Putnam patriot., 1929-05-02
RICE COUNSEL READY WITH ALIBI IF CASE HAD BEEN TRIEI
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 e You made no effort to ascertain whether he was dead or not7 A. No Juanita went right back. sat in tho chair. She went back and stopped down and saw he wasn't breathing e. How do you know she stopped down or uot2 4. No, don't
 C, Did Jaanita start into the kitch. cn before you went in the other room | and sat down. A. No. She helped me to the chair.
 Said "oh My God"
 c. Did you make any remark to Juauita when you saw the body there in the kitchen? A. said "Oh my God"
 ] c. Was that all you said? A. That's all I said
 C. What did Juanita say? A. She said, "Oh, mother, come into the oth- CT room" ! c. Did you both go into the other room then? A. Yes. | c. How long did Juanita stay in i the other room with you before she went out again? A. Oh, just minute. c. What did she do with ali the bundles she had? A. She dropped them on the back door step or the door sill, 1 guess.
 C. Where did she go after she left you sitting in the chair7 A. In the kitchen.
 C. How long did she remain in the kitchen al that time? A. Just min- ute
 C Then did she return to the room where you were? 4. Yes.
 C What did she do when she re. turncd7 A. Well. she says. Dads dead. what shall dol"
 c. What else did she say, if any thing2 A. 1 don't remember.
 The domestic relations between Mir and Mrs. Jackson and the part. if any. that Rice had played in disturbing them was the next subject of the cor oners questioning The examination proceeded as follows.
 c. Were you and Mir. Jackson on good terms when you left that night Co 20 down the stree,7 A. Yes.
 c. Had you talked with him during that day? A. Yes.
 e. How many times? A. Oh. don't know. Mir. Jackson wasn't much of n man to talk at home. Most of the time he was reading
 c. Did he talk much that day? A. No.
 c. Did he have any conversation that day in regard Co MT. Rice2 A. No, he was not mentioned.
 e. You say. do you, that the name of Mir Rice wasn't mentioned in your presence. to you or to Juanita A. No.
 Q. Mir, Rice had been boarding with you? A. Yes.
 e. When did he come to board? A. Tn the spring. He was with us six weeks.
 Q. When did he eome7 A. Why. t was in April.
 c. He remained six weeks2 A. Yes
 c. Then where did he go? 4. North Wndham.
 c. Did he come to your house to board again? A. Yes. in September,
 c. What day in September A.. About the middle.
 .. How long had he been there2 4. All the time until the Sunday be- fore Mr Jackson was killed; except two days when be was in New York.
 c. When did he leave your house? 4 Sunday morning.
 c. What time? A. About O. clock, l think.
 Q. Why did he leave? A. To take care of his incuhators.
 c. Did he come back after that2 ! A. No.
 c. Why didn't he come back? A. Because it is about two miles to our house7
 Q. When did you know that he was going to leave7 A. On Satur- day.
 Q. Did he give you the reason? A. Yes.
 c. Who was present when he gave you the reason? A. He told me while he was milking.
 Asked Rice te Stay
 O. Did he speak about leaving to Mir Jackson? A. No. He had spoken of it before but Mr. Jackson had said, Don't leave. Stay" Because he could help me milk.
 Q. You didn't inform Mir. Jackson that he was leaving2 A. l didn't see him. When l got in he was sleeping.
 Contrary to Jackson's own note to Rice. in which he said he had warned his wife to keep away from Rice. Mrs. Jackscn said there never had been any trouble between Jackson and Rice. The questions and answers were:
 Q. Had there ever been any trouble between Mir Rice and Mir. Jackson? A. Never.
 e. Did you say that Mir. Rice lived about two miles away from you? A.. About two miles.
 c. Did you and Iuanita visit him at his houseg X. Yes.
 c. How many times2 A. We'll. couldn't tell you exactly how many.
 O. About hcw many times as near as you can tell? A. Oh. perhaps a dozen times
 The same subject was taken up again. with this sideight on the domestic life of the Jaeksous:
 Q. Did Mir. JaelSson ever find fault with Mir. Rice's being at the house2 X. No. he brought him there pre- vailed on him Go stay there.
 Q. Did he ever order him out Of the houseg A. Never.
 Q. Ycu say that you and Mir. Jack son never had any trouble during your married life? A. We'll, we had scraps same as other families do
 e. Were there ever any times when you didn't speak2 A. l always
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