The morning call., 1892-02-09
CURTIS ON TRIAL.
Seven More Witnesses for the
Prosecution.
d Premature Attempt to Put tbs " Nippers
in Evidence-No Identification Yet
Of the Defendant.

TO- +i,o ,n1rtorof PoIice Officer Grant. In
a.. -, IT,, ,,-t7ob t,ay told their stories
','e ~ "a ~, Id - 60 r.
they were MISS Mamie ilo'''oH "a Go i u
som street; Dennis Holuen' ponce oIuctI
James Creighton, bOokkeeEer; Joseph j..
Denny. team>teT: George c. HentZ, news
nanar COMMISSION. Edward Wagner.
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Nt"Aau, ponce 'Iu-'I.
All related facts tending to prove that
three shots were fired on Folsom street, near
Fifth. soon after midnight on September
f1tb m Police Officer Grant: that the de-
- e,II. .1,.. +l,... ,,,a., crt-. 3f,i the shoot
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AMER VAIL pI'Osl' ,'''-A ''''010' ~ ''-0
Southern Ponce station,
TIE material link in the chain OF clTcum-
stanti8I evidence. the positive Identification
If Curff- as fre man Who ran away from the
saan4 or rna sr.ofiuc has uur Vet been pre-
scented Under craSs-cyawjuatiOn tile Wit
ressas for tie prose .u,fun in every instance
testified trev raud rot swear Curtis was
the runaway. though some have gone far
ercrr. RI saw that h., cofresuauded in gem
praI arrear3rle IN me fugitive.
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NJ tI.I5., ts--t,.,, .i., sa,.+fif ,,., On +le
Sidewalk an the 0up0site side Of tie street
saw from her bedroom window tile shoot
ir5 Gas mntb If il as could be seen in the
dark
C-ai,t+or was tending bar in his fathers
saia0r s.ufEvest corner 0f Folsom and
FIftb streets. lie came out when he heard
the shots and saw man run ont Of Folsom
street turn into Fifth. make diagonal cut
across thar street in biS'djrectiou and dIsap-
near I'm the direction IF SlIpley street. He
also saw the officers in pursuit and after
ward saw Them returning with Curtis
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street near Crefeh1on's saloon, walking TO-
retlpr toward Howard street. witnessed
lie same incident. bat lost sight for a few
Minutes If the man mining away.
Dennv VAS m F.,som streat waking a
few wards I'm advance OF the witnesses Mi
Inns and To1mpv. who testified ON Thursday
last. Denny c6rrgb rated tAeir testimony
as to the shooting and subsequent pursuit,
but rs I'D the ease OF the other witnesses,
could not Identify Curtis.
OH 'eTs Hayden and Newman d,d not see
tie commission Of the murder They saw
Der ana saw hls dead body on the follow
ing day. such in substance IS the burden
IF Yesterday testimony
IyAD,ussABLE CONVERSATION.
At tie close Of tie day tie prosecution
et+pmDte1 In get before the Jury the con
yerssifan when lad passed between Hav-'
don and the arrestInE officers in the pres
ence of me defendant while tley were
esclrtfrg him q the urfce station. but
Jrdra Ir7utt rr5m.tIV decided II inaf-
Tofsseffa rs ffeir c-r.yerSa+fon ronfd r--
Ia anv ". Nav bind the defendant.
,TIs stt.rrL,-s f5r tLa sac wore o1s.
rrrst~s.a5 IN heir a-ter.nr 70 estah,isb ~ a
tact tfa- the MINERS taken from the right
wrist If curtis mat night were those be-
Ierpf75 ~ tlfti-ar Cr7n-7
NJ Foe a-.7so.sj H. lie admission of the
MINERS in evidence until TINS iI-1tifaI AS
far A. O-fiear Newman would swear 10 rris
point Wa, thar they were similar IL the MIN
pers carried IN 0felr Grant This was
deemed insufficient, and the alppers have
yet 10 be I.td as EXHIBITS.
SWEET BELLS TANGLED.
Miss Mamie Holden. with her dfnnfad
sr1-ls. al.,. -yg1f- -t-.r rIo,iaIa-st voice fgII
If feminine. Tenderness made n nrsasarlf
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