Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-27
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ibid you ever stop at the Evans
house?" he asked.


house?" he asked.
mo, sir;" she answered.
Then Mr.. Beeson went back to his
former examination of Mrs. Willard
regarding the day she claimed to have
gone into his office here and represent
ed herself to his stenographer asa Mrs.
Moore, a stranger In Red Oak, and to
have sought to get information about
the Islander suit. Mrs. Willard again
admitted she had told Beeson's stem
ographer her name was Moore. but de-
MED she had told her that she had no
interest in the present case and pre-
tended to know nothing of 1t.
Going back to Mrs. Willard's testi-
mony about seeing the men on the COR
ner Of the Joe Moore lot, Attorney
Beeson asked:
''The night you claim your saw Jones
and McCaull 90 into the vacant lot,
was that very dark night?"
mo, don't think it was" she ans
wered.
No Lights on Street.
She admitted there were no lights on
the streets that night.
Still continuing his inquiries into this
incident, Beeson asked:
when did you first recognize the
two men that came from the west as
Mr.. Jones and Mr.. McCaull?"
AT that time" the witness replied.
Which one was closest to your
''As to that can not say.".
Mrs. Willard also stated that they
had walked behind the men up the
street.
II want to know where you first
found ont that that was F. F. Jones'"
Beeson continued.
1--WE saw where they went" Mrs.
Willard said.
How near did you get to them?'
Beeson asked.
Il can't say as to that
Give your best judgment"
We were close enough"
Here Beeson interrupted her with Tho
question:
I am asking you how far away from
them you were?"
.At one time we were not farther
than thirty five feet"
Now, that's the first time you rec
ognized jones'" declared Beeson.
The witness took exception to this.
when did you first see F. F. Jones
to see that it was F. F. Jones? asked
Beeson again.
when they came down thru that
place / recognized them BOTH" Mrs.
Willard responded.
Gould you see Jones' whiskers?"
asked Beeson.
Didn't Remember Jones' Whisksrs.
Il don't remember that" was the
answer.
L Now, understood you to say a little
while ago that you didn't recognise
them until they started down the street
in front of YOU" came back Mr.. Bee
son. ,,5H
II didn't ~ that" returned the Wit
ness.
Dark night, no street light?" unused
Beeson.
1T was not very dark, cloudy
night" replied Mrs. willard. !
Going about to the auto ride which
Mrs. Willard said she had taken OH
this Saturday night with Mr. Mac
Cray and Miss Freeman. Beeson
brought from the witness the fact that
the road on which their automobile was
stalled, as she said 1t. was In very poor
condition and WAS not used very much.
Mrs. Willard denied that the lot on
which she claimed she overheard this
murder plot" was planted in rye as
tall as her shoulders at the time
Bringing his cross examination to
close Mr.. Beeson asked:
You say to this jury that when ybu
were fifteen or twenty feet away from
these men you could recognize F. y.
Jones and McCaull."
Il didn't say fifteen or twenty feet"
returned the witness.
What did you say?"
"Ten or twelve feet" was the answer.
Beeson said he understood her to say
III her direct testimony that she was
fifteen or twenty feet distant from the
men.
Then Attorney Mitchell asked one
question Of Mrs. Willard.
II want you to state II on that oc-
ltion you saw F. f. Jones and Bert
lcCaull?"
Yes sir" she answered.
a. II ~ sure Saw j;ei,ss and m:Sc:.HH. /.
Ross Moore then went on the stand
gain TO describe the scene on the
lNodaway river where the slaughter
house plot" Is alleged to have taken
place. Mr.. Moore said he went to this
locality on the Monday afternoon the
murder was discovered after Mrs.
Hamilton, the famous Red Oak seer,
had told him that the plot for. the MUIR
der was made by this slaughter house
and that he would find an ak there.
Nov we've found the source Of the
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