Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-01

ne utove to Fultons pawn shop but found il
oiosed: ne drove then to a secondhand store
ana lie CONT went inside. Witness saw him
examining number of pistols and finally LIE
Solnt put one in his pocket and came out LIE
CONT went In Russelrs again and. after riding
around for awhile longer, lie CONT went home
and entered the house.
Mr. Geneste asked the witness il be could
loentlfy the man whom he drove about that
evening Without any hesitation Loyeless
picked out LIE CONT from the group of men
VINO were seated around the lawyers' table.
This closed his testimony and at 1915 the
court took recess until o'clock.
INTEREST IN THE CASE. 1
After recess this afternoon the hearing of
witnesses for the government in the LIE CONT
case was continued in the Criminal Court As
usual great deal of interest was shown in the
progress OF the trial and the court room was
well filled, though for the most part with
members OF the bar or others connected in some
way with the case. So great has. been the de-
mand for admission TO the court room that
Judge Bradley has issued an order excluding
an out those who have legitimate interest in
the case, with the result that several hundred
people who were attracted by mere curiosity
were denied admission today by the officers of
the court.
MRS. ROGERS GIVES EVIDENCE.
The first witness this afternoon was Mrs A.
M. Rogers. who kept the boarding house In
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fine-looking woman and was handsomely dressed
when she stepped into the box to be sworn.
AFTER answering number Of preliminary
questions she testified at some length
as to the rooms that were occupied
sy Mr.. and Mrs. LIE CONT and by
MISS Eaton in her house ON the 30th of last
May. She described the furniture in Miss
Eaton's rooms and said that the hall door into
the rear room was closed by having a wardrobe
placed against it. The door between the two
rooms opened into the rear rooms All the
doors were furnished with keys but after the
shooting she was unable to find them
witness stated that at the time of the shoot
ing She was occupying room in the adjoining
house She was aroused by the noise Of shots
ana went into house No. 604 as soon as she
could She saw Miss Eaton standing on the
second flight of stairs and at the head of them.
Mr.. and Mrs. LIE CONT, she said, had been occu-
pants OF her house since October, 1890. with
the exception Of about a month when they were
away.
LIE CONT Abused HIS WIFE.
Several times preceding May 80 witness had
cause for going to the LIE Coints rooms A few
nights before she was called in because
Mr.. LIE CONT was abusing his wife and she went
In to try to put a stop to it. Mr.. LIE Cont and
his wife we're quarreling and witness told him
leave the house.
Witness noticed that Mrs. lie Coint's face was
husband had struck her While this was going
on Miss Eaton came in, and overhearing a part
OF what was said. demanded that her name be
not brought in at all.
On cross-examination Mrs. Rogers stated
that LIE COints face wac not scratched
She did not remember what was said.
but both were very much excited LIE
CONT was complaining that his wife had been
unjust to Miss Eaton in claiming that he had
peen In Miss Eaton's room few nights
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weeping and her husband was in the back room
cursing and swearing. This closed Mrs.
Rogers testimony.
MISS GRACE EATON ON THE STAND.
Miss Grace Eaton was next called by Mr.
Cole for the government. She was the one
whose testimony had been looked forward to
with the greatest attention and her appearance
on the stand was the signal of some cousidera-
PIE though suppressed excitement. She was
styiishly dressed in dark gray, with a tailor
made top coat and natty white collar
AFTER answering some routine questions the
blonde art student caused some surprise by
stating that when the first shots were fired she
was In Mrs. lie Colnts rear room. She was
lying down on a lounge in her own room when
lie CONT came in. His wife accused him of being
intoxicated and he denied it. He ordered her
to 90 into the back room to get him some
water. Witness told him that there was none
there, but there was some fresh water in his
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for him and she started to do sa.
witness hlled the glass and was coming out |
OF MRS LIE Coint's room when the first shot was |
nred. AS she came into the hall she saw Mr. |
and Mrs. lie CONT by the hall door struggling |
She laid her hand upon Mrs. LIE CONT. and the |
latter told her to look out or she would be |
hurt Miss Eaton said that she then ran down |
stairs and sought refuge in the bath ROOM She |
was there when she heard the other shots fred |
Ihe last time she saw lie CONT prior to the |
shooting was in the evening, when he came i'm |
for his poker chips. |
WHAT SHE DID DECORATION DAY.
On crossexamination Miss Eaton stated that
she had known Mr.. LIE CONT for about three
weeks and his wife for about twice that length
OF time. On Decoration day she break |
tasted with them and afterward went
to their room. While they were there MIR.
Frost came in at about IL o'clock. Witness
left the room about O'Clock, before LIE CONT
She went to the music at the White House and
on the way home met Mr.. lie CONT at the
corner Of 18th and H streets by accident, and
they walked directly home, after which she
went to dinner with Mrs. lie CONT.
In answer to questions from Mr. Geneste
Miss Eaton outlined her movements mp to mid
night of May 80. Then she said that Frost and
Mrs LIE CONT went into witness back room
Frost lay down on the bed and Mrs LIE CONT
was sitting in a chair beside the bed. Witness
lay down on the lounge in the front room and
must have gone to sleep for when she looked
up she saw LIE CONT in the room and both he
and his wife were greatly excited.
The question as to how Mrs LIE CONT was
dressed was overruled by Judge Bradley, but
was afterward allowed. Witness then stated
that Mrs. LIE CONT had on white skirt gauze
vest and white dressing sacque. The sacaue
was open and her shoes were Of. Mrs. lie
CONT had come into the front room and was
standing near the nianeei. - -
lie CONT was standing near the hall door and
toward the rear room. As he did SO his wife
stepped between him and the door and he babe
her go back and get him some water Witness
then told him to leave the room, as there was
no water there. He was excited. and when he
told her to 60, he wanted to talk to his wife,
she went very willingly Us she was frightened
herself and wanted to get ont
On redirect examination Miss Eaton said that
she thought three shots had been fired before
she ran down stairs. She vas on the threshold
Of the door when she saw the fash Of the third
shot 1t was after that she grasped Mrs. LIE
CONT and then ran down stairA
OFFICER GALWAY CALLED.
This closed Miss. EAton's testimony and
Oficer Robert L. Galway ives callsd 10 the
stand and sworn by Clerk Wiiliams. He stated
that on the night Of May 50 he went on duty At
midnight Saw O66cer Oriani, LIE CONT and
special of3eer standing ct the northeast corner
Of l2th and streets: They wore look