The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-11-08

Nj. Carlson testified that he lived al
1872 North Ashland avenue, aud his family
consists ''of my oft woman and me-" He
had lived in Chicago since 1851, and had
been a lumber-measurer until incapacita-
ted for work.
Mr.. Carlson testified that about noon
March ~, a maj came to rent the front
cottage. Mrs. Annie Carlson, Carl Carl
son and witness wife were present.
"He came i'll and asked me if that was
my house. l told him yes. He asked me
if l would rent it. I said yes. He asked
me to show him the house. He and l got
the key and we went into the house. He
said: You got six rooms here. How much
do you want for it, l said $12. He asked
me if I'd take ST.. l said no. Then he
said he would give me the money right
away. Then we went bach to the house
and my boy gave him a receipt for the
money"
What did the stranger say"
HE said there were three brothers OF
tnem and their sister would come from
Baltimore and keep house for them. He
sal he hal bought some furniture and
would bring it to the cottage in two or
three days"
"What name did tho stranger give
you9"
iams."
Joseph Grouse, a photographer, identi-
fed a large photograph which he made of
the cottage in which DR.. Cronin was muir
dnred; the cottage in the rear where old
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlson lived; Patrick
O'Sullivan's barn and residence.
John C.. McDevitt, a clerk in the Grim.
ina, court, testified that he made a dia-
gram of the premises at No. 1872 North
Ashland avenue, and also the adjacent
premises.
The diagram was explained at length to
the jury by Mr.. McDevitt and then with
the photograph was offered in evidence.
The court admitted them.
Jonas Carlson was recalled and testified
he had known P. O'Sullivan about two
years. Witness identified the photograph
pointing out the various buildings. After
Frank Williams had paid him a months
rent he went over and witness saw him
talking to O'Sullivan. They stood at the
buggy shed in the alley. Witness heard
Williams say he had rented the cottage.
He did not see them separate. He next
saw Williams the 4th of May. The cot
tage was not occupied from the goth Of
March till that time.
"About what time was it on the 18th of
May that you saw Frank Williams"
at was about d O'Clock in the after
noon?'
"What was Frank Williams doing or
where was he standing"'
"He came out of tho front door of the
house alone and stood on the threshold.
"That same night l walked out to the
gate about 7 o'clock, and as l passed
along the side of the house l heard two
men talking inside. They were talking in
a loud voice"
"How long did you remain at the gate:''
"About two minutes"
"Where did you go them"
II went back to my house and went to
bed about 7:30 o'clock. My wife came to
| bed a few minute aftcr me-"
"You spoke of seeing P. O'Sullivan and
Frank Williams together on the day Will
Jams rented the cottage. Did you have
any talk with O'Sullivan in April OF the
present year?"
81 went over to him OH the 10th or 18th
of April. He was standing out back Of
his barn, rigging up one of his ice wagons.
l asked him if he knew the people who
rented the cottage@'
."He said no, and then, after a moment,
he said: 4 know one Of them and he is
all right He says: is the rent dues'
! told him not before the goth. Well, he
says: He will pay you them"
"Did you have another conversation
with Sullivan"
Eyes, sir, about the 10Th of Nav.
was standing outside the fence and he
came across from his barn. He asked me
if my tenant had occupied the cottag re
yet. and l told him no. The day before :
~Saturaay-I rece1ve1 a letter from Ham
mond, Ind, signed Frank Williams, in
which he said he had left Chicago on bus.
mess. He said to put the furniture down
cellar und that he would pay me for my
trouble. He said he had lost the keys,
and that he had put a coat of paint on
the floor in the front room to save his sis
ter the trouble of scrubbing and that he
was sorry he did it. The letter said: u
will see to it that you get paid for all
your trouble; / told Mr.. Sullivan about
the letter, and he said: You seem to have
bad luck with your cottage; you will have
to rent it again. yes if 1 can 1 says.'
:"Going back to the morning of May 5,
I will ask you if you went to the front of
the cottage"
II did"
'Did you notice anything peculiar on
the front steps?'
II did,
"What did you see?'
II saw something on the steps thai
looked as though they had broken a jar of
preserves or something like that. In front
OF the house, on the street. it looked as
though a wagon had been standing there
and there were imprints of heavy shoes or
the side of the ditch"
"After you received the letter from
Frank Williams did you go into the cot
tageY"
~ went in the next day. on Sunday,
with Mr.: Lindgren, my son-in-law, and
my son. We entered through one Of the
windows in the front room. One Of the
Stats on the window shutters was broker
off and we opened the blinds and ther
crawled i'm
what did you see?''
The floor of the front room dauheG
with yellow paint; there wa no carpet or
the floor. In the corner of the room wa.
c pot Of paint n q brush. There :was q
washstand, two chairs, bowl and pitcher
foot rug and a dresser In the room. The
right arm was broken OFF the rocking
chair. In the bedroom I saw a bed and 6
mattrass on it. There were two pillow!
and a quilt on the bed. There were NJ
cases on the pillows, nor sheets on The
bed.n
!. "Did you see any paint marks on the
floor in the front hall?"
There were footprints made in paint.''
"How many times altogether did you
see the man calling himself Frank Will
iams?n
"Three times; twice at my house and
once in the jail"
81 will ask you now if you see that mar
in this co urt room?'
The old gentleman glanced along at the
Jurors, inspecting each one of them close
ly. HIS eyes then swept across the east
ern side of the room, where the ]adie.
predominant. The old man never said q
word. Then he looked out before him a,
the spectators. It was an exciting mo
ment. The ticking Of the clock on the
wall could be heard in any part of the
] room. The old Inan,s paz d