| Show MAN lAN WHO HOUGH TUn TItI OWN mIN Second Hand Dealer Positively Do Io 0 It I Was Wan Wa Not ot Tho The officers who expected to connect with wih the time gun found on en south Houth street on Saturday night ore are en entitled titled to nt at least ono ammo more guess Tim The Theman man on whom they the depended to identify fy f the time prisoner as time the purchaser de do declares dares clares that to tho the bent belt of ot his hla knowledge he lie hI had Imad never In his hla life le seen Been tho the ac tic accused I cUBel before The truth lo to havo been thoroughly established that lid did dil not tint buy It statements to time the contrary notwithstanding Neither ban it been heen shown that It I Is lit the time same revolver purchased from Jacob the tho pawn broker and Hec ond end hand denier dealer While is not hot absolutely sure sur surl about tho the gun cun lie II U Is II sure lure about the tho turin man Inn as n devel devol developments develOPments in time the case emise disclose Ho lie can cannot not miot say n positively that tho the gun Is II tho time one ho he sold said Ihl He lie 10 says sa s It tt Is one on like It I but ut no more There Thoro Is nothing about the time weapon by which ho he can Identify it I but ho positively declares that Voter potI did dIl not purchase It tt from him Mm Further 1 more ho says he never neVar saw sav until taken Into Int hIs hla presence In In n tho the county Jail Jai yesterday l terl I and ond he be Is IB sure never noor entered his bil place of at business at nt least lest not while ho Ito 10 was vas In the tha store When questioned about time the gun n said saidI I remember wiling selling a a gun gUl for or 1 0 and I remember tho the man who bought It The rime follow fellow who minnie came Into the store Vas Mas al a n very vor large titan man mal much larger than He Ifs was as not so tell tall tal but heavier considerably hevier No Mo Is not the man r T II timi m sure sur of or that that If I ever evor came Into my amy m place I never ter knew It I in flint fact tnt I dont tont remember over seeing the moRn man before In my llY life When I picked imp lP title this mornings Herald I thought thO what tho the Is 18 the time batter mater with wih them hem l It IL I says ens I picked out ou from other prisoners nn M the tb man mon but that is 1 not nOI true nue I did nothing of o Ito tho kind I wont Went down to time the Jail with wih thi the ool end and tour four or orlive 01 orlive live Ivo of o time the prisoners t cam caine cale out lt One If of if the tho pointed out UI to tome t me In timid and said the tho mann WIl Nat Naturally Kt 1 kept my IY eyes on 01 him nil all al time the Ih time thom mind did I II nut not look at lt time the prisoners I told tho time when wo we 10 loft left lef and andI Ild I 1 also l o told anti and Y that wan sas 11 not tho time man mun I I 1 never noer him hll before hofle und amid he lie wan wac Wil never In my toy IY homo in iii his life 10 When hol I saw aw IW the paper timi rooming I think somebody must lust bu bo crazy t I never sold Mild Ild ho ito wan waH time the one omit Does look like lc time the man 7 wits was asked WI No ro ho imo h dont OIt replied Ho no dont look hook like hint him In 11 any anyway way at lt all aih nIl lion How lout the gun un 1 low Well 01 ohI I cant lay that 11 time the tie gun guu tho the police have Is tho the one otis I 1 sold I 1 have lots iota of old olL guns gunt here her but how am I Ito Ito to tn tell tel It I is II time tho same caine one The he ono one I sold old looks like hike this one Ole but ut I dont know that It I II Ia the thu sonic same Ime I would not nOI think of ot It wai wal ra hut but I I will wil swear that lint did not buy it was loud In him II hl Ills his denunciation elation of or the paper for tor accrediting him with wih ho lie never navel made It lt I hight ho ito stud said Do you think I would sweat swear a mm life lite away by saying timings things I know are art not true Detective Sheets and were seen In 11 relation to tho time rB and both buth declared declaim that lint ho told toll thrum them thel after seeing that he imo did not nt purchase time the weapon wenton The rime time arc still of ot the time opinion that the gun un they the are after oCer Is l lying at ut atthe the time bottom of at time the slough but bUI they thoy have imae grave doubts as 18 to Its Is recovery I do not mint believe said slid Detective Sheets that a I man who was vaa HO so cure care careful murderer was would use UFO an nn anold anold ful a as time the wn Il I old gun guu like this otto ono This hll may mil be tho time I ono ouo but there thero IB is II no evidence of It I yet ot I lut ought to know If Morten I sen bought It I and he says anys he lie enough for fur me tI I know leol him amid oUI you ran comm depend on oa what ho tolls you ou ouI If I ky says Morten el mild did 11 I not purchase the time gun then that nettles It I said Chief Hilton Hion when told of the tile As s nn an Indication of how much stock time the tl county COUlty take In tho the story dOy published tills this morning moring they are aro going ahead with tho tim work vork ork of draining tho time slough wih OH aim al outlined in itt tho the News Newa Nes Sat eat Saturday evening Sheriff wont to f Dale this morning anil before leaving I 1 lie Il hI said Bald Wo We are arc UI going with wih the th I work Just ju t as tin 11 soon loon as os I can cnn Iet Bet down own there We Wo will wi have hoe seven men at work wd and 1 to drained to the vory ory bottom |
