The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-05-13
JERRY DUNN'S Defence.
TRYING TO SHOW THAT ELLIOTT Wa
HUNTING HIM WITH PISTOL
me Persecution savSgely CvstsesssA fse
Fsslsns 60 bring Ost the Pssns that -.
1istt was Uaarmed wAe. Aesssh>A.


TIE Prosecution savsgeIy CvessesssA ~
| Failins Co Bring Dat the Pssns shss -,
iisst was Uaarned when AssashsA.
CHICAGO. May l2-The apparently half.
hearted manner in which the prosecution OF
Jerry Dunn is being conducted has convinced
most people In Chicago that the slayer OF ELL
OFT VIII not be punished worry severely for
his crme The States Attorney Is sayagely
| criticised for his failure to bring out one
OF tho most important points in the
case namely. that Elliott. whom attacked By
Dunn. was unarmed. Mike Mcdonald swore
yesterday that he saw Elliott with revolver
on Tuesday before the shooting. Pnrson d.
vies and Fred rlaisted testified before the
Coroner that they induced Elliott to give up
his weapons and that when he was killed he
had no arms. The failure Of Mr.. Mills to BRING
out these facts Is considered remarkable
oversight. II nothing else.
After the opening Of court this morning Mike
Mcdonald swore positively. on cross -exsmina.
ton that he saw Elliott with revolver An
hour before the shooting. The next vitnesa
was E. s. Stowcll. a saloon keeper. He saw
Elliott week before the shooting. He WA
then looking for Dunn. He walked through
his saloon but did not stop. He had two re-
James Mead testified that he was in clayton,s
so19n on jan 20 when Elliott entered. Mead
SVutihueu.
s. ':;:: sf' 4 q: s &C.: .s s
IT, but Mr. Williams cam. in IN s,s sn "h rs AL: ana
laid wa. , S:. t ss.IS. vi
oS, Elliot. que . Sss sna .hin 0't i.s
ss g.: il %,. &C.;
man opened the street door A. he did 10 Elliott pus
VI RI a:s III. b. No
%% sss k 'ssf IA sra r T:a,
in. VIZ w there TO XII him Dunnl Dunn aid Knew
LEI the Tss s'% os to ne
saton with Appetite Bill the niaht Of tho Shoet.
Ing; Langdon told him that the shooting AFFAIR
a aaw ,q me ms business. and he intended to
Wal Walter Williams va. next called, Ho wa. L.
seen IN E HHytons sa9pn in February and
,i;., night Of jan. 20 at olaytonf. man was
y w,n him , wne q; va, WAS snnnx the
IN ana walked into the barroom. Witness
could see .i1to that room. Elliott took
then looked into a private room. His hand was
tn inoE his sn cont pocket He then came and
and stood at the extreme end Of the t"r teWa %
then On. spoke to him and Eliot. " "sRea
Just then the front door opened and Witness
walked INTO the cigar room to wait on the man
saloon. and separated by a large screen. No
after fbS sS seem In sGua have seen Elicit until
gone out Dunn came to the e fro s't0r d na9
and witness stopped him from going into the
snI9 n,,, ,Whitnsss took him, outside and
ann MN moi shf ioo Eott o was inside Dunn sad
for me?',, Witness said. lit looks ike it."
punn said. - don't Want any trouble with
isms came in and said: Dunn. Elliott q ~
town looking. for you" DUNN said. =! dons
want to meet him: ! guess VIII 20 ont IT. a n.
.c;@erd. meet Dunn driving on the boulevard.
hand. although there are several more to tcs-
tify. court WIS adjourned until Monday morn
ing. Judge Smith made n address to tho jury.
In which he complimented the attorneys on
both sides for the speed with which the trial
had been conducted. and prophesied an early
termination. The defence said that with the
exception OF the testimony OF Dunn himself.
the testimony they would have to offer on Mon.
day would not take up moro than two hours.