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to say all as far as W IS asked Have talkt
transaction over with Mr. Wight and NJ
Bliss, not with Mr. Hard, not much: la.
talked with Mr. HIrd about it dav before ye
terday IN the store. Mr. Wight was present
believe.
QUEs. Did voa not say TO Coroner,s In
~, " | saw them falling and at that MINT
told the tall man to stand back and see fa,
plaY?''
Ans sud some thing like that: sboul,
| say now that about the time thew were fall
| ing said that; could not say it was at pre-
cisely that time
Mr. Hard said he thought defence was ou
/ of order in much of his cross examination
! Court thought examination was pressed nj
! least more than was usual.
Mr. Chittendeu repelled with earnestness
the intimatlOn that he was unreasonable
urging the examination
Examination resumed. Can't saw that it
was at the precise time thev were fallino that
| said - stand back, &c. Don't think 7 cav
the two after | said that till they had fallen.
Don't remember where | was looking when
the exclamation Of McKeen * he's knifno
me, was made. That exclamation was near
the time made the remark 81 stand back >"
&c; don't remember if it was before or after ::
did not hear the noise of their falling.
CUES. How then were you able to state
that this remark - take him off - was made
while they were falling
Ans. saw them falling. Don't remem-
Der as | was looking at them when that ex-
cIamatlon was made; 1T was near that time.
Don remember how we were seated on
the Saturday evening previous. Colburn,
Meheen, Howard, and myself were there
Don know who came to the door. They
came near ten O'Clock. Was accustomed to
play cards then, couldn't say how often;
THINK We paved none that week except that
night Don't remember anybody coming to
the door except on that evening. The last
night no one could look in through keyhole
as 1t was stopped with pape-. n1r look into
the store except by raising himself I'D and
looking over the door; heard no one climb
up to look in that way. Don't know that
the other short man did or said anything
during the transaction.
Mr.. BRoMPION's TESTIMONY.
WV. BRoNPToN, sworn. Was at Faiths
saloon, in Concert Hall, on the night of the
affair. Went at nine clock and stayed till
the murder was committed The prisoners
came there after did; guess they came to-
gether | was there when they left | be-
ieve they left between 10 and IL, but am
not sure. don't know as they left together
They were drinking beer and playing baga-
-elle. Others We're there. They did not as
'0cate with the rest of the company; did
not notice that any were gone before all
were gone Bagatelle IS played on table
'i'h D ii did not see any money, don't
know as they were gambling; suppose they |
were playing flr the beer
1T this point Court adjourned till next
morning.
THIRD Day, September Both
The trial opened on the third day, with a
attendance ofspectators, including,
Is u -1e previous days, several female friends
't r.. aeeaS-i PARTIES.
TE,rmoNT or Dr. BRADLEY
EDWARD BRADLEY, sworn. Am a physician
nd surgeon, aidei in the post mortem ex-
muati1u IF McKeen's body. Took the
--ruum and heart exhibited from the corpse.
has bone Is a very firm one, fully ossifed-
equIres a good deal of force to penetrate it.
QUE Can a wound of this kind be COM
nencad and finished while the parties are in
contact?
Objected to by defense that the question is
ut one Of medical skill
Insisted by Mr.. Hard, that it is a question
{ scientific skill what, and what force is re-
uircd to penetrate particular bone.
Decision reserved and witness left the
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