National Republican., 1883-05-14
DUNN's DEFEN Sc.
Elliott Hunts for tho Chicago Sport with
Pistol-savagely Criticising the PROSE-
cution.

Elliott Hunts for tho Chicago Sport with
n Pistol-savageIy criticising the PROSE-
cution.
CHICAGO, May 13.-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 Eli
oft will not be punished very severely for
his crime. The states attorney is savagely
crit icised for his failure to bring out one
of the most important points in the case
namely, that Elliott when attacked by Dunn,
was unarmed Mike Mcdonald swore oil
Saturday that ho saw Elliott with revolver
on Tuesday before the shooting Parson Da-
vies and Fred Plaisted 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 those factl is considered remark
able oversight, If nothing else
After the opening of court yesterday morn
ing Mike Mcdonald swore positively, on cross
examination, that he saw Elliott with a re-
volver an hour before the shooting
The next witness was L. S. Stowell, n saloon
keeper. He saw Elliott a week before the
shooting. He was then looking for Dunn.
He walked through his saloOn but did not
stop. He had two revolvers with him.
James Mead testified that he was in Clay
tons saloon on Jan. 20 when Elliott entered.
Mead continued | was sitting in the private
Office by the cigar stand, and | heard some
body say, "Well, I'll wait hore for the -
-" At the time did not know who
had said it, but Mr.. Williams came in in q
little while and said IL was Elliott who had
spoken, and that he was there beside the bar,
and then looked out and saw Elliott stand
ing with his left arm resting on the bar and
his right hand in his coat pocket. He was
watching the door. In few minutes man
opened the street door. AS he did so Elliott
pulled his hand out, and l saw pistol in his
hand. l then got up and said "Where is
Dunn?" and learned that he had gone away
again, l left Elliott standing there, and went
out to find Dunn. l told him that Elliott had
pistol and was there to kill him Dunn. ]
Dunn said he knew it, as Williams had told
him SO. j persuaded him to come and take q
walk, and so we left the vicinity Of tho saloon.
Mead testified further that he had a conver-
shooting, Langdon told him tina the shoot
ing affair had ruined his business and he in
tended to down Dunn for it.
Walter Williams was next called. He was
a partner in Clayton's saloon in February,
and had seen Elliott twice. The second time
was the night of Jan. 26 at Claytons. man
was with him, Witness was standing in the
cigar store in front of the saloon. Elliott
came in and walked into the bar room. Wit
ness could see into that room. Elliott took a
drink opened door that looked into q court,
then looked into private room. His hand
was in his coat pocket. Ho then came out
and took another drink. Elliott then walked
up and stood at the extreme end of the bar
toward the door and behind the screen. Wit
ness then spoke to him and Elliott asked,
Does Dunn come here every evening p
just then the front door opened and witness
walked into the cigar room to wait ON the man
that came in. The cigar room Is in frontofthe
saloon, and separated by large screen, No
one coming in could have seen Elliott until
after being seen himself. After the visitor
had gone out Dunn came to tho front door
and witness stopped him from going into the
saloon. Witness took him outside and told
him that Elliott was inside, Dunn said: 81
am not looking for Elliott Is he looking for
me2" Witness said, 1T looks like it,
him." and went away Dunn atterward came
back to Clayton's with Mead,
james Il. Assay, an attorney, saw Dunn on
the day of the homicide. Dunn and the
witness were in Claytons that afternoon,
when Williams came in and said: "Dunn,
Elliott is in town looking for you" Dunn
said, 81 don't want to meet him / guess
will go out and take drive" and witness
said that he did afterward meet Dunn driving
on the boulevard.
AS the defense had no more witnesses on
hand, although there are several more to
testify, court was adjourned until Monday
morning, Judge Smith made an address TO
the jury, in which he complimented the at
torneys on both sides for the speed with
which the trial had been conducted, and
prOphesed au early termination. The de,
fense said that with the exception Of the
testimony Of Dunn himself, the testimony
they would have to offer ON Monday would
not take up moro than two hours.
The morning papers comment strongly
upon tho lukewarmness evinced by counsel
for the state in dealing with the witnesses
for the defense in the Dunn trial. Although
two gamblers, one ex-prize fighter and an
associate of prostitutes have been placed on
the stand, not one OF them has been cross-ex-
amined in order that the jury might form an
estimate OF their character or the value OF
their testimony. "If Dunn is acquitted, y
says one paper, States Attorney Mills will
be acquitted of any further public service in
Cook county" In sporting circles to-day
odds were offered that there will be a COZ.
viction for manslaughter and q sentence Of
not more than eight years,