Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-20

by Prosecutor Wood. he identified his
handwriting in the body of the check.
entered as peoples exhibit No. SO.
When asked to state the particulars of
his part in the transaction he declared
he received instructions from Sheriff
Bruner to take pen and ink and visit
Nolan in the county Jail. as the latter
desired to make out a check. Folsom
declared he met Nolan in a room up-
stairs in the Jail and that the prisoner
on sitting down to the table proved too
after attaching his signature author
lied Folsom to fill out the check for
500 payable to T. c. Meanor
| In his story from the stand Nolan
told of the meeting between himself.
Bruner and Meanor during the after
noon in one of the Offices OF the court
house. he could not state exactly
which one. He asserted that Meanor.
/ who was a friend of his, said he could
give either a bond or the check for
500 for his release. He told of pay
/ ing over the check to Meanor in the
presence of Bruner. The sheriff. he
said. declared he would let Nolan free
provided Meanor would pay over to
him the money called for in the check,
before the day was ended. Nolan tes-
titled that he was liberated and that
was the last he saw of the check be-
fore il was cashed.
| Attorney s r. Kenworthy in the
cross-examination. forced Nolan to ad-
NIT that during the last winter he had
engaged Attorney Robert Reynolds TO
make an effort to secure 500 from
Bruner in return. il is claimed, for
this sum that was illegally taken from
him.
When called to the stand Mr..
Meanor, who operates a saloon at
Twentieth street and Second avenue.
/ identified his Endorsement of the check
for 500 which Prosecutor Wood hand
ed him for inspection. He asserted he
was a friend to Nolan and that to the
best of his recollection, word had
been brought to his saloon the day
after Nolan was arrested of his friends
plight and that he proceeded to in
vestigate. He was not asked concern
ing any conversation that might have
taken place between himself in the
negotiation.
When did you cash the check
given TO you at the court house?" ask
ed Wood.
IF ! remember correctly il was Sat
urday after the banks were closed that
received it," stated Meanor, land l
didn't cash it until o'clock or later
that evening in the Rock Island Ma
tional bank"
This testimony corroborated that of
Nolan as TO the day of the transaction
and when he understood the money
was to be paid Bruner.
How much did you pay to Bruner?"
continued the prosecutor.
THE full amount of the check, $780,"
was the reply.
capias Not Returned.
As has been his custom in tracing
othe- cases that have already been
introduced to offer testimony in proof
of the alleged illegal acts by the de-
PENDANTS, Attorney Wood called Wal
ter Kittilsen, former deputy, to the
stand and from him secured state
ment that a capias had been issued for
the arrest of Nolan on information
I from the county court, but that TO his
knowledge no return had ever been
made on it There is no original copy
! of the capias and the return in the
Nolan case in the records OF the coun-
/ ~ clerk, according to Clarence Isaac
son, who was also witness this morn
/ ing. Certified copies of the informa-
ton and the capias was admitted as
evidence by the court, after strenuous
objection by the defense
Before inquiry was begun into the
/ Nolan case this morning the state en-
! he 0fa 70
| garding irregularities in the CAMEL
Zimmerman case in which S132 or
whereabouts was paid to. Magill. This
money was to secure release and full
settlement of the case, according to
the state The defense is attempting
/ to show that the money was paid Ma
| gill to engage an attorney for Thinner
man.
| Taking of testimony in this case
was postponed until this afternoon as
two interpreters were necessary and
could not be secured on short notice.
Mrs. Zimmerman, who is claimed to
have actually handed the money over
/ to Magin when called to the stand
proved her knowledge of the English
! language was very limited and she
could not make out the questions OF
! the counsel The court ordered an in
terpreter brought in to translate her
answers from the Belgian The spe-
cial states attorney introduced Attor-
ney Peter Meersman as interpreter
and had him sworn
The defense. through Attorney Dietz.
objected to taking of the testimony
until the defense was given time to
secure a representative who under
stood the testimony. Objection was
made to Meersman as interpreter on
the ground that he was former law
partner of Attorney Wood. The court
told the witness TO leave the stand
until this afternoon when both sides
would be represented with interpret