Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-24

Magistrate Cartwright"
wei. l can't answer that, whether
IL was before or AFTER
do you know whether 1t was before
or after March 13, 1912. that you had
talk with Mr.. Bruner?" .
mo. / don't remember
do you remember the time when a
capias was served on you out of coun-
~ court in the case of the People VS..
Adolph Wander Beke, in which COM
plant was made that you had taken
electricity from the Peoples Power
company"
No. sir, don't"
"Was 1t at the time the capias was
served that you had the talk with Mr..
Bruner?"
Z We'll, l don't know whether II was
at that time or some other time"
"Who made the arrest under the
capias. Mr.. Wander Beke?"
ct think it was one of the deputy
sheriffs. 1 don't know his name,
Did you have a talk with Mr.. Bru-
ner at that timer"
mo. SIR
Bruner regarding what the money col
lected was for?"
81 don't know. He didn't tell me
what it was for"
did he tell you whoit was for?"
mo, he didn't tell me-
What, II anything, was said be
tween you and Mr.. Bruner In regard to
the case that was then pending against
you for taking electricity from the
Peoples Power company"
The defense's objection to this ques-
ton was sustained, and Attorney Wood
changed it.
WAS there anything further said in
that conversation with Bruner?"
mo, / don't remember.
Prosecution Dropped
In the direct and later in the cross
examination Wander Beke maintained
that as far as he knew the prosecution
of himself was stopped because his at
torney. Fred Railsback, told him the
Peoples Power company had deter
mined to dismiss the case
On cross-examination, Attorney
Dietz asked:
as Mr.. Reavy, manager of the Peo-
pies Power company in East Moline,
the man who filed the complaint
against you?"
Yes. sir"
"You were told by Mr.. Reavy thai
the Peoples Power company wanted
to dismiss the case against you and
you told that to Mr. Magill. did you
not?"
Eyes, sir"
What did Magill say?"
He said he wanted to talk it ovei
with the other side"
was anything paid to asy one tc
dismiss the case?"
mo, sir"
1t was on complaint of Manager !
Mueller of the Harper house that
Thomas K Stark was arrested in
May, 1912, for attempting to jump a
bill for lodging and board contracted
at the hotel Stark was released from
custody, the state claims, after the
payment OF 5000, contained in the
draft to which John G. Miller. former
deputy, in his testimony Wednesday,
testified was made out in his name.
The testimony was that Stark was re-
leased from Jail May 9, 1912, the same
day the draft was received.
In his examination of Carl Mueller,
Prosecutor Wood brought out the fact
that the hotel manager, desiring to
leave for the south early in May, had
a conversation with Magill regarding
the Stark case. Mueller did not want
to remain to testify before the grand
jury and he requested the states at
torney to take care of the matter.
Mueller testified that he was gone
six weeks, which brought his return
some time in June. He then had a
talk with Magill, in which a letter
from Stark's brother was introduced.
This letter told of the illness of the
prisoners mother and an urgent re-
quest for release was made.
The state aimed to prove that this
last conversation regarding the release
of Stark was held several weeks after
May 8, the date on which it is claimed
Stark was actually released.