The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-22

about what she knew had visited wilcox
IN jail. taken him fruit and flowers. had
frequently called at the Jail and inquired
OF the Jailers about him. and had professed
great friendship for him.
He saw Wilcox in seattle.
Frank II. Noble. a former real estate
dealer, who resides at Tacoma testified
mat he was in Seattle on the afternoon OF
Labor day, September {. 1886. and that he
saw the defendant, Wilcox. on Front
street, near the site OF the old Occidental
hotel Wilcox was with another man.
They stopped and had a short CONVERSE
uon- The witness could not say what
time ft was that he came over 10 Seattle.
Cross-examined. the witness could not
remember how he had come TO the city;
whether there was coal palace on Pho
neer Place; could not recall whether the
city had a parade: didn't know where re
had punched or where ne had eaten din
ner. The witness remembered seeing VIII
cox, because he had been arrested for the
crime
The witness admitted that he played an
occasional game of poker, but denied that
he had figured in several big games in
which several people had been hunkoed.
The witness said he had not testified
al the former trial, though he knew OF
its being in progress. IL was at this
cox asked his questions.
Wilcox and Kings Last Talk.
At the evening session the state at
tempted to prove by William Doucett, OF
Tacoma, that on the night James King
was murdered, King and Wilcox were
in The Hunters Home and had a CONVEX
sation; that King left the saloon first,
followed few moments later by Wilcox,
and shortly afterwards came the news
that King had been murdered. The de-
Tense fought against any such testimony
going TO the jury, but the court admitted
portions of IL. The witness testified TO
hearing what he believed 10 be a shot
coming from the direction taken 10y Will
cox. AIR. Wiltshire thought the witness
was reluctant 10 answer questions and
forced from him an admission that he
had remarked during the day that the
state would be surprised at his testimony.
w. II. Johnson testified that he was
crossing the Grant street bridge on the
night of September 4. 1898. and saw a man
passing who resembled Wilcox. He
would not say that il was Wilcox.
W. l.. Meredith, ex-Chinese inspector,
testified TO having seen a man resembling
Wilcox on the side of the hill in the vic
unity of the Fetting cabin on the night OF
the murder, but could not say that 1t was
wilcox. Ex-Day Jailer w. T. Munroe tes-
the request OF the detectives told Wilcox
20 give him his coat and vest. Wilcox
at first protested but finally handed them
out after having called some of the pris-
onerS about him TO examine the garments
to see that there was mo blood on them
No mention had been made of any blood
prior to this.
Chief of Police ID. o. Smith, of Tacoma.
gave testimony concerning his official
connection with the case. George Nj. Nor
ris. of Tacoma, testified that on a morn
ing between September and s, 1898, VIII
cox got off the train in Tacoma, which
had just arrived from Seattle, explained
that he had lost his ticket while on the
train and had just found it. He asked
the witness, who was employed by the
company, whether he could get
cash for the ticket. The witness could
not say from what point the ticket read.
He thought, however, II was from Seattle.
Henry Hademan, of Tacoma. testified
to seeing James King and Wilcox in
four or five times after
Labor day. 1898. Abe Hyde testified to
Wilcox having displayed big money in
the Hunters Home saloon soon after
Labor day. William Gibson and Frank
Dick gave similar testimony.
Capt. DevereauX Of the Tacoma police
force testified as TO the various chloro-
form bottles.in the case, and under cross
examination was badly mixed up by Mr..
Winstock.