Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-03-25

/ bil' hlIIllc anu one Ill lIlt ltlI breast
below the nipple. Both were pcnetrat-
ing gunshOt wounds. The wound on
the top Of the head was a gIancing
wound, cutting the scalp about three
| inches and bruising the bone. In the
| front the tissues were lascerated; i'm the
| back the wound was clean-cut. The
wound i'm the left breast was mortal,
penetrating the heart DR.. Cross, Of
New Whatcom, also testified, describ-
| ing the wounds.
Deputy Sheriff A. b. Eastabrook took
| the stand. He went TO the scene of
the killing the night it occurred and
| described the horrors he saw. The
next morning he returned and found
| 45-Calibre bullet on the floor. He pro-
| duced the bullet which was offered i'm
evidence. He then left the stand to
| get the revolver i'm the Office below. He
returned with murdcrOus looking
gun, "a 45 calibre frontier revolver.
! Colonel Lewis took it coyly and exam
| ined every chamber 10 be sure that il
| was not loaded. IL was then offered i'm
evidence and laid on the reporters
| table with its deadly end pointing at
| Major Cole. The major did not like to
appear timid, but when he could endure
| it no longer he arose and wheeled the
| gun around and left it pointing at the
court: Mr. EastabrOok related CON
vcrsatiOn he had had with Long the
next morning after his arrest, on the
| 18th Of January. Long told him that
| the shooting Of his wife was accidental.
81 said to him." continued the witness,
chow can that be? She was shot three
times. lie replied, God only knows;
but that is the way Of it, lie said he
went TO the house and was waiting
outside. He heard what he thought
was his daughter crying and went in
His wife and Norman Humcs sprang
at him and grabbed his revolver. In
the scuillc she was shot. He told how
he then went TO his house and left
note and then went TO Lummi.
Newton Laswell was sworn and his
crOss-eXaminatiOn proved TO be the
most exciting event Of the day. Wit
ness was "a police officer when the
affair occurred. "AbOut month be-
fore, " said me- 81 went TO the residence
Of Mrs. Bycr- on Thirteenth street
with Long. Mrs. Long was then
stopping there, and she had asked nae
to bring her husband When we went
i'm she told me that she was afraid To
be left alone with him and asked me
not To- leave. Long began To- plead
with her tO go home. lie told her that
hC was sorry for what he had done,
and promised TO bee better. She told
him hc had made those promises be-
fore, aud She refused tO go. When we
left he asked me to go back and try tO
persuade her To- return told him ur
ought to be ashamed of himself when
he had said about her what he knew
wasn't true. She had accused him Of
threatening her life and talking about
her, which hc did not deny. He 1id
be did It in a passion. Since then
have seen Long in Jail. He put out
his hand TO shake with me lle was
anxious to know what people were
saying about him. lie said he was
sorry hc killed his wife, and related his
escape to Lummi island after the shoot
ing"
Mr.. Lewis put the witness through
one Of the most effective CrOs5-cXHmina-
tiOns ever seen on that witness stand.
What have you been doing for the
last sixty days, asked Mr.. Lewis
/ have been deputy sheriff part Of
the time.
You have spent good deal Of time
hunting testimony for the prosecution,
haven't you?
have served some subpmnas.
Were you deputy sheriff March Il,
last?
No
Did you serve ony papers then?
Yes.
You served them in your private ca
pacity.
/ suppose 80.
Mr.. Lewis then produce a subpoena
summoning Ida Humes, Longs unfor-
tunate daughter, TO appear forthwith
before the prosecuting attorney at the
Office Of II A. Fairchild, on March II,
i'm "a cause then and there pending"
entitled the State Of Washington VI.
ID. II. Long.
Did you serve this subpoena?
did.
The witness then admitted, in an
swer TO Mr. Lewis question, that he
went 10 the house Of Louis StimsOn
and took the girl 10 the office Of II. A.
Fairchild, where she was examined
with "a stenOgrapher TO take down the
| testimony.
Did't YOU threaten Mr. StimsOn when
! ne protested against the proceeding?
He told the girl not 10 20, and ! told
] llll llldA It NVhlh XIV iaiiia7''i ii'''
| trouble.
Didn't you threaten 10 get a bench
warrant
/ Yes.
Who did you think would issue this
| bench warrant
That was a bluff on my part.
o, you were blufiing?
] Yes.
DO you expect that the Taxpayers
will pay you for those blulls2
/ don't know.
When asked how he came TO visit
the Jail he said he had a curiosity to
see the prisoners 80 that he would
know them when released. Long was
the only man he talked with. lie
talked with him "a friend. He re-
peated the con ver-ation to Mr.. Fair
child and to several others.