The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1922-10-26

he was called yesterday afternoon,
although he denied seeing the boat
coming up the Channel and to having
taken any beer out and destroying it,
Yarquan did testify that he had seen
Carnation milk case in the boat
Tuesday morning When questioned
this morning he denied that he had
seen any such box.
Alleges Coercion Used
Yarquan was questioned this morn
ing through an interpreter Appar-
emily he was less excited and scared
than when on the stand yesterday.
He said he could remember what
happened on Monday, prior to the
time the killing of Lott is alleged to
have occurred but not the events
he had previously testified as taking
place on Tuesday. What ! have
been told to say | cannot trace back
again." he asserted He intimated
that he had been told to say certain
things and coerced into making GER
tain statements before the grand
jury and said zone man scared him."
pointing out Assistant U. S. Attor-
ney Stabler. He admitted having
made voluntary statements to Dis
tr.ct Attorney Shoup, l.. o. Gore, an
other assistant, and N. H. Castle,
special agent in charge of the local
office of the Bureau of 1nvestiga-
ton, but didn't remember what they
were Questions were put to me.
sometimes l say yes, sometimes /
couldn't remember" he asserted. He
admitted certain portions OF testi-
mony before the grand jury but could
not remember any of them now.
Asked If what he testified to on
that occasion was true, he made no
direct response. He said he had had
conversation about two weeks ago
with his sister Cecilia Yarquan. SIS
ter-inlaw to Jackson. He denied
that it concerned what he was to
testify to in the present trial and
said the conversation was entirely
In English.
Castle Is Called
N. H. Castle, who was called to
prove the statements by Yarquan
made Immediately after Jackson was
arrested, declared there was no
coercion or intimidation used and
that the statement was made will
ingly. In that statement. said Mr.
Castle, Yarquan said that he had
been awakened by his sister at 5
a. m. on July 25 and told to get up
and look for Jackson, who was not
at homo; that he did go out and
look for him and not finding him. re-
turned and went to bed; that about
8 a. m. of the same day. he again
went to the cannery dock and saw
the Taku coming up the channel
opposite the Alaska-Juneau dump
and that the boat landed at the can
merry dock Mrs. Jackson was pres
ent the first time Yarquan made the
statement and ne afterward respeat-
ed it after she left the District Attor-
ncy's office.
Mr. Castle said although no coer-
cion was used by the officials, an
effort was made to stop Yarquan's
statement by a member of his own
race While Yarquan was in the
District Attorneys office, an Indian
came in and said something to him
In Thlinget "He told me to say
can't speak English Yarquan told
the officials when asked what the
Indian had said to him. Mr.. Castle
was not cross-examincd.
Grand Jurors Testify Same
Both members Of tho grand jury
called today denied that there had
been any sign of intimidation of
Yarquan before that body. There
was absolutely none" said Foreman
Wander Leest. Both Mr.. Wander
Leest and Mr. Blomgren said that
while Yarquan was a little excited
when he testified before the grand
jury, he apparently knew what he
was talking about and just what he
was saving. On cross examination
they said the questions put to him
and the answers made by Yarquan
were in English
Although he was under cross-ex-
animation for two and one-half hours
yesterday, Willie Hanson maintained
his story OF the killing OF Lott by
Jackson. Hanson very cheerfully ad-
mitted that certain portions OF his
testimony in the Y. S. Commission
er's Court last August was untrue,
but declared that .he story he told
the jury on his direct examination
yesterday morning was the true ac-
count OF the Thane murder. He was
ON the stand from shortly after 10
a. m until after p. m. yesterday,
except for the noon recess.
After Hanson left the stand, Paul
H. Abbott, Dupont Powder Com
pany's local salesman. was called
and identified a pipe that was picked
up near where the obdy was discoy-
cred as being that of Captain Lott.
Yarqusn Creates Sensation
Sammy Yarquan, brother-in-law OF
the accused man. who had been ex
pected to prove next to Hanson. one
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