St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-26

think, that saw. you know. 1 don't know
who was in there before me. lie Just had
come in at that time.
Z. After you got to him. other people
came Immediately! A. No, don't believe
there was anybody else touched him until
the doctor came.
Q. How long was thata A. About ten
Q. What doctor Gamer A. don't know
what his name was.
Examined by Mr.. Mum:
he was sitting leaning forward: you drop
your right nahd down by the arm of the
chair; that way, do you mean? A. say he
was sitting forward in the chair, in one end
me was bigger man than l am-but anv-
howl his arm was kind of squeezed up against
one Of the arms
q. You indicated that his right arm was
squeezed down that way; is that correct? A.
like this Indicating. He was sitting out
farther than am,
g. Have you got your hand in the exact
attitude that ne had his hand at that time?
exactly how ne had it. but as near as l can
remember his hand was setting some ways
IKE that and on his leg; was resting up
against the chair
O.: And his fingers lying down on the leg?
A. His fingers lying down on the leg.
z. NOW, you have got that attitude just as
you want, as you remember it have yony A.
as near as can remember yes.
against the side of the chair? A. I am not
sure s whether it was or not but his arm was
laying there.
Q. You noticed that? A. Yes; and his
nngers spread out on the leg slightly just
ABOUT ike that, as near as can remember.
u 1t was an armchair, like you are sitting
IN now! A. Yes, it Was an armchair SINH
lar to this
q. How was his left hand situateds A.
Well, the left hand was dropped down TO his
side, kind of like this.
q. Was it inside the arm or outsidef A.
just about as mine is now.
@. Was ne leaning over to the right? A.
His head was like this Qeaning forward
u ion say he had half burned cigar in
his hand? A. Yes. sir: it may have been
more or less burned; l don't know.
Q. Now. will you take that cigar in your
fingers and show us just how it was held by
him? A. Well, that cigar set il stuck out
about this far Gndicating that it stuck out
about half an inch): it was about like that,
some way. He was sitting out farther in the
chair than I am
G. Now. was that cigar burning or was it
out at that time? A. l didn't notice. 1t
didn't smoke any.
O.. How long. was the entire cigar ms it
was in his hand? A. Well I guess the cigar
was about that long Indicating TWO or two
and half inches long): maybe there was
quarter of an inch of ashes OH ii.
q. About that long? Yes Gndicating
about two and one-haf inches).
z. And you are sure the ashes were not
knocked off of it? A don't know whether
they were or not
Q. You say they were on it? a. Well
there was quarter OF inch ashes.
Z. They hadn't been knocked off. then. Of
course2 a.: Not then. they may have been
knocked afterwards. you know.
Q. But when you saw i, you are positive
the. ashes were there? A. A little ashes
on il.
you saw him? A. No. sir, he was bare
headed, because had my hand OH his head.
r. DID you know this man? A. don't
believe ever saw him before.
y You come on at O'Clock. you say? A.
don't work there at all; just happened to
be there
Q. Did you zee him there that night? A.
didn't see him, no. was sitting outside at
that time.
q. What? A. was sitting outside of
the hotel at that time when he was in there;
I heard he was in there.
q; He WAS in the hotel was he? He was
In the bar room; Iheard this. l don't know
whether he was in there or not.
q w hen was 1t you said he breathed last?
How long after he came into the hotelf
a. The lastEtime he bFeathed. the doctors
him: gave him some hyperdermie injection.
l believe; tried to revive him, but didn't;
after IT was given up. they finally left him.
ana he gave gasp. didn't see any more
q. Did you notice any blood on him?
a. The left hand had some blood; the other
may have had but didn't notice it. / didn't
notice the palm of his hand much, anyway;
was on the left side of him.
q. What kind of coat did he have on,
Gid you notice? A. 1t was black
Y. sack or cutaways A. I didn't
notice about it.
@. When did you last see this cigar be-
tween his fingers? A. He had the cigar in
his finger, when he laid on the floor there.
and that is the last noticed of it when we
put him down.
G.. When he was moved on to the floor
he still had it? A. He had it in his hand.
didn't notice it any more after he was NOV
ing.
Examined by Juror Finch
Q. / understand the witness to sag that
he was informed first by some man coming
in there and telling you there was man
stabbed out there? A. Yes. sir.
@. Who was the man? A. sylvia Depuis.
O.. Is he witness here? A. l don't
think he is here.
By Mr.. Butler:
@. Doyou know where this Depuis lives
or works, or anything about him? A. Yes,
l know where l think you can find him: l
think you can find him at the Metropolitan
saloon
Q. Does he work there? A. No; he don't
work there.
Q. Does he come around thereNis that his
headquarters? A. Well, in around there;
: he happens to be around there sometimes. !
have seen him around there.