Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-20
MR.. MADISON MIXED.

Hugh Madison, of the Eleventh ward patrol
wagon, corroborated the former witness, but
managed to get himself hopelessly mixed. He
at first testified that he asked the prisoner
what he shot his wife for, and on cross-examin-
alton denied asking such question. Witness
also got mixed up as to the time the patrol
wagon went TO the house.
Mrs. Louisa Turner, who lived inIthe house at
the time of the tragedy, was by far the best
witness that was placed on the stand. She told
a clear-cut story that was very damaging to the
prisoner, and could not be shaken in the least.
The witness stated that she was in the yard
and heard cry that Smith had killed his wife
She went upstairs and walked into the room
and saw both husband and wife in bed, The
prisoner turned his head and looked at her, but
said nothing. There was no one upstairs when
she got there. She then started down the stairs
and cried: Ny God, the dirty black niger has
killed her"
During last April the witness stated that one
night Smith and bis wife had been out at the
home of his mOther-in.l law, anc he returned
home about l04O and his wife did not come
home until y o'clock. He raised a row with
Mrs Smith and she screamed The witness
ran to the door and saw the defendant holding
his wife against the wall choking her with his
left hand, while in his right hand he held a
revolver and he said, D you. will kill you" !"
AT another time the prisoner pulled his re-
Volver on his wife on Clark street and threat
ened 70 blow her brains out.
HANDY WITH THE REVOLVER,
Mrs. Emaline Harris once heard the defend
ant fussing with his wife and she refused to re-
turn to the room until be put the revolver
away, and the wife said that he always drew
the revolver on her when they were fussing
Mrs Lizzie Jones, Mrs. Mary E. Gibson and
Mrs. Mary Wedlock live in the neighbOrhood of
where the tragedy occurred and testified to
hearing the shots on the night of the murder,
but could not tell where they came from.
Mrs. Duvall, wife of the minister who mar
ried Mr. and Mrs. Smith, testified that they
lived with her for short time, that she heard
the prisoner threaten to kill his wife.
Mrs. Hannah Bundy, a sister of the deceased,
testified to the prisoner having made nUmer-
Gus threats against his wife and at one time
fired three shots after her.
Detective Fitzgerald testified to a conversa-
tion with the prisoner while on the way to Jail,
and he said the reason he killed his wife was
because of some letters he found.
A STATION HOUSE GIvE-AwAY.
Special officer Robert Robinson testified to a
conversation with the prisoner in the Central
station when the prisoner stated that he got
tired fussing with his wife, and that he would
end the thing He said that they had been
fussing for two hours on the night of the mur-
der, and that when she went to sleep he got up,
and, securing the revolver, shot her and then
himself His wife did not wake up after she
was shot.
The Commonwealth at this point rested, and
Mr.. Marion opened for the defense. He said
that there was no question but what Mrs.
Smith came to her death at the hands of her
husband, but the question is whether the man
is Of sound mental capacity.
Mr.. Marion stated that the defense would
prove that Mrs. Smith had been unfaIthful to
her husband. and that he bTooded over this
and although not a drinking man, on the day
preceding the murder he filled up with LIQUOR so
that after O'Clock that night he did not know
what he was doing. Mr. Marion stated that it
was peculiar fact that the defendant had shot
himself three times, his wife once. and, al
though the revolver only contained five cham
bers two bullets still remained in it when 1t
was found This he looked on as something of
q mystery.
When Mr. Marion concluded his opening.
court adjourned until this morning,