Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12


Dan Hartley
John Waugh
r. Graves
w. J. Shores
j. {. Mundy
chas. Brown
VIM. Nelderschutts
c. r. Brown
T. N. Wright
John Beatty
jeff Sims, guard at the penlten,
tlsry, brought "Ruok" Howard. who
is serving a term In prison, 10 this
city "Wednesday afternoon TO testify
In the Anderson trial. Bill johnson,
'coIqrea,ssTv'Hs : sentence for muir
der, also was brought over. Both
these conIets were In jail here on
the night Of January 10, when Ande
son is alleged to have planned a IaII
delivery.
When court opened, Wednesday
morning, at $3.50, for the final SEES
sions of the Anderson trial the court
room was filled with both men and
women.
There are about 100 witnesses to
be examined, among them Sheriff ].
]. Datin, of Fort Madison, Ia. who
captured Anderson after his escape
from the Montgomery county jail.
Mrs. Farnsworth, OF Farber, a wit
ness the defense seem to think is
material to their case, remains at
the point of death and, in all proba-
bility, she win be unable to testify
or even send deposition.
After swearing in the Jury and ex-
Guiding all witnesses from the court
room during the hearing, the trial
began.
Prosecuting Attorney e. s. Cant
read the indictment and then made
the statement for the State. He be-
gan with an early history Of Wag-
ner, following his life through until
the fateful Dec. 8, 1908.
He spoke OF Anderson's buying
team of mules from Wagner for 1886.
The defendant claims he paid Wag-
ner on Tuesday, Dec. list. The State
will try to prove no trace of this
money has ever been found. The two
men stayed that night, Dec. 2, to-
gether at Mrs. Bowen's hotel, Farber.
Thursday morning. Dec. 3. about
o'clock, Wagner and Clarence Farms
worth, his nearest neighbor. spoke of
sale of mules and Wagner said An
derson would pay him that day.
Farnsworth sawAnderson go TO
wagner's home later Wagner was
never seen alive after that. Later,
Farnsworth saw q man leave Wag-
ner's home in two-horse buggy.
About noon, OF thesame day. An
derson appeared at his own home,
where he removed his overcoat. He
had blood on his wrist and coat.
He said the blood came from work
ing on butchered hog.
Mr.. Cant stated Anderson entered
the phone booth in Lee Waters
store at Farber the day the murder is
supposed to have occurred and when
he came out told number he had
beentalking to Wagner.
The next morning Wagner was dis
covered dead by neighbors. Mr..
CANT further stated Anderson went
to the scene of the crime with the
usual curious crowd and discussed 1t
cody.
The first witness was Louis Schultz,
one of the men who discovered Wag
ner's body on Dec. 4. 1908. He
told of the event He saw the body
first. He also said Anderson told
him on the day Of the inquest he
had paid Wagner for the mules.
i Fred Bishop, of near vandalia, was
the next witness and told of the
finding of the body
Sheriff ]. ]. Datin, OF Fort Madison
Ia, who captured Anderson on
March 25, this year, in Lee county,
Ia, told of his taking the accused
and of Anderson's challenging him
to flight it out" He told of Sheriff
Woolery searching Anderson IN Mex
I leo and finding a knife secreted In
his clothes.
F. Y. Ellis, of the Buffum Tele-
phone Co.. at Vandalia. His testimo-
ny was for the purpose of showing
how Anderson's alleged message from
Farber to Wagner's house ON the day
Y after the killing would have TO go.
The message would have to go thro'
, the Vandalia central. The person
in charge Of office when Anderson
1 says he called Wagner states no
such message went through the office
Sheriff Ernst, of Montgomery coun
ty, from whom Anderson escaped. told
i of taking charging of the defendant
and his escape the night Of Feb. 2s,
this year.
Van Elzea, of Center, testified to
his mule trade with the defendant.
w. L. Weaver, assistant cashier Of
the Peoples Bank, Center, testified
y to cashing check for Anderson pait
r by Mr. Elzea as well as Ander
sons trying to borrow money OF
mules.