Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-03-09

bridge. Meet two men. George ask
what time. Men didn't know. Went
on. Then saw drunken man.
George SwiloOs, who had heretofore
borne himself with perfect indifference,
paid the closest attention TO every word
Henry said. At this point he turned
to Barney Estabrook, who had him in
custody, and said: 81 didn't think
that boy like that"
The Jurors complained that they
could not understand the witness, and
the court called Victor Roeder to he
sworn as an interpreter. This expert
ment did not succeed, and the court re-
turned to the English language.
Henry then continued his story Of
the murder.
We go to that drunk man. George
ask him what matter. He said, ! am
very drunk. George ask him, Have
you a bottle? George then take bottle
and drink it. That old man awful
drunk; hat old man awful drunk!
George ask him what time. That old
man pull out watch. That old man
awful mad. That old drunk man said
YOU d-m s-n Of b.. George strike
him with his fist with rock / said,
George, you bad fellow"
Mr.. Piles objected TO the witness, an
accomplice, making any seli-serving
statements.
That old man fall down in the ditch.
George pick up that stick (the witness
pointing to the club i'm evidence and
strike him first time here ton the back
Of the head. That old drunken fellow
roll down in the ditch. Three times /
see George strike him. That old man
awful drunk! That old man awful
drunk! | stood ten feet away when he
killed that old drunk man. | ran
away across the little bridge and go
down to the beach. George came be-
hind after me. He catch me on the
beach. / ask George how that man
you kill.
At this point George shook his head
and muttered some words i'm an under
tone, as he looked at the witness. The
witness continued:
George tell me don't you tell nobody
George give me s.. ] told him ! don't
want take it. ! take il and say me get
hotel and get supper. Went to woman
and ask supper Woman said have to
wait. George said can't wait George
awful drunk. He spill the tea. He
spill syrup and tea and spoons. We
took canoe and went to Georges house.
George put the watch up stairs. | saw
him put il there. George told his wife
he bought it secondhand.
Mr. Piles then took the witness and
put him through "a sharp crOss-cNami-
nation, but failed 10 shake his testi-
mOny.
How old are you? asked Mr.. Piles.
Fourteen and half.
Stand up.
You're a bigger man than George,
aren't you?
The witness saw what counsel was
| driving at and said, Mr.. Fravel know
/ how Old I am
Aren't you bigger than George?
| Oh, YES; George he little fellow.
Did you drink any whisky?
Not any.
Didn't drink a drop?
/ didn't drink any, honest Indian.
You didn't 60 down where George
and the old man was?
| didn't.
What kind Of pistol did you have,
This question seemed to startle the
witness.
How you know / had pistol?
What kind of pistol did you have
Now how you know | had pistol
Tell me.
You tell
Yes; | had pistol.
You carried it in the overcoat pOcke
and then you changed?
Yes.
Counsel produced light-gray over
coat.
/ wore that overcoat, said the wit
ness
Where did you hide that overcoat?
didn't. / left it at Georges house
Didn't you hide that coat in a roo
house near Georges house?
No, stree; Georges wife put it there
You think Georges wife put it there
, You bet we she did.
HASN'T your mother told you a goo
: many things to say in this case?
No sir.
She comes to the Jail every day to Sc
you?
My mother awful sorry for me. Sh
= come see me.
Didn't the sheriff tell you that notf
= ing would be done with you if 20
, would lay this on to George?
Yes.
S Didn't the prosecuting attorney te
Il you the same thlng'
Yes.
y Major Cole resented the insinuatio
= contained in this question, and endea
ored to show that 10y questioning Il
. witness that he did not understand Il
7 question he answered.
= Henry was then excused.
The club, the watch aud chain an
, the cane were then offered in ev
dence.
"We rest, your honor said Maj
= Cole at twenty minutes past io
~ O'Clock.
20 Mr.. Piles then moved for a non-st
n on the ground that no evidence hi
+ been introduced to convict the deten
. ant, which was denied.
III Following is the record of the cou
before Henry was called to the stand;
IL The jury was called in at $50, al
~ the roll was called at $40.