Evening journal., 1892-02-05

Coroner's Physician Joseph r Smith
was recalled BY the defence. he said
II saw the body at 10 o'clock on Thurs
day night. | was convinced that he had
beed dead twelve hours, or 1t might have
been thirty-six don't think it 10 likely
to have been over twenty four hours
Judge by the relaxed condition Of the
muscles, after rigor mortls had sub
sided,
WANTED TO co 70 THE BALL
William J. Blackburn OF No. 70s East
Eleventh street was sworn. q said
Il am a brother of the prisoner At
2 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon,
October H. Walter came to me
and wanted me to let him have
a coat and vest He said he and Jane
wanted to 90 to a bali that night. |
didn't let him have it. he stayed with
me until o'clock that afternoon.
PROVING THE ALIBr
Harry A. Brady of No 418 East
Sixth street, was sworn; II have known
Blackburn for two or three years. On
the afternoon of the fremen's parade
saw him at Bakers morocco factory, at
Lord and Church streets, from ADO until
30 o'clock He was there when | ar
rived ana when / left"
Charlie August, a white boy, sworn:
Il live at No. 911 ButtonWood street.
remember the parade l saw Blackburn
at the morocco factory at 30 o'clock.
stayed there with him until or 5 30
o'clock
John Kennedy, sworn: Il live at No
S03 East Sixth street. On the afternoon
Of the parade | saw MIN at the morocco
| factory from g. so to 5 80 o'clock.
John Gorley sworn: II live at No. TIA
| Curley street. On the afternoon OF the
parade saw Blackburn on the morocco
| factory steps Ii was between 2 and
o'clock | don't know the exact time. he
asked me about going TO the fireman's
ball 4"
Harlan ]. Feaster Il reside at No.
722 East Sixth street. am barber.
know the prisoner. remember the day
cf the parade Blackburn came into my
shop and wanted his hair cut It was
asasrt Q o'eIoalE IN the evening and he left
little after. Between and o'clock
know be was there.
Walter Batten-'I live at the corner of
Eighth and Church streets | saw the
parade About z o'clock In the evening
l saw Blackburn In Mulrines saloon a.
Lord and Church streets. We took fsw
drinks. he only stayed there long
enough to get a couple OF drinks-not
over fifteen minutes. He then left say
in that he was going to get his hair cut,
l next saw him at Eighth and Church
by Encouragement. Frank Kirk and
John P McHugh were with us We
went up Eighth to Market, down Market
to Fifth, into Tsylors saloon, between
Market ana King on Fifth. We stayed
there for about fifteen minutes McHugt
and | stopped to speak to some ladies'
Blackburn walked ahead. We left them
and went up to Institute Hall to Tbs
fremen's ball. We stood in the door aDC
watched them dance. ! suppose vs.
stayed there twenty-fv or thirty
/ minutes. John McAugh and
left Blackburn and Kirk there
got home about 30 o'clock. l looked
] at the clock There was no quarreling a
MulriDe's corner at the time testified b,
! Belle Scott got aequsin ed with Black
{ burn on the day Of the parade"
WITNESS badly RATIFIED.
Under cross examination he became
J badly ratified and contrRdicted hin Sc II
, many particulars, but the fact that b
spent the evening with Blackburn re
{ NAMED intact.
3 John t McHugh, sworn-"We foui
5 were in Nulrines saloon between So
{ and o'clock He left to get his hal
l cut. next saw him a
T Eighth and Church between z an
: 730 o'clock We went up Eight
to Market, down Market to Fifth, t
q Taylor's saloon, where he stayed ten Q
( fifteen minutes. Then we went up Mar
ket street Between Fifth and Sixth v
g met four ladies. We talked to ther
T for about ten or fifteen minutes
2 Then we went to Institute Hal
! watched the dancing for fror
9 fifteen to thirty minutes. Bratten and
J. left Blackburn and Kirk there w
9 stood at Eighth ar ! Shipley for fftee
minutes. Then / went home and 90
there at $50 or 10 o'clock. There wa
some of the time between $50 an
o o'clock that don't kno
T until or 7.3O o'clock l last saw hil
n about 8 o'clock that night The ladl,
: we were talking to reside In Chester.
. BLACKBURN SENT FOR HIS WIFE
4 Frank Kirk, orn.-'I met the pri
oner at Eighth and Church street Q
e Wednesday evening. Ntzhugh, and Bra
tea were with me. It was between 4
i. and o'clock McHugh and Bratten lei
GOO
!. got into the room betwee
! 9. 80 and 10 30 o'cl OK. We were bot
y trying TO get in. l left Blackburn at Il
!. door. Blackburn sent two girls in afts
i his wife | don't know whether she cam
= out. | did not see Blackburn after tina
. was sober. Blackburn and / hay
i been running together for three year
think 1t Was about 10 o'clock when
y left him did not see him again unit
n the next day"
3 SAW BLACKBURN But NOT HIS coNPANIoF
" James Murtha, sworn-'I have know
N Blackburn for ten years. remembs
d the night of the fremen's ball. q
g. tended it. got there ct about 9.l5
lie 8 30 o'clock. | stool on the outside A
s | went up saw Blackburn on the hrs
r: landing. Half al hour later | saw hh
2 on the landing outside the door Of u
I. ball room. saw him there for one hot
IS or an hour aud a. half. As near as | ca
10 Judge 1t was an hour, from LAS to 10
o'clock. was with him all of that time.
< was not with him..after II o'clock Re SCI
d Ada Cochran in the ballroom for b
wife. / had only had three drinks.
l., did nat sea MeHu0h Kirk or Bratte