Evening journal., 1888-06-05
GRAHAm,s TRIAL.
The story OF the Homicide Rt Excel
sior Brewery.

stor brewery.
The court OF Oyer .and Terminer recon
vened this morning at 10 O'Clock. The
prosecution requested that Coroner
George G. Barnhill be called, pending the
cross examination OF George Fuchs. as be
had funeral TO attend this morning Tbs
defense made no objection and Mr.. Barhhill
was called to the stand,
He said be held the inquest over Gottlieb
Roeder. He took charge OF the body and
acted As undertaken. He found no weapon
OF any kind about him. Mr.. Barnhill pro
duced the pistol given him by a special
officer. It was Eve chambered revolver
with one load remaining In 1t.
On cross examination witness said Koedsr
was a strong. powerful man, weighing over
300 pounds. He said he found a trail OF drops
Of blood leading from the keR OF beer In the
brewroom to the large door opsaing into
the yard
The redirect examination brought out
the fact that he found the drops OF blood
the morning after the shooting. The drops
were In a straight line and did not indicate
that there had been a scuhls The pistol
was In the same condition as whom given
20 him.
George Fuchs. the direct examination of
whom Mr.. Blggs finished yesterday, was
next recalled, and Mr.. Hayes cross-sx-
amined him Witness said that when the
foreman returned after driving away, he
came into the brewery. Myers and Koeder
called him boy He told thsn to ''shut
up their mouth" The foreman then took
the rife MP stairs. returning imme-
diately. The foreman did not take
hold of either Myers or Koe-
der when he told them to 20 out.
Witness tried to get them away from the
yard because they had enough. Mr..
Hayes endeavored to show that last
April witness, while describing the
details of the murder, said through
an interpreter thatlKoeder was incensed
and wild and rushed toward
Graham with his arms in threatening
position. Mr.. Blgas Obi ected TO the ques-
tions. but the court sustained the datence.
Witness and Koeder was incensed and
wild, but be did not remember the position
OF his arms. Witness did not see any blood
on Graham's face as he came out Of the
gate.
Mary Fuchs. the wife Of the last witness,
was next sworn. She testified that she
saw the incidents connected with the muir
der of Koeder. who came to witness house
aud inquired for her husband on the after
noon OF the day Of the murder. They won't
from the house to the brewery yard and
entered. At o'clock witness went to the
brewery gate and told her husband to
come 20 supper. She went 10 and drank q
glass of beer and spoke to Koeder
Myers was in tho brewery. Koeder
knocked on the gate and told him 20 come
out and 20 home. Koeder went ia the
brewery and witness husband shut the
door. Witness went back home aud whil e
in her kitchen heard shot. She then ran
over to She brewery and opened
the little gate. Witness husband
then called to her from the
back yard to ''shut the door, She did so
but at once opened It again and saw Ora
ham Gre the second shot. Myers came out
OF the gate and ran away, and Koeder came
out and went home with the witness Wit
ness's husband came out also and the three
stood talking on the street. Koeder said
to witness: "Shot me In the back" Wit.
ness looked at the coat and found q
bullet hole aud sold him to come ia
the house. She aud her husband tried 10
get him 10 the house. About five minutes
after Koedsr came out OF the brewery
Graham came out Koeder said: There
Is the man that shot me" and approached
him quickly. Graham walked quickly
toward Koeder and fired when
within arms length of him. Ths
second shot followed the hrst hot
IN quick succession. Graham held bis arm
at fun length and fred :hoth shots, and
then ran away. Koeder walked a step or so
and then fell into then arms of the witness.
Her husband. herself aud a young man
took hiuis into the house, The
young man took or his collar
and tie and said he was dead. She saw nc
weapons ON Koeder and did not know Of
bis having any about him.
Mr.. Biggs flushed the direct examina
tlon at - As O'Clock and court took a. re
cess until 8 o'clock.th afternoon.
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