Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-09

state IL you have ever played poker
OF cards or drank beer with w. B. Nc
Caull in the southeast room of the
postoffice building upstairs In VII
lisca2'
"No, sir" Wiedeman answered He
furthermore stated he had not been In
the room during the past five years
and had never been in there with Guy
Robinson, McCaull, Albert Jones or
Miles Hopkins.
Wiedeman. on cross examination,
said he did not know of his own per-
sonal knowledge where Art Mattingly's
room was located, si
Miles Hopkins also denied ever play
ing poker with McCaull in the room
or ever drinking any beer there. Hop
k!ns. who has been living in Montana,
said he was in the room ten months
ago but never prior to that time.
Hopkins denied upon Mr.. Mitchell 9
questioning that he had come all the
way from Montana to tell his story.
He did say he thought it was Bert Nc
Caull who called him by telephone
Thursday afternoon and asked him to
testify.
b
Hank Horton, the Vilfisca city mar
shall, was on the stand for the third
time in the afternoon. He told of a con-
versation he had with Wilkerson last
Sunday in villisca when Wilkerson had
asked .h..:::::: K he remembered some time
in the fall of 1911 Of a man named I'm
derwood telling him of seeing two
strange men in Villisca who had in
quired where the Moore house was,
that they wanted to get joe" Horton
said Wilkerson charged him with
knowing this and never making re-
port of it. The marshal denied that he
ever knew or such an incident, Her
ton also said Wilkerson charged him
with leaning toward Jones" within the
last two months and threatened to "see
that his star would be taken off in an
other month.
Albert Jones, who was recalled to the
stand by the plaintiff, entered denial
against the testimony that he had been
seen in the southeast room of the sec
ond floor of the postoffice building.
The young Mr. Jones also said that
on last Monday evening he had seen
Mrs. Alice Willard at the depot and
was behind her as he was about to
take the train. He said that Mrs. Will
lard instead of getting on the train
turned back into the depot. Albert also
denied having any knowledge Of a
plan to take Mrs. Willard in an auto
mobile to Villisca Monday evening.
Further testimony in support Of their
charge that Mrs. Willard purposely
missed the eastbound train Monday
~, bnh ~ he
plaintiff by w. Drach, an employe of
the Jones store, who said he also saw
Mrs. Willard in the depot waiting room
between $50 and 6 O'clock Monday
evening before the eastbound train ar
rived.
Senator Jones himself also then was
recalled to testify that he had seen
Mrs. Willard at the depot Monday
night before the 6:12 train left for VIII
lisca.
Ross Moore was recalled to the stand
by the defense and testified that on
Thursday afternoon when Emery Pen
~ came into the court room. Jim Al
kinson had beckoned him aside and
asked il they were going to put Perry
on the stand. Moore said he told him
he didn't know and then Atkinson ask
ed to see Wilkerson at once, saying
that if he didn't TIL blow his damned
cash up.
Wllkerson Again Testifies.
; Mr.. Mitchell then called the defend
ant Wilkerson to the witness chair.
Mr.. Wilkerson said that on wednesday
or Thursday of the first week of the
trial. he had talked with Jim Atkinson
In side room when he asked Atkinson
when he first heard Of Mrs. Wizards
story. Atkinson replied, Wilkerson
said, when the crime was first eom-l
mitted'.
\ On cross examination Wilkerson ad-
mitted very emphatically that in a
hallway adjoining the court room he
had referred to Bert McCaull as
'bonehead' and fool.
Following Wilkerson's final testi-
mony both sides announced their evil
dence was all in, altho Senator Jones
afterwards took the stand.