Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-24
Witnesses; Called to Dispute
Testimony Offered by
Defense.
Albert Jones Tells Jury He Was At
Homo on Night Of Msrdsr. and Did
Not Enter Jse Moore Home-Tssti-
a.
nepy offsrsd TO lmpsaes4aA.ts
Of Landsrs That He Saw JONES Go
Into Murder House,.

Red Oak, Sept. 24.-Witnesses call
ed by the state in rebuttal today in the
trial of Rev. Lyn George J. Kelly.
charged with murder, gave testimony
intended to refute the declaration Of a
defense witness that Albert Jones en-
tered the murder house the night Of the
crime.
"a. Jones, his wife and his mother tes-
titled he was in his own home at s: 10
O'Clock the night of the murders, which
was the time Ed Landers, of Vtlisca,
the murder home.
On cross examination Jones said he
was not in the Moore home at any time
that night.
j. T. Posten, a brother-in -in-law OF
Landers. testified today that the latter
was in Posten's restaurant at the time
he said he saw Jones enter the Moore
home and other witnesses testified that
Landers had remained there till 10:30
p. m.
]. Jones and his father, F. F. Jones, a
merchant and former. state senator,
were exonerated last winter By grand
jury which investigated charges accus-
ing them with implication in the crime.
Mrs. Kelly Called by State.
1t was brought out in examination of
Albert Jones today that he had talked
"for five or ten minutes" with Joe B.
Moore, one of the ak victims, between
1880 and o'clock the night Of the mur
dens but the nature of this conversa-
tion was not admitted as testimony.
Jones testified he entered his own
home after his conversation with him,
had supper and went to bed about
o'clock not leaving the home until
morning. His wife gave similar tes-
timony and his mother testified he was
at home when she called about 3
O'Clock.
Mrs. Kelly wife of the defendant, the
first witness today, testified her hus-
baand had no flashlight, gloves or
slippers in his grip when he left his
home in Macedonia for Villisca ), on
June 8, 1912. 1t was the following
night the murders were committed.
BY court order Kelly was weighed
and his height determined today. He
is 5 feet 21a inches tall and weighs
12Gh pounds.
s Others Dispute lAndor1.
H. A. Glackemeyer, who lived next
door to Albert Jones, the night of the
murder, said he saw Albert Jones at
home that fatal Sunday evening be-
tween 8 and $3.50 o'clock. Jake Bart.
lett, villisca shoemaker, said he saw
Landers and his wife going home about
1880 o'clock. Landers swore In his tes-
timony that it was Just shortly after.
s when they went home. Bartlett said
he had j;sst locked at his watch as he
was taking medicine under doctors
instructions.
you were charged with this offense.
Bartlett| began Mr.. Mitchell in cross
examination.
= II don't know. sir, they have charged
everybody in the county with it." re-
piled Bartlett.
I Bartlett said he saw Mr.. and Mrs.
Lenders and Mr. and Mrs. 1T. Pos.
ten walking home together. ]. T.Pos-
ten, who is a bfother-in-law of Lam
ders, corroborated Bartlett's story.
Posten said that he, his wife and Mr.
and Mrs. Landers left their restaurant
to 70 home about 1880 o'clock. Posten
and wife conducted the restaurant.
.Mr. and Mrs. Landers had been help-.
StnK that evening, he said,