The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-18

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- ,hens ina: the bullet entered opposite
80 .SNsr end Of the heart aud the fact
~ = coarsed along the top Of the bar.
lang vas said about the bullet hitting
oAs. our The drift Of the Questions xss
the case. Va
"a CcdrIck. proprietor OF the Peo-
aag saloon where the shooting took
pAee' identified Thomas Blanek as the
VINO entered bis saloon on the night
oc'oosr with pistol IN bis hand and
.sesfsc those IN The room TO throw up
sash hands His account Of What fcG-
'ose was practically word for word IS
puoslshed in the PosT-IxTELLfsKsc ER the
morning after the shooting His account
u bisnck's dissppearancs through the
'front.' door pleased that individual and
even eansed smile 20 pass over the faces
vi many in the audience.
On MS cross-examination Mr.. Fairfield
brought out that The dimensions Of the
saloon are 55x2s feet and that there are no
rooms connected. lie questioned Mr..
.odrick particularly as 10 the objects in
tne room. their exact location when the
shooting took place and the number OF
times Bisnck said Hands mp"
An adjournment for dinner was taken
with Mr.. Codrick still on the stand. aud
bianek was accompanied By hls attorney
70 the jail. where a consultation took
place.
The scenes 81 the opening OF the court
doors just prior TO beginning the after
noon session were VERY much like those
during the trial Of Ursula Juanita Unsug-
Boyd. The women did not crowd and
push a. much as on the first day, yet a
large number Of them were on hand and
watched eagerly for the appearance of
Blanck. The manner in which the men
crowded into the main entrance xas like a
rush OF baseball cranks into the grounds
on a holiday. Hats we're knocked OF,
umbrellas were lost and as the jam came
against the doors BailiF Brockway had TO
yell az the top OF his voice to keep any
thing like order.
sLAscK LOOKED IN EARNEST.
The eross-sxamination of w. III. Codrick
was resumed, Mr. Fairfield still question
Ing ss 10 the number OF times Bisnek
ordered hands up" sir. Codrick said the
order vas made three times to his knowI-
edge. Bridwell said Ia q low tone, Get
could have heard IL
Does the defendant look now as he did
that night"
His eyes look the same"
How did they look?"
Dead earnest" was the answer. and
every one in the court room. including
Blanck, laughed
did Bianck look Wild or act strangely ?"
- a n
On redirect examination the big black
Colts revolver that Bianck used on De-
tective Cudihes was displayed. and after
Sheriff Woolery had removed the cart
ridges. was handed 10 Codrick for exami-
nation. He said it was just like the one
Blanck had in the saloon.
Edward Reese, aged Is years. nephew
of w. III. Codrick. who was In the saloon
at the time Bridweli Was shot, testified
that one shot was fired.
'By whom7"
by that Teller over there" pointing to
Blanck.
On cross-examination Reese said that he
would have heard anything said behind
the bar but nothing was said.
did bridweil say anthing TO Codrick 2"
"No."
at the Log Cabin saloon on Columbia
street. testified that Bianck did the shoot
ing at the Mug saloon. and told in graphic
language how he started to get out, and
Blanck. pointing gun at him, said: go
back YOU - -
"'ln just trot you n heat on that said
/, and you bet | went back. Blanek
grinned; il may have been put on"
ftsr h@r al hat - all
said, when he saw Blanek on the bar,
something TO the effect that: ''The guy Is
crazy"
This startling statement did not seem to
have much effect on Bianck. who remained
perfectly cool
Codrick told him that Bridweil spoke
al out the gun. but he (Spranger) did not
hear IL
cuDIHEE TELLS OF THE FIGHT.
Detective Edward cudihee told the story
OF his encounter with Banek in the Bay
View house. and how Blsnck. IN reply to
a question as to why he murdered that
man" (Brid.elD replied: why didn't
be give up the dough p
Mr.. Fairfield objected strenuously TO the
confession being admitted. on the ground
that 1t was made when Perpetual Mo-
ton" Corbett stood over Blanek with re-
yolver, bat Judge Humes oyerruled him.
Cudihee gave in detail the occurrences Of
the trip TO the police station aud the sub
sequent confession to.Chief Rogers.
ON eross-examina,ion t developed that
when the crowd at the patrol box in North
Seattle spoke of lynching Blanek he re-
marked: Those stiffs wouldn't lynch
anvbody." Blanek laughed lev times,
but not until after the Il ght in the room.
Chaef OF Police Rogers told of BIanck's
statement to him about killing Bridwen
and the explanation of his course after
leaving the saloon. The eross-exsmina-
zion did not develop any break in bis tesii-
mony.
Officer Bates was excused from testify
ing, As he had heard part of Detective CGd-
ihee's testimony.
he Is MovKD 10 NfRrH.
Mrs. Amelia Heartily. who runs the Bay
View lodging house, where Blanek roomed,
told how be was out after IL O'Clock the