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Sow many times lt;lia he speak of the grave robbers and say that ‘they're after mo? ”“Hundreds of times.”“ta it not a fact that he was afraid of the police and that he thought they would capture him;”“It may have been.”“Is It not a fact that Informations had been sworn out a pa Inst Mm and Indictments returned against him hr the grand jury and that the police were after him?”The defence objected, but the court permitted the witness to answer.“Yes, sir.”“That is all.”That previous tronble had taken place between Winslow and toe deceased was testified to during the trial by reference to a certain mule which Tilton had owned four years ago and which Winslow was going to sell for him. Tilton had finally sold the mule himself. They bad had words over the sale and Tilton had neark kicked Wluslowcut of the bouse, It was asserted.*J ™ -■A Cigarette Fiend.The defense daring the trial has been trying to show the youth of the defendant On all occasions his attorneys have spoken of him as “WiiHe.” The age of the defendant was established on the direct elimination of his rather as being 21 rears. On the cross-examination it was shown that he would be 22 on the 25th of this month.Dr. Price was the next witness called to the defense. He was ibe witness to whom the defendant bad been taken seven years HO shewed symptom of mentaltree Me.......“What dfe yen notk* pecilkr abort him *jhe oemlen ef tbe*m tMtr “B» ww hw«M kr Mi mrtkm, tat •«--- ....... iUJU ft cKT- lcastle manner Mr. Spurrier has succeeded i m throwing discredit upon the testimony of i every witness that has so for been caficd The evidence of Insanity- which was intro- ’ • On cod by them on their direct examination \ ‘ was constantly turned into evidence of* dnmkenness. ■ • , I,The defense will not conclude todnv’jinlt;1?, the case wm ho continued nntlt Monday 1 1 n* n rebuttal evidence on the part of the ’ state will *fo!!oxv. and ft is not llkelv that . the arguments will not bo commenced until • some time Tuesday.This Jforninc^ Session.The opening session of court on the third day of the trial of William Winslow witnessed an increasing interest in the case on the part of the friends of the persons Interested. The witnesses for the state were still in evidence In the room and their attendance will be required until the case Is concluded. As before, the prisoner was seated by his attorneys with his father and mother oy Ms-side. On the opposite side of the t;tMe were the attorneys for the stntc mtd the widow of the murdered man. With Mrs. Tilton were her two Uttlc boys, one 3U years of age and the other nearly 7.I. 0. ‘Winslow, father of the prisoner, i could not tell this morning on the continued cross-examination whether the hayrack was within two feet or twenty-fire feet of the toad when be examined it. Earlier In the examination he had sworn it was within a few feet.t *!P?n S?a Jcl1 nn? Particular spell he lias had fn the daytime?”“Cao*t tell yon,” replied the witness, “lie has bad them for seven years.”“Don't tell ns that again. I want to know of a particular instance.”• “Never keep track of those things.”“As n particular fact, will you tell tbc Jury that bis peculiar actions were not caused byUis continual drinking?” -“No, siK” 6 *The farther examination of the witness disclosed the fact that the defendant had not been drinking much for three or four years.“Tell another instance when he showed these spells in the daytime.”“One time seien years ago he rushed In and sMd: ‘The grave robbers arc after me/ ”
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Daily Iowa Capital
Des Moines, Iowa, US
Fri, Nov 03, 1899
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