Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-03-26
THE PROSECUTION RESTS
The Evidence for the State in
the Long Murder Trial
All In.
The Jury Takes a View of
the Scene of the
Homicide
Col. Lewis Opens the Defend
ants Case---An Awful
Tale of Crime

4 eAAN VI ~ INV
In the Long murder trial yesterday
the state rested its case and the OPEN
ing Of the defense was made to the jury,
after which the case was continued
until Monday morning. Today is
regular motion day, and Judge Winn
stated that while he disliked to thus
prolong the Imprisonment Of the jurors
the business Of the court made il absO-
lutely necessary that today be taken
for the hearing Of motions. The court
room was well filed all day during the
progress Of the trial. Before the doors
were unlocked for the afternoon session
the upper corridor Of the court house
was packed by an eager crowd waiting
for the opening Of the court room.
When the bailin unlocked the door the
crowd rushed in like flood and filed
the room to overlooking.
The jury took view Of the premises
in the forenoon, leaving the court room
about 1880, i'm company with the court,
| the counsel on both sides and the de-
| fcndant followed bya curious crowd.
| The procession moved To- one Of the
double cottages on Forest street, 40.
| lOjj, where the bloody transaction oc-
CURED. The house is now occupied by
| "A dre-smakcr, who was taken by sur
| prise at the unexpected appearance Of
| the crowd at the door. The juOr- went
| through the little kitchen upon the
bloody floor Of which the llclc-s bodies
Of Susan Long anG Norman Humcs
were found and the various objects
were pointed out.
Mrs. Anna f.. Haliu, residing at G.
and Thirteenth streets, was the first
witness called after court was opened in
the morning She was intimately ac-
quaintcd with Mrs. Long. About nine
days before her death she and Humc-
and Ida came to her house Long came
there in the evening and urged his
wife to go home. She refused. lie
then wanted Ida 10 20, but she did not
she would 90 he would give
her a deed to a piece Of land near Lyn-
den. Mrs. Long told him that hc
= y
her going home. He told Mrs. Long
that he would forgive her everything
she had done, if she had done any
thing. She raised her hand and
showed a black mark and told him
that he had struck her there. On Cross
examination witness said Long had
seemed very much agitated and
wrought up and was very anxious to
have her 90 home. He staid at our
house about an hour.
Miss Ella Carpenter, aged seventeen,
was next called. She witnessed the
interview at Hallins' between Long
and his wife, and confirmed substan-
TALLY the testimony Of the preceding
witness.
Miss Emma Byers, aged fourteen
years, testified TO an interview between
Long and his wife, at her home. He
tri d to persuade her TO 20 home. She
said she would not unless he would let
Ida marry Norman Humes. He told
her Ida was but a child and must stay
with them awhile.
Mrs Brannin, Of Kecslingville,
close neighbor Of the Longs during
their residence in that place, told Of
much she had heard Of their domestic
troubles One day about three years
ago, after Mrs. Long had left him and
gone To- San Diego, ! saw him, said the
witness writing "A letter TO her. He
said he was too full to write. She said
he was crying lie wanted her to come
back TO him and said she was virtuOus
woman, and "a good "A woman ~ he
had ever known. / asked him If that
was true, what made him treat her 50.
lie said he had a jealous fit and the
devil was in him. After his wife left
! him last November and went TO Hume's
| house, he came 10 my house and wanted
| to sell his COW to me, He said he
wanted TO get money to go to Seattle
and learn electric engineering. He told
me that when invited Susan Long TO
my house / invited bad woman.
| told him ] could not believe it until
/ had seen something wrong with her.
| He said he wished he could believe the
! same. He told me that he had been
under the house listening and had
heard enough to convince him that
things were going wrong.
He told me that he did not know
what his wife was doing until one
night his sister told him. He left the
house Immediately and went out 10
the Salvation Army to look after his
wife. / told him that he should not
listen to his sister.
Major Cole than asked for view OF
the premises, In which the defense
concurred, and recess was taken until
2 O'Clock.
Deputy Sheriff George NJ. Charlott,
who was one Of the first 10 arrive at the
scene of the tragedy after it occurred,
testified describing what he then saw
Allen 5hewey, carpenter, testified
as follows: / have known Long two