The Ordway new era., 1917-11-23
CLYDE POTTER TEsTIFIEs


CLYDE POTTER TESTIFIES
Q.-How long have you been here
A-Almost two years.
Q.-Were you here during Febru'
ary. 1917? A.-Yes.
Odd you have any business
with Mr.. Enyart on the morning OF
February 25? A.-Yes.
Odd you meet him on that
morning? A.-Yes.
Q.-Where did you see him? A
Saw him at the Ordway Auto COM
pany and we went on down to the
Ordway Trading company.
Q.-How long were you there? A.
One hour.
Q.-What were you doing? A
had Mr.. Enyart come and sign two
annual reports, one to the secretary
of state and one to the revenue office.
Odd he sign them? Ale
did
Q.-what time did Mr. Enyart
3 leave the store? About II
O'Clock.
(Which way did he go? A
did not notice.
Q.-While you were with Mr.. En-
yart did you have any discussion per-
tanning to revolvers? A.-No sir.
Odd you have any in your pos
session? A-.No sir.
Q-Do you know whether Mr.. En-
yart had? Al do not know.
Odd you ever see Mr.. Black?
A.-Yes.
Q-when? A-On the cath of
February.
Q.-Where? AT the Ordway
Trading company.
Q.-What time? About 2
O'Clock
Q-what happened? A. He
came in and I saw him standing near
the showcase. l asked him If there
was anything 1 could do for him and
he inquired how business was; asked
what line of business we handled and
told him implements was the princi-
pal line; while we were talking he
stepped over and picked up rife
and examined it, and while he was
looking at it he asked me If l carried
any revolvers. l got one for him and
he asked me what l wanted for it. l
told him S12 He asked me if I
would make a trade; said he had
revolver which was a poor one and
he produced the revolver. (Here wit
ness showed how Black took out the
revolver.) l examined it. He asked
me if had any cartridges. l said we
usually carried some, but that we
were all out, and | told him | had
FIVE when l got it that he could have
and turned the revolver over to him,
and he put it back in the same place
he took the first revolver from.
Q.-Was anybody else in the store?
A-Mr. Griffin was in the store and
Mr.. Dennis came in.
Q.-Where did you get the revol-
yer? Al bought it from Rodeck.
Q.-When did you get it? Al
got it in June or July, 1916.
Q.-Where did you get the shells
you gave Mr. Black? A-They were
with the revolver when I got it.
Q.-Had you been in possession of
the revolver you have produced ever
since? A.-Yes.
sion with anybody with reference to
this party? A.-With Burns de-
tective in April.
Odd you know there was a man
here investigating this case? A
Yes.
Q.-Where did the conversation
take place? AT my house
Q.-What time? An the after
noon.
o-Who was there? A--My wife
Q.-Where? A.-On the front
porch.
Q-What was said. A--N-
Worker came with a stranger zr[ IL
troduced the man As B9-1s t=-=e-
tive agent and said he Vas looking -
everything in connection With -
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gun? A.-Yes-
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