The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-10-02


cult court yesterday. Harrison's cross.
examination was continued, but nothing
further was brought out than had been
introduced yesterday. Grace Williams
testified that she saw Harrison and Will
berg In house ON Astor street. That
Harrison having but Csc, asked Wilberg
to 60 to the formers room with him
to get more money. Wilberg left with
Harrison and both returned in about ID
minutes. This was between the hours
Of 2 and s o'clock. After their return
Harrison remained short time and left
the house. Wilburg left about Is min.
utes later Could not tell what diree.
tion they went as she did not see them
again. On cross-cxamination she stated
that Harrison was not bruised and that
both men appeared to be friends.
Officer Thompson testified that on the
morning Of March sth he saw Wilberg
and Harrison walking arm and arm
coming through the postohice grounds
In the direction Of Commercial st. Lat
er he saw Wiberg trotting along Astor
street to Seventh. Then he saw Harri.
son cross Astor street and 90 TO Eighth
street where he stopped to talk to some
women. lie then went to Chinese
restaurant. When Thompson saw the
men ii was between the hours OF and
8 o'clock, and Harrison was drunk.
Morris Staples testified that on the
night OF March 7th, Harrison came to
his house 10 engage a room. lie was
assigned to Room g About $3.50 or 4
o'clock he was awakened by the noise
made by the two men who were having
trouble In gaining entrance to Harri.
sons room. They remained there about
s minutes. About half an hour after.
wards he found Harrison leaning up
against the door OF his room trying to
get in. He was very drunk. He saw
Harrison again at o;30 but was not al
lowed to answer as to conversation.
Chief Gamma testified that he saw
Harrison at Staples where he had been
called, Harrison was brought to the
police station by officer Houghton. Re-
garding Wilberg, Attorney Fulton en-
deayored to show that when Wilberg
was taken to the police station that he
was not informed that he was under ar
rest, but had been brought there by a
subterfuge. This brought on lively
tile and Fulton claimed that he would
prove that Wilberg was treated to
Sweat box methods. and that any ad-
missions, he made in the station, could
not be admitted, as they were made un-
der duless. That any admissions he
made, after being told that he was un-
der arrest, could not 20 before the jury
as he had been told by the officers that
it would help him if he would own up.
The court held this to be correct and
Chief Gammal testified that Wilberg
was not placed under arrest until after
the questioning was concluded. He also
testified that when Wilberg was search
ed, at the city prison, Sls3.45 in gold
silver and currency was found on him.
Ralph Chreisler, OF the Skidmore Co.,
of Portland, identified Harrison as the
man who decamped with their money,
Other evidence was introduced to show
that Wilberg had changed a 500 bill
and it is charged that this bill was part
Of the stolen money. The prosecution
then rested its case, and Attorney Full
ton filed a motion to instruct the jury
TO acquit he prisoner. The motion was
ovewuled, and the defense called their
first witness, Testimony was given by
Wilbergs sister, that Wilberg had $2l6
in bank, at home, and that on the
9th of March, he took the money away.
Wilberg made the same statement, on
the stand and positively denied having
stolen any money from Harrison. The
waiter at the Waldorf testified to having
served about $3.50 or $40 worth of wine
and beer to Harrison, and companion
on the night of March 7th, and that in
payment of one of the orders Harrison
rendered $lO0 bill. which was changed
for him. Wilberg further testified that
the 500 i'll that he (Wilberg) had
changed on the 9th was one he received
at the restaurant, where he was en-
ployed, by patron, and that he had
returned change to the patron from his
own money.
Other testimony on the same lines was
introduced and when the court adjourned