The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-10-13
The TESTIMONY ALL IN.
Arguments in the Sullivan Trial
This Afternoon.
DEFENCE SOMEWHAT SHAKEN.
Sullivan's Unfamiliarity With the City
Causes Some Contradiction Story
Heard Yesterday Afternoon and Cross
Examined This Morning.

The Haswell murder trial was contin-
ued at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The
cross-examination of Mr.. Trend was con-
cluded, after which Elias NJ. jerks testi-
fled to seeing Lindsey on Market square
about 7:30. He admitted that Lindsey
had called his attention to the meeting
since then.
The defendant then took the stand and
was sworn. He testified that he was 43
years of age and had followed several oc-
cupations. He was engaged In the
polo business between New York
aud Newport. He had been super
intendent of the polo grounds for nine
years. He had lived in Fall River and In
Newport, off and on. lie was engaged in
the polo business by James Gordon Ben
nett. The last business ne was in was
the plumbing business. He had done
several pieces of work for the govern
ment-one at Fort Adams. He had been
in poor health for five years having
been afflicted with the black vomit, after
wards with the fever aud ague and then
with the pleurisy and pneumonia to-
gether. He had had four operations per-
formed upon him at different times
This evidence was introduced TO show
the mans physical condition. He came
TO this city last September and lived on
SohSoSA SsA~Sst h~sA VIZ tpopNSS LSA-
race.
He was then asked by Mr.. West when
he first saw Dalton in relation to the oc-
currence of July 10, and he said he first
saw him last winter lie saw Dalton on
the 10Th of July about 10 o'clock on Canal
street. Dalton called TO him. He had
not seen him for two or three months.
He stopped when Dalton called to him.
They went across the street, but had no
conversation at that time of any account.
The Attorney General objected to the
introduction conversation between Sulli-
uan and Dalton. Mr.. West argued for
its admission, stating that it was the
most important part of the defendants
case lie alluded To the introduction OF
testimony showing that Sullivan was at
the house of the deceased, and said that
IL the defense was not allowed TO show
how he came to be there the trial might
as we'll stop. The court ruled that testi
mony of this kind was clearly inadmiss-
able, and Mr.. West asked that his excep-
tions be noted.
The examination OF the witness was
then continued. Sullivan said he went to
East Providence with Dalton in the after
noon OF July 49, Dalton wanted to see
aunts house aud in a few minutes came
out. In the evening he went to the house
again with Dalton. He did not 90 in at
first, but Dalton called him in,
and he went. He saw the old
lady and the old gentleman In there
Dalton made himself quite familiar
and called the people uncle and
aunt. He sat on the lounge and Dalton
sat by the old man. He heard Dalton
talk with the man and woman about
some property. Witness did not know
anything about the property, and did not
hear anything said about his being the
man who was to buy the property. He
heard Mrs. Haswell say she would
divide all over n certain amount He
supposed from what he heard that Dal-
tons father was coming back to PRovI-
pENCE to live, and he was going to buy
the property. The deeds were shown TO
Dalton and then the old lady handed
them to Sullivan, who laid them down
without opening them. lie inferred from
the talk that the lots were around the
house somwhere. They left the house
little after six o'clock. They boarded
a car for PROVIDENCE. They got
off the car at Tockwotton Park.
They crossed over and took another car
He did not know the name of the car.
He saw a man on the car whom he had
noticed with Dalton in the morning. The
man was of a sandy complexion and wore
sandy red moustache. The defendant
left the car near the Hope reservoir. He
left the party there and went down street