The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-10
General impression Prevails That the
State Has Not Made as Strong
Case as Was Elk
pected.
|JoHNsoN's TESTIMONY
Defense Does Not do Very Much
cross-Examlnine This Morning
and VIII Open Case at
Two O'clock.

A large crowd watched proceedings |
lat the district court yesterday after
noon, when the testimony in the Dunn |
case was continued. Surprise was
expressed on every hand that the cross
examination of Mr.. Hickey was not
more rigid.
The battle OF words between Hickey
and Attorney McCoid, had aroused ex-
lpectations that the case would be
full OF sensations but so far, nothing
of the kind had been uncovered
| During the afternoon, as the var
ious witnesses gave their testimony.
the cane, carried by Mr.. Hickey, upon
the night he was shot, the revolver,
used by Dunn, and the bloodstained
shirt, worn by the commissioner, up
en- the night in question, were exhib-
iited. The bullet, removed from Mr..
Hickey's back was also exhibited. All
these were placed in evidence before
the afternoon was gone.
w. A. Buchanan, 1923 Blondeau,
testified that he was going down
4 Fifth street, shortly before seven
O'Clock on May twentyeighth, when
he met both men, who were after
wards pointed out as Hickey and
Dunn. Mr.. Buchanan declared that
Hickey was going toward Fifth street,
when Dunn came from the doorway of
the barber shop.
Just after the witness passed the
men, he heard shot and as he turn
ed, he heard another. When he look
led to see where the shots came from
he saw the two men fall to the side
walk. He then heard three more
lshots and saw the smoke.
The testimony of Mr.. Buchanan was
lgiven in graphic manner and he
held the close attention of both the
8 jury and spectators during the re-
] cital Mr.. McCoid was unable to
J shake the witness in grilling cross
examination. Buchanan was the best
witness, up to this time, that the
state had produced
DR. Charles Feger was called to the
island and told of the automobile COM
ing to his house, with Mr.. Hickey and
of his superficial examination of the
wounds. He also testified to the
loperation, by which the bullet was re-
moved from Mr. Hickey's body. and
: identified the bullet by the marks of
the forceps. He also described the
wounds.
!, E. G. Mcpherson, 1923 Park street,
, a street car conductor, stated that he
: jumped from his car and pulled both
II men to their feet after the shooting.
He then assisted Mr.. Hickey into the
automobile.
Glenn Maxwell, 602 Concert street,
was closely questioned by Mr.. Craig
and the fact was brought out that he
. saw the men scuffling on the sidewalk
: and ran toward them. He helped
separate the men. Mr.. McCoid by
cross-examination, endeavored to
break down the witnesses story by re-
|ferring to the original minutes of the
grand jury, but the main facts in Mr..
Maxwell's testimony could not be
, shaken.
), Attorney McCoid, by the same meth
. od tried to discredit the testimony of
Clinton W. Alton, of ZIG North
Twelfth street, but could not shake
him. It was plain to be seen that
when Alton told of seeing Mr.. Hick-
eyrs cane in the air, that Mr.. McCoid
was trying to bring out the fact that
Hickey had struck Dunn. The wit
ness could not be made to admit this
fact though.
Mr.. McCoid, by his method OF
handling the witnesses at this
: point aroused the ire of Attorney
d. F. Miller, for the state, and Mr..
Miller jumped to his feet and demand
, ed that the court protect witnesses. A
squabble was also near, when Judge
!. Hughes, of the defense, and MI
Craig, insisted upon hearing the law
lin regard to leading questions.
The last witness yesterday evening
was Miss Carrie NJ. Sammis, of 1928
Williams street, who was standing at
, the corner of Fifth and Main streets,
when the trouble occurred. Her tes-
, timony was given in an excellent man
ner, but was merely corroborative
) and disclosed no new facts.
: Court was adjourned at five o'clock
: until nine o'clock this morning.
! The first witness examined this
morning was Miss Ethel Wright, 1926
Park street. Her testimony that she
was standing at the corner and heard
, two shots and saw two men struggling
, on the pavement, were sufficient, and
, she was not cross examined
A. A. Clemmons, 1927 Carroll street
was the motorman on the West Keo-
kuk car, which was at the corner OF
Fifth and Main streets, when the
i shooting occurred, and merely told of
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