The morning call., 1893-10-18
UNLACED SHOES.
They Play a Part in the
Horton Trial.
so DO THE BEDCLOTHES.
Some Witnesses Who Were SUBJ
jected to Severe CrOss-Examin-
alton on These Points.

There was q much larger attendance
Yesterday at the trial of Nellie Horton for
the killing of Charles r. Hagans than on
the previous day. Meanwhile, the same
faces were there as on the first day OF the
trial, and Nellie Horton herself wore the
same lock of stolid indifference.
James Allen, a bartender. who resided
in the boardin g-house at 207 Eddy street,
where Hagans was killed, was the first wit
ness called when the proceedings were re-
sumed. He testified that lie resided at the
house in question in July last. and on the
night of the shooting he was In the corner
grocery-store when he heard the shots
fired. He ran back to the house and went
upstairs He found the defendant stand
ing at the top of the stairs. The witness
then entered Hagans' room and found him
living on the floor. with his legs doubled up
under him. He lay close TO the door and
the witness had 10 step over his body to
get into the room.
Officer Hussey appeared soon after this
and asked the witness to take charge OF
the defendant while he left the house for
a moment. 1t was then that the witness
and the defendant held their first and only
conversation. Nellie Horton spoke first
and asked the witness if her nose was
bleeding.
II told her that her nose was bleeding" 4"
continued Allen, land asked her why she
had done the deed. She replied: You
don't know the trouble this man has
caused me.
In reply 10 questions by the counsel for
the defen Sc, the witness said that he was
positive that one of Hagans' shoes was
unlaced Mr.. Heyneman then attempted
to prove by the witness that the defendant
was crying at he time. Allen first said
she was crying, then that she wasn't, aud
although both the Judge and the lawyers
interrogated him, yet he showed 10 GER
tainty on this point. Heynemen then pro-
duced the transcript OF Aliens testimony
as given in the Police Court, which showed
that he had said that the defendant was
crying at the time.
Come, now. answer the question" said
Judge Wallace. Are you sure she was
crying? You needn't go by the report of
the shorthand notes. They. get things
wrong down there sometimes"
Allen said that he thought she was cry
ing. Then he testified to the bed being
considera ply disturbed by number of
newspaper reporters. He thought. how
ever, that the bed was found to be disar-
ranged beforehand.
William j. Meagher, a policeman, said
on the night of the tragedy he was patrol
ling his beat on Turk street when be saw
a number of people looking in the direc-
tion of Jones street. He went to inquire
and eventually proceeded to the house at
207 Eddy street. He went upstairs and
saw Hagans' cody lying on the floor in
No. s. There were others in the room,
and they were disputing AS TO whether
HagaGs was dead or not. The witness
stayed two minutes to examine the room
and then went to order the patrol and
Morgue wagons.
Meagher identified the deceased's clothing
and said that to the best of his recollection
his left shoe was unlaeed. He wasn'tsure
how far it was unlaced, but 1t was united,
anyhow. After he came back from ORDER
ing the wagons be N Ade another examina-