The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-26
HOLD EXAMINATION
| IN TUCKER CASE
Preliminary Examination in the Case
Of the State VS.. Joseph H. Tucker
Started This
Morning.
STATES CASE CLOSED
Many Witnesses Placed on the Stand
by the Defense-Testlfy
as to fuckers Char
acter.
STATES CASE CLOSED

In the preliminary examination In
the case Of State VS.. Joseph H. Tuck
er, which was opened in the superior
court at 9:15 O'clock this morning,
the state concluded Its case after
the examination of four witnesses.
The defense introduced six witnesses
and the examination of these was
concluded by noon.
DR.. Kinnaman, the first witness,
was placed on the stand by the state
His testimony showed substantially
that he had been called to the scene
Of the shooting, arriving there at
about 4:30 O'Clock. He found Redmon
dead when he arrived. He told who
was present at the store when he
arrived and OF fuckers telling him
that he had shot Redmon. He also
testified that he had assisted in con
Quoting the autopsy, and that the
death of Redmon was caused by the
| gun shot wound
Chief Police John NJ Kenney was
next placed on the stand. He sale
that he had gone to fuckers store or
the evening Of the 22nd after a tele
phone message had informed him thai
a man had been shot there. On ar
irving at the store he asked Tucker
who had shot Redmon, and Tucker
said, II did" He placed Tucker I'm
der arrest, took charge OF the revol
| %41A IL, hot hn \,
used that revolver to shoot Redmcn
He placed Tucker in the Jail.
i wzg
4 fuckers Lips were Bleeding.
!. Officer Wilson then took the stand
J. He told OF having gone with Chic
Kenney and DR.. Kinnaman to TIL
, store after the shooting His state
ments were substantially the sam
!, as those OF Kenney. He stated In az
) ddtion that he noticed that Tucker
lips were swollen and bleeding wlle
they arrived at the store. He sal
that Tucker had taken the gun off @
: the shelf before Redmon struck him
Mr.. Asaph Buck was placed on tn
stand by the defense. He testified t
having known Tucker in bushes
way and that as far as he kne,
, Tucker was man OF good mora
: character. He said that his bushes
, reputation was good. The testimon
: of Major d. B. Hamin who was nes
!, placed on the stand was substantial
. the same as that of Mr. Buck Nj
. Ed. F. Beck was also placed on tn
: stand and testified to fuckers goo
! moral character and business reputi
ton.
Frank Seymour, a young farme
) was placed on the stand. He sal
q that he had known Tucker for abo,
:. two years He said that as far as h
knew fuckers reputation was goo
Seymour stated that he had bee
passing the store in his wagon whe
n the shot was fired. He had gone I'M
the store at once, he said, and ha
remained there until the officers LEI
. He was questioned closely by Cou
ty Attorney McManus about the po
er that was found lying on the flo'
q near Redmon's head He stated TIL
I he had seen the poker when he WEI
y in the store but had not observed
q. closely. He had not said anythir
u about 1t, he said, until after he hi
seen Attorney Dawson. He said tn
d when he came in the store tn
:, fuckers mouth was bruised al
is bleeding. He stated that Tuck
q drank some but that he had new
heard of him being drunk.
le DIR. H. "A. Gray was then placed I
AZ the stand His testimony was 81
le stantially the same as that of I
" Kinnaman. He said that he had {
% sisted in conducting the autopsy, a