Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-04-01
EVIDENCE FOR REBUTTAL
State Tries to Break Down
Testimony Offered BY the
Defense
Attorney Lewis Vigorous OBJ
lection to Methods Of the
Prosecution
Two More Witnesses for the
Rebuttal Called for Exami-
nation Today

The hearing Of the rebuttal testi
mony in the Long trial began yester
day morning. A large number Of wit
nesses were called, and vigorous effort
made to impeach the testimony offered
by the defense. Frequent objections tC
the questions offered by Attorney Fair.
child were made by Colonel Lewis, and
in many cases sustained by the court
/ Mrs. Peters was first called She
testified that she had lived very neal
the Long family, only vacant lot in
tervening, and was well acquainted
with all.
So vigorous was the objection Of the
defense against the offering of testi-
mony by this witness that dur
ing the fifty minutes she was on the
stand but two questions were answered.
Mrs. Halien was next called and
gave testimony relative to the removal
Of trunks and boxes from the house
where the tragedy was committed to
her house, and the repacking of them
there by Mrs. Halter for transportation
TO the island
Now, Mrs. Hallen, said Attorney
Fairchild, could this bottle Of strych-
nine, said 10 have been found in Mrs.
Longs cloak pocket, have been there
and escaped your notice?
Possibly.
Did you see Ida the day after the
murder
Yes.
Where?
She came to my house and remained
until she went to the island with Mrs.
Halter.
Did she tell you that when size heard
her father coming up the steps she was
sitting i'm Normans lap?
She did.
Did she tell you she was playing
with her mother when her father came
up the steps?
She did.
Did you ask her if she was jealous of
her mother?
Yes.
Did she tell you she did not believe a
word Of the stories she had heard i'm re-
latiOn to her mothers character, and
did not believe one of the reports about
her mother and Norman?
She did.
Did she tell you that her father had
always abused her mother ever since
she could remember?
Yes.
Did she tell you that when her father
came i'm the back door her mother and
Norman tried to escape into the ad-
Joining room?
Yes.
Did she tell you she was never ieal-
Gus Of her mother, and had no reason
to be?
Yes.
Did she tell you she had never seen
anything wrong between her mother
and Norman?
Yes.
Who was present when Mrs. Halter
was repacking goods at your house to
be sent to the island?
/ was.
Where was the packing done?
In the basement under the store.
Ella Carpenter was the next witness
called, and gave similar testimony to
that Of the preceding witness She had
lived at the Hallen house at the time
that Ida came there, and was as fully
acquainted with the details of the affair
as Mrs Hallen.
Attorney Fairchild put the same list
of questions to her and brought out the
same answers.
Frederick Cross was called, but no
new evidence bearing on the case was
obtained.
Frederick Hallen was next called and
objected to by Attorney Lewis, but
the objection was overruled and the
examination proceeded.
Were you summoned to Attorney
Fairchild's Office, asked Col. Lewis.
Yes.
When?
The day before the trial opened.
No evidence, other than the above,
was obtained from this witness beyond
what had already been offered.
At this point the court was adjourned
for the noon recess.
At the afternoon session Of the court
the first witness called on the rebuttai
was f. NJ. Sewer. He gave testimony
relating to his arrival at the scene Of
the murder within "A short time after
the fatal shots were fired.
Did you see Mrs. Humes i'm the room
where the shooting was done?
Yes.
Did she tell you that her father shot
her mother and when Norman stopped
TO pick her up shot him too?
Yes.
How long after the shots were fired
did you arrive at the house?
About two minutes.
a In redirect examination by Attor-
ney Lewis witness was asked.
You take great pride in saying you
were the first at the scene Of the muir
der, do you not?
| don't know that do.
You have been doing some detective
work on this case, have you not2
Yes.
Did you know what you were to be