Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-22
TESTIMONY OF FAR.OFE WIT.
NEssEs READ IN IOWA
MURDER TRIAL.
STATE TO COMPLETE
EVIDENCE BY NIGHT
Mother of Howard Jones. Murdered
Man, in Court-Occupies Seat Where
Evidence Can Be Heard-Testimony
Given at Previous Trial Accepted by
Both Prosecution and Defense.

Gleuwood. Dec. 22.-What is general.
~ thought to be the strongest evil
dence the state viii offer III its second
attempt to convict Francisco Guidice
alias Henry Wiley OF the murder OF
Howard Jones, Council Bluffs Chicago
n Northwestern locomotive fireman
Mo met his death near the Council
Bluffs rOundhouSe on the night Of May
here TODAY before Judge Thomas Ar
thur. who is sitting in the case. The
testimony Was that of one William
Porche. an Italian now understood to
be fighting in the defense of mis- native
land on some one of the numerous bat
tie fronts OF Europe.
Porche Vas one of the states lead
ing witnesses in Guidice's former trial
held in June. 1912, in which he was
found guilty OF murder in the first de-
gree ana sentenced TO life imprison-
ment in the state penitentiary. The
italian was found to be without the
Jurisdiction Of the court and his testi-
mony given at the former trial was
Monday introduced by the state. OBJ
lection made by the defense to the
placing Of this testimony before the
Jury was overruled by the court and
John p. Organ. one Of the states at
turneys read the evidence from the
witness chair
Said Was Going TO Kill Jones.
Porche was close friend of Guidice
and stayed with him in the same
house. Secured thru an interpreter at
the first trial the evidence when read
Monday afternoon was most effective
and the large crowd that filed the
court room following the reading with
the closest attention. The testimony
OF the absent Italian related of Porche
seeing Wiley near the roUnGhouse be-
tween 10 and II o'clock on the night
Jones had his throat cut. Porche's
evidence told OF seeing him near the
wcodpile near which the state alleges
Guidice committed the crime. The
story of how Guidice had told Porche
he was going to kill Jones and that a
razor and gun had been seen in his
pocket was also read. The finding OF
the bloody razor under Guldice's pillow
in his room at 1925 Avenue d on the
morning following the murder was con-
tanned in the evidence.
The reading OF Porche's evidence
came at the close OF the third day Of
the actual trial of Guitiice and during
which testimony intended % show a
possible motive Guidice would have for
killing Jones was brought out
By agreement Of the attorneys for
both sides the evidence Of c. c. Cart
wright. now at Clinton, and that If
James Fivincenso- and James Solo.
I italians now in Italy. taken at the first
trial. are to be read into the records.
Murdered Mans Mother There.
Mrs. Jones. mother of the dead fire.
man, arrived shortly before noon and
was a listener 10 the proceedings dur
! ing the remainder Of the day. She
paid close attention to every word OF
the Witnesses and when the details
bearing more intimately upon the
tragic death of her son we're related,
she was visibly affected.
Guidice still remains calm thruout
! all Of the proceedings and has as yet
displayed no nervousness. When oc-
I casion arises he smiles. but 1t Is an ap-
| parent forced laugh.