Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-23

the house after the shooting and heard Mr..
Murphy ask for tho satcheI and Mrs. Fitz-
simmons denied that there had been any
satchel in the house. Peter Doenges, O
brother of the preceding witness corrobor-
ated the testimony of his brother.
At this point District Attorney Burleigh
offered in evidence the clothing worn by
Detective Murphy on the day of the murder,
the satchel containing the watches stolen
from Schmidt's jewelry store also the revol-
vers taken from Gilkinson and Fitzsimmons
after which the Commonwealth rested.
After short consultation among the at
torneys for the defense. Mr.. Marshal an
nounced that they would waive any open
ing address, and stated that they would sim
ply place their only witness on the stand
and have her tell her story.
The name of Mrs. FitZsfmmons was called
and the defendant arose from her seat at the
counsel table and, stopping for a moment to
cast q motherly smile at her little daughter,
who was in the lobby with her nurse, she
walked with firm step to the witness box
and held up her hand and was sworn. The
examination was conducted by Mr.. Mar
shall, who asked "What is your full name?''
Mrs. Fitzsimmons-My name is Lucy r.
Fitzsimmons. ,
Mr. Marshall-What is your husbands
name?
Mrs. zsimmons-Frederick Carrolton
FitZsimmons.
HER VERSION OF THE CRIME.
After few more preliminary questions
the witness told her story, which was as
follows: "On the 2lst of last March lived
in house near Bull run, in Miffiin township.
The family consisted OF my husband, my
little daughter and myself. 1 moved into
the house on the last Thursday in February,
and my husband vas absent from home
from the last Monday in February. MY hus-
band returned home on Thursday, March
49, about O'Clock in the morning, and
went away that evening again. 1 DOM
remember that he had anything with him
He returned home on Saturday morning
March %. My husband is small man,
weighing about l20 or 100 pounds, and was
very delicate. When he returned home on
March %, he partook of glass OF milk and
then played about with the little girl. NV
husband vent to bed about noon and some
time after O'Clock L had been having 4
lunch with my little girl and we were going
out to gather some eggs. was standing in
the door waiting for the little girl to come
when man stepped up to the door. can't
be positive if he raised his hat to me. He
asked me for family named Stein, and then
asked me who lived in that house, and ques-
toned me about Mr.. Fitzsimmons. l told
him that Mr. FitZsimmons was not in. lie
then asked me if Mr.. Fitzsimmons would be
in the next day, and l told him that he
would if he wanted to see him. Just then a
small man stepped up and winked his eve at
me. did not like that, us l TIL ught it was
not gentlemanly,a and that he either wanted to
insult Inc or make Il fool out of me. Mr.
Murphy then asked me if my husband
wasn't away great deal, and replied that
he was. asked MI. Murphy his name, and
he said that it was Jones, and l replied
- very old-fashioned name" At this
point the witness stood up in the box
and continued: 81 said, i don't like your
friends winling at me-, and Mr.. Gilkinson
said: You see the deyiliSh woman We have
to deal with" Here the witness remar rked
very tragically: Them were his words so
help Inc God"
As she spoke she raised her eyes to the
| ceiling and stood in that position fully half
a minute, the silence in the room being in
tense. Judge Ewing kindly rcques ted her
to resume her seat, which Sne did and con-
tInued her story as follows; "My little girl
WIS standing in the doorway when Murphy
gIaspcd me by the arm and pushed me into
the room. l screamed, and the next thing
heard was shooting. l could not tell
who was doing the shooting; it seemed to
come from all of them. l saw my husband
standing in the room in his underclothins
When the shooting began was weak and
closed my eyes. My husband was standing
in the bedroom door ana Murphy was in the
kitchen; they were both firing at each
other.
TRIED TO RESCUE HER CHILD.
"My child was in the room screaming, and
1 tried to 80 in and get her away. l saw MIR.
Gilkinson rush into the room and
get behind my husband. thought
he was going to grasp him
by the waist. just then 1 saw Mr. Gilkinson
reel and fall and yelled at the child to get
under the bed. When | got into the room
saw Mr.. GiIkinson lying on the floor, and 1
said: "For Gods sake stop til and tell me
what you mean" At this point the witness
broke down and wcpt, but soon recovered
her composure. "Mr. Murphy and my hus-
band were in the corner wrestling and us 1