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STATE RESTS CASE.
The state rested it's case at II 20
Monday morning, after having COM
pleted the examination of three more
witnesses. Charles Gordon, the man
who found the body of the murdered
man, told of the finding of the body,
how he traced the footprints along the
bank on the east side of the river,
where the canoe had been landed, and
thence into the brush toward the scene
of the murder. On the question of
when he saw the defendant on the dav
of the murder, Gordon's testimony was
rather helpful to the alibi the defend
ant seeks to establish. Gordon said he
saw Broadwell at the livery barn at
Usk while he (Gordon) was mounting
horse to ride to the ferry to catch
the 2:l5 boat. The horse was fractions
and Gordon was delayed little, but
said that when he arrived at the ferry
landing he saw a canoe crossing the
river about half mile south.
Witness could not be indu ced to say
that BroadWell could not have had time
to get to the canoe.
Frank Miller and Frank Bowen testi-
fed as to the condition of the clothes of
Broadwell and McRae when they saw
them at 5:l5 p. m. on their return from
the river.
STATEMENT OF THE DEFENSE
At this point the state rested it's
case, although there were number of
witnesses for the state who had not
testified. Attorney Croft asked that
the jury retire from the courtroom and
moved that the court direct a verdict
of not guilty on the ground that the
state had not introduced evidence suf-
ficient to connect the defendant with
the crime. Judge Carey denied the
motion, ruling that the evidence sub
mitted should go to the jury.
Mr.. Croft then made the opening
statement for the defense. He said it
expected to prove that on the day in
question Frank Broadwell had been at
his home in Usk for dinner, that after
dinner he went to room in the hotel
with a man named Pollock and remain
ed in company with Pollock and Alex
Bertrand until 2:15 p. M; that Broad
we'll then went to the blacksmith shop
near the hotel in company with man
named Edison and that his whereabouts
could be accounted for fully up to 8
O'Clock; that between and 80 %. m.
he had been in the poolroom of Otto
Mclaughlin, and did not cross the
river in the canoe until after 3:45 o. m.
when he went across the river with
McRae and got his clothes wet by the
capsizing of the canoe. returning to
town at 5:15 p. M, as has been related
by states witnesses.
ESTABLISHING AN ALIBI.
The introduction of testimony by the
defense began with the opening of
court at 1:30 p. m. Mr.. and Mrs. Bald
win testified to having seen Broadwell
and McRae return from the river at
5:l5 p. M, and that they had no gun
with them.
Seldom Hoisington said he arrived in
Usk on the 2:45 p. m. ferry and PLAYED
pool with Broadwell after 5 o'clock. and
was corroborated by his brother War
rem, who was certain of the time, hav-
ing asked the poolroom proprietor.
Otto Mclaughlin, proprietor of the
HNAASNiA' CSoCl11CO CIIdC IL WAS 900 10.
M, when Hoisington asked the time
and that Broadwell was then in the
room.
Mrs. c. A. Stewart said she went to
the river when the 2:15 p m. ferry was
landing on the east side and remained
there until 4:45 p. M; that C. R. Brott,
who had testified to seeing Broadwell
and McRae go to the canoe at 2:15 o.
M, was not there at the time and did
not arrive until 3:45 .. NJ; that she
saw Broadwell and McRae 90 toward
the canoe at about p. m.
Wednesday morning the defense re-
sumed the examination of their wit
nesses, through whose testimony thew
seek to establish an alibi, and placed
upon the stand first Arthur Graham,
lad of IL, whose examination tended to
corroborate the previous statements of
Charles Gordon.
Frank Lindsay was next placed upon
the stand, with the introduction by the
defense's counsel that he would show
the reason for Broadwell and McRae
going on the day of the crime tn the