The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-12-04

and. calling her daughter. both accompanied
the officer 70. Justice seamane house. There
hey found III the yiila ger Mating; Every one
thiged first with Mrs. .Whittemore and then
with Mrs. Russell. The, latter two glsrsd
selves face to face, and Constable brown edged
around between them in. = highly nervous
fashion. There was no o%utburst, however. aud
amid an intense silence Justice seaman told
Mrs. Whittemore what she wac accused OF. Mr..
s ap:' Ra .:ps. asarS sbs ssGTY Elm Gs the ai sGSpt tRs; s sPf
said, which statement ers.tsd such sIsItsmsnt
I'm not guilty, said Mrs. Whi.temore, when
know snyihins about the shootinss." :"
Her daughter, Mrs, Seaman, was then called,
and sS6u the ,S Ss', ms, asked h bi5 Il ro .he b snsw an, rny; hing
fired ~ asked the Court.
Yes, I heard them, answered the young
Wow" said the Court, Mr. Russell says
that when he knocked on the door and said ne
S SoS S ssdi. iinSsa e whats ssr@ y Sor. 'S ala YOU me h issf
his knock and did you say thatI"
II nearly Kicked the door il, and / couIdn't
help bearing him. did say What but moth
The villagers were in a state Of intense excite
ment by this time. One man wanted to know
why she didn't open the door when . wounded
and told that he was not there TO ask questions.
In this mean time Mrs. Whittemore was getting
very much excited, anu as ner uauRhter left the
witness chair she sprang up and exclaimed:
I1idn't do II at all. 1tsa lie. don't know
anything about pistols or bullets. I'm afraid Of
such things and never would touch them. And
even IL I did want TO shoot anybody I wouldn't
waste powder on the Russells, any way"
The Justice raped for order again, and Mrs.
Whittemore Gained down. Then the case was
adjourned, and Mrs. whittemors was allowed
against her was purely circumstantial, and she
says she will prove her innocence at the next
hearing.
The people OF wautash and Bellmore do not
know what to think about the case. They can
not believe Mrs. whittemore guilty, and yet
they know that Mrs. Russell has known her for
her, and Mrr. Russell Is very positive about the
identity OF the shooter.
When Mrs. Whittemore was seen by a reporter
Yesterday she denied most emphatically that
heard the shots. she said. Mrs. Russell informed
the reporter most emphatically that the bullet
was meant for her and not for her husband.
Mrs. Russell said
"Of course, I can't swear to II because I have
poor eyesight and can't see much at night, but
the woman who did the shooting certainly
looked like Mrs. Whittemore. My wife's eyes
are all right, and, you know. what, she
says. One thing ! can't, understand: II
the woman Is innocent and knows nothing
about the shooting why did she and her daugh-
heard my raps and even answered me. The
daughter even admitted hearing the shots,
and so could not but have believed me
when I told them ! was shot, Now, would
for all they knew. outside in the. cold without
help IL they knew nothing about the shootingr
] don't believe they would. No human being
while ! hate to think badly OF anybody I can
think but one way"
There will probably be some excitement at
don't dSs ns know ns %has 10 " ahi ink f ba, al, a mne y thss i,'s
very mysterious.