Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-19
coLFAx GROCER INVOLVED IN
BANK AFFAIR REFUSES TO
ANSWER QUESTIONS.
SAYS ne DOES NOT DESIRE
TO lNcRIMINArE sELF
Failure to Secure Satisfactory An.
swsrs Causes Coroner 70 Adjourn
Inquest Indefinitely, Pending lnvss.
tisation Of Evidsnes-Mrs. Wheel.
oek's Testimony Sheds no Light.

DeS MOineS, Dec. IL. george II.
York's absolute refusal to answer GER
tain questions regarding his personal
affairs and his relations with the Citi-
zens' State Bank Of Colfax, caused
Coroner James NJ. Lee to adjourn the
| Wheelock probe Indefinitely late yes
terday afternoon.
After q severe grilling, York was
| dismissed to return before the cor
oners jury at any time he may be
called. Questions asked him by Coun-
ty Attorney Guthrie at the close of
the inquest touched on York's three
hours stay IN the Chamberlain IN the
Monday ewaning that Wheelock dis
appeared. Guthrie established the fact
that they were both in the hotel at
the same time. but York absolutely
| denied having seen Whee.ock.
! York's refusal to give an account
of himself after 8 o'clock Monday
night, the day that Wheelock disap-
yeared, was largely responsible for
| Coroner Lee to continue the case. The
coroner will make a private investi-
cation during the next few days in the
hope of finding new evidence that
will warrant the recalling of the Jury.
York refused to tell whether or not
he ever wrote any letters tc Miss Dota
Boyd. He also refused to say whether
he claimed a letter containing SO, ad-
dressed to ]. B. Edwards. and signed
The Prince" when 1t returned from
the dead letter office.
Avoidino lncriminatino Self.
When asked why he refused to an
swer, York declared he did not want
to say anything that might tend to
incriminate him in the Wheelock case.
He declared his attorneys had so ad-
vised him.
York emphatically declared several
times hat he know nothing of Wheel
ock's suicide and that he did not see
him after Saturday morning when he
talked to him on the street at Colfax.
County Attorney Thomas ]. Guthrie
and Coroner James NJ. Lee declared
after the discovery Of important facts
in the inquest, that the solution Of
the mystery surrounding the death Of
Mortimer b.. Wheelock. cashier Of the
Citizens State Bank of Co!fax, is near
at hand. The many threads Of evil
dence that have been gathered in three
days of investigation r now gradual
lily weaving together, said Attorney
Guthrie.
The two Investigators have received
information regarding the case that
they nave not disclosed. The testimony
of one witness on the stand yesterday
forenoon confirmed this Information in
part. The witness, whose name is
withhold thru hfS 0uyn ron1yoot has
been recalled for this afternoon. What
solution they are working on. the In
vestigators will not disclose. They say
has been to their satisfa ction in the
new line they are following.
Several important facts were estab-
lished. Mrs. Annie wheelock, widow Of
the late cashier. identified the letter
Whcelock would be in the river when
1t reached her, as having been written
by her husband. She further identified
over which there has been some ques-
ton.
The testimony of the man whose
name the coroner will not disclose, is
the nos important received in the in
vestigation so far, the Jurors believe.
He contradicted evidence Of several
witnesses that York and Wheelock
barely spoke" to ZACH other. in his
declaration that Wheelock visited the
grocery store frequently. Coroner Lee
declares the witness was in position
to now all these visits.
Conferences Frequent.
york seemed to be ), good friend OF
Wheelock's," the witness declared.
"Wheelock came into the store often
and talked to Mr.. York. They generally