The morning call., 1894-01-19
CURIOUS CROWDS.
Corridor in the New CITY
Hall Cleared.
All Anxious to Hear the Evidence a;
the Preliminary Examination of
Mrs. Jennie Shattuck.

The preliminary examination OF Mrs. Jennie
Shattuck, charged with the murder of Harry
q. Poole, was resumed before Judge Conan
yesterday afternoon.
For an hour before court was opened the cor
rider was so closely packed with people that it
was impossible for any person 10 make his way
through them. Chief Crowley ordered the cor
rdor cleared and several policemen tried to
carry out the order. They pushed and COM
manded. but made very little Roadway. Then
they pulled out their clubs and drove the mob
into McAlster street and kept the passage
clear Till court adjourned.
A man wearing light Overcoat was most
persistent In his attempts to get inside the
courtroom. He kept knocking first at The
courtroom door and then at the door leading
into the Prosecuting Attorneys room. and when
any one was let out he made a desperate at
tempt 10 get In. Shortly before the court adj
jourDed he was standing close to the PrOSecut-
Ing Attorneys door some one came out.
Policeman Behan was on guard at the door
and as he attempted to close 1t the man put up
his elbow, and as Behan shut the door the
mans elbow went through the glass, making
hole large enough to allow him 10 crawl
through. He was taken TO the City Prison and
TWO charges were registered against him, one of
malicious mischief and the other disturbing the
peace. He gave his name as +. j. MiZe, attor-
ney. 426 California street.
AS on the previous day the crowd that filed
the courtroom was disappointed III hearing any
sensational evidence, but was treated TO a few
hearty laughs at the discontinue OF the at
tOrney Tor the defendant while crOss-eXaminins
Mrs. Hlldebrandt and her daughter, Mrs.
Scheper.
Mrs. ShaItuck was able to walk from the
prison TO the courtroom without assistance.
She was accompanied by her daughter Truly,
and lady friend, and seemed TO take some in
terest In the proceedings.
The witnesses examined were Mrs. Hide.
brandt. Mrs. Scheper, Mrs. Sherman, Mrs.
Kendall. Miss Bowman and Miss Annie Carney.
who all lived at Alb Stevenson street at the
time of PoOles death.
Mrs Hildebrandt, who acknowledged she
had not been on speaking terms with the de-
1endant Tor several months, was severely cross
examined as 10 the exact words used by Mrs.
Shattuck when the witness entered the room
after the shooting. and finally she fixed them
as, 81 have done IL. | have shot and killed him
and am glad of IL. Ilhad a baby girl once and
he took her aud l shot him and l am glad of
it,"
Mrs. Sherman. the mother OF the defendant.
made statement in direct contradiction OF
her granddaughter Truly. She said she was
staining at the sink In the kitchen when she
heard shot. She wondered for a moment
where IL could be and then started for Mrs,
Shatfuck's room. She saw Truly coming out
OF the room when she got as far as the room
separating Mrs. Shattucks room from The
Kitchen. This would Indicate that Truly was
IN the room when The shooting took place, al
though she testified that she left the room for
glass of water aud was halfway TO the kitchen
when she heard the shot and turned back.
When the grandmother was making her
statement, Truly appeared 10 get nervous, and
was evidently relieved when no notice was
taken of the contradictory evidence.
Truly was recalled and questioned as TO why
she wrote in her note 10 Poole that If he did
not come quick he wOnd not see her mother
alive and she wrote "if you want to forgive
mother"
In answer she said: ~ certainly thought
mother was going TO die. She told me so, and
l believed her. On the Thursday night pre-.
viOus Harry was angry at somef remarks made
and said he wouldn't come back again and we
would have TO meet outside. That lwas why L
wrote the last sentence"
Policeman Dasman repeated the evidence he
gave at the Coroner's inquest and the examl-
nation was closed for The day. 1t Will be re-
sumed at 2 O'clock this afternoon.