Evening journal., 1910-01-12
LUFF TELLS
OF ROBBERY
Insists That House Was Rob-
bed as Trial Of Case NeaTS
End

General Sessions Court this morning
resumed trial of the Luff case
Mrs. AIcCracken. of Cumberland. Nd.
was the first witness called. She testi-
fled that she was at the Luff residence
on the night OF the alleged robbery,
and that while driving by Perry
Tavern in Brandywine hundred on her
way to an entertainment she saw
Eugene Luff sitting on the hotel porch.
Mrs. McCracken said the Luff house
was in perfect order when she left It,
and upon returning, everything was
topsy turvey. Her pocketbook was in
the suit case that was opened by the
burglars.
Miss Cora Stewart testified that Luff
showed her Si150 the evening before
the alleged robbery OF the Luff house.
Mrs. Elizabeth j. Stewart, John NJ
Stewart and Frank Stewart testified
that Luff was at their house on the
night Of the robbery.
William McCrea testified to going
home with Luff and later that Lunf had
said that somebody had been in the
house. MoCrea said he was one Of
several men who borrowed guns and
lanterns and went 10 the house and
found the house in general disorder
and the kitchen window up.
Eugene w. Luf testified that he In
sured the property and that the house
had been robbed. He described the
si,150 that had been taken by the
burglars. He said he got the money
from Deputy Sheriff William NJ.
Mathews. He has paid Off S4O0 on the
note. Luff said he did not believe II
was the business Of detectives or in
surance men as 10 where he got the
money. He said he had been un-
truthful when he said he had won the
money on n horse race. He said he
had made the statement that no one
might know his financial condition.
Lun said that at the time he made
the statement no was on the verge Of
bankruptcy and is now n bankrupt. I.uff
denied that he had made statements
attributed 20 him by Detective ellis.
He said that Mr. Matthews, from
whom he got the money, is sick in bed
at the home OF his brother IN Lenni
Luf was under cross-examination
when court took a recess.
Harry Luff. father OF Eugene I.uff was
the first witness called yesterday after
noon by the defense. His testimony con-
formed with the statements OF l.. j. Han
dy, in his opening address 10 the jury,
0ir. Lun told Of the defendant leaving
~ hopsesnd was on the porch atPerry' s
Den he and wife and Mrs. Nc
11r owe by going TO Booths Cor
f,,lrding the 81. 80 Mr.. Luff said the
..nfey was secured on a note endorsed by
he witness. Tho money was in $50. so
and $40 notes. Witness said he personally
had placed the money in the drawer that
morning and locked Il, placing the key
in his pocket.
He identified the note which was offered
IN evidence. Witness said the oil paint
ings stolen from tho house belonged "a
his son and the chromos recovered by
James p. Ratedge were bought at a sale
in 1908 for 30 cents A severe cross.
examination failed to break his testimony
Miss Emma J. Lun corroboratod the
testimony OF her husband except as to the
money. She said she did not know such
an amount OF money was In the house
Caleb C. Pyle said he had seen in the
Lum carpenter shop In 1908, the pictures
which had been found in the Luff shed
Mrs. Ida NfcCraclen was the next wit
ness called but court adjourned before her
testimony was taken.