Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-04-25

would be reputable, but If he knew b
was not conducting it in lawful man
ner, he would be disreputeble. DR.. Pc
terson also said that the violation
charged against Mr.. Hallgren were no
to be held against him.
! The vets conceded the testimony o
Levi Pollins as to the reputation o
Geo. e. Taylor, when Mr.. Pollins wa.
permitted to leave the stand when the
court thought the limit of witnesses
had been reached.
w. v. Silvers was recalled to the
! stand and testified to the mark made
| to j. P. Johnson's name.
Asked to explain why he pleaded
guilty to the charge of maintaining q
nuisance, an objection was made on
the ground of it's being collateral. The
objection was sustained.
R. ]. Lowrie was recalled and testi-
fled to the name of Pat Coughlin, and
said he saw the mark made by Mr..
Coughlin and also by Charles Black
where signature by mark occurs. He
said he wrote the names and words,
"his mark" The name Of Arthur Fin
negan was also testified to and the
name was written by Mr.. Lowrie.
Axel Nelson on the stand testified to
the signature Of VIM. MantZ by mark
and said he, with Fritz Ehrmann, who
was present, saw the name OF Mantz
signed and the cross mark made by
Mr.. Mantz He said the name was
signed in his (Nelson's) saloon and he
thought Fritz Ehrmann wrote the name
and words "his mark
John Erbacher was called to the
stand and testified to the names OF
Jeff Clark, J. H. Stump, Jacob Harri-
man, George Plat, J. H. Langdon, John
F. Henness, Joe Gee, Michael Oman.
Charles A. Wood and Pat Mahoney, all
of which we're signed by mark and the
"Wit" for witnessed"
was used and challenged. He said some
of them were signed in the saloon and
others in the street. He stated that he
wrote most of the names but that some
one else wrote j. H. Stump's name and
he thought Stump's brother wrote the
name, but that the witness wrote the
word "his mark" He was not sure OF
who wrote the date "Nov."
William H. Black testified to the
character of Chas. Hallgren and said
he had a good character and reputa-
ton The testimony was admitted be-
cause Fred Steller did not testify to
the character when on the stand in the
morning,
w. K Farmer said he signed the
statement Of consent and testified that
the name shown him on the withdraw
al petition was not signed by him.
When shown the name on the petition
he said he did not think he wrote the
name, but on another sheet of the pc
tition he verified the signature.
On the testimony Of Mr.. Farmer the
five names on sheet COL were chal-
lenged because affiiant Henry Mungo-
ven is not reputable person and be.
cause the name of F. c. Farmer on
pages SAT and 543 are duplicates.
Sargent the First Witness.
w. L. Sargent on the stand yester-
day morning said he knew Ed Carr
and that he was of good moral char
acter and a reputable person. He said
he never knew of Ed Carr pleading
guilty to selling intoxicating liquor and
it would depend on the circumstances
as to whether it would affect his opin-
ion Of the reputation. He said he could
not feel the same way about him II he
were perjurer and wilfully committed
the act.
F. A. Tisdale was then sworn, and
said he had known John A. Erbacher
for twenty years or more and knew
what people generally say as to his
character and reputation, and that he
thought him Of good moral character
and that he bears a good reputation.
He stated he knew Of Mr.. Erbcher be-
ing in trouble with the liquor laws, but
said circumstances in the matter might
cloud his reputation. The witness said
if a man pleaded guilty to crime he
might think differently, but If minor
was sold unwittingly by man, 1t
would not affect his credibility.
Fred Steller stated he had known
Chas. Hallgren for seven years and
was acquainted with his reputation in
a business way.
= Gray Recalled to the Stand.
John W. Gray was recalled to 60
into his testimony and said it was to
supper he went instead of dinner, and
thought that perhaps Mr.. Miller might
have gotten some names. He said on
recall that he witnessed all of the
names and that Tom Miller also wit
messed them.
Capt. jacques In Court.
Capt. w. H. c. jacques on the stand
said he had practiced law here for
forty years and that he was an attor-
ney for the consent petition before the /
board He told of the day of the sub. i
mission of the statement in substance
as follows:
Dan Harmon and perhaps Mr.. Nit |
chell testified as to the names having
been gone over and then Mr.. Whit !
more presented his case. 10 Jaques /,
then said that all was in shape for the
board and think Mr.. Whitmore and |