Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-03-31

conversation he had with Humes some
time before the shooting took place.
Humes called at the judges office to
swear out a warrant for the arrest of
| Long, for threatening to shoot him. but
did not wait for the preparation of the
warrant. Some days later the Judge
met Humes at the postofiice and asked
| him in regard to the warrant. He said
he would not, at that time, press his
charge against Long, as the latter had
separated from his wife and would 20
| to Texas.
G. M. Atkins, of the First National
bank, was next called and testified TO
Longs coming to his bank to notify
him against negotiating any note in his
name, as he had information that such
a paper was to be forged by his wife.
He did not notice that Long was any
more excited or behaved i'm a more If
rational manner than would any other
man who was in financial difficulties.
l.. l.. Work, cashier of the CONNER
clal bank, was next caleb and testified
to the same facts i'm regard to Longs
call upon him as had been brought out
by C.M Atkins testimony.
Chas. p. Wheeler, of the Bellingham
Bay National bank, and II. A. Esta-
brook, OF the Columbia National bank.
testified to the same facts as Messrs,
Atkins and Work.
VIM. Brown, who had known Long
for three years, next described Longs
mental condition for some months pre-
viOus to the shooting. Long asked
Brown to see Mrs. Long and request
her to return to her home, after She
had moved to the house on Forest
street. Brown refused to take any part
in another mans family quarreis, but
agreed to talk to Mrs. Long if by
chance he met her on the street. Long
appeared frantic with his grief and not
in his right mind. In the redirect
cross-eXamination the witness testified
to Longs good character, and his repu-
tation among the people in his neigh
bOThOOd.
John Lubke a neighbor Of Longs,
and the party to whom Long tried to
sell COW, was next called and testified
to his Intimate acquaintance with the
Long family for nine months, during
which time he was at the house every
day for water, sometimes three times |
per day. Long always treated his wife |
well. noticed a change in the wife |
after Humes became intimate with the |
family. She neglected the house and |
went out very frequently. Long was |
not right in his head during the latter |
part of the summer and fall, he ap- |
peared very nervous and ilighty. His .
reputation was good as an orderly and |
law-abiding citizen.
At this point the court adjourned to |
? o'clock.
At the afternoon session r. f. |
Mason, carpenter for whom Long .
had worked, was first called and testi- |
fled to Longs wild and worried ap-
pearance and frequent errors i'm his |
work at the time his family difficulties .
were bearing heavily on his mind. He |
became so wild and dangerous looking |
that he had to let him go.
DIR, Henderson was called, and for
fifty minutes endeavored to explain TO
Jhe jury the various symptoms that
would 90 to prove that a mans mind
was disordered and i'm what manner a
mans brain could become so deranged
AZ to make him irresponsible for his acts
during the time that the disorder ex-
sted.
DIR. Streeter, DIR. Cross, DIR. Thomas
and DIR. Jameson were all called for
expert testimony on mind troubles /
and the relation of the mind TO the
body, and the various ways i'm which
the brain could become affected
J. w. Mullen, the teamster who car
ried the boxes and trunks from Mrs.
Wallen's house to Longs, was called
and testified to his good character.
Edward Eldridge, ID. &. jenkins.
John G. Franklin, Alonzo Mayhem,
VIII ID. Jenkins and f.. McGinnis who /
had all known Long for several years,
were the last witnesses called and each /.
testified to his good character as a law
abiding and orderly citizen.
Several more witnesses for the de-
Tense are to be examined today when |.
the rebuttal testimony will be taken
up. The trial will probably last until /
on which day the court ex-
pressed a desire to conclude it.