The Glenwood post., 1910-04-23
EDWARDS and WILSON
NOW FACING Pen

The district court room has been
crowded this week with spectators
eager to hear every word of the tes-
timony brought out in the trial of
James L. Edwards and J. Ii. Wilson
who are charged with holding up Vice
President Drach and Bookkeeper Davis
on Septem cr - Of last year and rob
bing the Citizens National bank of
over ten thousand dollars.
Wilson mad arranged prior to the
opening of court to have Judge r. A.
Rucker Of Aspen defend him in his
fight with the state, but Edwards was
not so fortunate and having no prop
erty and no means, as he claimed, he
was obliged to ask Judge Shumate to
appoint counsel to defend him, and j.
w. Dollison was designated to take
charge of his case and both prisoners
have been ably defended, their attor-
neys making every effort possible to
save them from prison.
In the first place they asked for sep
arate trials for the two men. but the iu-
formation had been filed against them
jointly and Judge Shumate held that
their applications for severance was not
sufficient to warrant him in granting
their request. Then their attorneys
asked for "A continuance in order thai
they might secure witnesses living
beyond the state, but the court held
that they had not exercised due dill
gence and had not made the proper Of
fort to procure their witnesses and de-
MED the request, although he granted
them continuance of one day in which
to try to get witnesses here from Salt
Lake in the interest of Edwards.
The first and the most important wit
nesses We're f. L. Drach and G. II.
Davis, the men who were held up ami
September, describing at length the
happenings from-the time the two men
entered the bank and showed guns in
their faces until they left the bank by
the back door taking with them the
money from the bank to the amount of
10000, leading the vice president AMI
bookkeeper to the back yard gate, the
one holding them there covered with u
gun until the other had had almost
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time to reach the horses which had
been tied on Colorado avenue.
BEHOLD THE MAN
Considerable excitement was created
when, after Mr.. Drach described rather
minutely the man who stuck gun in
his face and ordered him to put up his
hands, District Attorney Gentry asked
Mr. Drach, "Have you ever seen that
man since that day, and if so when
and whereof Mr.. Drach said he saw
him in Denver about February II of
this year. When asked if he knew the
present whereabouts of the man who
held him up Drach said eyes. sir, he
is sitting right there by Judge Dolli-
son. and as he spoke he pointed di-
rectly at Edwards The prisoner eyes
snapped and teltale shadows fitted
across his pale face as he listened to
Gentry s next question, care you posi-
tive that this is one of the men who
held you up and robbed the bank?'
and Drach s. answer given in firm and
clear tone, eyes, sir, / am positive that
is the man. Drach and Davis bota
made excellent witnesses and both posi-
lively identified Edwards as one of the
robbers.
Many other witnesses brought out
very damaging testimony against Ed
wards.
There were several witnesses who
testified to the suspicious actions of
Wilson just before the robbery oc-
Cured, and how he paced up and down
Seventh street and looked frequently
mp to where the horses were tied as
though 1T were part of his business to
see to it that they were ready for the
robbers when they wanted them.
AS we go to press the prosecution
has not finished its testimony and it
will probably be late today before the
ease will go to the jury.