The Dickinson press., 1917-01-06

well farm buying horses. Witnes;
told Of an occurrence after the disap-
; pearance of Jay, when Luff, first hus-
band Of Mrs. May Caldwell Moran
struck the elder Caldwell in Roth
schiller's saloon, swore at him and &C
cused him of killing his SON.. Roth
schiller later asked the elder Caldwell
about the matter, stating that it was
the general opinion that he had killed
his son. Mr.. Caldwell replied: "Then,
why don't they arrest me -" Witness
is positive in his identification of Jay.
Stated that no one ever threatened
him with a business boycott if he did
not testify in favor of J. C. R.
MRS. PETER DASSINGER: Re-
sides with her husband on their 700
acre farm five miles southeast of
Gladstone; has lived there ID years.
Lived in Gladstone four years before
moving to farm. Knew Jay well and
saw him frequently. Gave him a din
ner at her home on July a, 1900. He
wanted to pay but she refused pay
ment. Jay danced with her in the
evening at the bowery. When she
met the plaintiff last year he recog-
nized her and made reference to the
dance they had together by mean of
signs. When she asked him how long
ago it was he counted Is on his fin
gers, which she took to mean Is years.
PETER PASSENGER: Husband of
the witness who testified previously.
Knew Jay Caldwell since 1898. Work
ed for the Little Missouri Horse Co.
at first, moving on a farm in 1892.
Bought three horses from Jay in
1904. Witness stated that he recog-
nized mark on plaintiffs face which
correspondent with mark he had not
iced on jays face. Positive in his
Identification.
C. C. TURNER: Testified that he
talked to plaintiff for a considerable
length Of time and that he became
convinced that it is Jay Allen .Cald-
we'll. He said that both Mrs. May
Moran and Jay have full, staring eyes.
KNUT KNUTSON: Is a farmer, %
years of age, residing five miles south
of Taylor. Met Jay Caldwell fire.
quently at social gatherings before
his disappearance. Noted resemblance
strongly in the eyes. Has seen the
plaintiff frequently during the past
year. and feels in a position to state
definitely that he is Jay.
MRS. RINGBURG: Testified that
she has lived as a neighbor to the
Caldwells for 16 years, only a mile
away, and had frequently worked at
the Caldwell place; was at the Cald-
well home when the first Mrs. Cald-
well died. Stated that Jay sang Gam
Going Home Tomorrow" and accom-
pany the song on his violin just before
his mother died, and that plaintiff
identified the incident to her satisfac-
ton by al of signs. She is abso-
lutely certain that plaintiff is Jay.
MISS LAVINA KNUTSON: Test-
! fed that she knew Jay, and that she
saw him in April of the same year
that he disappeared. She is sure of
his identity.
MAX BERES: States that he is 4
barber by trade and that he has lived
in Stark county since 1897. He had
of Jay, and had noticed a small round
his face. When he heard of J. C. R.
he decided to satisfy himself as to his
identity by making an examination for
the spot. He did so and found the
spot exactly as he remembered it.
Said he was caught in a rainstorm in
1899 and stayed at the Caldwell place
until it let up. Was positive in his
Identification.
G. S. CRYNE: Is IS years of age
and has resided in Gladstone for 35
years, and has known the Caldwells
since 1883. Told of an injury Jay re-
ceived by an OK stepping on him and
also Of a rope burn on n of his fir
gers. Drove the doctor out to the
Caldwell place at the timeJay was in1
jured by the OK. Stated that plaintiff
identified himself by referring, by
means Of signs, to the injuries in
question. Said he would not swear
that plaintiff was the son of J. H.
Caldwell, because he said that no man
could positively state that any person
was a certain mans son, but he posi-
lively identified the plaintiff as the
man formerly known as Jay Allen
Caldwell.
ABRAHAM IAMS: Lived in the
Caldwell vicinity six years, and has
been acquainted with Jay Allen Cald-
well since 1883. Asked plaintiff sew
eral questions which he answered sat-
isfactorily. Mr.. Iams said that his
son, Joe, had been kicked on the knee
by a horse in early days and as a re-
suit crippled. The plaintiff initiated
the sons condition. Also asked several
eral other questions which he an
PETER JOHNSON: Resides nine
miles southeast Of Taylor, is GA years
Of age, and has resided in the same To-
cality for 80 years. He has known
the Caldwells for Is years. Stated
that he worked on the Caldwell ranch
helping to build fences the summer
before he went away. One of the first
signs of recognition made by the
plaintiff was motions indicating fence
building.
BERGER ELKIN: Lives two and
one-half miles from the Caldwell
place. Knew Jay well, having worked
at the Caldwell farm the winter be-
fore the young man disappeared. Also
helped brand and do other odd jobs
upon previous occasions. Recognized
plaintiff upon first meeting upon his
return.
Testimony of ~. C. r."
sThe Man Of Mystery was placed
on the stand Tuesday afternoon, and
was first questioned by T.. D.. Casey,