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nuufflLuPERKINS WAS CARPED TO THE STAND AND STATE CONTINUED EXAMINATION*WOLFE WILL BE CALLEDIn All Probability Several More Days Will be Taken For Defensei * n .Witnesses..Thursday, October 14.Perkins (Continued.)A; M. Perkins was kept on the witness stand the gerater part of Thursday afternoon' Wolfe, Gable and Perkins went from Flanigan to Chicago to a horse sale. Witness said he bought three horses from Gable on-jthis trip. Paid $700 for two of ■tl^m and $700 and three colts for the third, a horse named Sampson..” Paid Gable in cash. Got $1,500 out of ?the hanks here before going to Flannigan. Got $1,000 out of one and $500 out of the other. Otis Wilson drew the money for him and witness said he still had the checks. Saijd he and Wolfe returned to Wash-ington from Chicago. Received a pedigree for Sampson” but it was not on the right horse. Saw E. J. Gable next in this city on June 10,1913 'at Perkins' barn in the after-■noon. Said Ririe went out riding with Tutewiler and they were gone about thirty minutes. Said he told Tutewiler to drive out to StilwelTstto. get some cherries. He and Gable• . ■ ■* • 1 . ■*went to the back end of the barn and Gable told him there was $1,000 in it if lie would convict those in Van Allen case. Wilson boy at that time brought in a mare to be bred. After tliis was done he and Gable were talking by the stall and Perkins asked Gable to repeat his proposition, repeated it alia Perkins .toldhim he didn't know anything about• /the case and when Gable told him. *they would furnish the evidence he answered that he wouldn’t swear to, a lie. They then walked to the front of the barn and a short time after Tutewiler and Ririe returned. Said he leased King Bowbell'' to Drake | and he was kept on Drake’s farm after which he was brought to Washington and put in Perkins' barn on his farm. Met Drake in Terre Haute and bought horse from him for $800. Horse was named Young Joe” and was not defective in any way. After he purchased horse he drove him home the next day. Went to Shel-burn on inter urban with Drake and from there to Drake’s farm in an automobile. Said he never talked to Van Allen or Wolfe about* pulling off a deal* at Bone Gap, 111. Had horses insured that were not burned as well as those that were burned. Let Harry Colbert have Cushon” in 1912. Hoi’se was in good condition at the time. When Colbert brought horse back he was thin weighing about 1,600 pounds and was rundown. Was in good condition in6every other way. Colbert told him he didn’t get any colts but he learned afterwards that he did. Said he% • • • •did not make any statements in in-surance applications for the purpose• . ' %of defrauding any insurance company and had never gone into any conspiracy with Dr. Wolfe and Mr. Walker for the purpose of burning property and defraud insurance companies. Had no arrangement with* * • * 4 a •anyone to pay them any of moneythat he received for insurance. Does* * •. * #not know what caused the fire. Received no telegram, from Mr; Walker tck come to Evansville on day of fire. Knew nothing aimut fire until he returned to Washington and was!• * * * ■ * . ., iinformed of it by George Gilliatt. Horse Emperor” was burned. Bought horse from Fisher, and Walker for $1,100. Also bought jack, Kentucky Hermit” from, Fisher and Walker for $1,400. Paid for Emperor” and Kentucky Hermit” at the same time and has poles and checks to , show Kow; pa.yments were made. Paid $250 for Duke, jr.” Richeiie^” was an imported, gray horse, in godd condition anfr at the time; of the fire was worth i $11600. Received :$9,770 insurance, this w$sthe total amount on the barn andcontents J fi- % W'itnesa Identified ^ hihits of the defense. -Theywerel’ notes artd checks*lt; i.-.: *lt;\
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Washington Daviess County Democrat
Washington, Indiana, US
Sat, Oct 23, 1915
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