Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-01


Upon cross-examination by County
Attorney Seneca Cornell, the slap adj
ministered by Detective Way was
ministered when the prisoner had
told lie. The witness stated that he
had made no promise to Junkin and
neither had he heard any one else
make one. The fact that no liquors or
cocaine We're given the prisoner was
another statement by Mr.. Williams.
The witness stated that Junkin show
ed signs of weakening Saturday after
noon, and that he had said if his
mother and Attorney Duke were
brought to Abba he would tell his in
quisitors something they wanted to
know. John Gray was sent to Ottumwa
and returned with Mrs. Junkin and the
lawyer, and when Junkin said to his
mother, will I tell them, mammal"
she answered, eff you have done any
thing, Johnny, tell the officers, but
don't implicate anyone who did not
have hand in it." Witness Williams
stated that Detective Way wrote the
confession and that it was read over
two or three times to Junkin and he
made no objection. Mr.. Williams also
testified to being a witness to Jun
kin's signature.
On redirect.examination and cross
examination the witness admitted that
Miss Rosen's clothing was put around
Junkin's neck ard in his lap; that he
first implicated a colored man and
then two white men; and further that
he, (Williams), had helped move the
prisoner to Des Moines following the
confession
Gray Gives His Views.
The examination Of John w. Gray
en- by II. G. Williams. He too, saw
Way slap Junkin on Friday, but did
not see him slapped or pushed on Sat
urday. He testified to having talked
with Junkin relative to the many
forms of murders and the manner in
which the court distinguishes between
manslaughter and first degree crimes.
On cross-examination by the prose
cutor, Gray stated that Ways slap
was not hard. He also failed to see
the use of any liquor or drugs by Jun
kin The witness stated that he had
private talk with the prisoner and
had told him that he had always been
his friend. They also talked of law
yers, and Junkin told Gray if he would
bring up his mother and Attorney
Duke that he would tell them some
thing they wanted to know.
Upon the showing made through the
two witnesses, the court, Immediately
following the customary afternoon re-
cess, ruled that the confession of Jun
kin was admissible and the jury was
called into the court room to hear the
balance of the evidence.
H C. Williams was again called to
the stand for the purpose of getting
the confession made a part OF the
record in connection.w his evidence.
Statements After Confession.
| John W. Gray was then called as
witness for the state. He stated that
he was present when the confession
was made and visited Junkin twice In
the Polk county Jail, On his first
visit he was accompanied by Detective
| Way who advised Junkin to plead
guilty and throw himself on the mercy
of the court Junkin stated that he
would not do this because he was
! afraid of Roberts Junkin also said
that no one knew the true story but
himself. The following Sunday when
GRAY went to Des Moines, Junkin told
him that he was going to stand trial
as he thought he could beat the rope
and believed he could beat life i'm
prisonment, as no one saw him kill
the girl.
Upon cross-examination by Attorney
Hunter, Mr.. Gray was asked If he had
ever heard Junkin make any express
sion of sorrow for his act or state that
he sympathized with the poor girls
| bereaved parents, and the witness
answered in the negative. He was al
so asked to give any conversation witt
Junkin relative to the death of the CIR
before she was removed to the hole
where the body was found. He stat
ed that Junkin said that Miss Roser
was still moaning when she was pu
in the hole, and that the prisoner tolt
Gallagher that two white men pulled
her up the bank and into the hole.
i The redirect examination of Mr.
Gray brought out the fact that Junki1
had said the body lay with the heat
towards Cara street and that brusi
was over the dead form of the girl.
Chief Gallagher.
The first question put to Witness
Peter Gallagher by County Attorne,
Cornell was whether he directed tn
search for the Rosen ring in the Mil
waukee depot toilet traps, and the wit
ness Responded in the Affirmative. HI
:, told Of being present at the confes
sion of Junkin and of removing tn
. prisoner to Des Moines for safe keer
. ing. He reiterated the testimony 0
Sheriff Griffin relative to SEARCHING
the Geasy Spoon restaurant for tn
jewelry of the dead girl, and state,
further that the house was searche,
: once before by himself and Office
Levi Noah, but to no avail Noah, h
testified, stuck his head up in the al
+ tic and called down to him that Their
was nothing up there.
Mr.. Hunters cross-eXaminatio
brought out some additional storie
told by Junkin to Chief Gallagher. TIL
: accused man said, the chief declared
that two white men pulled the bod
up the embankment by the arms an
e that the girl was moaning while thi
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