Show ISTORf 31 Of lOST 1031 AND ANO 1 t D DPI PI T l J 1010 ln AT AI IN Evidence Given as to the Movements of Thomas Linker Preceding Death of Ranche Joseph Briggs C J PATTEN colored testified s i i i in in the district court today that a gun was taken from his room on the afternoon of January 12 the day before Joseph Josph Briggs was waa killed and that he did not see the gun again agin a n until Mr Mrs Mra Maud Linker gave It to him January Januar 14 with rith Instructions Instruction to take It fro froal from the hotel This evidence was Introduced at the trial al of t Thomas Thoma Linker charged with having ving murdered Briggs Brigg a rancher of Maud aud Linker wife of f Thorn Thomas Linker Is I. charged conjointly with her hr husband and William H H. Brooks Brook col red with the murder of t Briggs Brigg Patten was waa a room roommate mat of f Brooks Brok He H. testified that the tha gun was In a drawer when he h. went to bed at t 6 5 o'clock on n the afternoon preceding the tho murder and nd that he h. had bad not seen n the gun again after that until It was handed to t. him by Mr Linker on n the morning of f January 14 Patten could not give the caliber t of the gun De Detective B B. Hie H H. Seeger ger testified that the ie bullet which caused caud ed the death dath of f BrIgga was w. a two thirty Detective L. L L. L La Larson who arres Patten with the gun that the gun In Pat Patten ens en's possession was a thirty thirty Brooks Brok was placed on the stand tand and the movements of Linker traced on n n the nIght of the murder murde Brooks Brook said aid he h. ate at with Linker at a cat cafe near the Macedonia hotel hotl where the defendant resided at atso abut about 10 o'clock on the n night Ight of f the tha murder Brooks Brook also so testified that h. h saw aw Linker again ain when at about abou 1 30 a. a m. m Mr and Mrs Mr Linker visited his room to t. tell ll him of f the mu murder reported by bythe bythe the offic officer who earn came to t. th the a hotel In search arch ch of the murder suspects |