, 1875-03-12
Nsl!lng a Deserted House.

Union Street Station. Ohlcor
ruoMAs cowpnY
vas tho flrst v,tncss sworn. llo said ho heard
Flora Crandc!l any, when taken from the uisnesB'
stand tho dny previous, that siio would nerof
scll what sEo know Of tho case. ss,e nsked as to
tho penalty for falso swearing, aud ho told hcr 1t
uAs Pentontlary ohonsc'
stFIoru, !" who was present during the examine
t,on. upon being questioned, confessed tba. sho
Ind p1ade such statements, md In vlrulcnt
mapaor repeated them, following her remarks
with tho statement that aho had told all she
know. Tlloy might do wbat they pleased with
her.
Tho Coroner then ordered her from tho room,
and a. she vanished sl.o eavo vent to long
stream Of oathB, followed by tho chanting OF
This Is tho way long hayo sought, ctc.
MINNIE MONTGOMERY
was tho next witness. She testified that sho
lived now ut No. 2G3 Third avenue. Sue did not
know tic dscenafd, but had Eeen him /; lad been
IN his place WITH Flora Crandell, Who had an in-
tersiew with him in January. She understood
vas his mistress, aud TINT ho wac going to. get
somo money soon. and set hcr UP housekeeping.
A girl nho had been living with witness, named
5httio Reynolds, told witness fow days ago
appeared to bo iu trouble wLou sho saw
her last ab to what to do. for
sho had another fricnd mined sullivan,
living on Randolph street. She did not appear
to caro- for Wi!oke. but wanted Ills money, and
said that II Johnny Sullivan know Hho WIS u.s.
soclating With Nilcko ho would kill her. sho
had not seen Flora and Sullivan togethcr for
sorno tlmo. but slo told ler that al.a had stolen
9l0 from Witcke ono tin,o, nnd wont on q spreo
with Sullivan Wi!ckc always forgive such Of,
fepses. Flora sent word TO Matte Reynolds and
he.seif Saturday night thai ello had 910, and
wanted them to come over and go on . sproc.
She first hoard OF Wi1cko's murder SundaY.a .aftor-
t,os sIuce. sbo lad heard frionda say
that Sullivan was the murderer. Florn told ller
lhe wantcd to got lid Of Wilcko pa soon aB Blo
got bis money. Tho parttcs who told her that
Sullivan was guilky lived o., Tactic avenue, but
always borne bad reputation, aud was capable.
OF putting up ouch q job, but sllo did not thinl
sho would commit murdor. Sho waa eatisied
that sho knsw all about tho crime. Slsc bad Of
ten told her that sho did not know how N,lcka
or Sullivan woro to DO gotten rid Of Unless ono
Of tic other was killed.
ALFHED rA1sE
testified that ho belonged to the statlon wnB tho
taken to hor cell Wednesday nfter tcstifying.
1lo heard hor say that she had told tho Jury Ill
tha intouded, and that they could not pump her.
1Io did not hear l,cr say that ale would rather
70 to tho penttentialy than toll what she know.
wlLlI+M G1Lcnn1aT
testified that ho lived Ut No. u Lake street. Ho
Wan iu Wl!cke's saloon Saturday night about !
o'clock snyeral parsons woro present, among
othors girl, who was talking with Nilcle. worry
shout 5:80 o'clock, and loft because
nho did not. 11o often visited tho saloon. lilo
did not know the girl ut tho tiu1a, but Aad socn
Icr eineo, and 1t was Flora Crauds who was
now uldor arrest,
rErEn MoYN1,rAN
was ne1t awotn;; lle was seamster; and had
never been In Wickeb plnco, nnd did not know
hsua.. uo know Flora Crandcl': tho last tinlo la
il did not knos That bic was . friend Of
Wllcko'a: lie had just eeen her in her cell, and
sho told him THAT ale had lold all sho knew, aud
gould toll no moro. shu asked him what could
oe dono with her Y aho sworo falsely, and he told
hor TINT Btlo would h0 sent to prison. 6ho did
not appear to euro, aAd acloa III II elo wcra
ca:y. lie ilrst heard OF tho murtlar Monday
Horn!lis. lie mado arrangements SAtu1tlny
to lneut "Kcno Anderson On Milwaukee ave.
took 2 drink together. liz asked wltnoss to
meet ln. but did not hay wllnt for. lilo hnd
known "keuo " since last summer. lie did not
kern hia olRagonent with "kcno," and had not
Heon hin since until after tlo wa arrested.
JOHN ANDREWS.
alias Keno Anderson, sTorc that he lived At
No. 163 Doapla!nos Bsreet. fIo Was on Lako
Btreet Saturday night; first learned Of tho mus-
and oftou met and convcrsed with her. lIc did
not know tint she wah intimate with WIlcke
she was dangerous woman no had trouble
with hor about six weeks ago. Sho came to LIS
lady Of tho house lot her in. sho vas drunk
angry With htu because tie would not lot her In,
and Al,e thrcatcucd to "sp1it" him. lIe sav
lor again Saturday night 1t No. GO Desplaines
street, wherc ho was roo1ning. sho had a
Gttange man with hor, and Blle commenced call
Ing him uatnoH. iIe left tho houBo aud did not
Eaa her again until after he wns arrested aud
taken to her house on Sunday. blio
may have said to him then that "you
have got mo in = pretty tlx." but ho did
with MoynihAu Saturday to 50 Sunday to SEQ
woman who waa IN tronblo. lto was arrested
there. uo wAH called '.Keno" Anderson aome-
times. He gainod the nnmo "Kono" because he
1ul. !te stopped Ut tho Atlantic llouso Batur-
day night, and was never In Wicko's place until
about M Il o'clocls Sunday morning.
The Inquest was then suspended until 2oelock
70 give tho authorities tfmo to AsreHt JOHNNY
huillyan, who, II WEB thought from tho evidence,
had played ~ important part In tho tragedy.
Iwo detectives, guided by Minnie MontXom-
s.g st oaes act out to qpk foE Sullivan Aoir
where ho uacd to DO, but could learn but little Of
Ills present whereabouts.
.,:lhs,, Ihs sn4ueat WA resumed promptly at 2
va recalled. 6hc had, hho eald. porhans mat n
man by tho name Of Johnny t;,iliiyan. bnt iii
not romembor him: she did not know Of snch
man living III ChtchXo. she did not Inn1
h'Dnle M ?, -, Mqptgomesy, except that shs hM mot mot
her M 10 tho louae OF Correction. ahs nayer stole
elQ OF any othes amount from Wllpko. fAt fhis
3unet9re Mannle Montgomery was again brought
toSth.l The HltncsB recognized AiinnIs Nants
EomeIy, but had ueyer scan hor outside Of H.
Nouae Of Correction. Bhs mover tuads the A..
9ualntauee OF man named Sullivan, ierc
there MAS = passage.at-arms between Tho two
Witnesses, In which tho ito Was exchanged a. wall
- other equally polite remarks.
Ito Nitnass wAs, In tue excitement, taken from
sha room. vautlng It tho tiule tho yilest Of
esths, &nd defyiug tho authorities. When rut
into - adloinluR room ahe was axtTemel, boIu-
toroua, aud her determination, as eylnced ip her
language, Hsa remarkable, aud could have opIy
come tfosa eharaoter lost 10 al sense Of right
her. - ~A'S.~
Tho erIdence Ct
MINNIE MONTGOMERY,
Avsn ~ tas FORENOON, NEE then read to har, and
~ ptonouneed it correct. Shs further toetItioi
tnas t9 she had bcen 1t the House Of Corectiou.
9ao w introduced to Johnny Sullivan by Fiors'
t.aS' asll ele was asked by Flols to 20 TO tic
charge Of theft: She could uos be- mistsben ~ ~