Evening journal., 1918-09-24
tectIye Frank Mahoney corroborated

tective Frank Mahoney corroborsted
this.
You don't suppose anything was
/ hidden there the detective bureau could
not find, do your" asked Mr.. Garrett.
There was a general smile at this but
Fairchilds parried by saying that the
detectives had been raiding around the
locality for a week or more, and there
would be plenty OF opportunity TO
make way with any drugs or Things
that might be around.
The defense set up the contention
that Clara did not sell or furnish any
OF the drug. II was not denied that
Francis had been TO the house after
lt and offered a pair Of shoes for IT,,
but It was denied he had gotten II.
Clara testified that Francis had
threatened 10 have her arrested II SHE
didn't give him heroin as he was sick
with the habit,p but she said she had
none and he went away. She denied
absolutely that she had sold him the
81 worth Of heroin which was the chief
part Of Francis testimony. At that
time. she declared she was sick in bed
because Of leaky heart valves. She at
tributed her arrest. she said, TO the
fact that she had refused to give
Francis drug in exchange for the shoes.
Anna Bell, who proved 10 be a sister
of the defendant, oorroborated her
story. Clara's other sister, Bertha, fur
ther backed it up. The case was still
on trial when court adjourned
Changing his plea Of not guilty to a
charge OF assault with intent to COM
NIT murder to one Of guilty OF assault
only. Joseph Postles, a Negro, was
fined So and costs, in default Of which
he must serve three months imprison-
ment, by Judge Conrad.
Meta Postles, wife OF the defendant,
was the complainant in the case. Sh
said that Joseph had been drinking and
had opened her trunk and taken a r.
volvcr from IT, When she went TO his
room, she said, he pulled the pistol
from under the pillow and, without a
word, chased her and fired at her as
she ran down the stairs. The bullet
however missed her. When he grabbed
the revolver, she threw a lamp at him
but missed hitting him, Meta said.
IAN argument without words" was
the start Of the affair, 10 seemed.
Joseph said that he had been drink
ing and had taken the pistol from his
wife's trunk and placed il in a closet in
his room where it belonged" He then
went TO sleep in his bed and was awak-
ened "by something hitting him." and
went to the closet and got the pistol,
hc asserted Not knowing that IL was
his wife who had disturbed his sleep,
Ic said, he ran to the steps and fell
down. when the revolver was acci-
dentally discharged.
He denied having the revolver under
his pillow and said that his wife threw
The lamp at him first
Finding cxtenuatlng circumstances mi
the case OF Alexander Hocla, charged
with wife beating, Judge Conrad SEN
fenced him 10 two days Imprisonment.
Alexander lives with his wife. Elsie, /
n No 1872 East Second street.
lle was placed unde? I 81 q week |
order for tho supper. u his children. 4
About one year ago, IL was sale. the /
money TO be paid through Special Agent /.
Frank Stout. The pair reached a recon 1
however, and arranged that I,
Alexander would pay the 81 to his wife /
directly and she would show il tO Mr. |
Stout. She failed 10 do ihis recently, II |