The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-29
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON

YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
 Meeks spent the entire afternoon session on the witness stand giv- ing testimony in his own behalf He told Defense Attorney Monaglt that he had let an unidentified soldier and Amy Ebona use his room at the Keystone for about an hour on Sunday evening, De- cember g, 1945. He said that he went across the street for a cup of coffee and remained until he saw them leave.
 The accused man said that he gave the soldier $10 for a watch This watch, declared the defendant he later sold to Nathan Skinner in payment of s20 debt. He iden- tified the watch as being the same watch which had been previously declared to have been owned by the slain Campbell
 Worried By Police
 Meeks declared that he did not visit Kelso B. Hartness and Lena Brown at the Salo Rooms on the night of Dec. g, but did so on the following evening about g o'clock. He said that after the Police had taken down the serial numbers of his $100 bills on Monday evening, he had become worried and went locking for an attorney to place his money in a bank He said that the attorney was out and that he then went to visit Hartness. He said he remained there about Is minutes and then located Paul.
 He said he was wearing brown leather jacket, brown trousers and a dark brown shirt on Monday. Meeks reported that Chief of Po- lice John Monagle, Assistant Chief Hubert Gilligan and Territorial Highway Patrolman Emmett Botel- ho had locked around his room when they checked his money.
 No BlcDdy Shirt
 Meeks denied borrowing a shirt from Hartness and also said that it was not true that he had removed a bloody shirt and undershirt in his presence. He said he had loan ed money to Hartness on several occasions including paying the lat ters room rent twice. He claimed that he also gave money to Hart ness once to buy Lena Brown some new clothes after Hartness had cut others up.
 He said he couldn't have counted $l,960 in. money before Hartness because he only had $500.
 Continuing the direct examina- ton, Meeks stated that he might have told Eddie (SchwaesdalD that he didn't have any money because he didn't want anyone to know that he did have some. He said he tcld John Ritter to write Ed die and tell him that he (Meeks) would pay Eddie when he got work because he didn't want John to know he had money.
 Many Questionings
 He claimed that he was question ed innumerably by former FBI Special Agent William Didelius at home, in the FBI office and on the street. He said that this includ- ed a night he was kept in the City Jail for investigation. He testified that he gave his blood test and fingerprints to authorities voluntarily without being placed under arrest.
 Meeks denied telling Hartness to write a letter to Dora Kuich. He admitted giving her $50 but said he would not give the money to Hartness to deliver to her. He said also that he never told or asked Hartness to write any letter to Eddie.
 Gulkana Fight
 He admitted having fight with Blackie Byrne at Gulkana which lasted an hour. Judge Folta ruled that he could not give the reason for the light as it was immaterial. Meeks testified that considerable blood was spilled in the fight, 1N suit which has since been made an exhibit in the trial. He said that he also wore the pants to this suit on the one day he worked