The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-18
EXPECT Jury,
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1OHAvE CASE
By! TOMORROW
Attenpt Of Attorneys for Wood
Made TO Show Him Meatally
QcRcient 1t Time Of Crime.

sell Wood, who is on trial for the
Of Rober: Swearingen, to-
prove that while the defendant was
not exactly insane. his condition
was such at the time Of the crime
that while he was capable Of judg-
ing right from wrong, he was not
owing to his mental COLI
dition, of resisting an impulse for
wrong If urged by friends or people
in whom he had confidence. In an
attempt to prove this the father
Of the defendant today was called
to the witness stand. Upon OBJ
lection of the state the witness was
not allowed to testify before the
jury. The testimony Of the father
of Wood as given while the jury
was absent from the room revealed
only the fact that when he had yis-
tied his son in a naval hospital In
Washington, D. c., in 1919. follow
ing his discharge from the navy, he
was in such q condition as to be
unable to resist the wishes of those
in whom he had confidence. Fol-
lowing a brief adjournment OF court
in order to take under Amusement
a legal point involving admission
of this testimony, the defense re-
quested that court be adjourned
until 1870 this afternoon.
With the completion Of examina-
ton of witnesses this afternoon it
is expected that the case will go
to the jury tomorrow afternoon.
The last witness called by the
state before resting its case yes
terday was given by Roy Morrow,
age %, a farmer residing near
Aledo. He testified that he had
had a conversation with Sherman
in Aledo Tuesday, Sept. IA, at about
S o'clock in the afternoon, He said
that Sherman asked him if he wish
ed to make some money and told
him that he had a couple of friends
coming from Galesburg to hold up
a poker game and wanted some one
to haul them out Of town either
on Wednesday or Thursday night.
The first witness called by the
defense was Fred Anderson, aged
81, of Galesburg. He testified to
having known "Bricky" Wood for
about two months proceeding last
September. He said that he met
Sherman when he came out Of the
army. On Sept. 5. 1920, he saw
Wood at the Columbus hotel at
Galesburg, where he had sat in
a poker game with both Wood and
Sherman. On cross examination
he admitted having talked to coun-
sci for the defense concerning the
case. Henry o. Carlberg, Of Gales
burg, the second witness called fol-
tie defense, testified that he saw
the defendant at the Columbus no
tel in Galesburg on Sept. 5, 1920
Maud Gibbs, the third witness call.
ed by the defense, testified to little
of importance other than that Sher.
man was her sweetheart and hai
been since he came out of the army
She admitted she had a husband
Guy Haskin. Galesburg taxi driver
who was driving an auto at thu
time of the Aled0 affair, was thu
next witness called. He testified
that he saw Sherman Monday ana
Tuesday nights, proceeding thu
/ holdup, and that he stayed all nigh
with Sherman on the night Of tn
murder. J. P. Fleming, sheriff o
Mercer county, was called by til
defense this morning, but testified
only that he had arrested Sherman
on Sept. Is, 1920. George Reed
Aledo's chief of police, who wa
near the scene of the crime on tn
night of Sept. Is, was the last wit
ness called this morning. He test
fed to being near the fruit stor
at about the time the hold-up tool
place and to seeing an AUTOMOBILE
start south along College avenue
He also testified to seeing tw
shots fired. The shots were fire.
from the automobile, back toward
the sidewalk.