Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-11-15
DEFENSE EXPECTS
TO CLOSE TODAY
Judge Permits Statements of De-
fenddnt Made at Time of His
Arrest to Go In as Evi-
denCe--Tridl to End
Saturday.

Boulder Colo. Nov. 15.-With the
Introduction In evidence OF the con-
fession of John w Reeve, made Au-
gust 13, the trial of one of the men
charged with causing the Boulder ex-
plosion and the death of three,
reached its point of greatest inter-
est. The confession was read to the
jury.
1t recited that Reeve and Kiser
went from Berger's saloon to Heck's
then to Harry Poole's room in an at
tempt to have him ready to prove an
alibi for them. He tried to deter
them, said the document, as what
they proposed to do would burt the
cause of the strikers. The two then
went to the tracks, where the first
fire at the caboose was set Later,
the confession stated, Reeve ignited
the box car south of the track at the
middle of the platform. From here
the men went to the brewery, where
they were at the time of the explo-
sion.
Other important evidence intro
duced today were letters written by
Reeve from the Jail to friends in the
east, and presented by the prosecu-
ton. While the first was being read
Reeve wept. In both of the letters
IT was stated that Reeve expected a
term in the prison or other punish
ment. Drink. it was stated, was the
cause Of his act, and one Of them.
written to- @. friend,,s warned hin.-
For Colds sake, leave the booze
alone"
Attorney Folsom, for the defense,
believes that he can present all his
evidence in one day, in which case
the final summing up to the jury will
come Saturday, and the case will be
hafnra
Confession in Evidence.
When court opened, Judge Harry
+. Gamble announced that he over
ruled the motion of the defense and
that the alleged confession would be
accepted in evidence.
Robert H. Doolittle, the Colorado
& Southern claim agent, testified that
denied all connection with the fire.
AT the conference later, Doolittle said
that Chiles told Reeve that he was
the attorney for the Colorado &
southern and asked Reeve what he
would say if he could produce man
who would say that he set the fire.
Reeve said, Il would say that he
was a liar"
After Reeve made the confession,
Doolittle testiged that he reentered
the sheriff's office and Reeve was sit
ting there crying, saying that he
didn't want any trial and hoped they
would take him out and hang him.
Reeve told Doolittte, so said the wit
ness. that the first time he saw him
that he thought he was on to him,
and that the second time he knew
he was, but wasn't man cough to tell
his story.
Doolittle fatty contradicted the
testimony given yesterday by Oscar
Johnson, a local attorney, to the ef-
feet that Johnson spoke to him about
seeing Reeve.
John H. Chiles, of Denver. Cor
roborated the testimony of Doolittle,
saying that Reeve read the confess
sion over line by line and sheet by
sheet and that before he gave the
confession he stated to Chiles and
Clark NO, boys, l am going to tell
you the Gods truth OF the matter"
Is Read TO Jury.
The prosecution then presented the
confession in evidence as exhibit &C"
During the reading of the confess
sion to the jury by Ralph Talbot not
a move was made by either jury, de
fendant or spectators, all intent on
listening to the account OF the move
ments OF Reeve and Kiser on the
night Of the 9Th of August.
Edward Hegg, the Colorado &
Southern claim agent, cOrrObOrated
the testimony of DOolittle and Clark.
The defense tried on cross-eXamina-
ton to prove that the confession had
been obtained from Reeve by con-
tinuous sweating. but the testimony
of Hegg could not be shaken.
William Thorne, undersheriff, tes-
titled that the mail of the prisoners
was read by an officer before being
sent or delivered The prosecution
then offered In evidence two letters
written by Reeve to friends in the
east.
The first said Myself and an
other are locked up on the charge
of murder, and l have no doubt in
my mind that | viii get a term In
the states prison." the second. II
have no hopes Of coming clear and
have no idea of what l will get. Now,
sid, ! don't want 10 preach to you,
but for Gods sake leave the booze
alone I never would have been in
this trouble II l had not been drink
ing No matter how I come out of
this, have taken my last drop of
intoxicating liquor l expect to get
sent over the road and don't know
whether for years, life or what"
Experts on Stand.
DR.. John b. Ekely. professor OF
chemistry at the State university
testified as an expert of high explo-
sives Warren Blocker, local
chemist, was called In the same ca
paeity. their testimony being OF a
technical nature.