Show I r Hunter Put Up Job ob to lo Rob kob the Old Man 1 n That Was tho Declaration on tho the Witness Stand Today of 01 o cor o W Muncy Who l Turned States s Evidence Jn Murder Will bo bor boi r Concluded Tills This i Afternoon and Rico Will bo be Ibid field I The preliminary of ot John nice charged with the tho murder ler of oC old man Fred Beutler will be concluded In Judge DIehls court this afternoon and there ther U is no doubt that he will be ordered held to await tho the action of the district court and answer there to the crime charged Iu lit the complaint This mornings session culon was taken up with the direct examination n and part of oC tho the examination of at George W Muncy the the old man wl De confession of ot the murder Implicating and Abe Abc Hunter created a sensation In Iu this tItle city recently Answering County Atty Alt All Whit Whittaker Whittaker taker Muncy MUne said paid ho was IM 67 57 7 years of age ng and that ho lie hud known tho the defend defendant defendant ant lee since IS Ho lie said eald that be before before fore rore the tha th murder lIe he met Hire IUro and Abe Hunter at al the letters residence and I that Hunter lunter proposed the tue scheme of oC robbing old man nian Mention Hun r put hUt up lip the Job to rob the theold theold old man eald Muncy Mune This was ns ob objected to by b Atty AUy J M Hamilton for tor defense nUll the tho answer strick stricken en cn out What did you do thero was as asked We Wo agreed nCI Id to go g to old snail man linen and rob him hut but wo 0 agreed to meet at nt Hunters again Wo o met mot again and then went vent to Wo We went tent Into his place grabbed tho old man and throw him butt down on the tho lied bell Abe be Hunter Huntor locked the tho door and turned down tho the light stuffed a roB rag laWn doWn throat thront and Abo Abe Hunter tinnier JI J to look for tho the money but did not find any The Time old man cried murder and wo we heard a n tried the door Then Ihen we kept very quiet and anti andIn andIn In n a short time left lert tho the place I 1 went to I 1 street treet where hero my wife sio was living Did you mask Yes wo we wore store masks Where was wan Deutler when you ou went wont Into the room Ho lie was wag sitting In n ii Who Sho locked the tho door Abe b Hunter What did you OU anti and tho the defendant do Held the tIme old man and nice stuffed time the rag trig down lila throat Did cry ry out omit Yes e ho lie cried murder Who VImo searched for tor the tho lie money Abe Aba Hunter Huntor Did Dill the defendant have havo bold of ot Beu throat Yes Whore Where did ho lie get the tho cloth ho stuffed down throat 7 Wo IVe got Irot It from Crom tho granary nt at Hunters place How lion long did you ou stay slay at hers lers About five ne minutes Did the murdered man struggle Yes cs a n little Now why wh did jou OU leave so quick quickly ly I Because o I did not think It safe sate to remain there Did IId Hunter and ond go with you youl Wan No dead when you OU left leCt 7 No How do you OU know knowlie He lie JI uan on nn the time lied hell moving Did you Ou see the defendant after tho the murder Not until bo lie got our our of oC Jail Where was that At my place Old Did you have a conversation coner Yes What was as It itSe We Se told ha lie I lUce that had hill hotter better leave have the country countr and omI he said he would go away awo When did you next see co him Not until our arrest this spring I saw fW aw hint him at nt the th county jail On cro by Mr Hamil ton Muncy Millie repented repeated ted tho the statement of ot his age Counsel for tor defense then thon be began gan a 0 long examination as os to tho time wit witness witness ness Iss early earl life from Crom tho the time ho bo hoSt was St ten tea or eleven years yearn of or age ngo down to tho the time limo of ot tho time murder or Moneys memory proved Nond to 10 be bo exceedingly good and he ho recalled vividly many man events that occurred In his boyhood days Who When II he referred to the tho death of oC his hilI father and ond mother his eyes eyell filled with tears Itar and It ft was vaa with considerable dif ItiC difficulty that ho lie controlled himself Ho Un proudly mentioned lila record In tho the I Civil war tar I 1 was with Sherman In the march to time the Sea SOli ho he repeated soy BOV i l cral eral tunes times J I saw active service antI plenty henty plen of oC It I dont want any more moreL I L was woUnded wo ndell In my m right r arm aria Mr dr Hamilton then asked Muncy Money If It he ho h hind had over ever been Injured on tho lie bend but tIme the witness replied that he ho had not Ho lie once had n a 1 roll foil but the tho result won was not serious Muncy said IBId that on Juno 4 he enlisted In tho the regular army and remained In tIme the service for three years Counsel ol for Cor defense then thon tried linn hall to tangle tho the witness on tho tim moisy given on direct examination but he Ito could not bo be confuted confused When the Is nn fin limo tho case wall 11 go to Judge Diehl for tor decision The prosecution will hove hlO no more evidence to offer orter nt at this time find and nd counsel for tor defense deCenso stated Mated that they thoy would not offer actor any testimony nt lit this thin hearing Tho The cross of Muncy Money will bo lie taken up at 3 this tile afternoon |