, 1925-04-29

ember Goth
In as much as a slight confusion
of dates was evidenced in Williford
story regarding the paying of PRO
lection money to LOOMS, the test
imony of his first trial on a boot
leg charge was read into the rec
ords.
r. Lee Craft, agent of the law en-
forcement department was called by
the defense and testified as to his
activities in Cody during the Cody
Stampede a year ago. He told of his
work here on the Bird. 4th and 5th,
and toll how he and the sheriff had
almost caught some law vfolaters on
the evening of the 5th the last even
ing of the Stampede. Craft testified
that on the evening of the 5th he
retired about IL o'clock. On the 9TH
he with LOOMS wen to the Grey
bull river country and arrested B. B.
Owens, charged with m%oonshine. On
the Sth day they worked about the
Office.
B. B. Owens testified as to Loomis
coming for him on the 18th, and
bringing him to Cody. He told of
seeing Loomis on the 9th and 10th,
the defense endeavoring by these
witnesses to establish the movement
of the sheriff on the evening Wilt
fred charges he paid him the 1855.
Frank Lee, special officer for the
C. B. C Q. was put on the stand and
testified to Willifred's general bad
character, and of a statement Will
fred had mad to him at one time
in Casper to the effect hat he had
never paid any sheriff protection
money, and that he had sold more
liquor thar I'M man in the state.
c.. A. Marston offered his justice
court docket to fix the dates of the
B. B. Owens hearing which was on
July 7th.
Carl Thomson stated that Loomis
and Pulley had had dinner with him
at the ranch at the time they found
the cache neal his gate, but that
LOOMS had not held any conference
with him or Morgan, nor had any
liquor beer poured from the keg left
at his ranch.
Dave Dickie testified hal the
Loomis and Willifreds had called at
iio dhS IA tiC patty Adu JUL
neyed to the head of the creek look
ing over the ranch. He stated he
thought Willifred to be a prospect
i've buyer and hat Loomis had brot
him out for that purpose.
b. B. Owens was recalled to the
stand and testified to being with
LOOMS in the offices of the sheriff
on the evening of July Sth, from
1870 to 1900 o'clock. He saw him
again on the evening of the 9th
about six o'clock and again on July
10th, early in the day.
H. H. Carpenter stated that he
spent the evening of July ,4th at
the Loomis home, and was there
again on the 5th. On the 9Th. he
stated Mr.. and Mrs. Loomis were
at his home in Powell. And that
again on the 10th, Loomis was in
Powell attending a Democratic meet
ing. He testified that in October,
1923, he came to Cody to assist
Pully in the sheriff's office during
an absence of the sheriff, and that
at one time he witnessed Pully give
a woman a pint of liquor.
Curtis Sell of Meeteetse. deputy
sheriff, testified as to LOOMS and
Agent Craft coming over and ar
resting B. B.. Owens. Verl Buchan-
an testified as to going to Powell
with Loomis for the Democratic
meeting July 10th. E. C. Loomis
brother of the sheriff, stated that
he and his family spent the evening
of July 4th in Cody. and were at
the sheriff's, home after the unveil-
ing of the Buffalo Bill memorial.
Mrs. Loomis Testifies
Mrs. w. II. LOOMS took the stand
in behalf of her husband and des-
cribed the arrangement of their home
at the county jail. She stated that
she was home on the evening Mr..
Phillips said her husband was drunk
or sick, and fixed the date by the
fact that on this evening one of
the prisoners was moved to a cell on
the upper floor. She admitted her
husband was sick, but had not been
drinking, and later the same eve
ming assisted Mr.. Lieb at the camp
ground. Mrs. Loomis, while on the
stand, said she was with her hus-
band on the night of July 3rd, they
going down town together. and not
returning until rather late.
w. r. Lieb, Jr., took the stand
and told of Mr.. Loomis coming to
the c~ampground at his request, and
that later he came back n stayed
there while Lieb went to a dance.
Lieb did not in any way connect
this night up with the night of the
alleged booze party at the jail, but
was sure that the occasion that
Loomis relieved him, that he had