The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-10

oespite MS tugs and the tugs and pushes
+, a,e jurors. he failed to get his foot in.
nopPed along in front of each Juror
nu iet them all try to get the rubber
o.' which had been cut down to about
sne SIZE OF high rubber, on his foot, The
1opie In the crowd craned their necks
" get look at the foot, and those who
"ere In the back seats stood up to see, if
possible. the object that was apparently to
uecioe the fate Of the prisoner After he
nao .rled to put the rubber boot on he
Pa. the socks on that he wore at the time
"a MS arrest and again tried to put the
boot on, but without success.
on direct examination he said that he
was AZ years old. and had been in this
country twenty-five years. During this
ume ne had worked on railroads
ana ranches, and the last seven
years he had been in Washington. He
mad never been arrested but once before,
ana that was In Seattle for drunkenness.
ieiiing OF his movements before the
shooting, he said that he came to Seattle
the day before Mason was killed, by way
OF henton. He could not remember the
place at which he slept in Seattle, but it
was In basement Early the next morn
ing he started back to Gilman. having
purchased new rife in Seattle. The
rine was identified on the stand before
the recess was taken for supper.
Inc examination of Nordstrom in his
own defense was continued when court
reconvened at 7:30. Nordstrom testified
that he had been in habit of hunting,
ana frequently owned gun. 1t was gem
orally shotgun, he said. but he learned
TO use rife while in the Cascade mount
aims. He continued:
left Seattle at o'clock Friday morning, and
went across the lake to Renton landing, and
from there to Gilman. reached Renton at II
O'Clock, and stopped for half an hour to get q
lew drinks and buy box OF cartridges had
TWO drinks OF whisky and three or
fonr Of beer. / had bought bottle
OF whisky at Seattle, and drank a
part OF 1t on the way over. left Renton for
Gilman about noon. reached Gilman about
O'Clock that night.
ouestion-What were you doing on the road
80 long?
was partly drunk and slept on the road.
whom did you meet on the way over?
tearnster who used to work for George Tib-
bets That was about = mile from Renton.
met no one else between there and the road that
leads Of to Rschtenwald's place, where I lay
down and slept
Where did you lie DOWN.
About fifteen feet from the road, behind some
bushes, in q space that was free from timber,
What had you with you?
gun aud q bottle of whisky
whisky and no provisional said Mr.. Sober
berg, with rising infection
No provisions. lay down about o'clock I
woke up about 5. I had third OF the whisky
left woke up cold and giddy and found had
lost my hat
Where did you lose it'
don't know
Did you look for IT.
Yes
What kind Of a hat was TT
black soft hat with yellow lining and a
twisted string outside.
The hat found in Ismay's cabin was here
shown Nordstrom. He denied that he
had ever worn it and professed not to
know how it came in the cabin. He
denied ever having shown it to Thomas
Lindsy, the witness who identified the
hat as one worn by Nordstrom some time
previous to the tragedy. He continued.
in answer to question:
didn't go up to Rechtenwalds house the
time slept by the road because they have a bad
dog up there. was attacked by the dog before
one time when 1 went up to the house, and Mrs.
Rechtenwald couldn't hold the dog and keep
him of me.
A map of the vicinity of the tragedy,
showing the road between Renton and
Gilman, the houses of the principal wit
nesses in the case and the scene of the
tragedy was exhibited, and Nordstrom
traced his wandering during that day and
night, pointing out the place where he
slept, and his location at different subse-
quent times through the period between
the shooting and his arrest. The examine
ton proceeded:
Where did you 60 when you couldn't find
your hat7
To lsmays cabin.
Had you been there beforef
had, once.
Did you find anything thersf
A cap
Where was it?
On the wall. knew that, II Ismay were home,
would be welcome to the cap, SO / thought
nothing OF helping myself.
'Show the witness Exhibit F." observed
Mr.. Soderberg, handing his client leaf
from book. Then he continued: "Do
You recognize your writing?"
The witness did not.
What pocket did you keep your time book in
Inside.
And which your whisky
Inside.
Did you take drink while at the cabin'
Yes
Mightn't the leaf from your time-book have
slipped out when you took the bottle from your
pocket?
Yes.
The defense continued its plan Of estab-
fishing an alibi, questioning Nordstrom
very closely as to his movements during
each hour of the time he was at liberty
The witness continued:
Returning to the road went on to Gilman I
spent Is cents In q store there for crackers and
cheese and SIS cents in the saloon for a glass OF
beer and Q bottle o; whisky. Four men were
sitting around playing cards. / told the man
he wasn't giving me enough whisky for 50
cents. He re piled that 1t was a good deal
Then went out 10 an Old cabin where had
stopped before. didn't go up to the mine be-
cause had no friends among the men that slept
at the clubhouse tore off loose board from
tho cabin and went in slept on the ioor
without any tedding. / woke up at daylight,
drink walked half way TO Falls City and back
during Saturday, and went to Gilman again
during the evening.
Why didn't you go to Gilman during the day?
Because was jumped on and robbed of SO by
some of the old miners last August, aud didn't
care TO stay around Gilman any more than /
had to.
Whore did you stop saturday night
At the same cabin.
How long had you been away from the cabin
when you were arrested?
About an hour
The witness then described his arrest
He said he thought he was being set upon
bv footpads, until he saw Jack Macdon-
AIDS star.
He denied ever having threatened