The Ordway new era., 1917-11-16

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Q.-pM Black 50 with your A..
o-wAsrs "A Black si.s A.
o.-How long did he ride in the
front seatf About third of the
! o.-what was he doing that day7
A.-Looking up different people.
Q.-Do you know why he was
looking them upf A.-No sir.
Odd you hear any conversation
to show what he was doing? A.
No sir.
Q.-where did you take him? A.
Northwest.
o.-where did you stop? A.--D.
K. Waugh's.
Odd he interview anyone? A.
He went into the house and I re-
manned outside.
Asked where all Black went Davis
told that he then drove him west and
that he talked with Ericsson. Davis
described the blustery day and the
time they reached the hotel, how he
took off his coats and hung them up.
I1o LhubIIdLou INV blaSh ohOOh thV
dust from his coats.
! Odd you go to Enyart's house?
A.-Yes. Davis here tells how they
drove in the yard, Black getting out
and going first to the front door, then
to the rear and finally to small
house Just in the back yard. He
said that he did not lose sight of
him at any time. Davis said that
he asked II Enyart was at home and
that Black said mo, and that 1t was
probably good thing that he was
not"
Q.-You say when you started out
he was cheerful, but that when you
came back he was in deep study?
A.-Yes.
! Q.-Was his attitude that of per-
not say for I had never seen him be-
fore.
Q.-How many people did he talk
with? About thirty.
Q.-Did Black use any profane
language? Ale might have said
that it was damn good thing Enyart
was not there.
I When court opened Thursday
morning Riley was called back to the
stand. Among other things asked
were these:
I Odd you at the time carefully
inspect the body of Black on the
floor? Al think I did. Here Riley
( described how he found the body
and the position in which it lay.
Lewis Worker, sheriff of the coun-
ty, was called to the stand. He was
asked and told when he took office
and was asked:
O.-Are you familiar with the gun
which has been testified to as 1920
Colt on a 45frame, blue barrel? A..
Yes.
o-What was its number? A
3Os,211.
Q.-Were you acquainted with the
other exhibit. the one the property of
Enyart? A.-Yes.
4 Q.-Were there any other exhibits
with the gun and what were they?
"A holster, some affidavits, blank
cartridges and fragments of bullets.
O.-Where did you get these ex-
hibits? A.-They were turned over
to me after the inquest by the under
sheriff.
o.-were other exhibits turned
over to you besides what Riley gave
you? lA.-Yes. have some bullets
and expolsives given me by Meikle
and Griffin.
Q.-These been in your possession
ever since? A.-Yes.
O-What has become of the ex-
hibits in this case that have not been
presented to the court? A..-They
have heen stolen.
Q.You may state the circumstances
of the discovery of the loss of these
exhibits. Al had them in my pos
session from Immediately after the
inquest and kept them in the locker
for possibly couple of weeks: then
I took them down to the Citizens
bank and had them put in a safe.
After they had been in there Meikle
wanted to see them and examine
them, and took them back to the
I was asked to produce them again
and took them to Pueblo, to the dis
trict attorneys office. got back
too late that evening to get to the
bank and SO took them to the Jail and
put them in gunrack in my office
and left them there.
Q.-Did you ever remove them
from the gunrack after you had
placed them there at that time? A..
No sir.
Q.-Were these exhibits ever
taken by someone else? A-Yes.
Q.-By whom? Al do not
know.
Worker was questioned as to the
time he discovered the loss of the
guns from the rack. He stated that
on the 25th of May he received let
ter which made him suspicious. He
produced the letter. but 1t was not
admitted as direct evidence in the
case.
Q.-An that you know is that you
got this letter on the oath Of May?
A-Yes.
Q.-What did you do when you re-
caivef1 this letter? Al made few