Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-23

city about five or six weeks ago
didn't you tell him that you had al
ready spent $500 in trying to send
Bruner to the penitentiary and that
you would sacrifice your home, II
need be, to accomplish that end?"
NO, sir, / never had such a con-
versation."
Made Stump Speeches.
While on this aspect of the witness
interestedness in the case. Attorney
Kenworthy asked Miller if, since he
had left the sheriff's Office, he had not
taken the stump and on several occa-
sions made speeches against Bruner.
Kenworthy referred to one particular
occasion when he. himself, was pres
ent and mentioned the fact.
Il wasn't with you there, but you
were there" was Miller's sharp reply
to a question in reference to this occa-
sion.
And Bruner was sick at that time,
was he not?"
He was. that's what they say"
The direct examination of the witness
by Prosecutor Wood had to do with
an alleged transaction in which Miller.
which is mentioned in the Indictment
and bill of particulars as one of the
alleged overt acts, in connection with
the conspiracy between Bruner and
Magill. The charge is that Bruner, on
receipt of a draft on a bank in some
other city, made out in Miller's name
in the sum of 5000, released T. K.
Stark from Jail, although bound over
to the grand jury. The money was
sent, it is believed, by relatives of
Stark in another city to secure his re-
lease. Bruner maintained that the
money was sent by the relatives to
settle up debts which Stark had con-
tracted.
Stark Is Released.
The examination of the witness was
on this order, Attorney Wood doing
the questioning:
Q-'Do you remember the time
when T. K. Stark was in the county
jail?"
Al do"
Q-"Did you have any conversation
with Bruner regarding a draft he re-
ceived about the time Stark was re-
leased?"
Al did.
Q-"You may state the circum-
stances, what was said between you
and Bruner."
A-"Bruner called me into his Of
fee and showed me a draft for 5000
drawn in my name and asked me to
indorse it. l asked him what 1t was
for and he said it was for Stark's de-
livery from jail. Then 1 inquired why
the draft had been made out in my
name He said it wouldn't look good
to get it in his own name. l then said,
Sheriff. you'll get me in bad on any
thing like this"
Q-"What did Bruner say to that?"
Ale said it was all right and
perfectly regular. / told him I'd sign
lust this once, but didn't want to be
put up to any more tricks like that
Then / signed my name across the
back of the draft and handed It to
Bruner"
o-'Have you seen the draft since
them"
A-"No. sir"
Q-"Do you know when Stark was
released from jail?"
Ayes. sir
Q-"when was it?"
A-"May 9. 1912"
Q-"How long was that after the
draft was signed?"
"A short time after"
Dwell, how long with reference
to hours. weeks or days?'
A-"Within a few hours"
In the cross examination Attorney
Kenworthy sought 20 get a minute
description OF the draft with the word
ing on IL. etc, but nothing more def
mite was secured from Miller than
that the words and figures 5000. and
the word draft were written over the
face OF the paper. Also the witness
was quizzed in detail on the personal
appearance OF the man Stark. Miller
declared II was more than two years
ago and II was difficult for any man
to go into such details as the color OF