Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-21

SAW HIM ENTER HOME.
He testified that about 8:l5 o'clock
on the Sunday night of the murder he
saw Albert Jones open the front door
OF Joe Moore's home and enter.
NLanders is one of the principal wit
nesses for the defense and was in
similar role during the Jones' -Wilker-
son slander suit last fall.
Landers testified az follows:
"On Sunday evening, June 9, 1912,
] went to my sisters restaurant with
my wife. 1t was located one door
west Of the Jones store.
we left the restaurant about s
o'clock or shortly after. not more
than four or five minutes. We walked
toward the Presbyterian church and
by the Moore home.
.."I observed 4 man who went east
and went east. The closest got to
him was possibly ten feet, directly in
front of the Moore home. when he
turned to enter Il knew who he was.
but before that was under the i'm
preston it was another party.
i did not see any light in the
Moore home. know there was none.
He went into the house.
JONES OPENED DOOR.
"As 1t appear to me from memory,
he opened the door. ] glanced toward
him as he went In. He was just pass
ing a. ! looked.
who was iti"
Perfect calm prevailed in the court
room. Attorney Fayille objected to
the witness answering, but the court
overruled the objection.
ALBERT jones'" witness replied.
Landers testified he lived in Villisca
at the time Of the murder and that his
sisters name was anna Posten. He
said he had know Albert Jones since
boyhood and attended school with
him. Albert Jones Is son Of F. r.
Jones, president Of the Villisaco Ma
tional bank, former state senator.
member of the state board OF educa-
tion and prominent In villisca Meth
odist circles.
Tell the jury what time you. saw
this man 60 in, asked Judge Mitchell.
About 8:ls o'clock as near as can
fix the time"
Cross-exarnined Ay Attorney Fa-
vile, the witness shted that earlier
in the evening he observed his own
and the Moore children playing in the
street.
What else did you see on the
way7"
Don't recollect."
Who were in your sisters restau.
rant?"
Il don't recall"
DO you remember any particular
person you waited on in the restau-
rant, when you helped your sister?
Remember No Others.
"Hav'nt any positive recollection
of any particular person"
Faville was unsuccessful in getting
the witness to fix any other particu-
lar observation that evening, except
seeing Jones enter the Moore
house.
Landers had no recollection of
meeting anybody else on the street.
Were you in full view of the
man you saw?" asked Faville.,
IF | were taking motive | was"
Landers deseribed4one as wearing
a brown coat, dark trousers and he
thought dark soft had.
Gould you see the form of man
a block away that time at night?"
II could"
Asked whom he thought the man
was on first sight, he said Ross
Moore, brother of Joe Moore. He re-
iterated that he was about ten feet
from Jones, when oynes entered the
Moore yard.
Positive of Fact.
II know positively he opened the
door and / saw him go in," the wit
ness declared.
Did you say anything to your wife.
didn't you remark about Albert Jones
going into the Moore homer"
II did not.'
Landers added he got side view Of
Jones face.
did not you reply at the coroner's
inquist that you saw no persons
around Joe Moore's house?" Faville
asked.
mot in those words. said I~did
not think did, I could give an ex-
PLANTATION Of that"
Did you every say to anybody>in
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