The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-11-24
BOYD ESCAPES
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taken impression that it was a fishing
worm. the enraged bug, or insect, bit
ing him in the cheek.
One of the most sensational features
of the trial was the action of the CO.
defendant, Frank Infamous Braffett,
turning states evidence again Boyd.
Braffett admitted that when Boyd in
formed him, for the purpose of filling
out his membership application, that
he was born in 1866, he knew that
Boyd was disappearing his real age.
Braffett Admits Perjury.
When a small boy, about forty
years ago, ! Ased to run errands for
Boyd and he was then a man about 26
years DID," Braffett declared. Upon
cross-examination Braffett admitted
that he had perjured himself in stat
ing his own age. 40 years.
Demas S. Coe when called to the
stand by the counsel for the prosecu-
ton, Will Keller, Wilfred Jessup and
Philip Robbins testified that he had
never known Boyd to be a scientific
farmer, as set forth in his application
for membership. He said the hrst
time he met Boyd was in Cincinnati.
Boyd, he said, had represented to him
at that time that he was the personal
representative of John Wanamaker,
the merchant prince, but later he as
certaiaed that Boyd had been selling
books published by the Wanamaker
company.
Coe also testified that in the l. o.
o. F. cash book for 1866, the year Boyd
represented to be the date of his birth.
there appeared an entry of payment
of $500 to Robert e. Boyd for a
wagonload of lime. Upon cross ex-
animation Coe admitted that he pos
sibly might have been too greatly ex-
cited to have fully comprehended any
statements Boyd might have made to
him in Cincinnati, having been chased
out OF the zoo, a few hours previous
to the meeting, by playful lion cub.
Eseapades Suppressed.
w. r. Poundstone testified that as
a newspaper man he had never known
Boyd to have any occupation. He also
stated that he had been at times
called upon to suppress certain es-
capades on the part of the defend
ant.
Wilbur Hibberd testified that he
was the foremost handwriting expert
in America. He identified Boyd's sig
nature on the l. o. o. F. cash book
for the year 1866. Glen Carr, Joe
Lamson and r. G. Leeds swore that
Boyd was merely a plain farmer, not
scientific one. It was brought out
in their testimony that Boyd once
tied a cows tail to his coat, while
milking it, with painful results to the
defendant; that he tried to raise pota-
toes without watering the soil, plant
ing, instead, an onion in each potato
%A0%
vegetables would bring tears to the
eyes of the potatoes, thus providing
the irrigation. DR.. S. c. Markley tes-
tilted that Boyd was a paranoia vic.
| tim, being as much obsessed with the
Joe Lamson, another victim of the
same malady, with the idea that he is
a bridge player.
Mortgages Property.
Boyd appeared in court without
counsel and at his request Attorneys
Foulke and Freeman were appointed
by the court. at the lodges expense.
to defend him. Boyd represented
his property to defend himself Of the
attorneys made emotional pleas to
have the charges against him dis
missed on the ground that he was non
compus menus. Boyd was a pitiful
witness in his own defense, not being
able to give his own name and ad-
hitting his guilt, to the horror Of his
two attorneys. Keller, Jessup and
Robbins prosecuted the case In the
most brilliant manner.
The jury was composed Of the fol-
Inu Inc - D~So
CURE, John Bayer. E. c. Hibberd,
Joseph Peltz, Thomas Nicholson, Lee
B. Nusbaum, A. D. Gayle, William
Seeker, Frank Land. w. D. Williams,
and Frank Chambers.