The morning call., 1894-01-10

tracted stay in the COrOner's room was be-
fore them. That Mrs Shattuck had shot
and killed Ha Try G. Poole they all must
have known to a certainty, but what null
tltude of questions and answers would be
necessary IN order to draw out the circum-
stances which led to and caused the muir
der of course none of them could foresee.
Nor. probably, did Coroner Hughes real
ize it.
The first witness contributed no in
formation. He was the young man with
whom Truly Shattuck went riding yeSter-
day afternoon when she might have been
expected to have been with her mother at
the Receiving Hospital. By name be was
y. j. Prendergast. He had known Harry
Poole; identified the body at the MOrgue :;
but knew nothing of the circumstances of
the shooting.
The aged maternal grandmother of Miss
Shattuck followed Prendergast in the wit
ness-chaiI She was lame, much bent and
hard of hearing. She was also non-cOm-
municative The Coroner had much diff
Guilty in getting answers OF any sort from
her. For instance, after she had said
she knew Harry q. Poole. and had seen
him several times, Coroner Hughes asked:
Where had you seen him ?"
The old lady remained silent.
Where had you seen Harry 6. PooleW
asked Dr. Hughes again.
Still she was silent.
did YOU hear the question ?"
Eyes. 1 heard the question"
Then will you answer? Where had
you seen Harry O. Poole previous to the
murder?'
"0n Stevenson street"
Where On Stevenson street?"
No answer.
The question was piled again, and then
Coroner Hughes mentioned contempt"
It did not phase the witness.
did you see him last Sunday morning Pr
Il don't know"
"Were you at home on Sunday morn.
iDg?"
And SO on. Finally. however, the mea.
ger answer that the witness was at home
was elected from her.
"At 10 o'clock ?' asked the Coroner,
81 don't know"
Thereafter nothing but l don't know
could be Obtained from Mrs. Sherman, and
Coroner Hughes excused her until such
time as she could frame her mind into a
Willingness to testify" or until he should
move for her commitment for contempt,
Miss Shattuck was then called. She
threw back her heavy veil and answered
the questions put to her In a low voice,
modestiy and somewhat timidiy. She
said her name was Ciarissa EtruIia de
Bucharde; that she went by the name of
Shattuck, which was that of her step
father Her testimony as to the shooting
of Poole was substantially the same as the
account which appeared in Monday morn-
ing's CALL She was not in the room at
the time of the shooting. but was in the
hall, going toward the kitchen to get a
drink of water. Had left Harry sitting on
she bed, talking with the mother, She
heard what sounded like pistol shot
and rushed back into the mothers room
to find Harry lying Oh the floor, bleeding
at the temple.
What aid you say when you saw be
was hurt" asked Coroner Hughes?
81 don't remember"
"Can you not repeat the substance OF
what you said, if not the exact words ?"
Miss Sbattuck hesitated. She seemed To
find it difficult to go back to the scene in
memory. She flushed and bowed her
head and the tears came to her eyes.
81 don't remember" finally she said
'but think L said: My God, Harry,
what's the matter; won't you speak to
me?'"
Did Harry Poole speak to you?"
II think he tried to-"
Miss Shattuck did not see any weapon
In her mothers hand. She ran downstairs