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

reached toward the door Mr.. Murphy
Mr.. Murphy raised his revolver as though
to strike my husband over the head with i;
and Mr.. Fitzsimnions called out: Mama,
he's got me; get me revolver quick !
gave 1t to him. Mr. Murphy then jumped
up and ran out of the house with my hus-
band following him, and yelled, For Gods
| husband shot out of the revolver
gave him or not: looked out
of the window and said Mr.. Murphy turn
! and fire at the house. 1 closed the door,
and my husband staggered into tho bed
| room and pointed at the man lying on the
| floor and asked me what he would do, and 1
mercy on us all Mr. Fitzsimmons then
said to me that while there was life there
was hope. 1 said to him: For Gods sake
or they will come here and take
you. You must go and God will protect
| YOU helped him to dress and saw blood
al az. over him As soon as ne got dressed S N ne
| hand and ran out of the house and went up
| to Mr.. Rhodes house, but no one was at
home, and the dogs barking frightened me.
then returned home and looked at the man
| lying on the floor
SHE CARED FOR THE DEAD.
"There was blood about his mouth and
nose, and got a wet towel and wiped it off,
after which started for Bull Run in order
to get some one to help me.
"On my return Murphy was there and
called me a hell cat and a liar, and said he
ought to shoot my heart out Then threw
| cloth over the dead man. Mr.. Murphy
| saw n ring on my finger and demanded it,
and told him that it was my wedding ring.
| One of the men standing outside said: Don't
take the woman's wedding ring, Ind Mr..
that ring: take it off, and it was taken from
me. / was then turned over TO two men
and sent to McKeesport."
rot ons noW xiii Sahng sheg al
pistol she had in the cupboard was given to
her by her husband some months before.
and during all the scuffie she denied firing
shot. She reasserted that Gilkinson was
behind her husband when he was shot. She
did not see the two officers until they
| reached the house. The officers did not
show her one. She did not know anything
OF the Schmidt jewelry robbery and never
was in Homestead in her life. She did not
know that there was any charge against her
husband or any warrant for his arrest.
There were but twosrevolvers in the house
and the one owned by her husband was
black revolver.
RoBB COULD NOT MAKE HER TALK.
The cross-e1amination was conducted by
John S. Robb, Esq, whose first question was
what is your husbands correct manner"
Frederick Carrolton Fitzsimmons."
"Any other manner"
"That was all knew"
"Never heard of him as A. G. Budd?"
"No, sir; never heard him communicated
with by that name"
"where did Mr.. Fitzsimmons go when he
went away?"
81 don't know"
"Did he ever tell you where he went?"
"No, sir"
"Did he give you his address?"
mo, never wrote to him; he generally
"Did he have anything with him when he
came homer"
"He always had q satchel."
| "Is that his satchel?" exhibiting the one
found with the stolen jewelry in it.
81 couldn't swear to that"
"You are careful not to say that is It,"
az am careful not to tell u lie."
"What did he do with the satchel?"
81 think he put it in the closet"
"Didn't he set it under the window near a
little table7'
Did he tell you where he was going that
SNo SIR He said it was none of my bust
him" him ~ '''' ~ ''
when he came back did you ask him
where he had been?"
81 think So"
"What did he tell your"
"1Ie didn't answer"
"Now wasn't that satchel in the room that
afternoon?"
81 didn't see it."
"When you bathed the blood from Gilkin-
sons mouth was he breathing?"
"He was making gurgling sound" The
witness once more gave way to tears.
How many reyolvers did your husband
have in his hand?"
"Only one"
"How many did Gilkinson have?"
"One,"
dickinson was firing. too?"
"I cannot say that. SIR"
"What was your husbands busineSs?"
told n travelling
ing goods on commission"
"How long have you been married?"
"SiX years."
"where were you married?"
'1n Camden, n. j."
GLOW long have you been in Pittsburgh"
about three years"
HOW SHE HID THE DRAFT
"Did your husband give you anything
during or just before the trouble in the
house? 1 mean a check or draft"
Mr. Marshall-I object; the question is ir-
relevant.
Judge Ewing-Objection overruled.
"Yes, my husband gave me some money
and a check OF draft
Where was that at the time of the
trouble?"
"In my pocketbook."
"Did you carry it in your mouth at any
timer"
"When was going to McKeespott tore
off i piece of my handkerchief, wrapped
"How long did you keep it in your MOUTH"
Until Monday morning"
Didn't your husband give you that just
before or when Murphy came into the
house?"
"No, SIR"
"Didn't your husband say so in the pres
ence of Warden Berlin?"
MY husband said nothing of the kind"
Didn't he tell that to Warden Berlin in
your presence and hearing near the library
in the Jail the week following the shoot
ing?"
mo, SIR"
'sDid you and your husband have a conver-
sation in the Jail the eweek after the trouble:"
"Yes, sir; near the library. My husband
asked me to get the draft for him and told
him had it in my mouth. He asked Warden
Berlin Il he would allow me to go back into
the cell and get it. l was allowed to go.
then went back to the cell and brought the
draft bacll to my husband"
Mr. Marshall-Where was that draft from?
81 don't know, only that it was q Canadian
draft and we were saving the money to
keep us in our old age"
This finished the cross-eSamination, ana
the court adjourned until $3.50 this morning.
Another Successful Special Show Day.
Yesterday was "Irish day" at the Exposi-
tiou and q ripht rollickinp occo sion If ,yos