheriff
said he did not know that he was.
Whereupon defendant objected and
Meehan was not allowed to answer, !.
The same objection was made and
sustained regarding some article
which the sheriff was asked if he had
taken from him.
MR.. KLINKER took the stand and
testified that the revolver exhibited
was one which he and Constable Nc
Ahren had found in Joe Hassan 8
wagon at Laub's barn. He said the
chamber's were empty. The hearing
then adtournedluntil 1.s0:
Thursday Afternoon.
DR.. c. G. Brandt testified that he
removed the bullets from body OF
murdered man and identified bullets
exhibited. He also swore that while
Nawfill's skull was crushed the scalr
was not broken.
The bullets were placed in eyi.
dence.
A. A. PETERSON Of 0debol,
swore that he was visiting at the
Johnson home in Stockholm on the
Sunday after the crime. There he
saw the Hassans removing and re.
packing goods from satchel to the
wagon and vice versa. He also testi.
fed that he saw Jos. Hassan burn
some papers in the stove. Did not
know the character of the papers,
thought they were white and brown,
might have been pasteboard boxes.
PRUDENCE ELLIS testified that
she saw Solomon Hassan get on ar
Illinois Central train at Ellis and that
he came on the same train to Deni-
son that she did and reached here
about seven p. m. Saturday.
j. H. MAHONEY. Agent for The
Northwestern swore that no goods
were delivered to Jos. Hassan on the
Saturday evening in question and that
i no goods were received or delivered to
him for several days prior to that
time.
3. +. TUCKER. recalled, told OF
the fact that the horse-shoes taken
from Jos. Hassan's team fitted the
tracks found in the pasture. He cor
roborated the testimony of John Cook.
FRANK SMITH testified that Jos.
Hassan was in the Elite lunch room
on Saturday with two men whom he
took to be farmers, did not look like
men of his race. In the morning he
was in with another Syrian.
The Defense Scores.
RICHARD JOHNSTON was put
upon the stand and swore that at the
order of Justice Rollins, he had gone
with j. H. Walker to the johnson
home in Stockholm township and
found wrench in the wagon box.
Said he tried 1t ON the wheels and
it fitted.
j. H. Walker eoffoborated this
testimony.
This closed the evidence.
On behalf of defendants Mr. Iallv