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STATE RESTS IN GRUBER TRIALWitnesses Identify Prisoner as Man Seen With BillingsTba trial ol Krod OMt|i, aliastimber, alias Carllalo. for Me murder of John H. Bllllnga. la Ibo bantam oataklrta of thla cHy on Ibo tub of loot December. aaa ranUaaad la tho district coart Ala morning Daring tko day aar.ral ..... bar*bran aumlaad, among Meat balag foar of tba employ an of Me Parbor Amusement company, with arhom also tba arcmaod murderer and the murdarod nan warn both employedThe coart room was gllad throughout tba day again. The prlaoaer eoa-Uaoaa bla cbaalag of gum, nblch baa bean a charaoterletia from tba Irat Uaa that ha aatorad the court for tba trial. Ma baara tba aama IndlSamot appearance aad amllaa occaaloaally, aa Iba laatlmooy la balag glran by the allaaaaea..Harry T Morton aaa lbe Aral witneaa or tba day. lie came from Spokano aad la an employe of tba Amusement company. Ila tmtlSed aa to aeelng tha defendant and Blll-laga togatbar In Spuhane juat before Ibey came to Ihla city ou Ma day ibat Ma murder occurred. Said Mat ba aaa money In Me poeeaaalon of Bllllnga aad Mai tba two men kept cloee together before taking Ma ■rala. They aboarad frlendfy terma aad acted aa though May were going oat for a vacation day.Harry 8. Ilarrlaon ol Mo aa company, was Ma aaeond witneaa. aad t entitled la tube, a nee about Ma aama aa Morton. Said Mat ba aaa two man togeMer on tba depot platform before taking the Iraln and Mat the man aeouaed of tba rrtme kept cloaa to Bllllnga all of Iba lima.T (1 dudgeon aaa Men called lo Hie aland. He Idealised Ma prison ae aa Ma man abom ba bad aean In Me vlelally of Kern an lake la com Peuy alth Bllllnga, Ma murdered man. and aald that ha waa roaSdeai that the prtaoner waa carrying a large hoary atlok whan aeon. Ha deacrlbed the two men nod their general appearance and actions liar old Kltaner waa alao called lu Ma aland and gave about the name lee Umony aa did Hodgaon. la aub-aiauce their testimony waa practically I he aama.Mrs Myrtle Hastings waa nail witneaa and proved a valuable ban fur the abate. She aald Mat Me prisoner, Identifying him. woo Ma man Mot coma to her home and lo-qulred about Ma wbaraabouia of oov Horry George She aald Mat Ma accused man did all of Ms ulklng and seemed vary much aurprlaad In being told that no tuck parly resided la Mai neighborhood aa Ms oue asked about.Bari Warreo. of Ma Amuaam company, teat Med Mat ha waa qualuied alM Ma uordared man and rams to Mia elty and Idealised him aa being J. H. Bllllnga. Said Mat ha knew Bllllnga wall and Ma' ba waa a quiet sort of • mas aad well liked by oil of Me employeeI'ndenittertff Harry Sawyer waa railed lo Ms aland aad questioned along tba llasa regarding Ma admissions Mat Ma prlaoaer bad made lo him regarding Ma killing ef Bllllnga. especially at one time wbaa Mere waa to ba a hearing In the probate coort and tbs prinooer i taken In tba abevtra o«re to wall for a few minutes satn be waa warn ad.Wm Gold bolt, a pawnbroker of fepoheae. Idem I gad a receipt No UK for tbs watnk pawaad lo him on December tlb. the aama day murder waa committed, aad wh was afterward Idealised aa Me prop any of Juba H Bllllnga. Gold ban la Iba proprietor of Me D. S. I oHcw. 4»t Mala aveaae Tha receipt shows that (f t* at I per real la terms per avoalh waa obtained oaMa watch, together with 41 real a Insurance oa !».*•. Iba aappoaad value of Ma watch Ksropt tba c fesaton aad Ma Idaotlgcatloa of car-iCuatlaaed aa Page Peer.)
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Coeur Dalene Evening Press
Coeur d´Alene, Idaho, US
Fri, Mar 11, 1910
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