| Show I TURNING I G P POINT INT OF f ft CASE t I IS REACHED E G f I I II Criminal Intent Shown to Be Lacking Entirely Entirely in Jones Case STARTLING ADMISSIONS I I Were er en This on un the tie Tart Pail I Of Ot Who w Is b tile the Main MainA tl I A in Judge Judg court curt the thE turn lurn In n point pInt In the action W V n B BJones Jones JonN Jr earns cam cm up UI before Judge Juds Jud e Dana Iana DanaT lana T this Ihl morning and Involves Involve practically the Ih same sam me Issue On this point depend the entire tre case caso OS w so I far faras faris as is 1 the prosecution Is II concerned a fact fae honestly admitted by lIy County Count Atty tr Parley Pale P f Christensen this II It I t I is the same me point ruled upon by Judge l lehl In favor flor of the defense resulting In the motion moton of the county attorney lom to the case ce The mat matter matter ter tn will wi be b settled this afternoon The Tho Thel l point It at Issue bue Is I a simply this Can the ho prosecution Introduce testimony tend tendIng tending i Ing IOK to Indicate nn on slon or con cn on the part of or the defendant before there is ii f any An ny evidence that thai the offne oln charged lug has ha been beel committed To this proposition Atty AU Soren X Christensen counsel for defense says MI no lie 1 The county attorney In 1 takes takEs H a little Ite different of the matter When then hc the sauna same ne Question came en before Judge DIehl his honor ruled In favor of o the Ihl defense NI leS OF SARINE Duly OUI two wl A were examined ard no cro l tills morning but the Ih facts tact brought out in II the same were acre rf of n a C rather startling nature Iture on C M penally In view Ie of the display H fl 44 by b James Jlmes superintendent of nf r the Infirmary Sebine was wal recalled this morning for further cro xam In th the outset he h admitted that ho had furnished the tJI list lt upon which the tho complaint was al based bared h f When Mr Ir Jones moved roe enove from the Infirmary r did you OU ee see I him toad load lod any Mn goods ol asked Atty Att tty Soren Srn oren X Chris Christinsen tenen Yes YH Did you OU see f him take any y of ot time the th articles Xo No mentioned In the tie complaint cm I I During the cross examination tried trl as a on Monday Monds to butt but In Pu I ie re rl p and nd give Ih kin to ru rumors r more mors belief and thoughts but vas UI prevented preened by b roundel counsel lun r for or defense When Shen asked ached when the he thing At t issue s e were taken away from Crom the Infirmary In 11 Sabine that he did not know The witness lne became h amp extremely nervous OUI and excited as I he tie lf did tild on o Monday lie ii H twisted and Int blinked his eyes e eInd and Ind thumped bus bis hil fingers on the te chair chir and sit nit JI the while casting carting hasty tier ner nervous OUs OUI glances around the room rom KNOW K O 11 nl I I Mr Ir Christensen counsel eun l for tor defense asked aked Do you OU claim lm that any a of these theM lining were eJ stolen i I Xo SO 0 era emphatically phs lit ally answered r no P you TOU know k kno Wily why 11 Uj r v a at i died ted on th tt tM sixth or June ht If I the th alleged alet offense offence took tok ne early ear In to No 0 do fo not know kno Coming on to a conversation be he between CIton tween Mr Jones Jonee J lH and Sabine th the lat lot latter i ter tr ald Ild Mr 11 Joins Jours telephoned me mu and nd toil tolI i ime i me that In II unpacking he hf found i that l to In the county among hn hs I property aunt Ind that he lie lt would bring them th I bark back The T net n t day dy he bt telephoned arab J I and nd sail that Ihal h had bad located some mor inor mo things and would bring brn them Ilm back bk II le lie brought ht them h h buck beck blk beckWith j i With reference to the purchase of or ar or a i j tide tickS Sabine said Mid Mr lr Ir Jon JOn Jones bought everything at t rut cut ut rates rt said ld that hat when wn Mr lr Jones Jone Jo brought the things back he b re n erred re to two to platter which belonged to en the tue county which plotter platters j were tn missing 0 TWO TO PUTTERS Mr Jones Jone f said lid W to m me said Mid There The ha k baa been some sum me talk oboist about iwo uin fI broken plotters We WI got JOl them and dont know kno anything about them but bul to prevent any trouble my Ut m wife Ite has hassent h hasSent sent nt the these two to new Cew n platters platter aUer of ot her hr own After Arter Sabine Sabin was a excused for fur the time being beille for tor further roM examina examination tion Chairman Mackay of ot th the board of or county was 1 taHiti calM Th The attitude of f Mr II tr was entirely i different t from that tha of Sabine and he did 41 1 i not stat attempt t to 10 Interject idle Idl and K up es work Ir II his hI testimony COMMISSIONER Y YOn On direct 1 examination he hI stated that he h had H a conversation with Uh Mr lr Jones JonI prior to the hI filIng of ot the complaint in whirls which he lit showed Mr Cr JonI Jones a I list lIM of article sold said to be bf missing and Ind request requested I ed that Mr Ir 11 Jones make s a search for them tb and If he If Jones JonN had hart them to it return turn them theta before th the hJ wn sun I went sent down d At this point County AMy Atty AU Parley tul P 1 tried to 10 bring out OUI an alleged admission or confession l ton but It II was strongly ob objected objected I to by Ii Atty Att oren Soren oren Z christen christensen sen n on cm the grounds that the Ih corpus delicti had hl not been established and that Illat nothing In the th nature of ot a I confer confes confession sion f ouid uld be bt b Introduced until oath It tied had been shown that the Ih offense had been committed He lie 1 contended ont that there therewa I wa was not even nen a shadow tudo of ot evidence to 10 support the tbt charge barge aie TilE TUB TURNING TVR I POINT 10 1 T The county Attorney agreed w with Uh h counsel tot for defense In the maIn but bUI stated that he would mould like tit to aru the tilt matter further This is Ii I th the turn turnIng inc Ing of the III ease c said add he hI and nd If i lite court rules rule rul in iti I favor flor of or the th defense then that will ill II be the end of ot th tb the raM case It was II dearly clearly rI and nd absolutely shown by witnesses for tor the he prosecution that I the missing goods good I were III found and an re r turned tong long any InT complaint was tiled and that Mr r Jones Jon freely finely admit ted tad that the tit goods belonged to the coun roun county ty and he hI returned them as I soon as 18 s he found them IltEm among his property pO ert when ben benun unpacking un the same mme |
