The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-16
s., Araudents are Being Made
i. Trial Of Gale Hewitt
81 George Dunbar for Break
Ing and Entering.
|,rnT1Ms OF CONFIDENT
..n.vs FOR Defense Clam Defend
-. Were Drunk on August 80
they Also Sought to
Prove Abb.

Alter attempting to prove an alibi
II Gale Hewitt and George Dunbar,
8 trial in the district court for
= s-aak,np and entering the Golden Rule
store on the night Of August 30, and
Leo show that the two defendants |,
we're intoxicated nthe evening on
xhich the crime is alleged to have
saen committed, the defense con-
.,uded the introduction of its testi-
ronv at $50 o'clock this morning,
md later in the day the opening argu-
ments were begun.
The witnesses for the defense were
mt on the stand yesterday afternoon
= q o'clock. Those examined were
Peter Smith, Vim. Ball, John Walton,
George Erman, Arthur Benson, VIM.
hartford. Sam Cornell, Edward Mon
ogue and s. E. Alcott, VIM. Hartford
and George Erman testified thatthey
saw tho two defendants about $40.
al the corner of Third and Main Sts..
which is about the time Albert e.
Kennel testified to seeing the men at
Eighth and Main, near the Golden
Rule store. VIM. Ball testified that
the two men were in restaurant on
South Fifth street at 11:15 o'clock.
Edward Monogue testified that the two
defendants were in his saloon short
~ after G o'clock.
In rebuttal the state attempted to
show that the defendants were not
intoxicated on the night Of the rob-
berry The witnesses put on the stand
were Mulligan Dunn and Officer Tom
Freeman. The jury at this point
in the case made trip to the prem
ises fthe Golden Rule store for the
purpose OF viewing the surroundings
to establish certain locations.
When district court reconvened
this morning S e. Alcott, the de-
lenses witness was put on the stand.
He testified with being with Hewitt
early in. the evening; that defendant
was drunk on the evening on which
the robbery was committed, and that
he was without a coat. He also tes-
iiied to seing the defendants, Dun
bar. with Hewitt On cross exaniT-
alton by the state the witness said
that he was q good friend of Hewitt.
hut only saw Dunbar III Walton's sa-
loon on that evening and was not
personally acquainted with him. The
state sought to show by cross-examin
alton that the relationship between
the two deendants and the wit
ness has been very close
since the arrest The state
fnrther sought to discredit the alb
which the defense Is seking TO rs
tahlieh for the two men.
The jury BODY returned from view
ing the premises at 1896 o'clock ant
the state put on is next witness, OF
ficer Frank Baldwin in rebuttal. Thu
witness testified, that he could no
say that the two defendants wer'
drunk on the evening In question
There was no cross-examination 0
the witness
Officer Harry Malone testified tina
the two men were not drunk In cross
examination the witness testified tina
he went to Hewitt's house and toll
Hewitt's mother of the arrests. bu
that he did not say Dunbar was s
drunk he could hardly stand.
The state offered in evidence tn
minutes of the testimony OF Albel
Kennel: also part of the tes-imon
of Officers Frank Baldwin. The stat
rested.
The defense then called Mrs. Ma
pie Hewitt. of No s South Waite
street. mother of Gale Hewitt. on
of the defendants. She testified I
knowing Officer Harry Malone, WI
came to her house on the morniil
following thu arrest Of the two d
PENDANTS nthe night of the robber
She testified that Malone told M
that Dunbar was SO drunk the 9
NJ fcers had to carry him, and that Ca
was also drunk but not so intoxicate
as his companion. The defense the
rested
Arguments Begun.
At 11:10 the arguments to the Jul
by the state were begun by Attorn'
II ny sc%,