Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-27
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Edward Landers, who on Friday
morning sprung what the defense
claimed was the sensation OF the trial
was recalled Saturday afternoon for
further examination. This examina-
ton brought to light the fact that d.
rectlys following the murder Mr.. Ian
ders had been actively assisting others
in tracing possible clues which might
lead to the capture of the AK man.
I'VE were merely doing what every
body else was doing to run down the
guilty party,"ltestified Landers in ex-
planation Of his activity at that time.
you then know you had seen this
other man 60 into the Moore house?
Beeson put at him.
Eyes sir Landers responded.
After RELYING several trips he had
made with officers Landers was asked:
.At any of these times did you tell
any of these men you were helping that
YOU saw man go into the Moore
homer"
II told no one but Hank Horton
was the reply.
Landers said he told Hank Horton.
city marshal of Villisca, of what ne
had seen on the day OF the inquest.
Landers Sticks to Story.
Didn't you state in substance 70
Hank Horton you saw man watkins
in front of you, that when ne got 10
the Moore residence he turned and wens
in and that you thought until ne turned
in It was Ross Moore"
II did, was the answer.
"And that when YOU turned you
found you were mistaken and did not
know who it was?"
II did not"
Landers also denied that at another
time he had told Horton he did not
know who the man was who turned
into the Moore house.
Have you changed your mind any
since you were on the stands? Lam
ders was asked.
Again he made the statement Tor
which a breathless audience waiteo
minutes Friday when he first was put
on the stand.
II believe that the man saw So
in there was Albert jones'" he slowly
replied.
Beeson then went into the reason
why he had not told this at the cor
oner's inquest two days after 1t had oc-
Cured.
II did not want to emphatically state
1t. until / was absolutely sure IN my
own mind and conscience" he declared
1T was the same conclusion but
wanted to give it,due consideration, ne
also explained for his failure to tell II
to the coroner's jury.
Attorney Mitchell then took Landers
for further direct examination ano
brought forth the following answer N
reply to q question as to why he nae
not told 1t to the men with whom ne
worked at the time of the murder
searching for the ax-men.
Friendship Held Him Back.
"The reason was that had a great
friendship for Mr.. Jones, and Albert
Jones and Ross Moore and didn't
want to- even think of treating 1t a.
having a bearing on these men.
wanted to wait until some future time
when something else was brought Out
| to substantiate it.
In reply to M1tchelPs question Ian
ders also stated that in, his first CON
versation with Hank Horton about the
! incident he had said he didn't think he
had seen anyone go into the Moore
home. Landers said he had realiza-
tion that he did, but wanted to make
sure. In telling Of his walk home thai
Sunday evening with his wife from the
restaurant where he said he took sup
per, Eanders declared in substances:
"As we went over the hill we gained
| on him and thought it was Ross
Moore. after he turned in ] got q side
view of him and knew It was another
man. At that time did not toll Hank
Horton who thought 1t. was. A few
days later saw Albert come from the
store and got side view Of him. The
likeness was very similar and told
Hank Horton later I believed had
seen the man ] saw turn into the
house."
Landers testified that in . second
conversation he had with Hank Horton
about The occurrence, he had told him
he believed it to be Albert Jones'.
Landers was also called upon to
trace the course Of the bloodhounds
from the time they left the porch of
lIlo E1OOTC Until SllCy AOoSAou a
point on the banks Of the Nodaway
river about a mile south of Villisca.
Grant Man For Jones.
Immediately following Mr. Landers'
examination Walter Jones, manager Of
the Fullerton Lumber Company Of
Grant, was called to take the witness
chair as the first witness in rebuttal
for plaintiff.
Mr.. Jones located the Grant garage
and testified it was not built until dur
ing the latter part Of II the year 1912.
Jone sssaid ne sold the building mate
rial for the garage, Oct. Is. 1872.
Witnesses introduced by the defense
had told of seeing Albert Jones and w.
b. McCaull sitting insan automobile in
front OF the garage in Grant on the
morning Of June 10, 1912, at place
where the present cement block garage
stands
on cross-examination, however,
Jones admitted to Attorney Mitchell
that at short distance from the ce-