The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-26
stated what had been found in con-
Quoting the examination.

Quoting the examination.
Witness Friendly to Tucker Family.
Mrs Blanch Mortimer was the next
witness called by the defense. She
stated that she had resided near the
bridge, about two blocks from Tuck
er's store for the last five months,
and that she had known Tucker for
about one year. She stated that
fuckers general reputation In his
community was good and that his
moral character was good. She stat
ed that she had gone to the store at
I about 500 O'clock and, that she had
i stayed until after the officers had lett.
4 She said that when she left Mrs.
! Tucker and her two girls went with
her and stayed at her house since
4 that time. She said that she had
gone to the store on the night Of the
shooting at about 10000 O'clock to
get some things. She had locked the
store after leaving and did not re-
turn until about 900 o'clock the mex
morning. She said that she was
friendly with the fuckers. She tes
titled to having seen the poker OF
: the floor after the shooting.
William Mclaughlin, a watchmar
at the Des Moines river bridge wa
next placed on the stand by the de
tense. He testified to the good mora
character of Tucker and also SAT-
that he had known Redmon for abou
or 5 years. He said that Redmol
had entered his watch house at abou
o'clock on the afternoon of tn,
shooting. Redmon, says Mclaughlin
had asked for Tucker and had said
well, I'm looking for him and hav
, to see him this afternoon" Redmol
: had left in short time and he ha
2 not seen him after that until afte
: the shooting. He stated that Redmo
3 had been drinking when he came 1
a the watch house.
Says Redmon was Intoxicated
! w j. Hines, a telegraph operate
9 stationed south of the bridge, wa
D next placed on the stand. He state
8 that he knew both Redmon and Tucl
er and that he had been at the watc
] house when Redmon came there o
s Saturday afternoon He said that h
did not remember just what Redmo
i had said, but that he was about ha,
piped." He said that he had see
:. Redmon and Tucker talking In Tucl
g er's barn yard just before the shoe
q ing. They we're both gesticulating wit
/ their hands but he could not hes
from where he was, what they ha
T, said. He said that after the shoe
d ing he had gone to the door of til
it store but had not gone in the stor
9 He had seen Redmon lying on I'll
l. floor, and concluded that 1t was Z
n place for me-" said Hines
n The examination was then adtour
% ed until 200 o'clock this afternoo
d A large number of the witnesses ST
t. remained to be examined.
T. Henry Ewing, a farmer who is
K neighbor of Tucker and who b,
n known tucker 1Or ABOUT Twelve year
1t was placed on the stand when Il
1T examination was resumed at o.
1t o'clock. The principal point broug
g out IN his testimony was that Re
ID mon had ridden in his wagon wi
at him on the afternoon Of the shootin
1t and that Redmon had said just befo
ID getting in the wagon: I'll get Il
er s. of B. tonight Ewing sa
or that Redmon did not mention Tue
er when he made this remark n
IN did he mention him at any time d,
ID ing the ride of two miles. Ewing st;
If. ed that he thought that Redmon HI
IS been drinking before he got in
I'D wagon. He said also that when Re