| Show THE CROCKER TRIAL Little Girl Who Saw Booth Murdered Only Saw His Arm and Part of His 3ace Other Witnesses Saw Crockor at the Barn About that Time In teresting1 Developments at theE the-E nnston Trial Objections to Mr Vnrlans Participation t I Evanston Wyo Sept 17In the Crocker murder trial this morning the prosecution Introduced Mr C 8 Varian Va-rian of Salt Lake and asked for his admission Into the case at this day as he had not been able to appear before be-fore efensc > entered an objection Mr Varian on the ground that he was a nonresident of tho State and consequently conse-quently not eligible to admission to the bar of Wyoming Defense cited authorities au-thorities In support of their objection and contended that Mr Varian could only be allowed to practice in our courts through courtesy They contended con-tended that an attorney not a member of the bar of Wyoming could not take upon himself the quasijudicial functions func-tions of a prosecutor The prosecution taken unawares on this point withdrew their motion to admit Mr Varian reserving the privilege privi-lege of renewing the same later on The case proceeded by the prosecution prosecu-tion recalling Ole Bergstrom lie said ho had a conversation with Crocker on the day after the murder We started start-ed for the barn and he said that after he had seen tlV nan unload the 8raw he went down z jfl and theU hand and then back to the barn whom he met Brown coming out and he told him he had got on to the combination quick ly This was between 4 aid 0 oclock Mrs Lyme Hugglns the next witness wit-ness said she had lived in Evanston seenteen years I live next to the Presbyterian church and opposite Mr Crockers residence I know where the Booth Crocker bwn is On tho 26th day of January I saw the defendant going to the barn at about 510 or 515 p 1 m I saw a wagon drive into the corral and saw rman drive out I did nr JlIee any oni there when he camo I Jtvd the man closed the gates hlm t y drove away It was from ten A 5in > minutes after the man had su i ti saw Crocker come to the lfupro I fJlIUllt th Hitchlnga was the next 1 ni the say defendant walking 06th ii tIlL 11 l K rfctffward t8wn ori tire gol ol n er for ry about 5 oclock a a Jerforj g i rn Witness was not vcr ved Jnl regarding the con son ins atiorJhm rleltl with Mr Butler atlorfh Inlaw ot rocker Judge Brown tonj mated that as Butler was an at i ey of record in the case the pro tha1 pro tlon should be allowed to show wii wi Butler had endeavored to tamper I the witness winess ci CROCKER HAD A SLED tec orgo Murphy the next witness winess at lied to having seen the defendant t < fn re he barn He first saw him coming sa his house to the barn and then ht him again at the barn door He Itev a sled with a bundle of canvas on ev eVg aw him there at 540 p m on the a lj Ing of the homicide I stopped I Io i looked at him and he looked at me as very cold that day and he had oic 01 It of clothes on very much like the CO i he now wears He had no over OJ 1 but think he had I pair of gloves fl Ho was standing ten or fifteen feet l l n the corner going toward tho hu i t I was daylight and he was go i along openly When I last saw him vas standing at the barn door He i I iped there turned and looked at and I stopped and looked at him SIrs George Murphy next took the il Id and testified as follows On the ll I day of January last I was in t nston and came down town with husband about 520 She went to tl stores as stated by her husband 1 J started for Mr Hugglnss I saw Crocker a short distance from the n h n as we turned into the alley oppo a the barn I saw him hauling a up d 1 sled with something on I and IPI t then standing In front of the barn at We went directly up the alley to ginss place I did not turn after el tent Into the alley When I saw Ill last his face was turned toward pit I I nd he stood In front of the barn If I was about 510 that I saw Dont know if electric lights 1m i turned on or not or whether sun Upl liming or not When I first saw n ufdant he was coming toward the UlOl Ql AT THE DRUG STORE C Shurtllff Jr was working for Iln n I Fargo Co In January Saw V 1 8t r lint twice on the 26th of January en 430 and 645 p m He bought v o grapes the first time and went anc f the rear door leading to the alp al-p < i pon which the Booth and Crocker Infl is situated He came in about ot IJ I or 545 and bought some onions r II defendant has talked to me about I I to atter and said I was mistaken d i the time lie said ne came in 8 ont door but that is not true He Ztr nald he went out of the front door fit ttttils 1 was also not true On cross lily Dration witness said he could not Oil deilnitely to the day but Is cer I all 1 was about that time I was I I Qf fr unusual for defendant to cot time back door Jtne t Ill ft lliW I TIE BLOW STRUCK V I i 4 Walton a young girl of Evans I con itUled I was coasting on tho the 26th of January I dont tnlrirliow t long I was coasting but I Ii i li llere I late I saw Mr Booth on IJ g y to the barn I stood by the ustrl cross from tho Little Rock m the sidewalk There were i Is with me Mr Booth went In arn The doors wero closed I after I saw Mr Booth and ilal rc nt home I noticed the electrlo Ing in C when I went up the hill after rson tr Booth ater issoxamlnatlon she testified as > tie welt into the barn ho was by some person and pitched piched and fell The door was then She saw a mans arm and a its face but could not Identify e says she heard some one reo ere he comes referring possi loath who was approaching She further said he was struck by something that looked like a baseball bat Being Hhown a plok handle could not nay I was the weapon That todays evidence is strong for the prosecution Is unquestioned I locates lo-cates Crocker at the barn at the time the murder was supposed to have been committed |
