The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-22

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uss posch before she SHOOTING. vhsn
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- nsm . To sana fims = faks 4 hens.
= sees hing seuunA the saloca
!. ~ I'D shen started home eosne
Sovasd the company store. He
seous half way thsae. Walking With
osoer hoy. when he vss ovsrtaksn hv
1cimss. Who asksd him Tor the ran a~sin.
cut p atd not say Why he wasted IL The
esn Va Rfvsn him and 10 ska.ted bark
.ossrds the saloon on tbs run. TIE pext
ums the witness saw Homss b. -.
under asfest for the murder.
Jussaes Of the Psscs Gideon 4. Bailey.
rfsnkhn's magistrate, uas usxt called.
He stated that about ( o'e,oek in H. .s,.,.
~ - Coastabas smalIsy orosehs Holmes
.usc ~ nouse unmanaclsd and perfectly
49,, ne constable sasd thss HolDss hsd
Russell. Holmes admitted the kill
~. soa said that he did Il bseause Rus
- nso slapped him and accused him OF
s.ont. NJ Bailey here produced . s.
s.aa0ss Ioadinx hammer revolver from his
ossrcoae pocket and said that Il - the
9on HOLMES had used. Bailey denied
mat hs had bssn trying 70 work up public
sentiment against Holmes In Trankl,n.
A this point there was lively dispute
among the attorneys. Mr.. Miller offered
the run IN evidences, bat Mr.. Winstock, for
the dsfsnss. objected. on the ground that
yusties Bailey had not idsnsised Il suf-
ncisntly. The jussics was recalled. and
tod how closely he had noticed the run
snat day. but Judge Moore ruisd against
the stats and would not admit the gan.
Phiiip Lewis. . big young negro, told Of
tns conversation which led up TO the row
between Holmes and Russeil. He also
eax the shooting after the first shot. He
differed from other witnesses in saving
that Holmes kept on coming toward Rus.
sell after the first shot WAS tired. He said
that the gun Holmes gave the boy was
Russsii's.
Lou Chapman. . tall, cofYee-colored
negro. said that he was riding down from
the saloon to the store on horseback hen
he met Holmes running up towards the
saloon holding revolver partially in his
lett coat pocket He shouted 70 witness
that he WAS going back 10 kill that black
-" Chapman advised him
not 70 do II, but, seeing that Holmes was
Keeping right on, he wheeled his horse
And went back ito see whether he would
make bis word good. )" for no other pur.
pose. He had the satisfaction Of seeing
Holmes keep his word. Chapman vas
severely cfoss-sxaminsd. He denied that
he Was IN enemy Of Holmes. or that he
had ever asked . colorsd girl named
Minnie Fresmsn TO live with him, upon
which she replied: "Wiiiis Holmes 10 my
sweetheart, and won't do It."
The last witness wss DR.. Smith. recalled,
Who stated that Constable smailey was
dangerously wounded ct franklin and
was not able TO testify.
II was now o'clock and court vas
about TO adjourn. Mr.. Miller announced
that the state was about to close and
would like little time to examine into
ito case. He therefore favored sdiourn-
mont Mr.. Corson. for the defenss. vas
also anxious to adjourn, and the court did.
There Was big discussion over the ques-
ton Of keeping the jury. The state wanted
IL locked up, while the defense sas an T.
ious that the jurors should 90 to their own
fresidss. The judge ruled that unless ali
parties were willing the Jury could not
separate.
Great interest Wa taken in the trial and
. crowd Of white men and few women
were In the court room. There wsrs also
many colored people.