The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-27
MaCken & Smith

bles continued until the mayor asked
council to hurry on and get to the
meat in the case.
Wilbert e. Stlllwell, to whom It
was alleged that Burke sold intoxicat-
ing liquors was the first witness call
ed and his testimony was very impor-
that. After stating that he had been
acquainted with Burke since last April
and that on the twenty-eighth day of
June he had met a couple of men.
whom he had known for some years,
and they went into the place of Mr..
Burke on North Main street. Still
well stated that he had asked Burke
to give him some booze" and the
reply was that he did not sell "booze"
but that he could give him some gin
gerale. Something was said about
getting into trouble over the sale OF
booze and drinks were set up on the
counter as Stillwell said II know my
men, they will not get you into trouble
We'll, II you do get me into trouble"
Burke replied "By God, I'll kill you"
that the men would not get Burke in
trouble and the latter finally replied
that IL they did he would see that he
was hanged from limb. Stillwell
stated that he had gone into the place
in company with William Synder and
Joseph Gongwer.
The prosecution asked that Stillwell
describe the place where he obtained
the drinks and this was overruled by
the mayor. The defense pried deep
ly into the affairs of Stillwell and
his past life. 1t developed that he
was about forty-nine years of age and
that he had spent good share OF his
life in Wyandot county. He had been
employed at the home of Taplor Pur-
due there a number OF years and had
left his home in company with Pur-
ldues wife and gone to Portland Ore
gon. Thence he had made his way
to California. 1t was in the year 1887
he said that he had gone away In COM
pany with Purdue's wife and that he
was about lwenty-six years of age at
that time. Also declared that he
had known Mrs. Pudue before he had
boarded at the Purdue home and that
he had been intimately acquainted
with her. He declared on the stand
that he had lived with the woman and
her daughter a number of years in
the West and fatty denied that he had
ever been married. He refused to
state exactly how long he had resided
with her. Mrs. Purdue had never
been back to this state since she left
in company with Stillwell and he re-
fused to state just where she was now
located for the reason that she did
not want 1t told
The prosecution after strenuous OBJ
jections finally declared that the wit
ness was discriminating himself and
asked that the fire of questions along
this line be checked. The mayor held
THAT the witness was SO discriminating
himself and sustained the objection
of the prosecution.
Stillwell stated that Taylor Purdue
had obtained divorce from his wife
at Toledo, recently, and that he had
met him but once in Toledo, and the
two had not spoken.
Regarding the employment of Still
well by the Law and Order league
the prosecuting witness stated that he
had been sent here from Morrow coun-
ty to engage in this work and that he
had been employed by John II. Balm,
OF this city. He said he had come to
Prospect once to see Rev. Hurrelbrink
regarding matters pretaining to the
to the league. In answer to severe
questioning, he said there had been
no stipulation regarding the remunera-
tion but that the members of the
league agreed to stand with him and
do what was right. He had expend-
ed $l42.50 of the money of the league
in buying drinks and this, he said,
had been refunded him but that he
had obtained no other money from
them, He declared that he had plenty
of help in getting rid of the money in
drinks. Asked If he ever taken the
Kelley cure by Judge Marriott, of the
defense he said that he had not. Asked
IL he had received $40 per day for his
services, Stillwell said ut is lie."
Isn't this rather an unpleasant
business for you to be engaged in?
asked Judge Marriott.
"Yes, 1t Is quite unpleasant" return
| ed StillWell "they follow me every-
where / go and even into the stores,
they come after men and look at me-"
Asked II he was expecting to get
some money for It he replied that he
was and unlike Detective Curry he
he had not gotten many miles away
from the members of the league with
some their money in HIS pocket.
In answer to the question whether
he had deceived Burke in order to
get him in trouble. ne said that he had
land that one always had to do this II