Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-04
ALBERT JONES
MAKES DENIAL
Son Of Senator On Witness
Stand in Red Oak
Slander' Suit.
NOT IN VILLISCA
ON DAY OF MURDER
Jones Makes Sweeping Denial Of
Stories Which Tended to lmpleate
Him in Murder Piot-Court Rules
Against Admission Of Evidence
Tending to Substantiate Story Of
Photographer NosIl.
[Ry Stan Correspondent

GBy STAN Correspondent
Red Oak, Dec. 4.--Albert Jones spent
another half day on the witness stand
here this morning at the opening of the
fourth week of the Jones' Wilkerson
SANDER suit. Chief among answers to
Attorney Mitchelrs exhaustive cross
examination was his denial of telling
Ralph Orme in, Shambaugh about a
week after the Moore murder that he
had heard Of the tragedy while in
Grant about I o'clock in the morning;
that he had inquired of Del Barker, of
Villisca, about McCaull drinking at
one time, stating he was afraid Of Nc
caull when he drank because he talked
too much; that he had told Albert
Wolfe, Villisca undertaken. while the
grand jury was in session last summer
that they are trying to indict my
father and myself and not Mansfield.
but we have three personal friends on
the grand jury to look after our in
terests"; that he had followed Wilker-
son to the train in Red Oak while the
grand jury was in session for the eX-
press purpose Of getting him." or that
he had made inquiries of a friend OF
Wilkerson as to the theory the detec-
tive was working on in his investiga-
ton Of the Moore murders.
Defense states they will seek to
prove these allegations with witnesses.
Attorney Mitchell also went over in
3tl 10 n; hot
Jcnes did in the morning after the
Young Jones became some
what confused in fixing the time OF
some of his doings that morning.
Mitchell laid stress on questioning
Jones about why he had asked Mrs
Shipper, who informed him OF the
murder, which Joe Moore is it?'
Jones said that he knew OF another
Joe Moore who once lived in Villisca
but didn't know just where. Jones
lived neighbor to Joe Moore at the
time Of the murder.
Noon lunches in the court room were
banished by order of Judge Rocka-
fellow. who ordered that the room
should be cleared of all spectators at
the noon hour and thoroughly, aired.
(By STAFF Correspondent)
Red Oak, Dec. ALBERT V. Jones,
son of, Senator F.. F Jones. of Villisca.
who during the slander suit of Sem
ator Jones against N wilkerson has
been mentioned as one of the con-
spiratcrs that sought the death Of Joe
Moore In 1912,.was in the witness chair
all afternoon Saturday, testifying in
behalf Of his father. Mr.. Jones was
called to the stand Immediately after
noon and while his direct examination
lasted for but about an hour and a
half, Attorney Mitchell had not con-
cluded his cross examination when
court adjourned for the week. In his
direct examination the young Mr.. Jones
denied every allegation which has been
Introduced tending to connect his name
with the Moore murders.
Mr.. Pringle of Senator Jones' counsel
conducted the direct examination and
in response to his questions the sena-
tors son declared he had lived in VII
lisca all Of his life. In the year 1912,
he said, he was living on the west side
of the same block In which the Joe
Moore home was located. He has re-
Gently moved, he said.
Mr. Pringle went Immediately into
the allegations Of the defense, opening
with the slaughter house plot as testi-
fed to by Mrs. Vina Tompkins.
i Did Not Know Of Slaughter House.
"Do you know where a slaughter
house, east OF Villisca and which was
described by Vina Tompkins, was To-
Gated 2" he asked Mr.. Jones'.
II do not" was the answer.
~'."Did you ever see any slaughter
house situated east OF Villisca?"
mo SIR
Ibid you hear her testimony in re-
gard to the location Of that slaughter
house2"
Il did"
..And the field wherein 1t was 10 !.
cated7"
''rYes, sir
''Have you ever been In that field?"
II never have"
''Did YOU ever at any time in COM
pany with F. p. Jones or anyone else
have any conversation near slaughter
house east Of villisca described by
Vina Tompkins?"
No. sir"
Did you ever know or hear Of a
man named Jake Weems until his name
was mentioned In this case?"
mo, sir"
Then Mr.. Pringle turned his atten-
ton to the Sunday Of the Moore mur-
der.
In ciarinda Night Of Murder.
"Do you remember where you were
Sunday. June 9, 1922"
5 Yves, sir"
Where were you"
II was at Clarinda."
when did you go to Clarinda?"
Saturday night about 9 O'clock"
"In company with whom?"
NY Wife
about what time did you go to
Clarinda Saturday evening""
ION the O'Clock train.
Whom did you visit ?"
Robert Crisswell"
How long did YOU visit him ?"
Sunday