Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-04

his former home. Mr. Mitchell's next
line OF questioning was shout Che l6ca-
ton of Joe Moore's barn With respect TO
the Jones home. HON t'
did you see Joe Moore the Sunday
evening of the murder?"
Yves sir"
What time?" Is
Seven o'clock"
Jones declared he was in his chicken
yard and Joe Moore was in the alley
about six feet from him.
II understand you to say you went to
Clarinda on the ninth of June?" con-
tinued Mr.. Mitchell
1T was on Saturday. the eighth" re
piled Jones.
Where did you spend Saturday even
ing?"
AT Robert Crisswell's"
Jones said he and his wife got to
Clarinda about $3.50 o'clock and were
met at the train by Mr.. and Mrs. Crisis
well. Jones declared he saw his father
at the store just before he left to go to
the depot Saturday evening.
Sure Of Whereabouts.
You are perfectly clear you stayed
in Clarinda Saturday night before the
MURDER" asked Mitchell
yes, sir"
when did you make arrangements to
60 to Clarinda?"
Jones didn't know, he said, his wife
had made them. He also did not know
when it was he first learned of the fact
that they were to go to Clarinda' Sat-
urday evening.
Mr.. Mitchell asked Jones when was
the last time he had been to Hawley-
Vile before the murder. but Jones didn't
know 1t was sometime in the spring,
he declared Jones said his wife had
not been away from home during the
two months prior to the murder and de-
MED that he had been in Maryville.
Going back to the Sunday night of
the murder Mr.. Mitchell asked: Now
you got back home about O'CLOCK
shortly after g.
got back?"
NO sir"
"McCaull?"
mo sir
Did YOU see the man Mr.. Gloekemey-
er testified he saw walking by your
house Sunday evening""
mo sir, was the answer.
Jones said he saw Glockemeyer sun
day evening in his backyard, and also
saw him again in front of the house
when Glockemeyer's wife was leaving
for church .,r.-
when was the first time you saw
McCaull when you came back from
Clarinda?'
Monday morning when he drove over
to the store"
who was at your house the night of
this MURDER?
MY wife. my mother and sister and
Mrs Glockemeyer," responded Jones
You say McCaull was not there?"
queried Mitchell.
mo sir"
Did anybody stay all night there ex-
cept you aud your wife,
NO sir
Hadn't Met WiIkerson.
Didn't you state to Mr.. Wilkerson in
a room in the Fisher hotel, Villisca, on
Nov. 90, 1914, that Frank Robinson was
there" -.-..
Il never met Mr.. Wilkerson in 1914,
responded Jones. ..,-...-.
You're clear about that askeH
lS1Sl HIS W StiS NM eS''NS
net Wilkerson. ~ INSTITUTES.
Jones answered: Yes, sir He
said he never talked with Wilkerson
until in the spring Of 1915.
Going into Jones denial of knowing
where the slaughter house was located,
Mr.. Mitchell questioned the, witness
about being raised around Villisca, 60
ing skating and doing other stunts
boys naturally do, then asked:
How far is the Nodaway river east
of Villisca9" H1'a+
About mile
How many hundred times. have you
travelled that road east of~Villiscao'
asked Mitchell.
Somewhere between a hundred and
thousand" responded Jones.
Did you ever skate on the Nodaway
river east of Villisca?" ....,
Yes. sir" ....-.s.z
Jones declared he had skated on Ty
lers pond east of Villisca, but had nev-
er hunted along the NQdaways river
DO you say to this. jury that you
never knew that slaughter house was
east Of Villisca?" finally asked Mr..
Mitchell.
II didn't say I never knew it, an
swered Jones. explaining that he had
heard of it.
will you tell the jury that in pass
ing along the highway you never saw
a slaughter house,"
Yves, sir" .-
Must have been a good deal Of
brush there to prevent you from seeing
that slaughter house?" inquired the
attorney.
yes, sir Jones answered. Jones