The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-30
CITY JUDGE MEYER
TEST|F|ES IN CASE
Women Ask If They Can Be Admitted
to Hear Evidence in Case and In
wade Courtroom With Scores of
Men Who Are Looking for SEN
sation.

The famous COons case was continued
In the Lake superior court this morn
fng before Judge Virgil s. Refter and
a fairly good-sized crowd. The case is
In the hands of attorneys, however
who do not take every opportunity pos
sibIe TO bring out revolving bits of
testimony aud this accounts for the
fact that the trial IL not the sizzIer
that many thought 1T would be, and the
evidence IL very time indeed.
The state rested today at noon after
having called upon Dr. Jackson. lie
Grand T. Meyer. Roscoe E. Woods and
Patrick Reilly to testify in The case.
Dr. Jacksons testimony was that of the
physician who had attended Miss Mary
Geib at Charles Coons solicitation and
the others testified only to what they
had heard at the preliminary hearing
in the city court
There was buzz of excitement when
DIR. Jackson took the stand The vfs-
itors at the trial had heard about the
unfabefed bottles of medicine which DR..
jackson had given to Miss Mary Geib
when c. E. Coons became unusually So
licitous as to the physical condition Of
his daughter.
Treatment Discussed.
AAO f1btotOAy treatment IOT Indt
Hnemic condition was spoken of and
Attorney Conroy asked some questions
as to what kind of medicine was in
the unlabeled bottles and what its eff
feet would be.
DIR. Jackson identified the bottles as
those which he had given to Miss Geib.
but he did not say why he had not
labeled them according to the usual
practice of physicians
lie Grand T. Meyer was simply asked
to testify as to what had taken place
in the city court, over which he pre-
sided as judge during the premilinary
hearing when Mr.. Coons was bound
over
Patrick Reilly and Roscoe Woods
testified as to what had taken place in
the city court at the preliminary hear
ing. and Reporter Woods was asked to
tell the jury what he had heard when.
In the capacity of newspaper re-
porter. he interviewed Mr.. Coons in
his room before the first trial and
heard the history of Mr. Coons rela-
tion with his daughter.
COOns the Stand.
Mr.. Coons was put on the stand this
afternoon by Attorney Fred Crumpack
er for the defense. and the direct and
cross examination of the defendant is
expected to take all of the aftrnoon.
1t is possible that the case may go to
tn jury this evening, but it is more
probable that the arguments of both
prosecutionand defense will be made
tomorrow morning.
This part of the trial is expected TO
be the most interesting. and the argu-
ments will probably be made before a
crowd which will tax the capacity of
the courtroom.
Up until this afternoon there have
been no female attendants at the trial.
but about o'clock this afternoon four
nice-looking and well-dressed women
made cautious inquiries as to whether
they could hear the evidence and when
Informed that they could, spent a little
While in the courtroom
Later-A most startling bit of testi-
mony was introduced in the Coons
trial this afternoon at o'clock when
c. f. Coons, the defendant said on
the stand that his wife Mary Geib's
mother. had left her s2.700
That he had taken the money. con
Verted it into gold placed it in one box
which was put inside another and was
hidden under a stone in marsh four
and half miles from Lansing. Mich
He said he had buried the money fif
teen years ago and that it was still in
its hiding place.