The Ordway new era., 1917-11-23

Q.-Was It Enyart or Potter who
called you to the hank? A.-There
was . call and my wife answered the
phone as / was in the yard. She
came and told me there was call
and that was to go to the bank.
went to- the phone and tooka down
the receiver, and,i there was sno one
there and I callsd,'up the banka and
Enyart answered the t'phoher
Q.-Do you remember which pock-
ct you took the whisky bottle from?
Al think on the right hand side of
the vest.
Q.-Was the vest buttoned? A.
unbuttoned the vest.
Q.-Mr. Black was rather full
chested man, was he not, and his
clothes fit him very snug; what was
the size Of the whisky bottle? A.
Half pint.
Q.-Have you seen 1t since, and
could you say it was a half-pint bot
tie? Al don't know much about
them to tell the difference.
O.-What was in the bottle? A.
Whisky
Q-How much? A.-Do not re-
member.
-Q.-Well. was there an inch, an
inch and half or two inches? A.
About half inch in the bottle.
! Q.-Did you recognize the body of
Black as the man who was with
| Clyde Potter on Saturday as you
came into the bank? Al could not
for Black was stranger to me.
Q.-Did you ever tell the district
attorney the fact that you had seen
this man before? Al do not know
that I did.
Q.-Did you ever tell anybody? A.
No.
Odd not tell anybody? A.
l mentioned it to Clyde in the store.
Q.-How long afterwards? A.
A day or two.
Q.-You did not tell me anything
about it, did you? A.-No sir.
Q.-Why did you not tell me? A.
i am under bond to keep my mouth
shut
Q.-Then you kept it to yourself
with the exception that you told
Clyde Potter? Al do not remem-
ber
Here Griffin left the stand that an
other witness might be called. but he
was asked to again take the stand.
At this juncture Griffin testified
that he had two bodies in the morgue
at the same time; that he made a
mistake and put Blacks trousers and
belt on the other body and shipped
the body to Kansas.
O.-Then these trousers offered in
evidence here are not Blacks trous-
ers? A-No sir.
O-Why did you tell me when
was here to take charge Of the body
that the belt went down the sewer
when l was here with the Burns de-
tective agent? A-Because l did
not think it concerned him.
Q-When did you discover your
mistake? A.-After I shipped the
body out.
Q.-How long? About a
week after the 25th.
Q.-What was the name Of the
other corpse? Aired Karst.
Q.-Where did you ship it? A
do not know.
Q.-What address did you ship II
to? A.-Do not know.
Q.-Have you a record that yor
might not find out? A.-Yes.
Q.-What was the size Of the mar
you put Blacks trousers and belt on
Ale was small at the time of the
burial.
Q.-Where did the body come
from? "A mile northeast O.
town.
O.-Had the man been at a hospi
tai? A-Yes. believe he had.
Q.-How long? A.-Do no
know.
Q.-Was this man as large around
the waist as Black was? The witness
stated that when he was alive he hat
been as large around the waist. bu
that the cornse was not so large.
O.-How much would you take
this man Karst to weigh? A.-Abou
100 pounds.
O.-ynu know Mr.. Black weighed
about 300 pounds and the trouser:
and belt would naturally he large
fo~ this other man? Ave did no
think ANYTHING OF it at the time.
O.-Jesse Roberts of La Junta. ar
ar"hitect. was called to the stand
and asted II he had taken anv meas
uremants in the First National bank
and he stated he had-just recently