Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-03-11
TO GO TO THE JURY TODAY
The Defendant's Case Com
pleted In the Swiloos Muir
der Trial
Attempt of the Defense to
Fasten the Crime Upon
Henry
A Blood Stain---Henry's Over
Coat--Geo. Swiloos Takes
the Stand

The case of the defense i'm the Swi
loos murder trial rested last evening, at
the close Of the eighth day Of the tria
in the superior court.
The state will introduce its rebutting
testimony this morning, after which
the arguments will commence. The
case will go to the jury today.
! George and Henry both occupied
Sc Is at the trial table yesterday, and
listened attentively to the testimony.
George sat close to his attorney, and
Major Hallam sat close behind, be-
tween the two, with his arm on the
back of Georges chair and his jowl 10y
his cheek much of the time.
The attendance of ladies i'm the after
noon was as large as on the preceding
day.
The jury was brought in and the roll
was called at $40.
Albert Descanum-I have lived on
the reservation since | was a boy. |
was in Georges house Monday when
Hilaire Crockett and the sheriff
searched the house. ! went there i'm
the forenoon, / and Solomon Balch,
and took dinner. After Solomon got
home he come in to the room and
looked around Mrs. SwiloOs was i'm
the kitchen. Solomon then got up on
the foot of the bed and reached through
the ceiling. | asked him what he was
looking for. He said am after axle
grease to grease the wagon.
Miss Ramsay, niece Of John Bennett,
who lives with her uncle, was next
called She said on examination: /
saw two men pass down the road to-
ward Whatcom about D o'clock. One
was taller than the other, a head and
shoulder. They walked so fast that
they attracted my attention. / spoke
to Mrs. McAlpine about it. They had
soft felt hats. About fifteen minutes
after they passed Mr.. Bunt came to my
house, lafter he found Moses Hounkin.
Major BOniface Hallam then took
the stand and related how Old George
happened to be out i'm the canoe i'm the
right place the day the jury reviewed
the ground. Mr. Piles, the witness
said, told him TO 90 out i'm the canoe.
He started to go, but finding that Old
George was Just setting out for Lummi,
he let him go.
The sensation Of the day was precipi-
tated during the examination Of Major
Hallam, when the defense made an at
tempt to fasten the guilt of the murder
of Moses Iounkin upon the states
principal witness, Henry Williams.
Mr. Piles called Johnnie Pearson and
told him to bring him the light gray
overcoat that Henry, when on the
stand, testified that he wore when
Nounkin was killed, and pass it to the
witness.
| found that coat in George Swiloos
root house, Sunday afternoon after the
murder, said the major
Did you make an examination of
that coat?
| did.
What, if anything, did YOU find on
that coat?
Mr.. Kerr objected to the admission of
the evidence relating to the coat. I'll
had not been shown that the coat had
been kept in the custody of an officer
of the court or of anybody else.
Mr.. Piles then examined the major i'm
reference TO the custody of the coat
since he had found it. The major said
he had kept the coat i'm his possession.
Mr.. Kerr renewed his objection, and
stated that the court had Just seen the
coat come to the witness from Johnnie
Pearson.
propose TO show said Mr. Piles, that
this coat, which Henry Williams
swears he wore on the day of the muir
der, has blood on it, and human blood
on it.
The court admitted the testimony,
and the witness continued.
! found the coat rolled up i'm a corner
of the root house. took the coat and
turned it over and looked at it. On
the inside, on the back, / found
blood.
The witness pointed out the spot
where the blood was. 1t had almost
disappeared, but a close exam
inatiOn revealed stain of something.
The jurors all raised up i'm their seats
and bent forward to look at the gar
ment as it was passed toward them.
Henry Williams, who sat with his at
tOrney, Jerry Neterer, who listened
and watched attentively while the coat
was being examined, looked from one
to another and smiled as though he
thought the defense was playing a joke
on him.
When ! first found the coat the blood
fresher, and there was more of it, II
took that coat and wrapped it in paper
and said would keep it until the case
comes to trial in court.
Major Cole, in the cross-eXamination
excited the anger Of the witness, and
seemed to be somewhat perturbed him
self. The two majors glared at each
other and rOared like lions.
You take me for a baby? said Mai or
Hallom i'm answer to one of Major
Coles questions.
No, | don't take you for baby, re-
piled the prosecutor; | take you for
mighty smart Indian.
VIM. McDo1ough, who conducts a