Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-03-30
david L. LONGS DEFENSE
Progress of the Sensational
Trial In the Supreme
Court
The Defendants Sister Tells
of the Overthrow of
His Home
Evidences of the Dead Wo-
mans Sin---Testimony of
Many Witnesses

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superior court yesterday. 1t begins to
look as though the trial would occupy
the remainder Of the week. The num-
Der of witnesses to be examined is
growing daily. Much expert testi-
mOny will be introduced. Nearly all
of the doctors on the Bay have been
subpnnaed.
The cross-eXamination of the defend
ant, commenced on the preceding day,
was resumed Immediately after court
adjourned. He testified as follows:
You were always kind to your wife
and child until Humes came?
Yes sir.
Humes was about your house a great
deal?
was told 50.
When did you forbid him to call
there?
In June.
When did your sister tell you that
he was coming there daily?
October 9.
You had never before been suspic-
ious of your wife?
No sir; / never had any reason to be.
When did you cut the hole i'm the
closet floor?
! don't remember just when it was.
! am poor hand to remember lust
when it was.
You say that was six-shoOter YOU
used. How many times did you shoot?
| don't remember how many times |
shot.
You say you put the revolver to your
head and it would not go Off?
Yes.
The major then arose and put his
questions in a loud, angry tone.
Don't you know that there was one
cartridge left in the revolver?
No; | do not
Which side Of your head did you put
the revolver?
! held it in my right hand.
Now Long, did you ever entertain
any thought of killing your wife or
Humes?
No.
Didn't you tell Mr.. Blankenship that
if this had happened in Texas YOU
would know what to do?
No; | did not.
Didn't Bob Briley say to YOU when |
you went there to look for your wife. |
that he would blow Humes' brains out. |
and didn't you say / believe that's |
what I'll do?
am sure didn't.
Major Cole then produced the note |
found in Longs house after his flight. |
He stated that he had no recollection /
Of ever seeing it before.
Didn't you tell Barney Estabrook |
that you wrote that i'm the dark i'm your
house?
Not that recollect of.
Mrs. Ella Hattler, the defendants |
sitser, was next called and examined |
by Mr. Newman. She said:
/ became acquainted with Norman !
Humes at Mrs. Longs last Nav. She
US. / was friendly with .
Susan. We never had any trouble. |
She and David were happy together
until Humes came?
In relation to the blackberry party.
the witness said:
One morning they passed by my
house about s O'clock. Mrs. Long and |
Norman occupied the front seat, Mrs.
Morris and Bertha occupied the mid
die seat, and Ida aud Frank Morris
were sitting behind About o'clock
IN the afternoon they came back and
stopped at my house. The children
very angry. They said Susan
and Norman went into the woods and
would not let them go, and they called
10 a man they thought was Dave.
Susan and Norman came running out
)f the bushes. Susan tore her dress.
Norman said if the man had been Dave
ne would have shot him. One warm
afternoon last August | went to Dawes
house. Susan came out of the hall and
ppeared embarrassed. | followed her
INTO the house. As / passed by Ida's
bedroom door ! gave it slight kick
and 1t flew open against Norman
Humes' face. He swOre at me. told
Susan that the neighbors were talking
about her. She said it was nobody's
business.
The witness then described the loca-
lion of the rooms at Mrs. Morris house.
stating that there was no threshold un-
der the door. There was crack about
ln inch wide 50 that anybody could get
down and look under and see what
was inside.
On the 9th Of October, before / went
TO Lummi island, J went to Dawes
house. Nobody was at home but David.
Susan know ! was coming. She in
vited me. Dave told me what Gaar
bad told him, and said he did not be-
lieve it. told him that he would not
believe anything. | then told him that
Norman was coming 10 see Susan in
stead Of Ida. | told him much more.
He Immediately got up and went out
to look for Susan. He locked the door
and told me not to let her in If she
came. About half an hour after she
came and tried to get in. told her