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Show CHARGES OF MORRIS I WITlJJiPPORT HI Only Word of Murderer, Pal HI and Reporter's Affidavit Sub-H Sub-H stantiate Charges. H INSINUATIONS ARE FALSE mm Attorney ' Newtfon Character- II izes Story of stolen Jewels H "Pipe Dream." Bl The city commissioners yesterday fln- lsh?d tho taking of evidence in the ln-HW ln-HW vestlgatlon of the police department rcla- Mv5 to the diamondK which it was HH charged J. J. Morris, murderer and hlgh- Hl mj'innn, had lost after having been LB earclied at the police station following MB the holdup of the Uncle Sam pawnshop W&m in May. 1011. and tlie resultant murder H of J. Waller Axtcll- Not a syllable of BH testimony wais secured to show that DR Morris over hud lb diamonds ho claimed Hjl to haw hnd, except that which was oon- talned in the affidavit whli:h he signed Hl nfter It had been written by 2s. II. V. Jackson, police reporter of the Herald -Bll republican, and tho evidence of John NH Murrnv. his pal In the holdup, and now flw -T. convict at the state penitentiary, scrv-9ff scrv-9ff ir.K a life. sentence. HI Evidence Is Clear. H The evidence secured yesterday more thoroughly than evr contradicted the many insinuation? published In a morn-H morn-H in? newspaper nst summer that the po- iBj lice department had stolen anything. I Richard L. Shannon, e--llcutenant. of U t',e police department, made the direct H statement that tho fabric of the entire Hl story was a "political frame-up, and Attorney Soren X. Chrlstensen later p.skcd Murray, during his testimony. If Hi any fear of political disfavor was n rea-BB rea-BB ."on for his refusal to answer certain Baj questions. Attorney James Smith, who HEfl represented Murray, however, would not HI allow his client to answer the question. Hj Still further evidence was introduced HWj nl th heorlng yesterday to show that HJ the man Anderson, a dru user, from Hfll whom the reporter, Jackson, swore he secure,! his first tip on tho diamond story, never existed. Hj Attorney William Newton, wlo was men Honed jn connection with the case HH In tho earlier articles in the Herald-Re-publican, was placed on the stand and Bffg clmnicterlr.cd the whole affair as "a pipe lnj dream on somebody's part " Hj Murray Testifies. H The hearing yesterday afternoon began mill John Murray, pal of Morris, on tho itand. Murray wan reluctant to give any uiforinnlloii. hut Anally consented to lH listen to question, and if his attprney. Iv, ho was present, entered no objection, i f would answer. Attorney Chrlstensen iccallcd the robbery, the murder of Ax-U-ll. the execution of Morris and the affidavit affi-davit which had been published. "Did you ever 3oo that affidavit?" he asked the wltneES. "'Only what I saw In the newspaper." "Were you present at Ogden when the alleged express package was received by .Mo;ils. und If you were, tell us about if" was the next question. Attorney Smith Interposed a slight ob-.Icrllon ob-.Icrllon at this point, saying that he did not wish Murray to testify to anything ibat might incriminate, him. but upon being assured that no testimony was named of this character, Murray was told to answer. 'Morris and I were In Boise where wc sent a tracer after a package he was expecting from Portland. Wc took the iitiIii for American Fork and there wired B ise to send the package to Ogdcn. In Ogden MorrlK got the package and we went to the Denver rooming house, where h opened It." "What was in the package?" Testimony Conflicts. "It contained two gentlemen's rings, ef with diamonds, one lady's ring with .! diamond setting, one set of diamond a'-rrlngs. one stick oln with a pearl sur-t-iunded by small diamonds, three unset diamonds and one gold watch and chain. Mortis sewed two of tile rings and the iiiifc stones In his vest. The other ring, the stickpin and the earrings he wrapped .ii a piece of tissue, pnper and put them It. bis pocket. I think it waB the vest pocket. The watch he wore." Murray was certain that the list he cave was all the package contained. The :ist as. given by Murray did not contain i o'l Uip Jewelry described by Morris in J l is affidavit nor did It In any way; i heck with the list of missing Portland.) O.. Jewelry which it was alleged by ' Morris It comprised and which he said ?ad been stolen from the Crown Jewelr tompony of that city. Careful examination of the slit In the ct. through-whloh the Herald -Republican Insinuated the misting Jewelry had bem removed, was made by the" com-mi-sMoners. It was found that an ordinary ordi-nary diamond rlns would not go through tb hole. While Murray was testifying Attorney! William N'cwton came Into the room. Hp.jlnt- that he had been subpoenaed.1 lie glanced at Murray who had a pair! of handcuffs on his left hand. Attorney Is Aroused. "That's an outrage." shouted Xewton. "I won't testify at any hearing where a witness has to be on the stand hand-fuffftd. hand-fuffftd. It's nn outrage. When you want no I'll be in the library." he concluded as he left the room, later Newton was called to the stand and testified that he had seen Morris in th county jnil scve.ral days after the Time- and that Morris had given h'm an order for jewelry which ho shUI had been stolen from him by the police. Xnwton !d he went to the station and wax told ttiat the Jewelry had b returned to 'be. I'ncle Sam pawnshop and wan shown t!ie receipt taken for the nropcrty. "I made up my mind ft was a pipe dream," he asserted. "First, the man never said x word to me about having rreted the Jewelry In his clothes; In fait, never mentioned clothes ot nil, and ondly. I have, hnd a lot of dealings nltli crooks and 1 never found one yet n-ho -would do n Job In th daytime like "ib one wan when he had mono' and jenetry uppoed to be. worth nearly Mnoo. It's all a pipe dream In mr opinion. ' Other witness who testified during Mir afternoon were Inspector of Polic arl A. Carlson. A. "Whjto. Jr.. and Wli-J. Wli-J. Fmlth, a. pawnbroker. An a'fl-rfnvlt a'fl-rfnvlt from .1. K, 1 1 In ton. cx-metnber of the police department, wae r;id Into th ord. Hearing Is Closed. Aftr Indicating that thty --onl4 like o nave Hfndnvttj. from former ltetlve V.iri Ripley and from Mrs. Fred Prices Pric-es to wliatver Information the' mnyl ate. ih commission- adjourned th hearing, indicating that an early decision' would br. rendered. i I)puty Warden Andrew C. Ure. ror-tier ror-tier Chief of Police S. M. Barlow, former Penlc Sergeant Joseph Pugnley. I!tctlv'ft Rl- M. Bcckstead. Fred U Bagby. re-ixjrtrr re-ixjrtrr for the Herald -Republican, nnd Kx-Lieutenant of Pollen Richard Shan-iH?n Shan-iH?n t'stlfWI at tlw morning aesslon. |