The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-10

ductor of Kansas City, was placed on
the stand and testified he was running
on Santa Fe train No. 116 between
Newton and Kansas City on the 2Sth
of March, that his train did not ar
rive at Kansas City until after the de-
parture of Santa Fe train II on which
Carr claims to have ridden on trucks.
Carr made statements at Newton prior
to his arrest and on the day after the
murder of Bailey that he had left
Kansas City on train No. II, and saw
Conductor James before leaving.
Grant Hale, Santa Fe special agent
of Hutchinson, testified as to the search
made of the Simmons pool hall at
Newton and the finding of jewelry and
money; that he found the money I'M
der some loose boards in the display
window of the pool hall in a cigar box;
that the amount of money found was
1898.
H. H. German. chief special agent of
stand and testified as to the handling
of the case in which he has taken a
very active part in behalf Of Santa Fe
interests. To him is due more than
passing comment on the very effective
and able manner in which he has pur-
sued every clue in order to have the
guilty person brought to justice. This
IS one of many important criminal
cases in which Mr.. German has
figured conspicuously.
Charles Marsh, deputy sheriff of
Marion county, residing at Pea body,
resumed TO receiving the bloody
Ratchet from Mr.. StovaI who was pre-
Vlously on the stand, as to its delivery
into the hands of Special Agent Long
of the Santa Fee Mr.. Marsh also told
OF details leading up to the arrest of
the defendant, the arrest at Newton,
ana taking the prisoner from that
point to the Marion county Jail at
Marison, Kan. Considerable credit is
due Mr.. Marsh owing to the persistent
manner in which he worked on the case
IF
f. E. McGrath, Office assistant to
Chief Special Agent German at To-
peka, testified to handling certain arti-
cles of evidence which he delivered to
Prof. c. E. McClung of the State uni
versity for chemical analysis of blood
spots on Ratchet with which O. A..
Bailey was murdered and on the over
coat of the defendant, w. T. Carr. in
which the stolen iewe1rv was found.
NJ. A. Long, special agent for the
Santa F'e at Newton was called and
testified as to handling certain articles
of evidence and as to accompanying
prisoner from Newton to Marion
The state closed the days evidence
with Mr.. E. H. Stevens, assistant su-
perintendent of the Wells-Fargo Ex-
press company at Kansas City. He
ments by express way bills to cover
them, also the check marks by Elk
press Messenger Bailey. condition of
local safe when found in car at New
fact that many jewelry shipments had
been stolen therefrom.
Although the weather Is extremely
cold and disagreeable the court room
was again packed at both morning and
afternoon sessions. The state has ex-
amined all but about twelve of their
witnesses to be used in direct evidence.
The indications are the defense will not
get to their side Of the case until
Thursday at the earliest.
Little Cross Examination.
The defense has practically given up
trying to gain any points in the cross
examination of the states witnesses,
as the evidence is so conclusive and
thoroughly corroborated that cross ex-
animation by the defense brings out
only points which are in favor of the
state.
Professor c. E. McCIung, head of
the department of zoology at the Kan
sas State university, gave expert testi-
mony as to the analysis of 104 blood
spots which were found on the over
coat, which it has been proven be-
longed to Carr, and in which the stolen
jewelry was found. Although the state
could not show by Mr.. McClung that
these spots were human blood, it was
shown conclusively it was the blood of