The Alaska daily empire., 1922-10-27
JACKSON TAKES
WITNESS STAND
IN OWN DEFENSE
Denies knowledge Of Killing
of Lott-Alibi Evidence
Is Introduced.
CONTINUED From rage One,

them were consumed On lHe poaN, Hc
said. The party arrived at the can |
merry dock about 9 O'Clock in the !
evening, where the boat was tied
I'D. He and Sammy Yarquan then |
went home, where he remained all
night. He testified to going to Jacob |
Yarouan's room about 6:15 the fol !
lowing morning, TO DR.. w. j. Pigs
office about 10 a. m, but didn't see
the doctor al that time, but returned
there about p. m. and got DR.. Plgg
to go to his house and examine the !
baby. Later he went to Salmon
Creek in his boat with Sammy var
auan, returning early in the evening
and on the following day he returned
to his job at the mine. Z,
He admitted in response to ques-
tion from his own counsel that ne J
had denied going to Captain Lofts
cabin on July a. in statement
made to the District Attorneys Of J
flee lust after he was first arrested
He did this, he said, because he
know II was against the law to buy i
and drink beer and he was AFRAID II
might get him into trouble.
Or. Pigo Is Called
DR.. Pigg testified that jackson
came to his office sometime in July
and he did, go with him to see
sick baby. He was unable TO Tx
either the day or date. or the time
Of day. He prescribed for both the
haby and Jackson's mother-in-law.
The date OF the VISIT, he added, could
be fixed by the date that would De
found on the prescriptions on ne at
the druggists where they were fllled.
Jackson said he got the medicine at
the BuItler Mauro Drug Company
Gus Erickson. contractor at the
Alaska,Juneau, testified that an In
dian named Jim Ware told him
sometime in July that Jackson wouid
mot come to work that day, but he
was unable to fix the day positNeiy'
or no saw whether Jackson was away
from work one or two days. Inc
ttnekeeper. he said, would have
yecord but added that the time
keeper sometimes made big mistakes
He denied having told Federal OIL
Gals that Ware had told him THIS
on Monday, july "a.
Attempt Set Up Alibi
The move Of the defense to estao-
lish an alibi for Jackson was opened
nv calling his wife to the stand. she
testified that her husband and Sam
nv Yarquan left on his boat, TaKu,
with three other Indians. after
n. IN. July "a, and that they re-
turned home about 10 p. m; that
she prepared dinner for them when
they ate at once: that Sammy went
upstairs to bed and did not come
downstairs until 9 a. m. the following
day, when he was called by ms
mother. Jackson, she said, heipeu
her with sick baby, going out OF
the house but once, probably about
II D. M. returning at once. and that
he did not leave until after 6 o'clock
the next morning, when he went 10
the Juneau Apartments to ask JACOB
Jaruuan to tell the contractor IN
the Alaska Juneau mine, where poth
men worked, that he, Jackson, would
not come TO work that day on ac-
count of his baby's illness. Mrs.
Yarouan told virtually the same
story Both were mistaken on cross
examination. Jacob Yarquan tesu-
fled that he was at Jackson's house
about 10 D. m. July "a. and saw
Jackson in bed that Jackson came
to his room after 6 a. m. the next
day and told him to tell the con-
tractor he wouldn't be at work; ne
was going to see a doctor about the
baby. George Wilson, roommate OF
Yarquan, testified he also saw JACK
son at that time.
Hanson's Companion Called
The defense opened its case yes
ferday afternoon by calling Henry
Ishakawa, employee at the Bruins
wick. who, according to the tesu-
mopy given previously by Hanson
had been his companion shortly pc
fore he claims to have met up Win
Jackson about midnight July "a.
Ishakawa said he saw Hanson about
$40 o. m. and again at 1880 p. m;
that he and Hanson played pool
until 1880 and then went up the
street together. Hanson left him
rear the light company's office. Front
Street, at l:15, the former going IN
the direction OF the City Dock, which
was the last time he saw Hanson
that night.
Ishakawa was recalled this morn
ing and further examined. TESTIFY
ing that ne was asked by Hanson,
inst before they separated on the
night OF July "a il he knew where
they could get some "moonshine ana
beer" and when he replied that ne
ala not. Hanson replied he knew
where he could get IT and walked
away. On cross-examination, lshaka-
wa denied that he had ever stated
befose Federal officers and Dave
Housel that he left Hanson at 1880
a. m. on July rs.
HANSON was called by the defense
and denied ever asking lshakawa IL
he knew where he could get moon