Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 276, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 November 1911 — NOT MUCH NEW IN THE POOLE TRIAL TUESDAY. [ARTICLE]

NOT MUCH NEW IN THE POOLE TRIAL TUESDAY.

Defense Did Kot Shake Testimony of Emory in Cross-Examination— Other Witnesses Called. Emory Poole was on 'the witness stand again all Tuesday morning and part of the afternoon, but he stuck tightly to his first story under the fire of Mr. Barce’s cross-examination and his testimony was not materially weakened. Just before noon, the defense completed its cross-examina-tion and the state took the witness for re-direct examination. Shortly before noon all important was brought up when state sought''to introduce a letter which Poole wrote to his son after his arrest. The defense objected immediately to its introduction, for the reason that it was merely a note inclosed in a letter from Poole to his wife. The state was very anxious to get the letter into the evidence, so the court withheld his decision until Wednesday. William Poole, of Wabash, Indiana, a brother of John W. Poole, sat next to the defendant throughout the morning and afternoon sessions Tuesday. There is a striking resemblance between the brothers. Poole has lost the nervousness that he showed a week ago at the opening of the trial and now sits quietly at his table, sometimes showing interest in the proceedings and again half asleep. He is apparently oblivious of the curious glances of the crowds that swarm to the court room every session. The letter which the state tried to have admitted and which, Judge DeHart will rule on today, was enclosed in a letter from Poole to his wife, for Emory. It asks him not to testify against him, saying that it might result in the entire family being sent to the penitentiary. It also appeals to him that a boy’s duty is to stick by his father and asks Emory to remember that he had always protected him when in trouble. Francis Moyer testified to having been called to the Poole farm by Emory and of having to dig up the body of Kemper and of having gone to Fowler to get the sheriff. M. E. Garvin testified to practically the same stoiy. George Pfleeger testified to the’ same. Lom Rummell, • who with Pfleeger, is in the grain business at Swanington, was next called. He testified to -having a conversation with Poole after the latter’s first arrest in March. He said that it was on Eastex Sunday and that Poole drove to his i>lace and asked what people generally thought of his arrest. He also said that Poole told him that Kemper came back to* the farm on December 12, »■,. that he came Into the house and ted to settle for the wages due him. said that he got SBO for him at th# Swanington Grain company. Poole said that Kemper toll him he was going away on the after-' nocfti train. Mr. Rummel said that Poole had an account with the grain company at that time but that on December 12 he did not draw a check for SBO. The court adjourned at 3:30 Tuesday afternoon until Wednesday morning.