Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-04-01

court and heard the preceding testi-
mony. The objection was overruled
and the witness told Of his presence at
| the house on the night of the murder
and his subsequent interview with
| Mrs. Humes at the Hallen house where
| he was acting as reporter for the
Reveille.
Did you converse with Mrs. Humes
at the house on the night Of the muir
! der?
Yes.
In what room?
In the middle room.
At what hOur2
About 9 o'clock.
Did you ask her any questions?
Yes.
And you wrote the answers down?
Yes.
Did she tell you her father came in
the back door and saying, "Ill settle
this, shot her mother and then Nor
man?
Yes.
Did Mrs. Humes state that trouble
had occurred between her father and
mother several days before?
Yes.
How were the bodies located when
you arrived at the hOuse2
Covered with cloth and laid on the
bed.
Witness here described a subsequent
conversation with Mrs. Humcs at the
Byer5 house, at which Newton Las
well was present.
Did Mrs. Humes say she had never
seen anything wrong between her
mother and Norman?
Yes.
Did you write the scale G head calling
Long brute?
Yes.
Did you say prompted by jealousy
and fired by bad whisky?
Yes.
Newton Laswell was next called aud
described his visit to the Byers house |
with Hart, and the same evidence |
given by the latter was gone over with |
again. BY Attorney Lewis.
Did you know Of the reward of 81 $50 /
for Longs arrest?
Yes.
Did you aud Officer Sewer talk of
the reward?
Yes.
Did you go to Byers, in search Of the
girl, with Hart from feeling Of curl
Osity or from sense Of duty?
Curiosity.
Were you not an officer Of the law at
that time?
Yes.
Did you not consider it your duty to |
find out all you could OF the where /
abouts Of a man charged with murder? |
Yes.
Deputy Sheriff Charlott was next
l,. .rN., g
Mrs. Humes told him at the house on !
the night of the murder which did not ]
differ from the account already given |
Sheriff DeLorimier was called to
state what the defendant had told him |
on the day he was brought from
Lummi island, with the intention, on
the part of the prosecution, of destroy.
ing the effect produced on the jury by
the testimony of Long that his mind
was a blank from the time ne went To
his daughters house until he was
placed in the Jail.
At the time Of his arrest what was
the appearance of L9ng2
Shaved smooth.
What was his appearance the last
time you saw him before the homicide?
He wore a m0ustache.
BY Attorney Lewis.
You knew Long previous 10 the
homicide; he worked for you?
Yes.
He talked freely with no desire to !
conceal anything, did he not?
Yes.
jeff Stewart was called to testify to !
Longs very natural appearance when |
last seen several days before the homi- !
eide, and Robert Briley to testify TO the |
fact that hi reputation was bad.
Tom Heady was called and swOre to |
the same, but as he explained the per- |
sonal quarrel which had caused him I
TO believe Longs reputation to be bad, |
the Jury easily saw his intention.
Mrs. Brennan, neighbOr Of Longs |
family, testified that his general con
duct about the house was rough, but |
could not swear that he ever ill-treated
his wife or child. Mrs Long was care
ful and attentive TO her domestic duties
and was highly respected by her neigh
bOrs
H.A. White, the druggist, was called
30 testify TO Longs very natural con
dition q Few days before the homicide,
but failed TO give any testimony Of
value to the jury.
The court adjourned to $3.50 today,
when two more witnesses for the re-
buttal remained TO be called a few
kours in the morning will conclude the
work Of examining witnesses, when
the work Of summing the evidence be-
fore the jury will begin.
HOTEL ARRIVALS
THE FAIRHAvEN
J b G Lockwood, Seattle; J S Proc
tor, st Paul; G II Jones, Tacoma; II G
johnson, Seattle; John A Bla X, Sc
aiile: Losenh X Mhnlen. Seattle. Rod