The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-16
William childers swears In Pfan-
schmidt Trial to Seeing Accused
in Rig When Il Passed
Certain Streets.
BLOOD sPLoTCHEs AGAIN
Defense Expects to Try to impeaen
Detectives Testimony Through
Alleged Statement Of
Physician.

hASOMb, ILL.,, OcL. 1o.-1ne larQeSt
blow yet delivered to the defense in
the Ray Pfanschmidt murder trial was
struck late yesterday afternoon by
William Childers swearing that he not
only saw the horses and undercut bug.
gyeof the defendant, but actually saw
the prisoner in the rig when it passed
Twelfth and Broadway on either Fri.
day or Saturday night before the fire.
Mr.. Childers said that in the best OF
his judgment it was Saturday evening
He testified that he was conductine
IA machine shop at Fifth and Jersey
streets at the time and had worked on
an automobile belonging to John A
Stillwell until midnight. He went to
his home near Thirteenth and Spring
streets and walked across Twelfth
and Broadway about 200 o'clock. He
glanced around to the south and saw
the defendant approaching, coming
north on Twelfth street.
Despite the efforts OF Attorney
Emery Lancaster; the witness stuck
to his story and maintained that he
could recognize the prisoner. since he
had known his face for several years
Unlike Archie Pape, who saw the Plan
schmidt ponies and buggy at the same
place about the same time, Chflders
testified that he did not notice tina,
the defendant had storm curtain
across the front of the buggy.
Pane Was Near
The witness also said that he had
known Pape since the night as testi
fed to and Pape was walking a short
distance behind him when he passed
the intersection Of the street. He said
the Stfllwell car was brought to the
garage at Z o'clock In the morning OF
the same day by George Wilson, q
driver
The witness at first refused to tell
to whom the car belonged, but the
court insisted and the name was re
vealed. Childers said 1t would get the
owner into trouble. but the excuse did
not satisfy Judge Waggoner.
A. H. Bogardus, deputy state fire
marshal. was the last witness called
yesterday afternoon and he told the
story of Walter Dingerson walking
from the court house through the al
ley south to Hampshire street ant
around to the front OF the Covert &
Lancaster office, where Dingersor
identified the undercut buggy ant
two ponies which belonged to the
defen dant
They were hitched in front of the
Blackstone building and Dingersor
said they were the same as seen nea,
Melrose chapel after IL O'Clock thu
Friday night of the murder.
Tells Of Debt.
Frank Schuppe, manager of the Cot
trell Hardware company, testified tina
the defendant owed the company $50,
for the purchase OF fuses and othe
necessities. He said on cross examin
alton that Pfanschmidt had owed a
high as between $500 and 5000 on 9th
er occasions and the debt was satisfac
tory as far as the company was con
.cerned, for the accounts were Away
paid.
DR.. Thomas B. Knox will furnisl
startling testimony in favor Of the dc
Tense before the Ray Pfanschmid
murder trial is closed, according to ii,
questions asked on cross examination
by Attorney Covert OF Detectiv
Young yesterday morning.
Attorney Covert asked IL it WASH
a fact that Detective Young once sal
to DR.. Knox as they stood in the ba
of the Hotel Quincy: Il slipped on
. over on DIR. Center by putting som