The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-06-27
Way NOT OFFER any EVIDENCE
A. S. Taylor Former Employer of Alyes
Identifies Coat Found in Kenosha and
Declares Watch Held by Police Be.
longed to Accused Man.
(From Wednesdays Daily)

" bOllA Dol1y !
The preliminary hearing of Ernest E.
Alyea, charged with attempting to
murder Chief of Police Owen O'Hars
was started in the munich al court this
morning, and before Judge Randall de-
clared the recess for the noon hour
District Attorney Henry Hastings and
his assistant, Judge Clarson, had laid
the foundation of strong case against
the accused man. Together with his
wife, Alyea took a great interest in the
proceedings, and he still seemed to
think that the alibi which he will pre-.
sent to the court will be sufficient ia
prevent his being held TO the higher
court for trial A. L.Drury, who ap.
peared for the defendant, was not GER
tain that he would put in any evidence
but he insisted that facts brought to
him would be possible to establish
strong alibi. Men who came to Keno
sha from several points in Indiana al
witnesses at the hearing, insisted that
alibis had been the strong feature Of
the criminal career of Alyea and that
they would naturally expect him to
offer such defense.
Chief O'Hare was the first witness
called in the hearing and he positively
identified Alyea as the man who had
shot him. He declared that he had
Iseen Algaa at the tffEse Of be affsszzt in
Chicago in the May following the
shooting and that at thGs time he had
positively identified him. lie declared
on cross examination that there could
be no doubt Of his identification of the
man. A. S. Taylor, of Wanetah, Ind,
a farmer who had been the former EN-.
ployer Of Alyea, was the most import
ant witness for the state. He immedi
ately identified the coat which had
been dropped by the man who shot
10 Hare, as a coat which had been
worn by Alyea at the time he was
working on the Taylor farm. He de-
clared that the watch and chain picked
up by the police near the place where
the coat was found was one that he
had seen in Alyea IS possession. Tay-
lor had been in Chicago at the time Of
the arrest Of Alyea, as it was Taylor g
horse that the defendant had been ac-
cused of stealing and it was for this
crime that he had been sentenced to
the state prison at Michigan City. The
testimony of Taylor was carried into
detail and he made a strong story con-
Meeting Alyea with the rain coat and
the suit Of clothes which the Kenosha
police had held for so many months. w.
E. Anstiss of LaPorte, former sheriff
of LaPorte county, was also on hand
as witness for the prosecution. He
had known Alyea for years and he was
ready to testify that the hat worn by
the man who shot O'Hare was the
same which he had seen Alyea wearing
later.
This afternoon several members Of
the Kenosha Fire Department were put
on the stand. These men identified AL
yea as the man who had done the
shooting. All of the men were eye wit
nesses Of the shooting. George Wallis
was one if the new witnesses brought
into the case and he was on hand to
testify that Alyea was the man who
had met him on the day of the shoot
ing and had asked to be directed to
the Mungen barn.
The state expects to finish its evil
dence by the close of the court session
this afternoon and If the defendant
decides to put on witnesses, it is i'm
probable that the case will be ended
before some time tomorrow. People
who heard the testimony feel certain
that Alyea viii be held for trial.
Later-Alyea was held for trial in
the circuit court in bonds of $4,000.