Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-20

being in the room at the time. It will be
proven that the prisoner was angry, and
was jealous on account of the writing of
some letter. The state expecrs to prove
beyond doubt that the killing of the de-
ceased was done of malice, and that it was
not accidental. He would now call the
witness to prove the case, and would call
JOHN A. PENDY,
who was sworn: My name is John A.
Pendy, and have been on the police force
in st. Paul since May, 1882. I was on duty
on the 9th of June last, near tho corner of
Fifth and jackson. was at the rear of
No. 307 jackson street that night on the
hill, about one hundred and fifty feet from
the building, and level with the third story,
and could see into the back room in which
there was light. I saw the prisoner
come in and take off his coat,
vest and hat, and also
pistol out of his hip pocket, and lay the
latter on the table. In the room I could
see two colored women and white
woman; could hear the conversation going
on but could not understand what was said
on account of the distance I was away.
There was loud talk. The prisoner was
walking back and forth as if excited.
think he was talking for some ten minutes,
when went down on Fifth near the corner
of Jackson. About fifteen or twenty min
utes afterward l heard a shot, and I went
across Fifth street and went up the stairs
on to a kind of platform and then went
up. A colored woman was coming down
and met me, saying "My God, he killed
her." l went up stairs and saw Officer
Murphy in the room, and saw a colored
woman lying on the floor. The prisoner
said he shot her, pointing to the person
lying ION .the floor. When asked for
the pistol, he said it was on the table. We
took the prisoner, Murphy having one arm
and [ the other, and took him into the
back room where we had him put on his
vest and hat.
Cross examined by Mr.. Hall for the de-
Tense: Was on duty the night of the muir
der about II 80 on the hill: wait occasion
ally on the hill. That night I saw some
men and women go through the alley way
and 1 was on watch for them to see
what they were up to. Gould see into the
back room but could not say whether it
was the room in which the shooting was
done. 1 was on the top of the hill when
the prisoner came into the room, and I
could recognize him, as I had seen him
often; could not say whether the window
was down Or not; did not think the prison
er was drunk. AS soon as he came in he
was excited; did not see anything in his
hand. Did not hear any of the words
spoken 30 as to understand them. Could
see him take off his coat and vest in the
back room and put them on chair, and 1
also saw him take the revolver out of his
pocket plainly and could distinctly see
and know that it was revolver He did
not interfere with my sight at the table,
and L am positive he took it out of his
pocket and put it on the table. I was from
100 to LEO feet from him. guess I could
see a revolver at that distance. They were
talking SO loud could hear them well but
not the words. Knew he was talking from
the movement of his month I could see
because there was lamp in the room. The
night was dark outside. When l came
l stood about 100 feet from the building
hsd an object for standing there SO as
to watch the house to see if parties went
in. About twenty minutes after 1 came
down [ saw Officer Murphy when the shot
was fired, and he went up jackson and
went Fifth street, as there are two en-
frances into the building. Mine was the
shortest, but Murphy was there first. Did
L
colored woman on the stairs but 30 other
person. She did not go back but went on
down stairs to jackson street. When
got up found Murphy, the colcred wo-
man on the floor, and the prisoner in the
room next the back one, not the one saw
into; the prisoner had on neither hat, coat
or vest. We remained only q couple of
minutes in the room before we took him
no IriD
The prisoner said he wished to. get. his
coat AID nat, bot his coat he did not get,
only his vest and hat in the rear room,
and do not know what became OF his
coat. At this time the revolver was N the
centre room, the same room in which the
deceased was. On the way to the city
hall the prisoner said 1T was too bad he
had shot her, but that it was done BIZ acct
dent" am sure ne took the pistol out
OF his hip pocket, as sure as I am hat he
took off his coat. There were three or
four in the room when | first
went up,two colored and one white woman;
did not know of any more there. / sup
pose that one of them is the witness,
Eliza Hall, and the deceased. The woman
That was killed was in rocking chair,
and the other near the baok-door. The
discussion appeared to lie between the
prisoner and the deceased. The parties
mentioned we're all IL the room when the
prisoner took oil his coat and vest. Did
not know If the woman in the chair was
excited, and could not, as they were all
talking. Tae pistol might have been as
accessible to the others in The room as it
was TO the prisoner if they wished to get
up and get it. When I was up On the hill
[ did not expect there would be any such
trouble as there was. l could tell his voice
from lady's voice.
Re direct Examination-Do not remem-
Der positively whether the window was 10
or not.
At this stage of the proceedings Counsel
Hall wished the witnesses who were in the
room to be taken to some other one, and
the judge orderded the sheriff to have
them taken to some room convenient.
OFFICER MURPHY
sworn, and deposed: am g police Off
csr, and have been on the force since 1872.
remember Che night of the shooting. 1
was on Fifth, near Jackson street, in
this city, Mt that time. 1
saw Officer Pendy on Fifth, near
jackson. Heard q shot fired about u
O'Clock, midnight, aud also heard hello
ing, but could not distinguish what was
said. I ran up Jackson some seventy-five