Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-30

At shippers, McCaull said they heard
of the Moore murder for the first time.
what did you and Albert Jones do
when they told you Of the murdcr?'
asked Mr.. Beeson.
II jumped out and started the car
and we went back to villisca," McCaull
answered. He said he didn't recollect,
what time they got back to villisca.
Had you contemplated in that trip
going anywhere else?"
McCaull explained that their destin-
alton was Alarm a mile and hair
east OF Grant, where they were to see
q party about an automobile.
Denies Being in Grant.
Were you in Grant that morning."
McCaull was asked.
II was not"
Referring to the testimony OF wit
nesses who declared they had seen the
pair in Grant early that morning Bee
son asked:
"pid they see you?"
'They were mistaken" was the re-
sponse.
"You may state whether or not you
and F. F.. Jones were on the vacant lot
north Of the Joe Moore place on the
Saturday night before the murder or
any other night for any purpose what
ever" asked Beeson.
II never was" replied McCaull, say
ing he never knew anything about the
Moore enighborhood.
"You may state whether or not on
the night Of the murder il you saw f.
F. Jones at any time"
Il did not"
McCaull said he did not take his au-
tomobile out Of the garage at any time
on the Sunday Of the tragedy.
Beeson then went into the story tes-
titled to by E. NJ. Nelson. That's not
true" said McCaull. He said he had
never been in the southeast room on
the second floor of the post office
building where the bottle Of beer in
cdent is alleged to have taken place.
He also was called upon to deny that
he had ever been there with F. F.
Jones, that he had ever paid a bill in
that room to E. M. Nelson. He said he
had never paid a bill to Nelson in his
life.
Then Mr. Beeson asked about the in
cident when witnesses testified he tried
to break thru the guard lines about the
Joe Moore house. Mccaull admitted
he had gone to the house and got per-
mission from Captain Casey, Of the
militia, to go into the alley to watch
the hounds. McCaull denied he ever
heard anybody calling him on the Sun
day night OF the murder as Mrs. John
montgomery testified she had.
Bone Not From Moore Skull.
Asked about the story Of the piece Of
Joe Moore's skull which witnesses tes-
titled he had exhibited, McCaull said:
ut wasn't a piece Of skull. I picked
up q piece Of bone in the alley and
showed It to the men in the billiard
hall and made the remark that had
seen pieces az large as that on the
floor in Joe 'Moore's house. Shortly
after some one came in and asked me
II had q piece Of Joe Moore's skull.
denied It but showed them the piece of
bone"
I'll ask you whether or not you ever
got a piece Of skull from Joe Moore p
said Mr. Beeson.
No, nj. was the answer.
did you ever hear Of plot 70
murder Joe MoDrs e. (
w NJ sheysI did, slr4' ks fss
t1ssits PI6yins Poker. :
I'm beginning Ms cross examine ton
of Mr. McCaull, Attorney Mitchell
started out with sketch Of the wit
nesss life. calling upon him to detail
where he had lived since his birth in
Canada, McCaull was stumped when
he was saked the date Of his marriage.
He couldn't remember it but said his
wife could.
Haven't you spent most Of your
time playing poker?" asked Mr.. Mitch
ell. The witness denied this, but said
he played some for recreation. He de-
MED ever having key to the poker
room in the postoffice- building.
Were you playing poker Sunday
night June 9. 1927"
NO sir, I was playing hearts," re-.
sponded McCaulI.
McCaull didn't know for sure wheth-
er or not he had his car out on Satur-
day.
Where were you Saturday."
Il don't know. presume in my place
Of business"
Mr.. Mitchell was not satisfied with
the presumed part Of McCaulPs answer
and wanted to know the facts.
A"Do you know what you were doing
on Saturday," he asked.
mo-"
Where were you Sunday morning?"
asked Mr.. Mitchell.
Down to Tom Bradfield's," re-
sponded McCaull.
What time did you get down to
Tom BradfieldsT
About o'clock"
Ill dan iod Rvo 1fo1N'o rroyo vvo
poker room" The witness said he
til noon.
did you and Tom gamble that
day?"
II have no recollection" McCaull
would not say he hadn't.
Mr.. Mitchell asked McCaull to tell
him where he had eaten dinner and
with whom. but the witness could not
recollect. Then Ne asked: Did you see
Albert Jones that noon?''
II did not" responded the witness.
McCaull also said he thought he was
at Tom Bradfeld's that afternoon until
about o'clock, when he got supper at
Van Camps restaurant.
Were you playing poker thae day?"
Il don't recollect"
Where were you the Sunday night
before?"
4 don't know" was the answer.
Mr.. Mitchell then directed his ques-
tions against McCauIrsl alleged at
tempts to secure an alibi for the Sum
day evening Of the murder.
You've been chasing around a good
deal to find out where you were that
night p asked Mr.. Mitchell.
McCaull admitted he had gone to
cornfnr IN 300 Heury Gnraon the first