The daily sentinel., 1909-02-11

! About II O'Clock this morning
| Charles w. Jordan. the defendant
took the witness stand in his own be-
half Mr.. Jordan declared that he
was innocent OF the charge preferred
against him and he then entered
most emphatic denial as TO many
statements accredited to him by vari-
Gus witnesses for the prosecution. He
declared that he had nothing to do
with the room in which the Illicit
bnrroom is supposed to have been
maintained, after the first of NoVcm-
ber and he produced Il lease showing
that he had leased the room and the
fixtures to !. W. GaiIentine and this
lease was in effect during November
and December. This lease specified
that no unlawful business should be
carried on in the room. Jordan de-
clared that he had nothing whatever
to do with the business after making
that lease and if liquor was sold in
that room Illegally he knew nothing
about it. had nothing to do with it.
ordered none of the goods and paid
for none of the goods.
Jordan declared that in his con
versation with Messrs. Kluge and
Reeder he did not attempt to get
them to protect him from prosecu-
ton but that he told them that they
have closed me up meaning that he
was put out of the licensed saloon
business when the town was voted
dry" that he had lost heavily fl |
nanciully as a result of being closed /
up. that he wanted to get rid of his
fixtures. etc, as quickly as possible.
He said that he asked Mr.. Reeder
what about the rumors that prepara-
tions were being made to raid the
placed operated by Gallentine, that
if such raid was made they wont
find anything against me" Jordan
declared that he made no incriminat !
ing statements to Reeder. Kluge or
anybody else.
Jordan entered general denial TO
all of the accusations made by the
various witnesses that tended TO in
criminate him.
Jordan was put under severe
cross examination and his direct tes
timony was badly shaken in some
respects by the prosecution. He be-
came tangled regarding the frequency
of his visits from this city to Pali-
sade during the month of December,
under this cross examination. The
matter of Mr., Jordan making num-
erous deposits in Palisade bank
during December. the bank deposit
rslips being produced in court, was
made the subject of close investiga-
non by the prosecution in question
ing MT Jordan.
MIR Jordan was on the stand when
court adjourned at noon and was on
the stand again for time after noon.
Didn't Work For Jordan.
Following Jordan. John Davies.
who is under an Indictment charging
him with selling liquor Illegally in
the room in Palisade and who was
supposed to have been employed as
porter by Jordan. took the stand and
declared that he was employed by
and was working for Gallentine and
knew Jordan, and that as far as he
know Jordan had nothing to do with
the business during December or No
vember He was severely cross-eX-
amined
Attempts To Impeach Witnesses.
\ young man named Miller tool,
the stand about 2:3O pm. for the
defense and attempted to impeach
the testimony of May and Taggart,
the leading witnesses for the prose-
cution, the men who claim to have
puchased the liquor; but the I'M
pea achment was not very effective. He
too. was severely oss-eXamined.
Today the court room has been
crowded with interested spectators.
including a number of ministers and
other active leaders in anti-saloon
campaigns.
The defense will close its case this
afternoon. Some rebuttal evidence
will probably be introduced and the
arguments then made The case may