Show MORRIS STILL VERIFIED UNVERIFIED ON Former Lieutenant Lie tenant Shannon Shannon Shannon Shan Shan- non non Demands That That Hints of Dishonesty Cease The investigation aion of the chr charges e made mado by J J. J J. J Morris murderer that the he had bad ro robbed bed hini him of diamonds valued at Rt nearly when h he was arrested a year car a ago o slowly dra dragged cd its weary wenry WR way through n two and a half bo hours rs this morning with ih no scintilla tia of evidence e produced that w would m tend to to made b the confirm tho statement by murderer or that would strengthen the stories printed l by hy the Herald can an based on tho word of a drug fiend fend that that hat the policemen eu had bad robbed Morri Mori John Murray partner of Morris in iu inthe the he Undo Uncle Unco Sam Sar robbery was Vas in th the courtroom today clad in his prison t suit lit handcuffed and co closely ely guarded by Deputy Dep Dep- uty ut- Warden Andrew C C. C Ure lire who watched him throughout the morning It I was wa noticeable that Murra Mur ra ay's ays e a handcuffs were not removed Murray refused refused to testify until his I present The police de de- attorney was ws' ws was notified no to find him bun but buthe buthe he ie was waR not located Murray Murra was taken back to the tho prison at 1 1230 30 o'clock but butwill butwill will ion sion i be returned to tho the afternoon les sea sea- Deputy Warden Andrew C. C CUre Ure of the tate state prison prison examined Morris Morris' foris' foris vest vest- vestin in company with tho members of tho the com corn mission There was a 8 loose thread but buto no o indication of the tho stitches of which Jackson ackson the Republican Herald police reporter testified A seam ear had been bean of inch separated for three quarters an or ora r an inch into which a large diamond diamonding nd ring ing would not fit unless unless' tho seam seam were verc opened further There were no DO holes boles in the pockets pocket A watch could not havo have been put in inthe the tho bo lining Loose diamonds mi might ht h have been concealed there but scarcely ly anything any any- thin thing else sa save perhaps a s small l ring Shannon hannon Shanon on n Stand Former Chief of Police Samuel Barlow Barow Bar Bar- Ba low ow former Desk Ser Sergeant Joseph Pu Riley liev M. M Beckstead former ormer detective detec- detec captain captin of ot d detectives and now tive were also called as witnesses They told old of of in incidents dent concerning the arrest of if Morris Moris and the search of him bim and Murray Jurray Fred J L. L Ba Bagby by a reporter was wit wit- for or the Republican Herald was a floss ness ess but his hg t testimony was wa not imp r- r taut ant Richard L L. Shannon former leut nant n- n ant nt of oC tho the police department told of tho ho incidents that followed tie tn pawn pawn- shop bop robbery robben Quest Questions ns were cro asked concerning diamonds owned bv by him or r members of his family and he ex ex- ex x how bow he lie got ot them themI I dont don't think Morris Morris' orril had bad an any diamonds dia din monds or that any any were stolen stoJen from rom him lira he said There hero has been an attitude shown by certain certai members of the be police olce department to lo discredit me mend and nd put me nb up up as a the fall fal guy guy Shanon Shan Shan- Shannon non on ex exclaimed I I ba have havo 0 h lived cd h hero here re sov soven n years yer Hud and havo have worked for or my own living since tince I was 10 years old od Id I was never accused of dOln doing a crooked crooke thing thinS until this miser ablo diamond dia Jiu mond matter mater came up It I was framed l R a crooked o kod political deal Booze Not a Fighter I am not a booze fighter a a gam gain bier nor a a dissolute man I 1 have havo bou bought ht be diamonds for my wife nail and dau daughters because I wanted them to have bave just as asgood good 38 as anyone else has bs within my means I got ot inv mY diamonds honestly and nd dont don't see tee wh why the names of my my d ifo and dau daughters should bo be dra dragged i through the mire like liko Jko Theres There's not ot a living soul on the face feo of Gods God's preen eon earth can cnn say sar honestly that Im I'm Im a crook rook Attention was called caled to the tho fact that no o direct accusation had bad been made madea a against Shannon He lie replied that be he could not say lay that he be had been beon ac- ac used but that those who had said thin things lings a against him were like the Her Her- ald Republican Id-Republican snakes es in the grass graes als- als when ho lie looked for actual charges chargee there T was S none nono but the effect WI was just tho the same amo |