State v. Dwire

The defendants were indicted for a riot that occurred at a fire in the city of St. Louis. One of the witnesses called by the State testified that he saw three of the defendants present participating in the riot, and on his cross-examination, in answer to a question put by defendants, he denied that he had stated to two persons, whose names were given, that he had not seen Dwire at the fire — one of the defendants whom he had implicated. The defendants afterwards introduced the persons referred to in the question, who contradicted the witness, and testified that, at the time and place…