Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-24
tion with the murder in his Charlton

brought out by the plaintiffs case in
chief He did say at that time, he tes-
titled. that as far as his Investigations
showed. Senator Jones was at the bot
tom OF It.
The deteqtive then went into re-
cital Of what he said were the sources
OF his information in conducting his
investigations. much Of which has been
testified to by. witnesses the defense
has put on the stand. Wilkerson said
he relied on this information as being
the truth. He was just going into the
story he claimed vina Tompkins had
told him when adjournment was taken.
Q1estIon1 put to Wilkerson by conn-
sci we're shorts his answers lengthy.
The detective talked always facing tlA
jury and very rapidly.
Ak Exhibited in Court.
The az which was found leaning
against the wall in the room in the Joe
Moore home where the two little Still
niger girls were discovered with their
heads crushed on the morning Of June
10, 1912, was exhibited publicly for the
first time when 1t was offered in evl-
dence on behalf Of the defense by
Sheriff o. E. jackson, Of montgomery
county.
Sheriff Jackson on direct examina-
tion was called upon to tell what Mrs.
Vina Tompkins had Said in his pres-
ence In the Pilgrim Hotel at Marshall
town when she was shown a picture Of
Senator Jones. The sheriff testified
that Mrs. Tompkins, at that time In
the presence of Wilkerson and himself,
had said that the picture was a like
ness OF the man with the whiskcrs'
at the alleged plot held on the middle
Nodaway river Sheriff Jackson also
said that he was present when p. H.
Thorp. Of Jefferson, identified William
Mansfield in the county jail here as the
man who had ridden on the train with
him from Clarinda to New Market the
morning the murder was discovered
MT. Jackson said he told wilkerson Of
this Sheriff jackson further declared
that Wiikerson was present when
Thorp picked out picture as being
No OF Harry Whipple, who was with
dansfield that morning.
On cross examination Mr.. Jackson
declared he did not know who put the
writing on the back Of the picture of
Senator Jones, shown to vina Tomp-
k.ns, and didn't know whittier Mrs,
Tompkins signature had been put
there before or after the written state
ment. Mrs. Willard he. said. saw
Mansfield when he was in the Jail here
but made no Identification of him in
his presence. It was also brought ont
on cross examination that the CONVEX
satlon In the Pilgrim Hotel between
Wiikerson, Sheriff Jackson and Mrs.
Iompkins was recorded by means Of q
dlctaphone. jackson said that prior
TO going to Marshalltown he had heard
that Mrs Tompkins had made con-
nicting statements about what she saw
at the slaughter house.
Moors's Brother on Stand.
Ross Moore. brother Of the murdered
man, also was on the witness stand.
being called upon to tell OF the cir
cumstances surrounding tho discovery
Of the murder.
enttf6iy ihfu the fatal Moore hnns
when he found the carnage left bv the
axman. told how. he had been called
By I'd selfey, one OF MI. Moore.s clerks
anu 9. told to 90 to the Moore home. Mr..
!aofpon Ton said that on the morning OF the
discovery Senator Jones had asked
MN II ne knew whore man by the
name OF Van Glider was, that they
ought to get him because he and Toe
nad had trouble. On cross examina-
ton Horton declared that when Mr.. |
Jones made the above remarks to him
the news OF the murder had been mar
rated about town.
Harve Willett was recalled to the
stand briefly to locate the scene OF the
Whipple murder willett said whipple
lived three miles from Carbon. Lee
Penton, also testified briefly, stating
that on the afternoon Of the discovery
ct the murder he had seen Frank Mel |
sen, south Of Villisca and had told
him Of the murder. Nelson IL the
young fellow who previously had told |
OF seeing strange man walking
rapidly south from villisca Monday |
morning. Mr.. Penton also said he saw
r. II. Thorp on the streets Of New
Market, Tuesday afternoon, June II. /
1917 ana that four wears later Thorn |
had recognized him in the court room
here when the grand Jury was in ses-
SION. This latter fact which the de-
PENDANT offered as q test Of Thorp's
memory, was stricken from the records
OIL objection from Jones' counsel
G. N. Fessler, who was an under-
taker in Villisca In 1912 and assisted
In the preparation Of the axman's VIC
Inns for burial, was called to the Wit
ness chair to tell that practically the
entire head Of Joe Moore had been
crushed In with the ak and that when
the bodies were removed from the
house, no fragments Of the skull were
eft. Mr.. Fessler also was used by
The defense to establish the fact that
he A. & 8. railroad was in operation
It that time and that a train should
cave Villisca for the north at 1880
l. m.
A photograph OF the register Of the
Johnson Hotel. Red Oak for the day
y August 20, 1916, was offered in evi-
lence by the defense after Harry
day clerk at the Johnson
House, had testified he saw F. F. Jones
,ign the register on that day. The
'egister itself was produced in court
nut the court permitted the photo
yraph to be offered in place Of the
lctual register. The register also
'howed tbs name of Tom o'Leary as
! guest Gt the johnson house on
Aug. %.
John Montgomery, the aged father Of
Yrs. Joe Moore, also was witness.
dr. Montgomery said that about a
week after the funeral Of the murdered
'eople, ne had found the marker for
. key ring, bearing the name Of J. B.
doofe. in the pocket of Mr.. Moore's
He said the marker looked
Ike It had been twisted OF the ring.
rhe keys he said, had never been
ound. On cross examination he said