Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-05-02
.TnE SHAW SHOOTING AFFAIR.
Trial Of Elmer Worick on
Charge Of Assault.
SHAW on THE WITNESS STAND.
His Nocturnal Habits Fully Gone
Over by the Lawyers.

who rooms In the postofIice block, on
charge Of shooting ut w. A. Shaw,
last Friday night, In the hallway Of
The JOURNAL Office was begun this
morning before Recorder Edes. darcy
a. Bingham appeared for Worick and
District Attorneys Condit and Tilmon
Ford for the state.
Mr.. SHAW SWORN.
Examined by Ford: Did not know
worick; left room In pos.ofIice block TO
catch ii o'clock car, when shooting
took place az described In these COL
umns. DR.. Hall picked the powder
out Of his hands and face. He grab
bed for stick Of wood In the dark
from q pile which he knew was there.
Did not recognise Worick as doing
shooting.
Cross-ex. by Bingham: Had seen
Worick twenty or thirty times; had
been there the night before; frequently.
Condit objected. Court ruled this
could not be fully gone into. Ford
made point that Worick was not pro-
tecting any of his relatives and the
evidence should be confined TO the
facts.
Continued: Could not swear there
was any ball In the pistol; thought there
was; stated TO u number of reporters
that 1t was only blank cartridges that
were fired; naturally supposed they
we're blanks; knew there was door
there; left to catch the 10:40 car; met
Worick at Miss Ferris's room; his was
the adjoining room; bad no idea who
assaulted him; offered reward of 500
for his conviction; told a reporter right
away that blanks were fred at him; be-
Iieved that at the time; nothing said
about pistol being loaded with balls, be
did not know the information contained
the words ''loaded with balls" when
he swore to II.
MR.. sHAw's CONSCIENCE.
Condit said 1t was not Mr., Shaw's
conscience that was on trial, but Wor.
ick. Bingham said 1t was material
for the state to prove that this pistol
was loaded with ball or there had been
no offense committed.
Ford said 1t was just as much an as
sault II there was no ball in 1t.
Bingham said II was not an assault
with dangerous weapon If 1t did not
contain a ball.
Shaw resumes: do not swear posi-
tive 1t was loaded with ball.
Nothing was said during shooting.
Was not afraid of being robbed.
GREAT LAUGHTER.
"Was Mrs. Shaw with you?" This
created great laughter In the crowded
court room. Many numerous sallies by
opposing counsel caused the immense
crowd great merriment.
SOME MORE FACTS.
Shaw: Light was In Miss Ferris's
room when he left It. Miss Ferris
opened the door to let him out and
came out into the hall with him, she
came out first; light was burning In
her room; she went into another room,
as l walked off; after shooting went
into Miss Ferris's room and got light:
the ladies were so scared they would
not come out; could not identity the
gun.
CAPT. DILLY SWORN,
Had full talk with Worick about
the shooting; counsel for defendant In
sisted Dilly should state all the sur
rounding facts leading TO the con fession
no ruled. Charged Worick with know.
Ing 1t all; Worick said II was nothing
but scheme 10 scare Shaw a little;
To doing the shooting In pres
ence OF Mimic; said Shaw was coming
10 see this girl and II was not on the
square; he decided Shaw would bear
watched him in company
with Mr.. Bowman; they saw Sha~
through a stove pipe hole IN pretty
,lose quarters In Miss Ferris's
room with Miss Ferris; Worick
'aid after they saw Shaw with Miss
Ferris they decided To scare him on
he premises; Bowman, 1HE JOURNAL.
brennan, was not present at the shoot
ngi after firing a blank cartridge,
shaw resisted him; he shot twice more
n blank and then run; he did not
want to have 10 tight him; couldn't
leep very good; did not like 10 be dis
urbed; his room was next 20 the girls
Dom; they merely intended 20 scare
im OF the prer.ises. Counsel showed
heir purpose was lauditory.
The police testified TO being after the
loo reward.
Ford said II made no difference
'hether shaw was ON the premisss
gslly or Illegally.
DIR. Hall Was called 10 prove shaw's
'jaries; picked powder out Of his face
riday night; Il WAS la O'Clock.
MARSHAL MINro
Stated he had arrested Worick; said
} did Il; seemed 10 treat ID ~ = joke;
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