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“Poach” Martin is Cleared of Murder |Walter. jFrith several times threatened to charge Gordon with perjury and told Gordon that he was not telling the same story he told at the in-j quest. Defense attorney, Richarci j Tayor, objected to the court that Frith was trying to intimidate his 1 own witnesses.Other witnesses included Mrs. l : Cunningham, who . told the court |; that she couldn't remember any- j• thing that happened at the time, j because, she said, “I was drunk.”| Walter Wilson, trooper of the highway patrol, testified to the events that took place at the ques-i tionir.g of witnesses in the city hall j I the night of the murder and told ^ i of a witness saying that Willard was j j being held back by Mrs. Baker when ; Gilbert met Martin in the street.’1 Other witnesses were Cunningham1I and Sheriff Frank Jacobs.Taylor made a motif n asking• that the alleged signed confession^ of Gilbert’s be produced as evidence, j Frith produced the statement and ■ it was used as defense evidence.| In his final statement Frith, said,| “I will not make an apology for mv evidence, but the witnesses did [ prove that the two brothers were . fighting with Baker and a man was
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Chillicothe Constitution Tribune
Chillicothe, Missouri, US
Fri, Nov 07, 1947
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