Tombstone epitaph., 1919-11-23
cHET MOON CASE ON TRIAL TODAY.
(From Thursdays Daily)

! MCoH, or blsUte. Nas SNdTtcu dDtui II o'clock this morning following the selection of the jury, which was be- gun yesterday. occupying all of the af ternoon and the greater part of the morning session today.
 Before starting the introduction of testimony, Attorney F.. J. Flannigan. principal counsel for the state. an nounced that the state intended 10 conduct is case along scientific lines. onable doubt by finger prints, which were found on the cash register Of the Treu Market. and other circum- stantial evidence, that the defendant was the burglar who robbed the place on the night of September 9th. This was followed by a statement from Al torney S K Williams for the defend ant that the defense was prepared 70 prove a complete alibi.
 The first witness on the stand for the state was Sheriff Jas. Mcdonald, who gave preliminary testimony He testified as to the correctness of the charts. photos. and diagrams. which he had compiled. while al work oI the case and as to the location Of th. safe. cash register and other articles on the place as he found them after the robbery
 He was then followed by John Treu. owner of the Treu Market. who cor robo-ated the testimony of the sher- if regarding the maps. and as a what condition he had left his shop on the evening before. the amount ,. money in the safe, and how he he, found i, shortly after the robbery a, 2:30 that morning.
 Cross examination was then star ed and had progressed bu; shor. while before noon, when adjournment { was taken until I:30
 During the testimony of MT. TreT. | interesting exhibits were introduced by the state. which are intended = i substantiate the case of the state The big cash register. which was broken into, five large butchers cleay- CTS, and miners hammer, known 2s single jack" which were used 10 break into the safe. and large crow bar. were produced, besides two en- larged photos of the safe after i. had been broken into.
 The most interesting exhibit how ever. was the marble slab from the cash register, enclosed in glass case. on which the whole case of ,he state { is based This was taken from the ] register the morning following ,he robbery by Sheriff McDona,d. and oa l il is clearly shown the finger prin-s Of four fingers Of both hands Of ;ha burglar. who evidently placed them there while looking into the drawer after he had broken il cpen. On this damaging piece of evidence hinges
 the entire case, and finger p-int ex-
 perts from the eas; and west have
 been brought in by ;ne state for the
 purpose of proving that the prin.s
 were made by the defendant.
 The following jury was selected to
 try the case: o. P. Haverty. David
 Dalgleish. Fred Miller. S S Robe--
 son. Jas L. Hudson. H. K Miles. T.
 j. Purdy, C. B Marshall. II. wagnoa
 Jas. Roberts, Geo. W. Turvey. Geo. 4. Lewis
 Following Mir Treu. J D. Trezise, ! head meat cutter or the Treu Market. testified that he and another clerk. W. P Bell left the market at 1:30 that evening. and had pu. the days receipts in the safe and closed it. J.
 Hamilton followed him, testifying es
 to the amount Of money in the safe
 owned by F. A. Tovrea. and Frank
 Gilpin. testified as having seen the
 defendant on the street car al the
 time he was arrested by Sheriff Me
 Donald. and having seen the wound
 on the index finger of the hand Of
 the defendant, which afterward was
 ft by the piece of skin found by the
 sheriff al the place the burglary was
 committed. Officer NJ. P. Sherrill.
 testified as to the condition he found
 the safe shortly afterward and of find
 ing the piece of skin and bloodstains.