The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-11-03
The SAME OLD SMILE
Damaging Evidence Has No Effect
on Gentleman" George.
Mr.. HUMPHREY ON THE STAND.
He Tells of the Burglary and of His
Meeting EIlwood I'm Worcester-George
Promised to Assist Him I'm Securing
the Stolen Property.

"Gentleman George Ellwood, who is
on trial for burglarizing the residence of
Charles b. Humphrey last August, wore
the same COOL careless. confident air which
| characterized his demeanor in court on
the first day of his trial.
The damaging evidence which began to
twine about him yesterday continued To
| encircle him and tighten its grasp as link
by link the chain was welded together,
showing that James Martin, who was ar
rested IN Worcester, is George Ellwood,
the man who was wounded while attempt
ing burglary in Hartford and the man
who burglarized Charles B. Humphreys
house are one and the some person.
With the opening of court Charles B.
Humphry, whose residence on Young Or
chard avenue was burglariZed and who
was on the stand when court adjourned
Yesterday afternoon, took his place on the
witness stand again this morning. He
narrated the circumstances of the intrud-
er's visit to his house on the night in ques-
ton in much the same way as Mrs. Dan
ies had told it yesterday. Then he told
of his visit TO Worcester, where he met
Elwood at the Central Police station. lie
recognized him by his chin, as the man
who had made him hold up his hands on
the night OF Aug. "a
Il asked him TO hold up his hands and
let me look at them. He refused. ] told
him he had made me hold up my hands
twice and thought he might do as much
for me now."
Ellwood smiled and appeared to appre-
ciate the joke with the Jurors and specta-
tors.
Witness said he talked with Ellwood at
that time and told him he would like to
recover the property stolen. Ellwood re
piled that he knew nothing about it, but
perhaps be might be able To recover it for
the witness through acquaintances, if
witness would release his money which lac
(witness) had attached. Ellwood denied
that he was the man who had robbed Mr..
Humphreys house.
In regard to Ellwood, witness was posi-
tive that he was the man VINO had entered
his house on the night of Aug. %. lie
could see only ms chin at that time
but was certain that lac could pick out that
chin by the deep lndentatlon under the
lower lip. Three men III the court room
with indentations under the lower lip
were called to the witness attention, and
he was asked to tell the difference between
them and Elwood's. He could not tell
the difference, but was certain that there
was one, and told the jury that he could
pick Ellwood's chin out anywhere. He
also recognized Ellwood's voice at Worces-
ter rs that of the man who had told him
To give up his watch, Jewelry and money.
In regard to the mask, dark lantern
and pistol, which were shown him, he
said they were very similar 10 whose which
the burglar had on that night, and to the
best of his ability should say that they
were the same articles. Another revol-
yer was also shown him. together with the
original, but witness was unable TO tell
which was the one carried by the burg
lar. The iewelry which was found on
talwood at Worcester, witness thought
was that stolen from his house, but was
not certain.
Officer Luby was the next witness
called He said his beat was in the neigh
borhood of Mr.. Humphreys house. At
about IL o'clock on the night of Aug. %
he was talking with a coiored man named
johnson about the Donohoe murder when
a man came along, and stopping said /:
What was that YOU said ~ Mr.. John
son replied that they did not speak 60 him,
and he walked on. The man wore "A slouch
hat and was clean shaven at that time
lie was certain that EllwoOd was the man.
although he had grown mustache since
then.
John Il. johnson, the colored man who
was talking with Officer Luby at that
time, cUrrobOrated the policemah's testi-
mony, and was certain that Elwood was
the man ne saw that night.