The morning call., 1892-02-04
A DETECTIVE MEMORY.

"Yes. Sir"
DEFECTIVE MEMORY.
Witness could not remember what officer
told him TO do this; nor whether the officer
wrote il or whether he the witness) wrote
1t; nor whether 1t was written out when
the officer came to him; nor could he tell
who was present when he signed it. He
could not even say whether he had signed
any statement. The officer, he said, wrote
the statement while he was at his tamale
station.
THE MARCOVAL PAPER.
Mr.. Foote-Was the paper read over to
you before you signed it?
MaTcOval-I don't know.
DID you tell the officers anythlng"
told them what l had seen"
In what language did you speak to these
Oficers?"
They spoke In English. understand
some words, but cannot explain myself in
English"
writing on light slraw-colored paper.
such as reporters sometimes use, was shown
to MareOYal by Mr.. FoOte. He could not
identity II, and stated that he was not sure
that he had seen or signed any paper, mel
Their could he say that he had declined to
Sign any paper on the ground that it did not
contain the truth
Mr. FoOte-DId you not see this paper in
the office Of the Chief of Police in the old
City HaliP
1
II In the old City Hall.
Was not Mr.. Glover with you on the 18th
OF September in The old City Hall?"
y es, but Smiling | don't recollect
whether | signed paper there. There was
paper, but do not recollect whether it
WINS written at that time or afterward. |
went to the City Hall more than once"
He HAD TO SIGN IT.
office p"
Il think have written my name"
Upon being pressed MarcOval said he
knew he had signed his name at the old
City Hall They told me-" he said, ito
sign II, but don't Tecollect whether it was
Ieai over % me-
Mr.. Foote-How came you to 60 down to
the police OH e?
MarcovaI-Ihey sent for me?
"NhO?'
81 dOn't reCOllect"
Did you make q statement OF this occur
renee TO any other person."
Yes. went to friend that works for
the same tamale manufacturer that l work
Tor d told him about It,"
Ut. W. l.. Berry, police surgeon, testi-
he'd that he found a pistol in an inside
pocket and club on the left side OF Grants
Dolly when IT was brought 10 the Morgue.
At this stage Of the case it being noon, a
recess was taken till o'clock.
THE WOUND DESCRIBED.
The first witness in the afternoon was
Dr. Robert L. Williams, the Police Sur
Geon who made the autopsy. He illustrated
the course OF the fatal bullet by placing the
index finger Of his right hand against his
forehead about an iuch above a point be-
tween his eyes. His LETT index finger he
placed high up on the back Of his head
lie shot went clean through, breaking the
bullet into two fragments The smaller
piece Of lead, the doctor said. he extracted
from the forehead and tie larger piece from
the back Of the head The cause Of death.
lie testified, was gunshOt wound in the
brain
The District Attorney handed the witness
a small package DR.. Williams removed
the covering and after reading the writing
upon it e. ok out two pieces Of lead and said
be identified them as the portions of the
bullet he had extracted from the head Of
tAe deceased
No BURNT-POwDER STAINS.
During his crOss-eXamiuation DR.. VIII.
Jams said he knew Grant slightly and that
he was man six feet tall or more and
weighed 200 pounds He was, be added, a
line specimen Of q man.
MI. FoOte brought out from this witness
tie Important fact tdat there were no
| DuInt-poNder stains on Grants forehead
and that pOwdeT-marks will ALWAYS he
made IN flesh when the shot ia fired any-
where within four feet of the person hit
Police Sergeant William NJ. Cole testified
/ 10 nndlng Officer Grant lying dead on Fol
| som street with his head toward Fourth
street lie did not think the deceased had
! on an oyetcoat, Witness took off ms star
and wrapped 1t up in piece Of paper. lie
/ did not notice any burning hole in his hat.
OihCer Grants hlgh-crOwned stiff-felt hat
| was here put in evidence.
A CONVERSATION WITH CURTIS.
Witness related conversation which he
! had with the defendant upon his being
/ aafrt.f -. h..
! him what was his business. Defendant
/ answered he had none. Witness showed
! him the pistol Defendant said he never
| had pistol, and then told how he had been
| to witness Sarah BernhaTdts performance
| that night; that he had paid S25 for his seat
! that ne had left his wife al the theater and
! had himself gone to the TivolI. and had
| taken several drinks; that somebody had
! got mold OF him and pulled him along He
| was, the witness said at the time under the
! influence Of drink. Grants nippprs we're
| shown to witness as having been on de-
! PENDANTS wrists.
| The only question asked Sergeant Cole in
| crOss-eXamlnatlOn by Mr.. FOOte was
| whether this was the first time he had testi-
| ned under oath In this case. He ansve cred
| that u was.
A WITNESS WHO FELT "sKITTIsH."
! Thomas Mullins, a young man WHO
| said he was carpenter, was the
| sixth witness called by the State. ITe saw
the shooting, but could not tell anything
about the parties to it, He heard one man
say, You'd better come along" and then
three shots were fred The parties were
| across the street from him, at a distance of
fifty or seyenty-fVe feet. The men were
standing side by side. There was a little
space between the first and second shots.
| Witness said he felt kin of "skittish." and
| started TO run toward Fifth street. He saw
the two men scutfiing, but could not tell
anything about their relative sizes. He
afterward helped one Of the officers IN turn
| the body of Grant over.
| Witness was asked whether he remem-
bered testfylng at the inquest that one IF
the men was much taller than the other.
10 this question Mr. FOOte iuternosed an
| objection, and he WAS about to state wbv
| IT was lnadmlssible. Mhen Indra ,.ra.+.I.