Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-22
"who did the taiking?' asked Mitch

"F. F. Jones'" Nelson answered. "He
asked me if said / saw him and Nc
Caull upstairs drinking beer. told
him no."
do you recollect some time this wear
OF q man coming into your Office and
| asking II there was any money left
there for him?" was the question VIII
| kersons attorney asked Of w. r. IT,
son, Nodaway county treasurer from
Maryville when he took the stand
Yes, sir" Tilson replied.
Tilson said It was in May of this
year and in answer to a ouestion as to
whether he noticed scar on his neck,
he declared he didn't notice scar but
saw d place on his neck where the
hair was turned up
| Did he tell you his name?" asked
Mr.. Mitchell
Yes, sir," was the answer.
| Jones' Attorney Objects.
What was it?' This question
brought strong objection from the
| opposite side OF the counsel table
against the admission of Tilson's testi-
mony, the court finally holding that it
could only be considered by the Jury
| IN the question of mitigation Of dam
ages The plaintiff claimed 1t had
lot been pleaded in mitigation and
While Mr.. Tilson waited on the witness
stand. Mr.. Mitchell dictated an amend
ment to the defendants plea in mitiga-
ton so as to admit Tilson's evidence.
motion to strike out the amendment
was overreled.
ne came into my office and wanted
10 Know If any money had been left
| there Tilson said. Il asked him what
MS name was and he said Bill Mans
neid. He said a man from villisca
was to leave some money there for
him."
Tilson also said on cross examins-
ton, Sie acted like he was half dingy"
Further questioned into the mans an
parent insanity, Tilson said. mot in
sane dingy or dope fiend".
Picture Partially Identified,
Tilson said that at first he Thought
the man wanted money as witness fees
and asked him what case he was in.
He said he was in no case here hut
was in one in villisca," Tilson stated.
Illson further stated that the man had
told him he was In viliisca at the time
or the Moore murder, working on the
streets. shown picture of Bill Mans
teld, Tllson said 1t resembled the man
who came into his office.
In answer to Attorney Reeson,s a.
torts on cross examination to have TIL
son positively identity Mansfield, the
Marvvlile man said. HE resembled him
very much" -,
Briggs Sees Stranger.
:. Z. Briggs, OF villisca, said that on
the same Monday following the mur-
DER he was running a sawmill near
Hepburn, south OF villlsca, and that
about $3.50 o'clock he saw a man with
a light mustache and wearing a yell
iow1sh gray suit OF clothes walking
down thru the timber along the river
at speed Of about four miles an hour,
Wnen ne saw me, he pulled down
ms hat ana turned sideways" I" Briggs
test M1ed Aaying that after that he had
no chance OF getting good lpoks ut the
Fellow Briggs picked the man,s pic
ture out OF Rscard on which there were
Tour pictures. Who it WAS, was not
revealed. sss Z ,----~s-
onscre exaniIna ton Briggs said he
had not SeSn the photographs until a
week ago last Sunday, that he was
about sixty feet away from the man
and only got to see his face about two
seconds
You say to this jury that you saw
a man going about four miles an hour
and saw his face only about two sec
onds and four years afterwards you
identity him by picture?" asked At
torney Beeson.
Yes, sir" Briggs responded.
Fred Fryer Frank ,Himiller and
Verne Robinson were put in the stand
to tell of being in the alley near the
Joe Moore home between and Z
o'clock on the night Of the murder and
seeing Joe Moore an dlAbret Jones
| holding conversation over the back
yard fence. They all said they didn't
remember anything that was said.
Enter Jones the Younger.
I George Rhue, an aged resident Of
Grant an cdonstable at that place In
1912. was the first witness who has
told of seeing Albert v. Jones, son ~
Senator Jones, in Grant early the
morning of the discovery of the mur
der In reply to questions on direct
examination Rhue said he saw Albert
Jones standing on the sidewalk In
Grant betwene and o'clock in the
morning on Monday, June 10, 1912.
On cross examination Mr.. Rhue adj
mitted he wouldn't know Albert Jones
now altho he had been 'tolerably" well
acquainted with him. He said he saw
an automobile in front of the garage.
Jim Brldwell, janitor of the schoui
house at Grant, also said he saw Albert
Jones In Grant early on the morning Of
June 10, 1912. Bridwell said he saw
| him sitting in an automobile. Asked
il he knew the man with him, Bridwell
said he introduced himself to me at
one time as Mr.. McCaull."
Bill Lunney, who was with Mrs.
Bridwell the morning he saw Albert
jones in Grant, also took the stand to
tell Of seeing Senator Jones' son In
Grant the morning of <June 10. 1872.
Lunney said it was between and Z
O'Clock that he had seen him. He also
was asked by Attorney Beeson if that
was an unusual thing and replied that
isswas "out of the ordinary"
Another Circumstances.
Mrs. John Moritz. of near Villisca,
said that in June, 1912 she was living
o.: what is known as the valley road
to grant: that on the Monday morning
the Moore murder was discovered she
had arisen about 4:30 o'clock and
while out on the porch had seen Mr.
McCaull "and a man thought was
Albert Jones going past our house"
She said she saw them between 4:30
and 5 o'clock and that they were driv-
irg Every fast"