The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-08

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- q dsd1's know ma ac-ss 49, =
- ~ - - The sama man that hrors~h.
80 csotsse. he looks Ike il. shafss siI >
So1ner then took him IN hand ard
-..s a tafough searching cross-sxam-
- ~ ceurse Of which the old mar
1870 % The Kridiron with : ven
When he came Oh the stand a /.
$500 uf whether he would have da.ea =,
hn own head He could pot
tnes ths coat uss the one =.
s s.es. that II hsd blood on Il. or thss
Wilcox broaghs Il. .s
ecuvss Cudihss and Smith ve,e
49, q tell about getting The coat ana
s sm the parn shop, md then the
s.Is took tts noou recess.
zen court Was called to order NJ I N
crowd standing outside rushed inc
80 scom IKE fiock Of shssp, and Oiled Il
sauocsncn. The judge ordered the
ooofs locked. bat hundreds OF spectators
crowded In the hall look Ing in as the r,as.
aoos. TWAS better looking crowd than
~ ne morning, many vsli-known citizens
n. Johnson. Of South Seattle. testi-
nsa tnas on the night Of the murder AZ
esocS he met tall man. somewhat re-
sem ping Wilcox in general appearances.
on Grant street bridge. The arc lsrhts
we're burning. bat he did not see the mana
cox
". L. Meredith testified that he vas on
sne northern Pacific train which stopped
y the junction Of the tracks near the
scene Of the murder at about 1880 on the
evening u VS. committed. Looking out Of
sne window OF the car, he saw several men
standing on the platform Of the little sig
nai station. One Of them wore . white
siouch hat, had only q mustachs on h,s
Iace and bore general resemblance 10
wilcox. but witnsss would not identify
Wttcox positively - the man.
.. a. Andrews. the Tacoma pawnbrokss.
a. whose shop the coat and vest owned BY
wilcox. and thought before the tailor
destined to have been bloodstaiised, were
found, identified the coat pretty posi-
lively - the one left with him on Novem-
Der 10. but refused 10 swear that Wilcox
was tho man Who pawned IT,
Abel Hyde and r. w. Dick, Of Tacoma.
both habitues of the Hunters Home
saloon. terrified that on September or I.
they we're not sure which, Wiiaox came
into the saloon and, turning out double
handful OF mixed gold and silver on the
bar. announced that he had "hit them for
$70c." and invited all hands TO take .
drink. Wilcox meant he had won the
money at gambling.
County Jaiisr Munros testified 70 VIII
cox's suspicious actions when asked to
give up tie coat and vest he was wearing
In Jail He said:
81 went into the Jail and asked Wilcox
for his coat and vest, the ones he now has
on. saying that parties In the Jail ONCE
wanted to see them. He objected, but I
told him he mad better do It, for would
and Was about 70 90 in and get II when
be turned to the other inmates Of the Jail
and eaid: Hold on; you fellows come
up here. want you TO see that these
clothes haven't anv blood on them
told him would look 1t the clothes my
self and II there,xas no blood on them /
would be . witness TO the fact Then he
gave the coat and vest to me. At that
time nothing about bloody clothes had
been mentioned in tbs Jail TO my knowl-
edge. | think il was before. the prsiim-
mary trial."
On crosse Examination Mr.. Coincr showed
that his partner. Mr.. Archer, had on ser.
eral OCCASIONS been In consultation with
Wilcox NJ the jail and might have told
him what the old tailor was going TO tes-
tify to.
Detective Smith then took the stand
again. He Was asked some unimportant
questions about the label on the bottle,
and was then cross-examinsd. Mr..
Coinsr at once began asking him. a. with
Detective Cudihee on the day before.
whether he had not . personal interest In
wilcox's conviction.
.sDo you say that have3" said Smith,
leaning forward and flushing up with
anger.
Don't you remember telling me you
expected to receive reward 7" asked Mr..
Coiner.
81 do not" said Smith, and the cross.
examination ended.
Capt. Devsreaux. Of the Tacoma police
force. in his testimony threw no light on
the case.
IF. Wolf and ]. A. Watts. Of Tacoma,
that one day in the latter part of October
bank that Wilcox had bsen accused Of rob-
bling, when Wolf, referring to Wilcox be-
ing suspected Of the Fctting murder. said
that . man who would rob bank would
be mixed up in the Seattle affair. There
upon Wilcox drew q pistol and said an
griiy:
Il will shoot the - 49, who says /
was mixed up with that murder"
One of them said that he had better put
up the gun, and he did. A few days after
they met again. and at Wiicox's request
the other two agreed not TO mention the
circumstance.
With this testimony, the state closed.
and Mr.. Conner moved for persmptory In
structions. Judge Humss refused them.
saying that the jury would judge OF the
facts. Mr. Conner then made his opening
statement, in which he said that all the
circumstantial evidence against Wilcox
would bs dispelled by the Witnesses he
xould introduce. II would be proven
that the bottle in which the chloroform
was bought by Wilcox was seen after the
murder in Wileox's room in Tacoma. and
that It's fragments. NJ least, would be pro-
deced in court; the money he displayed
would be proven TO have been won at gam
bling: the tailor's testimony would be
di.nroyed, and Lastly IL would come out
,ha, Wilcox was in Tacoma from morning
10 midnight OF Labor day. Then. against
the wishes of Wilcox's attorneys. recess
10 30 o'clock in the evening was taken.
when court convened again after the
races. the fsrst witness for the defense was
called. s. n. BsaI. Tacoma druggist. al
go c street. He said that be had bottles
of tho washington oval pattern. branded