Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-04-23
FLO REDDICK
THE.STAR TODAY
WOMAN WHO RENTS HOUSE
NAMED IN INDICTMENT WAS
FEATURE OF HEARING.
TOLD OFFIGHT.

!Said That She Struck Witness Mid
dough Over Head With Wooden ,
! Heeled Slipper Knocking Him
Down.
The testimony OF Mrs. Florence
I (Flo) Reddick was the chief feature
of the trial of Police Captain Matt
Mier on bootlegging charges this
morning. The woman who rents the
Box claims to have bought liquor from
Mier, told of seeing these men coming
to the rear of her house recently and
opening the door in order to view the
surroundings, apparently to establish
their testimony. She also told of w.
E. Middough, whom she said asked
her to call him "Roundy,' and "cut"
the mister when addressing him. Her
story of the part Mr.. or 'Roundy" Mid
dough played in her life in the past
year was gone into with considerable
detail by both state and defense. Part
OF the testimony, that referring to the
alleged scene between her and Mid
dough, was of character that could
not well be published. Three other
witnesses were on the stand during the
morning, brought on for the purpose
OF impeaching the character of the
states witnesses and fixing time of in
cidents referred to in the hearing. Mrs.
Reddick's cross examination interrupt
ed when Dr. J. B. Wilson was sum-
moned to tell of the injury to Mr..
Mier's hand and to Mrs. Reddick's
thumb, both of which accidents hap
pened near the same time.
Court did not open this morning un-
til 10 o'clock owing to some Of the
jury coming distance.
AssaiIs BeIgard.
The jury not in use was excused un-
| til Tuesday at 9 a. m. when the case
| resumed trial this morning. Clyde
Palmer of Riverview was the first wit
ness and testified to the character and
reputation of William Belgard, saying
that 1t is bad. He admitted his fam
/ lily had trouble with Mr.. Belgard.
E. B. Davis who sat on jury in
booze case against Flo Reddick in the
court Of Squire NJ. L. Kirk in March
1909. testified fixing the time in order
ness Kelly McMannis as to when he
bought liquor of Flo Reddick, was not
within the three year period covered
by the indictment. Mr.. Davis was fol-
lowed by Flo Reddick who featured the
trial today. #-
Tells About Middough.
Mrs. Reddick on the stand said that
she divorced Morris Reddick about
eleven years ago. She said she does
not know Kelly McMannis. She told
Of Mr.. Middough wiring the down
stairs of her house in March 1911. She
said that along about August 9th or
10th, 1911, Middough gave her dog Of
the white spitz kind. She corroborated
George Kidd's testimony as regarding
Middough She said that in the fuss
with Middough the second joint Of her
thumb was dislocated and that when
she called DR.. Wilson on the phone, he
told her of Mr. Mier's accident.
! Corroborated Georke Kidd.
She also told of Middough's return
ing and that she was called to the
back fence by Middohgh, whom, she
said struck at her with a pair of wire
pliers. She told about the same story
as George Kidd who was on the stand
Saturday. Mrs. Reddick also cor
roborated the story of her brother, Clem
Nedro regarding her visit to st.
Joseph, Mo-. producing a post card al
legged to have been received by her
daughter and admitted in evidence to
| fix the time Of her absence from Ot-
tumwa during the early part of Febru-
ahy. The witness produced the pad
lock which was on the outer door Of
the house while she was away, and
stated she returned home the after
noon Of February 10 and opened her
house. and started the fire herself.
She told Of persons whom she was
told were William Belgard and one OF
the Box boys who opened the door OF
her dining room and looked in recently.
Denies Selling Beer.
| She denies that Middough was ever
sold beer by her or in her house, and
said the only time that Matt Mier and
Middough were at her place at the
same time, was when Mier ordered
Middough from the water tank. She
said she but slightly knows Nash
Logue, having met him at Selma a
number of years ago. She also states
that Mr.. Middough had never bought
beer at her house when w. Long was
present.
She stated that she has no govern
| ment license to sell liquor. On cross
examination she stated she has lived
in Ottumwa for twelve years; In the
present place for three years. iand just
previous to that, she operated con-
fectionery next to the present home.
She said she had lived in Eldon and
in Trenton, Mo. For several years she
stated she lived in Mr.. Mier's prop
erty. She said that most Of the time
for the past seven years her brother,
Clem Nedro, had made his home
with her.
Known Mier Twelve Years.
She stated that during the past