Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-23

Ray Dunn who said he left his farm
about s O'Clock in the morning and met
McCaull and Jones In an auto about q
mile and a half north of Villisca. This
was between and 6 o'clock, Dunn
testified.
George Baker, farmer north Of VIII
lisca, said that before he had heard OF
the murder he saw Albert Jones and
McCaull driving north on the road to
Grant by his place. They were going
moderately fast" and McCaull was
driving the car, Baker said. According
to the witness this was between and
$3.50 O'clock. On cross examination
Baker said the road the pair were on
was the same one which went to Ship
per's and Kiinmefs.
Others See Them.
Mrs Andy Devine, also resident OF
the country north of Villisca, said on
the morning of the discovery on the
Moore murder, Albert Jones had come
to the back door of her home. Mrs. De-
vine wouldn't say positively what time
1t was she saw the young Mr.. Jones.
She testified that Wilkerson had
wanted her to fix time and sug gested
o'clock, but that she wasn't sure and
didn't do so. Mrs. Devine said that
Wilkerson had asked her several times
to fix definite time.
Mr.. and Mrs James Kimmel who
live about twelve miles north of Willis
ca, also said they saw Albert Jones on
the morning Of June 10, 1912. Mrs.
Kimmel said that Albert was accom-
panied by man that had always
been pointed out to her as Mr. Nc
Caull'. This was about o'clock she
said. On cross examination Mrs. Kim
mel said that Albert came to her house
and inquired for Ira Sickler, who he
thought was working for them. Mrs
Kimmel said she told him where he
was working down in the field and said
he would have to go off toward the
east to get to him. This he did, Mrs.
Kimmel said.
On direct examination Mr.. Kimmel
was asked If Albert Jones had called
on him and asked what he testified to
before the grand jury, but an objec-
ton which the court sustained pre-
vented an answer Mr.. Kimmel said
he saw young Jones between 8 and 8
o'clock in his field. On cross examina-
tion, Kimmel declared Jones was talk
ng with Ira Sickler.
Discussed Conditions With Jones.
DR.. r. B. Smith. yillisca dentist,
said that on the morning the murder
was discovered he had seen Senator
Jones in an automobile in front OF the
Moore home. DIR. Smith said that he
walked over to where the senator was
and remarked that it seemed to him
that if they were going to bring blood
hounds that so many people ought not
to be permitted to go in and out of the
house. Asked what Senator Jones
aid about this DR.. Smith testified:
HE said he didn't think that made
much difference. DIR. Smith also said
that ano - man near by reinforced
his statement that so many people
ought not go. in and out Of the house if
the bloodhounds were to operate sue
cessfully.
McCauII Exhibits Piece Of Skull.
That on the day after the funeral Of
the axman's victims, Bert MoCaull had
shown him piece OF skull and said 1t
was piece of Joe Moore's skull, was
the testimony Of Walter Marsh, a Viii
| fsca restaurant man. Marsh said this
occurred In McCauirs pool room. Or
cross Marsh said that Nc
Caull had not told him where he got
the bone Marsh testified that he did
not tell the county attorney, the sher-
if, the marshal or any Of Moore's rel
atives about the incident He said he
told Wilkerson about it when the de-
tective began on the case.
There was great excitement there
oyp va ~ kn fha
Eties?" queried Mr.. Beeson.
II didn't think it was necessary -
Marsh responded
Henry Gorley and George Sparger
also testified that they had seen Nc
Caull exhibit what he called piece
Of Joe Moore's skull. Gorley said
McCaull told him he picked it up on
Moore's place. Sparger said he wasn't t
sure It was a piece Of skull. II think
he told me a detective gave it to him.
He told Wilkerson about this last Sum
day night, he said.
Harry King testified that he had
bought McCaulrs pool hall and in the
drawer of a cabinet found piece of
bone, described as convex on the ex-
terror and concave on the interior. He
said he called Mccen!rs attention to &.
and McCaull had remarked that 'Tf
there was a piece of bone found there
tsomebody else put it there beside me-.
King said he didn't remember when he
first told Wilkerson but it was when
the detective came and asked him
about it. King said he threw the
piece Of bone away after his wife, had
refused to let him keep 1t in the house.
King declared he was witness before
last summers grand Jury but the court
would not permit him to answer a
question as to whether or not he had
told anything about finding the piece
Of bone to the jury.
Mr.. Beeson recalled Marsh and Cor
ey to the witness chair. for further
cross examination and upon being
questioned neither one would say posi-
lively that 1t was piece Of human
skull which they had seen. It was
convex and concave. tho. they said
Bill" Wright, Of Villisca, was the
last witness examined yesterday. He
said that he was at th1 Moore home
soon after the discovery Of the murder
end that Senator Jones got there al
f,ost the same time, or little behind
yim. Wright declared that Mr.. Jones
lad started to go upstairs but DR..
Cooper had told him, "No, Frank, !
wouldn't do that you will never forget
| 1t the rest OF your life'. On cross ex-
animation Mr.. Prinele tried to have
the witness tell something else that
was said there that morning but
Wright was unable to remember any
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