, 1925-04-29


with Willifred. Stated he met him
in Casper Dec. 9Th. and with Mo-
honey went with him to Evansville
and spent night. Did not drink
with Willifred as charged At this
time. Said he met Willifred in
Casper in February after his trial
here. and Williford told him that
he had intended to plead guilty to
the bootlegging charge here. until
he had been informed hat a deal
had been framed with Judge Metz
to give him a $1,000 fine and al
year in jail, and he was advised to
go and get Goppert to defend him.
Loomis admitted meeting John
Morgan at the liquor cache near
Thomson ranch, but did not think
evidence was sufficient to warrant
arresting Morgan. He did not ex-
plain why he tool Morgan to. the
Thomson ranch before letting him
go, and stated that but two of shoes
on horse ridden by Morgan matched
those made in snow leading to liquor
cache. When cross-questioned as
to whether pack horse led by Nor
gan was shod he said he examined
it and that it had only ordinary
saddle shoes, later qualifying this
remark to the effect that he didn't
know. Loomis said they positively
did not leave any liquor at the
Thomson ranch. Denies taking mon
ey from Morgan or paying any
money to Pulley as testified to.
Pulley had stated that Loomis paid
him $50, which paid the fees COM
ing to him up to and counting De-
cember. After denying that he gave
Pulley this amount, he stated that
when Pulley quit, May list, -four
months later, they owed him just
$40, or an amount which would
have accrue after December.
Mr.. Loomis stated that he had no
dealing with Cassie Stevens and
eve made any proposals to her
to operate a house of prostitution.
Also denied Viola McKenzie's story,
but admitted that he was to her
room at one time.
Mr.. Loomis stated that he took
Carey into the Sunlight country
with him for two reasons, first be
cause Carey's health was poor. and
second because he felt he might
need his aid to get into this sec
ton in the fall of the year Said
when he received Judge Metz's
order he brought his prisoner in
and kept him in Jail until about
November 1st, when he made him
his deputy about the office. Said
Carey was very able bookkeeper.
Mr.. Loomis told of the destruc-
ton of liquor and accounted for a
shortage in the Carey keg through
ar accident of carrying out the
wrong keg. Mr.. Loomis when ques-
toned by the Governor made an
emphatic denial of ever taking IL
Iquor out of the vault for drinking
purposes.
LOOMS admitted that Craft knew
on cross examination hat he had
seen him here during the SIAM
pede. 1t was after this hat the
sheriff made the trip with Williford
to Rattlesnake creek. Cross exam
~ination also brought out the fact
that Loomis said he might have
met Williford in the Casper drug
store at the first trial, while at the
hearing the sheriff positively stated
that he met him on the street.
Governor Ross asked Loomis why
the feeling between him n Man
love, to which the sheriff ascribed
possibly the watching of the Man
love home for a liquor shipment,
and the fact that Loomis would not
tell Mr.. Manlove who the informer
was.
The defense then called Dr.. ]. r.
W%hitlock, DR.. T. j. Ice. Bert Steck,
Carl Katzenbach. Vim. Longley,
Ralph McGaughey. Henry Fulker-
son, Donald Jeffries. E. A. Rooney,
Tom Long, all of Powell, and c.. A.
Starkey of Milwaukee, r. ]. McGin-
mis- and DR.. ]. D. Lewellen of Cody,
as character witnesses, who all tes-
tilted to Mr.. Loomis's good general
reputation and sobriety. Twenty
more of these witnesses were pres
ent and their names were read and
their testimony admitted by the
state. C. ]. Lowe was called and
testified hat to the best of his
knowledge Mr.. Loomis' general
reputation was good, and that he
considered him a sober man. Geo.
T. Beck was called, but felt he was
not qualified to answer the ques-
ton, not knowing Loomis very well.
H. B. Robertson also testified that
he believed that prior to the Will
liford trial Mr.. Loomis general
reputation in Cody was good.
Recall Pulley
Earl Pulley was recalled by the
state and made a positive denial of
ever taking liquor from the vault
and giving it to a woman He did