The evening world., 1891-06-24
CLOSING PLEA FOR WATERMAN
Will the LyCsum Manager Go Free
for Killing DOran?
Police and tho Murdered Mans
Widow on the Prisoners Side.

when Asa Il. Waterman, the theatrical
manager, who Is on trial for the murder Of
Peter DOran, entered the Brooklyn court of
oyer and TCrmincr this morning he looked
worse than on any previous day of the trial.
Waterman Is nervous little man, and the
strain Of his long imprisonment and his bat
tie for life, has told upon him. His great blue
eyes arc deeply sunken In his head, and his
complexion Is ghastly.
Perhaps the mos' surprising feature NJ the
case Is Mrs. Doran's story, as tcld in ycster-
days EVENING WORLD. The spectacle Of
woman going on the witness stand to blacken
the character OF her dead husband, In order
to save his slayer, who is alleged 20 have been
her lover, Is exceedingly unusual.
Materman's s own story Of the killing, which
was told just before court closed for the day,
was repetition OF what Mrs. Doran had
already testified to, and, in fact, was so SINH
lar even In language that II might have been
learned out OF the same book.
The same crowd Of women were on hand
early this morning to get choice seats.
Distrirt-Attorncy Ridgway has dwclt upon
the fact that he has received little mid from
the police in carrying ON the prosecution.
BEFORE Waterman went on the stand Capt.
Ennis md Detective lime, ~ the sixth Pre-
cinct went on the stand and testified TO the
good character Of the accused
william NJ. Young, OF 4jS South Ftfth street,
theatrical printer, was first called this
morning. At the time OF the murder he had
charge OF the printing for the Lyccum The
ntrc, OF which Waterman was manager
After DOran was killed he visited the police
station 10 see his body.
Did you know MIR. Waterman"
"Nes, sir"
"What wound did you see on waterman ="
ouup n the Of his hp1d. bphiuu his
right ear. Matter was running from his ear
lie was also wounded on the arm"
Frederick Brummell, Of ~ Mckihben
street, who was a musician at the Lyccum,
said he saw Doran's body ut the undertaker's
the day following the shooting.
AFTER seeing his body did you think you
| had seen him before Z"
81 saw him the previous Saturday night in
| front NJ saloon on the corner about $50 In
| the evening. saw man walking down near
| the lobby looking around and he looked at
/ me. wondered why he was looking at me 50
| sharply
What caused you to 80 and look at tho
DOdy7"
~ thought, perhaps he was the man who
had been looking at me, and thought he
might have mistaken me for Waterman"
Waterman and the witness resemble each
| other to Il slight extent, and MIR. Weinberg \
object was tO show that DOran had been at
| the theatre hunting for Waterman.
CrOsS-eXamlned witness said that when he
| lrst saw the man supposed to be Doran,On
| NhhN 'Ntul ihS hlbh't NhNi' ''i' WY i'" P''-
| pie around.
When You went to the undprtaIer's shop
did you see more than the mans face7"
| About half his body"
"Thcn you recognized Doran as the man
you saw IN the theatre on the saturday night
! TcviOuS?"
| "NcS, SIR"
As the witness LEFT the stand, Weinberg
had him stand beside Waterman. Their
height was about the same.
william c. Morrison, OF 103 East Twelfth
lueR AfaRls fAN laa NJ
chestrn, saw Waterman the following Mon
| day, and described the wounds which he bore.
DR.. John q. johnson, of BROOKLYN Heights,
formerly resident surgeon of Bellevue sur
geon OF the Union Ferry Company,
Brooklyn city railroad Company, the
Bridge, Culver's Railroad and other cor
porations, was next called TO testify con-
cerning the injuries Waterman received at
the hands OF DOran. The drum OF his right
ear was ruptured and his hearing was
destroyed.
Mr.. wernburg handed the witness human
skull, and he described how Waterman was
| injured.
The defense rested as DR.. johnson left the
stand.
Polico-sergt. worn,all was called in rebuilt
tai by the prosecution. He produced the
statiUn-housc blOttcr and was asked whore
! Waterman said he lived when he was brought
| IN after the shooting
1.-Two hundred and seyenty-two South
| Fifth street." was the reply.
Adelbert A. Webster, OF the well-known
lewelry firm, who lives at l McDonough
street, was next called.
Did you ever employ a woman named
! Mrs. JenkinS7"
~ object" said Mr.. Weinberg.
Objection sustained
Mrs. jenkins" Is the name Mrs. Doran
took after she left her husband.
| Mr. RidgwaY now closed his case, and
Lawyer weinberg began sunmoning up for
The case win probably go to the jury, late
| tbs afternoon.