The Dickinson press., 1917-01-06

oSiSlC lC lclI ~. was
aware OF them and knew of them.
=. Since his return to Stark
ty nave you examined him with refer
ence to these different marks? A. Yes.
sir.
@. And do you at this time find
those marks? A. | find them ali
Q. Now, since his return to Starl
county, you have, have you not, talked
with HIM frequently? A. Yes. sir.
y: And he has lived at your house
has he not? Yes, sir, for three months
". Now, l will ask you whether or
not those conversations that Won had
with him regarding things that occur
red before he left have confirmed Won
That ne was your brother? A. Yes.
sir. ~''
cross examination by Mr.. Burnett.
Y. Now, Mrs. Moran, that is vour
present name, is it? A. Yes. sir.
". And your name vas formerly
Mrs. Luff? A. Yes, sir.
Y. When were you married to vour
present husband, Mrs. Luf? A.. In
O.. How long did you and he live
together? A. About twelve years.
y. And then you got a divorce from
him, did you? A. Yes, sir.
O.. And how long have you been
married to James Moran? A. Three
years, close to it.
Y. When the plaintiff in this ac-
ton, the man who is sitting over here
came to Stark county two years AGO
who came with him? A. MI. Green
baum and Mrs. Pitkin.
y. DO you remember what date
they got here? A.. No, sir, | don't.
1t was in August.
@. Where did you first see this
man, the plaintiff in this action. when
he returned to Stark county two years
ago, what place in Dickinson? A. Mr.,
Pugh's office.
@: How long did you talk with him
at that time? A. Twenty minutes.
=. And you told the people present
that that was your brother. A. Yes,
sir.
@. Before Mrs. Pitkin came out here
did she write you? A. Yes, sir.
y. Have you got the letter now
that she krote you at that time? A.
I got them all.
T.. Can you produce them here in
court? A.. l a with Mr.. Casey's
consent. MI. Casey: Sure.
A.. l have n today that l can bring
right now if you wish to read it.
9. would like to see it. Witness
retires from the stand and leaves
room, returning with a letter which
she hands to Mr.. Casey who hands it
to Mr.. Burnett.)
Q. Well, I asked you for a letter
from Mrs. Pitkin. A. That is from
the same ontfit. It is from Mr.. Greene
baum.
Mr.. Casey: Don't bring him only
what ne asks for. If you bring MI.
Burnett all he asks for it will be
enough; The Witness: I thought that
would be all he would ask for when
he got that.
@. Now, have you also some letters
from Mrs. Pitkin? A. Yes, sir.
@. At the time you made the iden-
LITIGATION of this mar as your brother
in Mr.. Pugh's office you had not made
any particular examination of him at
that time, had you? A. Why, 1 had
made enough so l knew for sure it
was him.
Q. You had not examined his body
to see these marks that you have tes-
titled to? A. Why sure / did.
O.. Did you see the marks made
on him by the OK? A. No, l did not.
l saw the one on his eyebrow and the
one on his finger.
O.. When was the first time that
you heard of this man, the plaintiff,
after or before you heard from Mrs.
Pitkin A. In January before.
O.. Where was he at that time?
A. Infirmary in Illinois.
9; Didn't you hear of him being
at Rochester, Minnesota? A. No, sir.
@. Do you know DR.. C. j. Simmons
of Chicago? A. l know DR.. C. j.
Simmons.
@. Did you ever write a letter to
him or his wife, or both of them?
A. l wrote to them a good many
times.
Q. What date was it that our
brother, Jay, left here? A. October
@. In what year? A. 1907.
@. Now, you state positively, do
you, Mrs. Moran, that the first time
you heard of this man, the plaintiff
in this action, after the 18th of Octo-
Der, 1907, was when he was at the Oak
Forest Infirmary at Chicago? A. Yes,
sir.
@. Where did you go to live when
you married Ed Luff? A. About half
a mile north of our place.
@. And did you visit Jay over at
the old home after you were married?
A. When 1 could.
@. Did he come over to see you?
A. Yes, sir, quite often.
@. When was it that you got a di-
vorce from Ed Luff or when did you
and he separate? A. I couldn't tell
you that until 1 looked at the papers.
@. Do you remember what year it
was? A. I couldn't say, but I think
it was 1910.
@. After you got a divorce from
your husband where did you live? A.
I lived in Taylor about a year and
then I moved out here.
@. Did you have some hotel prop
erty there? A. Yes, sir.
@. And did you sell it to Mr.. Joe
Christen? A. Took it on a mort
gage.
@. How tall was your brother, Jay,
if you know. A. About five foot eight.
@. The plaintiff in this action is
quite a bit shorter than that, isn't he?
A. He is a trife shorter on account
.f ho;,or roy.o1x,1oI