Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-30
Mr.. Mitchell also charged he had
sought an aTibi from Ray Mann and
Clarence Gile, Of Villisca.
Anauars unsatjsf actory,

Mr., Mitchell also CnarSeQ He Hdu
sought an aribi from Ray Mann and
Clarence Gile Of Villisca.
Answers Unsatisfactory.
"Tell me the first man you saw IN
the K. of p. club room that night,
asked Mr.. Mitchell. The witness
couldn't. .9
"who were you playing hearts
with?"
Captain Casey" was the answer.
"Will you tell this jury that you
played cards with Captain Casey?' In
quired Mitchell.
II did if he was there" responded
the witness.
Mr.. Mitchell insisted on knowing
who McCaull was playing cards with
but received no satisfactory answers.
Calling OF Mr.. McCaull to the stand
resulted in the court room being filed
with the largest crowd this week ana
It was an audience that rivaled those
of the early part of the trial. Mr.
Mitchelrs cross examination was con-
tinued this morning and was strenu-
Gus one.
In the further direct examination OF
Mrs. Lou Pierce counsel for Senator
Jones brought out the fact that 1t was
after she had told Senator Jones that
what she knew wouldn't help or hurt
anybody that the senator had remarked
in substance, Your testimony before
the grand jury doesn't amount to any
thing"
Continuing his cross examination
Mr. Mitchell asked: "Mr Jones, as l
understand, did ask you what you tes-
titled to in the grand jury room?
"Yes SIR" was the answer.
"What did you say?'
at told him that what I testified to
would help or hurt nobody" She said
she didn't tell Mr.. Jones it was none
of his business what she had testified.
F. p. Greeniee, clerk Of the district
court here. was put on the stand IN re-
buttal in an attempt to discredit the
testimony of Mrs. Willard. Mr. Green
lee is a former resident Of Villisca. On
direct examination Mr.. Greenlee SAID
Mrs. Willard was In his office about
Aug. 8, when she called about collect
ing her grand jury fees. He said ne
directed her to the auditors office and
that she returned a few minutes later
when he had a conversation with her
about the three men she claims to have
seen on the Saturday night before the
murder and on Sunday morning fol-
lowing. Mr.. Greenlee said Mrs. Will
lard had told him Of seeing the three
strange men near the Moore house on
Saturday night.
did she further state she didn't
know these men?" Mr.. Greenlee was
asked He answered, Yes, sir
The witness also stated that Mrs.
Willard had told Of seeing whom she
thought were the same three men
about 10 o'clock Sunday morning in the
Moore neighborhood and that she did
not know them because it was very
dark night. Mr.. Greenlee said he ask
ed her what else she knew and she re-
piled that that was all she knew about
the matter. This was after the grand
jury met.
In his Cross examination Mr. Green
lee said there was nobody else In the
office at the time! He voluntarily told
this to Mr.. Pringle Of Jones counsel
since the trial began. MT Mitchell
sought to haYS Mr. Greenlee relate in
detail every part ok the convArsatienA
telling It IN the exact words used aat
the time. The witness was able to tell
OF no other conversation he had had In
his office on either Aug. z or 8 and al
so could remember no lawyers who had
filed matter with him on those dates.
WiIkerson's Disconcsrting Look.
During the examination Of w. B..
McCaull this afternoon. Detective VIII
kerson walked up near the Judges
bench, where yihe was in position to-
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son was gazing intently at McCaull
ana did not take his eyes off the wit
ness. This disturbed Attorney Beeson,
Of Jones counsel. who made strenu-
GUS objection to Judge Rockafellow
against Wilkerson staring McCaull In
the face with what he termed a "snaky
look. During the course Of his arguI
ment asking the court to make Wilker-
son resume his chair at the counsel ta-
BILE Wilkerson still continued to keep
his eyes on McCaull but when Beeson
made the statement that III he looks at
me that way once he won't again
'Wilkerson took his gaze of Nc
Caull and fixed 1t on Beeson. Beeson
said the detective had Took that no
man on earth ever had before. Will
kerson's counsel made plea in behalf
Of his client and the, court held that he
had not the power to dictate the way
a man shall look in the court room so
long as he does not interfere with the
orderly proceeding Of the trial.
Harry Whipple, one Of the men who
has been mentioned in testimony az
having been seen with Blackie Mans
field just prior to the murder was In
the court room this afternoon. When
Wlkerson spied him he called several
men and conspicuously pointed Whip
pie out to them with his finger. Whip
pie is a brother OF Mrs. vina ETomp-
ktns, who testified of the Slaughter
house plot.