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

want to be left alone. On the stairs and
while coming down I called out, sob my
God, he has shot that woman up stairs
then went out and went for Holland who
IS cousin of deceased. When I came
back an officer was there, and the deceased
was lying on her back on the floor,
the officer having turned her over. The
letter she was to write was to her little
girl. He broke the pen in pieces.
Cross-examined: first became acquaint-
ed with the prisnoer on the 7th of June
last. On the night of the shooting we
played cards from little after six until
about ten. He only got fifteen cents worth
or Deer. The day before we played for
quarters. He went out about ten, and he
was out when came back a little after
eleven. He had not got in then,
l was IN about twenty minutes before he
came. He was not in good nature all the
time Twas there. He had been drinking
but he was not drunk, and did not show
any effects of liquor. I am satisfied that
he was not drunk. cannot say whether
he went out in his shirt sleeves or not
when he went out after beer. Cannot say
whether he took his coat off or not when
ne came IN, but he was in his shirt sleeves
when he shot the deceased. Did not see
him take off his coat or vest. In the morn
ing the revolver was on the table in the
oed room, and it was with the same re-
yolver the shooting was done. The shoot
ing was done in the bed room to which
there were sliding doors; will not say
positively whether he took off his coat or
not. 1t was pretty warm evening but
some people are not of the same nature as
others and can stand more heat What
attracted my attention when was coming
back at II o'clock was that I noticed his
white shirt sleeves when he was going after
the beer. The beer was not for the house
and do not know for whom the beer was.
There was no one in the room when he
came back but deceased, the prisoner and
myself. I never saw Lou Davis
that night until after the shooting
when the prisoner and I went to
her door to try and get her to coma out.
Lou Davis was not in the room before tie
shooting. The prisoner talked very loud
when he was excited. 1t was the day be-
fore that he said that he would shoot some
niger with it. The last saw of it, it was
in his hand and I cannot say where he got
it from on the night of the shooting. Was
there only two days and do not know his
went to the dog. Saw prisoAer every day
at his own house. Ella wanted him to stop
playing with the dog because it annoyed
her. Her head was acking that night. He
did not quit till she made the dog lie down.
The shooting was done so rapidly that
could hardly tell how it was done, only
revolver on the table when was busting.
ON he
times the day of the shooting. I can
swear that the prisoner meant to shoot the
deceased. She said she went to the trunk
to get letter. He made such expressions
about settling matters" that he showed
that he meant to shoot her. They were
quarreling. Saw deceased from tbs line
she was shot till she died at the hospital,
Deceased said one day when 1 was
washing her at the hospital
do you think L will ger
over it," and l said, IT thought she would"
She was very weak and talked but little
to her, as the doctor said she had TO be
kept very quiet. I never beard her make
any statement that she did not wish TO
have the prisoner prosecuted. She SAID,
Il know that Charlie meant TO shoot NE,
but If l do get we'll co not want to prose
cute him, as thore has been enough scan
DIAL already in the papers about the affair."
l never heard her say that the shooting
was accidental. used to live in Chicago
since 1875, till came up to St. Paul.
Chicago is my home now, but 1 have been
up in Minneapolis. The counsel here en-
deavored to show the character of the wit.
ness, but the court lnterfered to protect
the witness.
D. W. HOLLAND
being sworn deposed as follows: L knew
deceased, who was first cousin Of mine.
Saw her after the shot was fired lying en-
the floor of the room.
The witness vas not allowed to give any
more evidence, Is what he knew was NOS
admissible.
The county attorner nsked The indna u