Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-16


Judge White is anxious that the Dimmey
murder case be finished as soon as possible,
and to that end ordered that there be night
session. The first witnesses called yester-
day were Drs. Patterson, Goster and Gettis,
who testified as to the nature of the wounds
which caused Officer Miller's death. Detective
Patrick Fitzgerald testified to chasing Dimmey
after the shooting, and that during the chase
the prisoner turned and fired at him. Arthur
Weigand, boy who witnessed the chase, cor
roborated the testimony of Officer Fitzgerald
Policeman John Wallace, who was at MilIer's
bedside testified that the deceased policeman
told him that he ordered Dimmey to go home
and that he was four feet away when be was
shot. W. H. Bown, the gunsmith, examined
the revolver that DImmey used and said it was
a self-acting 32-caliber, British bull dog re-
volver. He had made experiments of firing at
cloth with a revolver, and up to 26 inches it
would show powder marks. The vest worn by
the deceased was shown and witness could find
no powder marks on 1t.
William Timmey of the Allegheny police
force testified to taking Dimmey to the lookup
and on the way the prisoner said: Il wouldn't
have shot If had known it was policeman.
Detective John Glenn, of Allegheny was
acting chief on the night of the murder. On
the next morning he had talk with Dimmey
in the presence of Captain Wilson and the
prisoner said: u wouldn't let the big -
-- hit me-" The prisoner pointed to
both shoulders as to where be had been struck
and said that he had been struck with handy
billy. The prisoner also said, ''the white man
shot first" The witness had made very
careful examination of Officer Miler's pistol
and was certain that it had not been discharged.
When court reconvened att O'Clock Thomas
NJ. Marshall, Jr., made the address to the jury
for the defense. He said that they asked for
verdict of manslaughter, and would prove that
the verdict should not be in a higher degree.
He claimed that the prisoner shot after being
attacked while peacefully walking on public
highway. Mr.. Marshall laid particular stress
on the fact that Dlmmey had not been attend
ing a tough colored ball " but had been at a
festival of the Good Samaritans. a church or
ganization.
Robert Wayne was the first witness called for
the defense. He had been at the festival and
was near by when the shooting occurred. His
account of il had no new features. On cross
examination District Attorney Porter mad the
witness badly confused, using his testimony at
the first trial to confuse him. Wayne finally
got to assuming that he did not remember. Mr..
Porter asked him if he was at the shooting.
Mr.. Reardon, of counsel for the defense inter-
rupted with give the man chance"
That's what l want to dc" replied the Dis
trict Attorney. Il want to give him a chance
TO remember something about that night"
John n. Jones, who came up just as the shoot
ing occurred had also been at the festival.
The strong point in his testimony was that
Miller, had something shining in his hand that
looked like a revolver, and he pointed it at
Dimmey. Mr.. Porter again used the testimony
taken at the first trial. but he did not confuse
Jones as much as the previous witness. At
$50 court adjourned until this morning. 1t is
thought that the trial will end to-day. The
course of the defense so far has been that used
at the first trial 1t is half expected, however,
that before the case ends insanity may be in
troduced to help Dimmey's cause.