The Alaska daily empire., 1922-10-25

the truth about it. This morning he
admitted to having taken also gold
watch monkey wrench, carburetor
and propeller.
In the lower court. he admitted
to having said he slept aboard the
Taku, Jackson's boat This, he said
in answer to a question, was false
On the former occasion he said testi-
mony then given by him that he had
not gone to Douglas was also false
In answer to a number Of other ques-
tions relative to apparent contradic-
tons between the story told this
morning and that told in the prelim-
mary examination, he said he did
not remember
Asked if he had told Jack Kelly
prisoner in the Federal jail that
he had told a wrong story three
times but that he would get it right
! the next time, Hanson said, zone
time" Questioned further if he had
told Kelly that<he had been talking
over his testimony with a detectiva
and that it was just like going to
high school. Hanson responded,
"Shes lie" He denied having
any similar conversation with an
other prisoner named Billy Williams.
He said he had talked over his story
with q detective and with other Fed
aral officials.
Cross examination OF Hanson was
still in progress al $50 p. m. but
was expected to be completed before
adjournment today.
Weapon Is Introduced
The club, with which the govern
ment claims Lott >was slain by Jack
son, was identified yesterday after
noon by ID. w Flanagan as being
found by him in a search of the
cabin and grounds on the day follow
ing the discovery of the body. He
found the club he said, in a clump
of underbrush and weeds close to
where the body lay 1t was stained
with blood, shown by later witness
! to be human, and of size and shape
| to make It formidable weapon.
Flanagan also testified to discovering
blood and particles of brain tissue on
log close to where the body was
| found and 10 discovering broken
weeds and bushes and crushed grass
forming trail leading from the path
between the beach and house to the
| rear of the cabin in front of a win
dow facing the bed used by the MUIR
dered rancher. It Is the belief of the
government, apparently, that the
slayer left the main path and went
to the rear, window from which Lott
was aroused and as the latter came
from the cabin and walked down the
| path heswas attacked from the rear.
Find Bloody Clothing
City Patrolman " L. Tibbetts testi-
fled to finding patriot bloody socks
and q hioodstaned newspaper in the
cabin which he Identified as they
were shown him. It ~ the theory OF
! the prosecution thaty the murderer,
after killing Lott. entered the cabin
and wiped his hands on these ar
tlcleS. (. lNUOetlS also tpStlIleu 10 Inc
trail leading to the rear of the cabin.
Marshal Beaumont also testified to
the investigation of the crime, OF
searches At the cabin and the grounds
and OF the Finding of various articles,
and of three glasses on the table in
the cabin containing small quantities
of homebsew beer Assistant U. S
Attorney StabiHr also testified con
cerninx abe various Investigations.
sAxpert Witness on Stand
The last witness on the stand yes
terday was DIR. Robert l.. Benson
pathologisr OF Portland. Ore. profes
sor of pathology at the University
Of Oregon, Who declared that he had
tested the abJood from stains on the
club and ,nther articles and deter
mined it 10 sbe that Of human he
ing. He dasrrsbeag on cross exam
nation. the processs used in making
the tests.
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