Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-28
Yes sir"
did you see them once or twice? 2"
II saw them go up and back"
Where did you see them tlrst?"

1
"Just a-out Q o'clock or maybe a
little earlier" replied Mayhew, going on
to tell that he had hailed them as they
went byand told them of the murder.
He said they replied that they had
heard about 1t and drove on.
Charles Bolt, who lived half mile
south Of Sciola in 1912. said that on
the Monday morning In question he
went into sciola about o'clock to un-
| load some lumber from a car standing
on the track near the highway cross
ing. He xaid that he had seen both
Jones and McCaull twice that morning.
II met them at the highway cross
ing" he said and also stated that that
highway is the main travelled road
north from villisca, known as the val
ley road.
| About what time was it you saw
them?" Bolt was asked.
About O'clock" he answered say
ing they were going east.
did you see them later in the morn
! ing?"
Yes sir"
What tiMAnwas it?'
About O'Clock, He said they were
going west this time
did you observe what way they
came from into Sciola the second timer"
he was questioned.
Prom the north" he answered. He
also stated that Mr.. Shipper lived north
on that road.
Mrs. Willard Discredited.
DR.. c. +. Grove, of Villisca, was
the first witness to be asked concern
ing Mrs. Alice Willard's reputation.
DR.. Grove Is an osteopath in Villisca
! and formerly a newspaper man, be-
| ing connuected at one time with the
| Villisca Letter..
Are you acquainted with Alice
Willard" Mr.. Grove was asked.
| Yes, sir was the answer.
You may state whether or not you
know her general reputation in VIII
lisca as to her general moral charac-
lter."
Yes answered Grove.
rs it good or bad?" he was asked.
Bad" responded the witness.
How's yours?'' was the first ques
tion with which Attorney Mitchell
came at DR.. Grove in his cross ex-
animation. A lively argument ensued
between Grove and Mitchell, in which
Attorney Beeson called upon Judge
lKockafellow to restrain Mr.. Mitchell
from commenting on the witness
answers. Grove said he'd be foolish
| If he didn't think his own reputation
good.
When Wilkerson's counsel asked II
he could tell the moral character Of
any man or woman Attorney Beeson
linterposed an objection, stating that
Grove had not been asked in his direct
examination about moral character
but about reputation
"Tell me SIR" continued Mr..
Mitchell, what man or woman ever
l told you that Mrs Willard had a bad
Reputation The, witness did not
answer and after an objection from
Beeso4 was. overruled. Mitchell ex-
lcused the sWitildss witfi The comment,
I"Well, doctor, I'm afraid your pa
|tients will all die"
George winters, who followed
ECrowe on the stand was also asked
Of Mrs. willard's reputation. 'Ts it
good or bad?' was the question.
BAD" he answered..
Mitchell also began his cross ex-
animation OF Winters with the ques-
! ton, 'How's yours!"
I sNVlntcIc SdIAc ooCh Will S1S Ac-
remark, TN my opinion mine Is good"
"Tell me one man or woman you
ever heard say the general reputation
or character Of Mrs. Willard was bad"
asked Mr.. Mitchell. Winters replied
with several names.
What church do you belong tor
asked Mitchell.
~ profess. to belong to the Methodist
| - rl,,k, ys~o%o
said he didn't think there was a great
deal of difference between reputation
and moral character.
Aged Man on Stand.
W. D. Reynolds 76-year- old resident
| Of Villisca, said he knew Mrs. Willard
when he saw her and was familiar with
the location of the home Of her father,
Mr. Holland, where she lived with ref
erence to the Joe Moore home. Reyn-
olds said he made an experiment from
i the Holland property and couldn't sec
any Of the Joe Moore home from there
i except part Of the chimney.
/ When Mr.. Mitchell suggested on
cross examination that Mr.. Reynolds
didnf have good eyesight he met with
an emphatic denial. He said de didn't
make his experiment from where Mrs
Willard said she stood when she testi-
i fed she had seen the two strangers &c
by the Moore home.
]. w. Wickersham,a a travelling grocery
j salesman Of Red Oak, was also asked
about Mrs Willard. He said her gen.
i eral reputation was bad. On cross ex-
i emination Wickersham said he didn't
belong to Mr. Jones' church but had
talked with Mr.. Jones about this case
several times. He declared he had
heard something about Mrs. W!l!ard's
i character ten years ago. He denied he
/ felt bitter against witnesses who had
i testified for Wilkerson and also that
i he had been devoting lots Of time in
n the aid Of Senator Jones.
Tom woodward, Of Villisca, also said
I he had made an experiment Of the
4 possibility OF vision between the home
Of Mrs. Willard and the Moore house
i He said that only a corner of the
Moore home could be seen.
i "Could you see persons passing on
4 the sidewalks?" he was asked.
Il mo SIR" he answered.
Il Woodward also said that he could
II not remember of there being any brush
j lor small trees growing on the north
a Of the Joe Moore lot at the time Of the
murder.
On cross examination, Wilkerson's
|attorney sought to bring out Mr..
Il Woodward's interest in the growth OF
i weeds on the streets and lots of Viii
Ilisca. Mr.. Mitchell brought out the
Il fact that Woodward's experiment was
n NO do IN r coni,1nction with Mr. REYNOLDS