| Show J JACK DAVIS MURDER CASE TESTIMONY PRESENTED BEFORE IDAHO PARDON BOARD 1 One I New Point Brought Out in Cross Exnmination of Attorney Rogers > tho Original Prosecutor j TRIBUNE SPECIAL Eolse Ida July 2Thc Jack Davis rnurdur case occupied the time of tho Board of Pardons again today There woro several l witnesses on tho stand Ono wite Fred Glcason who went with Davis tb the vicinity of the murder and who waS arraigned with him for the murder but acquitted John C Rogers who was District Attor flel JU the time took the stand and tes tllled that lie hud doubly about the guilt of Davis lie said ho thought Bower participated In the killing lie said Davis had not boasted In Nevada after the mar tIer that he had killed two sheepmen but hail l aid ho had been in Idaho shooting Plieephertl ut HO a month On drossexamination ho touched on one point never brought out It was that uavis vaiKer had told him that his broth GI J W Walker had scon two amen one of thorn t Davis washing their hands In act a-ct ok near thin scene of the hilling just ftftcr the murder Is I suppostid to have occurred oc-curred JJo said J W Walker told him the statement was not true Davis Walker Walk-er was a County Commissioner at tho time and the t ovldenco of that brother was badly wanted by the State but the District Attorney said he could not Induce him I to testify John Sparks took the stand at the even hag sisslun and narrated his former story of his having been told by J E Bower his superintendent that the killing had been done by Jeff Gray and that he Bower witnessed it Holfdcfonso was claimed Mr Sparks said he considered It a confidential communication and that lUI ho was not a resident of Idaho it was not his duty to have ho matter investigated investi-gated J II Hawley attorney for Davis throughout the case was also on the jtiviid and testllled that he believed Davis Innocent Tho taking of testimony Is I not yet concluded con-cluded |
