Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-06-06


,, At s:45 o'clock the direct examina-
tion Of Robnett was concluded, and
! after q five minutes recess, the cross
examination began. The witness said
the eight claims he owns are known
! by the following names:
w b. Benton, ]. III. Benton, W. o.
Waldman, Ed Gordan, Ed L. knight.
Mrs. Knight, Minnie and Nellie Har-
frington.
Wanted Claim for His Wife,.
After considerable questioning rela-
tiev to Robnett admitting that he
wanted the homestead Mrs. Harris had
filed upon for his wife, Mr.. Ruick
turned attention to the fact that Rob-
nett, Knight and Benton had formed
company, so to speak, to locate peo-
pie upon land. The witness was forced
to admit that he charged Ferris and
Robinson $125 each for locating them,
them upon the land.
There was an objection at this point
by the defense, to which Mr.. Ruick re-
piled by saying:
Il intend to show that this whole
business was a big swindle."
Later on Mr.. Ruick asked the witt
ness IL he got any Of the 5000 bonus
paid to Mr.. Thatcher. He replied no.
When Mr. Ruick intimated that Mr.,
Kettenbach got 1t, Mr.. Moore said:
He did not
Mr.. Ruick then served notice upon
Mr.. Moore that he would later call him
to the witness stand and testify in the
case, as he seemed to know so much
about Mr.. Kettenbach's business. Aft
err some further cross examination the
witness was excused and Captain
Thomas Mullen was called to the wit
ness stand. He identified the state
ment of Hiram F. Lewis, before whom
1t was sworn to by Mr.. Lewis. Capt
Mullen said he read It over to Mr.
Lewis. Mr.. Lewis, when he was on
the witness stand, swore that he never
read the statement over before he
signed 1t. or had 1t read to him. He
made that statement because Lewis
said that when he made the statement
in the first place he dictated 1t to
Dwyer who took 1t down In lead PEN
ell, and then had 1t transcribed on a
typewriter. It was when the state
ment was transcribed that Lewis
claimed that Dwyer had interpolated
assertions which he never made when
he made the dictation to Lewis.
Witness was then shown land Office
papers which Ivan d. Cornell swore he
had made out. The witness said he did
not fill out the papers, that they were
filed out by his legal partner, Mr..
Wall.
Frank Morrison was then called to
the witness stand to testify that the
general reputation of X. A. Lamblin
for truth and veracity was bad. Philip
Nutting, of Lewiston, was called to
testify along the same lines.
Conflicting Statesements.
w. Benton was recalled to the wit
ness stand, and swore positively that
there was no conversation while he
was at the Robnett house relative to
where Ferris and Robinson were to
get their money.
When on the witness stand about
IN hour before, Robnett said he dis
russed money matters that night in
the presence Of Mr.. Benton
Attorney Wall was recalled for cross
examination. Last year he testified
that he did not know Mrs. Harris
when he called upon her the first time.
Yesterday he said he had slight ac-
quaintance with the woman. When
Mr. Ruiek read that portion of last
years testimony. and asked him If he
so testified. Attorney Wall said he
did not remember The prosecution
offered the testimony in evidence, to
which the defense objected, and was
overruled.
The court then took q recess until
3: 80 o'clock this morning