The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1922-10-28

government CONTENDS was used IN the
commission of the crime was thrust
into Jackson's hands by Mr. Shoup
as he asked the witness if he saw
it on the night of the alleged murder
With little if any difference in his
bearing, Jackson declared firmly
that he had not seen it. He ad-
mitted that on one occasion while he
was in Jail he was shown the photo
graph of a finger print on lamp
chimney and was asked if it was
his, he asked first if it had blood
on it before he answered the query.
When informed that it did not have
any blood on it, he said it might have
been his as he had pushed back a
number of articles on the table in
Captain Lofts cabin when he was
there with four others early in the
evening of July "a.
He described the clothing he wore
on the one trip he admitted having
made to the homestead. He repeated
virtually the same story he had told
on direct examination.
Kirk Produces Prescriptions
Prescriptions that DR.. Pigg had
testified to giving Jackson for his
baby were produced by w. B. Kirk
of the Butler Mauro Company and
showed a date of July %. Mr.. Kirk
said he was unable to say what time
they were filled or brought to the
store.
James Ware. Indian mine laborer.
testified he saw Jackson at work on
July "a, but that he was not at the
mine on July 25 Ware also said he
had taken word to the contractor on
Tuesday morning that Jackson would
not be there that day.
Housed Is Called
Dave Housed, called by the govern
ment in an effort to impeach Henry
Ishakawa, said Ishakawa had said
sometime ago in his presence that he
and Hanson played pool together
and left the Brunswick at 1890 a.
m. July %: that they walked as far
as the Alaska Electric Light & Power
Companys office and Ishakawa then
went straight home, Ishakawa had
testified that he left Hanson at the
company's office building at lis
a. m.
jackson Is Contradicted
Three witnesses for the govern
ment contradictcd Jacksons state
mont that he had not admitting see
ing Hanson Monday night. Frank
Mercer, cousin of the accused man.
said he had visited Jackson in jail
shortly after his arrest to see if
he could do anything for him. AT
that time. said Mercer. Jackson told
him he was restless and mp and
down on the night of July 24-25, and
that he had been out of the house
two times. II. d. Stabler, Assistant
u s. Attorney, testified that on
September Jackson had made a
similar statement in his presence
and had also admitted that he saw
Hanson at that time near the old
Pacific Coast dock w. l.. Priest.
Burns Agency detective, who has
been working on the case under di-
rection of the u, S. Attorneys office.
testified to the same conversation,
He also said he had asked Jackson
about some finger prints in a lamn
chimney and that Jackson asked If |
1t had blood on it, Priest said that
Jackson had asked to have Hanson
brought in to see him. which was
the occasion of this visit. Mrs. |
Catherine Hellnn said Jackson had
boen in the Home Grocery Store
early on the morning of July %. be- !
tween and o'clock and borrowed
money to have some prescriptions
filler. Later. when she was recalled,
she said she might have been mis-
taken as to the time of Jackson
visit. Mrs. Hellan was the last
witness called yesterday
Other witnesses called in rebuttal
by the government this morning were
George w. Hilman, George Getchell.
Willie Hanson, Jacob Yarquan and
Mrs Hellan Yarquan admitted that
he had made statement at one time
that it was Monday morning, July
"a, that Jackson told him to inform
the contractor he would not be at
work. He stuck TO his testimony
gwen ytSttIud!, Hu"eNci, thot IL was
July 25. that it took place.
w. L. Paul was called in sure
buttal by the defense. He said
Priest the detective. had promised
him about the latter part Of August
he would make no effort to see Jack
son without first informing him.
Paul. Priest had denied making any