The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-24
The Leading Lady.

George Hammond, VINO lSSLlIleO dl Tie
Igreatest length and gave a vivid pic
/ ture of life in the house boat colony
ion the bank OF the Mississippi river
I here.
Illegal traffic Of booze, parties with
whisky and wine as the attractions,
ideas and conversations not heard ID
I the most polite society, small boys
ACCOMMODATING aunts home near mid
night. feuds over women, and other
details were sketched into the picture
/ bv Miss Carter, all unconsciously AND
I while answering questions about the
hour or two before Hammond was
shot dead.
The chief contention was whether
( Higham determined to kill Hammond
long before that Sunday night, or shot
Hammond in moment OF excitement
and the middle OF fight between the
{ two men over Nora Garter.
The only question before the
conrt from the defendants stand
nofut Is to fix the degree OF murder
and fix the bail / think have
arranged fer ball." said Attorney Bal
finger at the end Of the testimony
late yesterday afternoon.
II was then agreed to have argu-
ments on this at 10 o'clock this
morning before Judge Mcnamara Dy
County Attorney McManus and Al
toruey BaIlinger, the latter asking
! Cor the time in which TO prepare for
the law argument.
! The state at the hearing yesterday
afternoon carefully RETAINED from
calling many OF its witnesses, and
also from taking those called over
more ground than was absolutely
necessary TO bind Higham over to
the egrand jury for murder in the
first degree
IN The Evidence In Court
| The killing, and previous threats
hv Uigbam against Hammond TO
I giozr reconciliation, were the es-
i~ence of the case presented by the
atare to Judge Mcnamara at the pre-
juminary hearing.
aT'rn afraid OF mob" Higham
3.a.d ,o Policeman Lafeber when
iagkad about the death Of Hammond,
md replying that he did not hit nor
shoot Hammond. Lafeber testifed
he took Higham 10 the police station
and the latter was unarmed then.
Omcer Lafeber testified that near
,,,idnight he found Hammond lying
Yacs downward about sixteen feet
Prom Hfghan's houseboat winch
saces the bluff and is high and dry
IN the Mississippi river bang. but
Nth a plank gangplank to It's en-
rance with an incline toward the
The head of Hammond was lying
IN tbe gangplank, and Higham was
standing up on the railroad track.
/ u.mnon6s Interesting Sweetheart
! @Ceorge asked me TO come down
~ the river, and / dressed up and
,yent down" were the first words Oh
/ Mfsa Nora Carter on the stand On
~ wav 10 Hammond's sisters boat
nry,sa home, the couple passed
Irtgba-,,s boathouse and Hammond
proposed /. going in and getting
drink.
Iast November Higham and Ham
rcond had trouble over buying whis'
/ rcv m bootleg, she said, and Higham
-sfa sfiss Carter was too good a
,roman to 20 with Hammond. She
~ hottie Of beer from Hfgham
s,bo asked her aid in an old prose,
c,,tion Of Hammond for taking slo
and told her he would get Hammond,
Her testimony led into parties
with whisky and beer and improper
nroposaIg TO her by Higham resented
by Hammond. sr,rL.
That Sunday night there was drin i,
frp NJ both whisky and wine, palu
far by Miss Carter out OF Si4 glFeh
her by Hammond for that purpose
she spent 1855 with Higham
~ though something might nap