Medford mail tribune., March 09, 1923, Page 5, Image 5

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DEFENSE IN KLAN CASE CLOSED
(Continued from page one.)
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u Ik lit riding casus and not Kiautod
then. The court cited the case of
Oeorgo Putnam, former Medford pub
lisher, defendant In a contempt pro
ceeding, as the basis for his rullug,
wherein a decision was rendered that
the stale could not be compelled to
discloso tuo grand jury proceedings.
Tho Rev. F.C. Becker, pastor of
the Presbytorlan church of Jackson
vllle was called as a witness, and was
asked preliminary questions, when hii
testimony was also barred by the
above ruling. The-jury was excluded
from the courtroom during tho argu
ment.
Attorney Boggs In his remarks
stressed the statement of the Assist
ant Attorney General, made in the
court proceedings last October, when
he said "it the John Doe indictments
were made public, there would be
such an exodus tbat it would take the
sheriff a year to bring them back.'
The assistant attorney general
characterized the remarks of tho de
fense as "a piece of propaganda to
influence the Jury," and also, "that I
take serious exceptions to remarks
of defense attorneys."
A motion of the state to strike out
from the records the testimony of Mr.
and Mrs. Bunnell In regards to state
ments alleged to have been made by
Hale on an auto trip with Bunnell,
and to Mrs. Bunnell in hor home was
not allowed.
Mrs. Hnrrv Stoltz was recalled to
identify a letter, alleged to have been
written by Hale to her, and the de
fense said It was solely tor tho pur
pose of identifying a previous letter
introduced aB coming from Hale, both
written on a typewriter, and neither
mado public. The letter was Identl
fied.
Reported to J. F, Lnwrcnco
-J. C. Deever, a warehouseman, te.
titled that J. D. Edmiston, a former
klansmau aud Important witness, had
told him "he feared he would, be in
dicted, because he bad told Tom
Word to go to the devil." Ho said
be had worked near Edmiston for a
year.
Under the questioning of the state,
Deever admitted he bad signed up an
application to join tho klan. Consid
erable questioning was required to
get this information from the wit
ness. Asked If he had not been com
missioned to got information re
garding Edmiston, the witness at
first denied it, and finally admitted
"had reported some but not all to J.
F. Lawrence."
Mrs. Glen-Fabrlck tostified that
she. had passed the liomo of J. F.
Hale on East Main, the night pf the
kidnapping and hanglng'about 9:30
o'clock, and had seen no cars or peo
ple. She said when she passed tho
Sparta building, it was "a little past
twenty minutes past 9 6'clock'," and
that it took her four minutes, to walk
thotjistancc, 'havtng'JjrttcjS (ftt ' this
morning.'.' . T7 7..77'T'
Defendant Hittson was recalled,
and asked if he had a conversation
with Tom Word in which Word-said
to him, "I heard you were mixed up
in this, but don't believe it." He said
he had. - . . i f , i '
. Rev. Coy Sims of the Methodist
church. South, was called by the de
fense, but was not present, and the
defense waB given tho right to call
him loter. When he did arrive he
was asked regarding Dr. Bray's rep
utation for being a peaceful and law
nhldlng citizen, and answered it was
"good."
Yesterday's Session
Tho testimony of M. B. Bunnell,
charged by J. K. Hale, Victim of the
"nightriding party," of March 17,
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1922, In his testimony as one of those
ho suspected of being a member, and
the calling of witnesses to impeach
tho testimony of J. K. Edmiston,
former klansman, on grounds of
veracity were the chief featuros of
the Thursday afternoon session of
the nightriding trials at Jacksonville.
Tutro also came Into the trial, tes
timony to show tho source of the
"black robes;" witnesses who testi
fied the "morality" of J. V. Halo, tho
state's star witness, was bad; a
show of feeling on the part of sev
eral witnesses, and frequent laugh
ter by the crowded courtroom, amus
ed by tho unexpected answers of wit
nesses. Favored llamrlutf Hulo
Bunnell, well along In years, a ro
tired stockman, told the jury thnt
he had not been a membor of the
"Halo party" as accused, and offered
an alibi for his whereabouts upon
that night. "If I had been In tbat
party, Hale would bo hanglug there
yet," .Bunnell Bald. Ho admitted he
was a momber of "what we call the
klan,"- and that he had attended
meetings, in the Odd Fellows' hall.
The aged witness, who complained
at times of poor hearing, said that
at one time ho and his family had
been friends with Hale. and. that he.
himself, had become "disgusted with
him," after Hale had expressed de
rogatory opinions of women on an
auto ride through the northern part
of this county, in "November or De
cember of 1921," he waB not sure.
Regarding this occasion, Bunnell said
"If I could have driven a car, 1
would have kicked him out and
come homo alono."
Bunnell, during tho course of his
testimony, at different times classi
fied Halo "as the biggest coward on
the coast," and "an awful liar."
Bunnell said that when attending
a meeting in the Odd Fellows hall,
the date of which he could not re
member, he had seen black robes
hanging In an ante room, but did
not recall ever seeing thom worn In
a lodge session. He testified white
robes were used, however. Tho wit
sess said he saw the defendants In a
lodge meeting. Regarding the black
robes the witness was not positive.
Bunnell In .response to a query
from the state. Bald that he never
told anyone after tho grand Jury
meeting, that he had seen anyone
woarlng black robes, or Baw anyone
In that garb at a lodge mooting. The
witness also denied that he had ever
made any threats.
Bunnell testified that Hale and his
daughter had beon friendly, and had
written lotters,, . for the return of
which he had paid $25,' his purpoao
boliig, ho said, to solace his daugh
ter, -who was perturbed about them.
He said he did not rood tho lotters,
as he regarded them as the property
of his daughter. Halo told of the
breaking off of the friendly relations
with the. rejoinder, "you can't insult
.that man Hale," and also "Hale
wonted tw-iiiarryme worse than ho
did tho girl, because ho' '(thought 1
had a little money." Witness testi
fied Hale bad been a frequent vis
itor at his home.
The witness said he did not know
what caused the "break," in replay
to the state- query; "if ho had not
been told Halo was writing letters to
Ruberta Pierce," and that this had
caused tho trouble.
A Willing Witness
Bunnell was a willing witness, and
once while he Was on the stand At
torney Winslow for the defense, in
an effort to interpose an objection,
said sharply, 'ilr. Bunnell."
The witness stated ho had root
Halo in the Union depot at Portland
and tbat Hale had expressed delight
at meeting him, and ho ( Bunnell),
had retorted ho had "told lies," and
that "no one ever had a ropo around
your nock," further giving Hale his
opinion of him in general.,
Mrs. Bunnell was called and cor
roborated her husband's testimony
that they had been at the home of
Harry Lofland on the night of th
alleged hanging until close to 10:30
o't'ock, when they went home and
retired. ,
Mrs. Bunnell testified Hale asked
permission to pay attentions to their
daughter, and had conversations with
him, in her home, and hod once ask
ed him regarding Miss Pierce and
Miss Halley, and Hale had said, she
testified, "they both wanted to mar
ry me, but are things of the paBt."
Mrs. Bunnell testified-that Hale had
told her "that lluberta Plerfco had
threatened to kill herself because he
had refused to marry her," and "that
Angle Halloy was the one mistake
ot his llfo in Medford." Mrs. Bun
noil was desirous of giving a complete
story, but was restricted by the rul
ing of the eourt after objections by
the defense. ' . ' . I
I. O. O. V. Black Robes -John
Demmer, secretary of the I.
O. O. V. lodge) testified that he had
been a resident of Jackson county for
23 years, and that black robes wore
part of the regalia used by that order
In degree work, and described thom
as long. gowns with headgear, and no
covering ovor the face. The state
asked Demmor If tho robes did not
bolong to an order known as "Tho
Guardians of Liberty," and the wit
ness had never heard of that so
ciety. . ,
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Lofland testl
ficd that they were at their son Har
ry Lotlnnd'8 homo untl 9: 30 p. m.
March 17, 1 922, and that when thoy
left Mr. and Mrs. Bunnell wore there.
Mrs Harry Lofland corroborated tho
testimony of tho Bunnell's and tho
elder Ixifland'a,
Admits Mretina Night Halo HnnRlng
K, I,. Ray, a farmor living between
Modford and Jacksonville, in re
sponse to the state query, "Are you
a klansman," replied, "yes and proud
of It!" and testified ho had a con
versation with J. K. Edmiston in tho
Masonic club rooms, about April 7.
1022, others boin6 present, BurMg
which Edmiston had said, substan
tially, "that ho (Kd.ntston) had in
side dopo about tho Hulo party, that
ho had not been hung! they Juet
gave him a talking to." Also that
Kdmistou sit Id "those boys made a
mistake, they should have left iilm
hanging there." The witness adiMl
ted he "did not like Edmiston."
Questioning by tho stato, relative to
the witness organizing a "reserve
force" that met In Edmlston's
warehouse oil the night ot the
Hale party was met with ob
jections from tho defense.. The
wituesB and the assistant Liter
noy general engaged In a hot
interchange of words, both fairly
sl.outlng and bolng halted by tho
coutt. Ruy finally admitted there
had been such a moutlng the night of
the alleged hanging. j
Tho assistant attorney's parting
shot at Ray, "You woro born inj
America " occasioned tho bench to
OBk tho witness it he hnd any exprcs-j
sions to make on his "views ot law
and order,'" but on objection by the
defense, the witness did not answer.!
Harry Stoltz tostlflod that ho had'
nearly joined the klan but novor In
itiated, was called as a character:
witness against Edmiston, and to.jti
fled tho lattor had said "ho knew all
about it, and who was there," mean
ing the Hale "party " The witness
said he was not friendly with Edmis
ton, and described tho details of his
dealings with Tom Word, federal in
vestigator as far as It concerned him
self nnd Edmiston.'
Edmiston Is Attacked
Mrs. Juno Van Leuon, former did
trlct manager of the Earl Fruit com
pany, testified -the reputation of J.
E. Edmlnstou for "truthfulness" waB
bad. The witness denied she was
"mad at EdmliiBton because ho had
kept her out ot a fraternal organiza
tion sho desired to join, nnd was em
phatic In her statements that Edmis
ton was "untruthful." Asked to
name pcoplo who had told her that,
she opined "that it would take me
all afternoon to name all of thom."
Sho recalled seven. The witness said
she had no personal dispute with Ed
miston, "becauso ho is not man
enough to stand and listen." Mrs
Van Leuen gave a vivid description
ot transactions in the fruit business,
and an affidavit, circuited through
"tho rruit district," the state asked,
for the purposes of discrediting Ed
mlnston. Asked if sho belonged to "The La
dles of the Invisible Eye," the wit
ness convulsed the audience with the
reply, "I should say not. I novor
oven heard of them." Sho denied tho
affidavit she made -was due to busi
ness enmity botwoen rivul fruit con
corns, . , . - , '
- Oloii Fabrick tostified that Edmln
ston's reputation for truth waB bod.
James G. Love, a. Central Toint or
chardtst, the first Juror to bo excus
ed at this trial; testified to the samo,
and admitted under cross examina
tion that o suit was ponding between
him and the fruit oojicorn Edmimiton
represents "for broach of contract,"
and that Edminston; had onco ejected
him from his office.
; C. A. Myers,, a rancher, who also
admitted a suit was pending with the
concern Edminston Is connected with,
testified Edminstons' reputation wrto
bad. , .... r
Mrs. , Kate '. Young, testified J. V.
Hale's reputation for "voracity and
morality" was bad.
Tom Word, federal Investigator,
testified to alleged conversations be
tween himself and Defendants Hill
and Bray, during the Investigations,
and that Hala at that time had Iden
tified Dr. Bray by voice, ring abd
face, and offered, if Hale was dis
armed, ."to give him a licking" for
making the accusation. Word denied
that ho hod tried to talk "Masohlciil
ly". to either.
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