The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-07
WIDOWS SAD STORY
Mrs. Cicero Tells With Sobs
How Her Husband Died.
The THEORY OF THE DEFENSE
Prosecution Closes With Pathetic
scenes, and Michael M'Cann and
His Wife Testify.

a&r41r Eg3EL4 EkB@A1A Al loon NESEEr1zT WIZ
re calling OF the WIDOW o. the murdered
n.an. she told a very affecting story OF
re ARRAY and proved TO De strong gg!t-
sess James Hamilton Lewis asked fer
ne dismissal o. Old man Mccain but his
ua9s.oa WIS Oyerruied, and he then made
a. opening address Of over m hour, Ia
urhseh re sa.f the defense MOULD prove
maj there was DO Auimus or intent AMI
,hsi the fatal shot WAS an accident OF the
srafne between the Mccain boys and tho
deceased Several Witnesses were calle1
ssong Them Old Mocsnn. Today the Two
ether defendants viii De pgF1 on the stana
sDs in all PROBABILITY TIC case will De CIV
e. 10 the jury ia the evening.
Tae first witness OF the day was Fred
A. Weiss. who vas ticking something about
cedar puncheons 10 De cut for the Avon
aa.e road, about which John Mccain AMI
Cicero were at issue. the object OF the pFos-
eeas.on being 10 show bad feeling between
tAe tao. when Mr. Lewis asked that the
les.imony % stricken out. bat was over
ruled.
walter f. Moore gave testimony that
Cd McCann had said that IL Cicero tired TO
vote be would never get away from the
polls and Dir. Lewis tried TO cross-exam-
Inc him about n postal card that had been
estroateG. which Mr.. Lewis limited
threatened the iynching of old Mccain.
and said ihat 100 A. F. A Is were ready To
az Is TIC JJDs 4 nc 4uE1ktJA " dS GA-EA DAA,
and AIR. Lewis id not refer TO the sensa
tsoual document in his opening address
hter In the day.
Tried to Hold Cicero Back.
Mrg Alma Parks Is a nelghbor OF the
cscer0s, who Glanced 20 be 1t their house
when Cicero came In for his rhe. She
heard Mrs. Cicero say 20 him: ''Oh. Joe.
don't take thai gun" He didn't say any
th.ng then. AIRS. Cicero said something
sfa mile a. aha
could not remember. Mrs. Cicero asked
Mr Brown not 10 let Cicero take the gun.
Witness sad: Joe. don't do anything you
all be sorry for" Cicero then sad 10 h.s
glfe. who had followed him out OF the
front door, Go back into the house ana
keep stu"
Witness then described the shooting az
fray. how she saw jim Mccain fire the
FIRST shot. and the subsequent struggle Mr..
Lewis crosse xaEa.ned her az length to
provo that she could not see the struggle
from the place where she stood. She was
making 4 reference TO Mr. Brown, the
witness OF yesterday. who was also pres
en-. At the time Of the shooting, but Judge
Humes observed: Never mind about the
Missionary man. 1t makes no difference
What the missionary man said.
The Widows sad story.
There was a stir n the court room when
Mrs. Dora Cicero was called. and the pref
" widow. In her neat yet stylish dress Of
black cloth. stepped on the witness stand.
She was nervous. the effect OF two long
days OF tension in the court room and con-
initial forced introspectlon IN connection
with the tragedy of her life. Mr.. Morris
conducted the examination. putting ques-
ton now and again only. in l0w. gentle
tone, and allowing the witness, for the
most part. 10 sob out her story unaided-
II came In little gusts. with pauses be-
tween that we're more touching than words.
The audience crauei forward aud listened
breathlessly; several % the jury were vlsi-
by affected al the recital, and even Judge
Iumos himself had moist eyes. ana
coughed 20 clear MS throat
Mrs. Cicero told the trst part. how she
went 20 1--we at Avondale FIVE years ago
and about her surroundings there In a
clear. oven voice. on the fatefui day the
men working on the road had had their
dinner ut her house Mrs. Parks. the prev
ious witness and herself were just finish
inE. their own dinner when there came a
knock at the front door. This was Mr.
Brown the track peddler. with his little
cart. They were looking over his books
al the front door. when Brown. who saw
a man approaching. remarked What Is
the matter with that mans faceg'' She
looked around. Here she paused and then
ssld. with n gulp. Il saw my husband
coming up the path
When she had wiped her streaming eyes.
Mr. Norris asked her 20 point out the path
on the map she tried to see the map
through her tears. and after indica ting the
desired point, continued her narrative.
NV husband went toward the hack door.
7 stepped hack and met him between the
two rooms. His face was very badly
swollen BlOod'-and here her voice be-
came a ltful wail-"hlood was streaming
down his face. Ills eve was black and
hiue-hoth above and below-it was closed.
There was a large hru.se on the LEFT side
Of HIS face There was a cut on his chin,
large enough 20 put a lead pencil In
She Saw Her Husband slain.
lie walked into the bedroom and got his
rias lie went out the front door. between
Nr. Parks and myself. lie went toward
the barn lot 7 stood for Just a second
and then 1 went after him. lie came
around tho harm and walked about half
way toward the road and followed him.
saw James Mccain standing among tho
legs and he fired two shots. The revolver
WAS pointed directly ut my husband
head. J heard . bullet so past my ear.
WAS right behind my husband.
after Mccain had fred. my hush. ID
stopped and went Sideways toward thu
slcket fence on the inside Of his own
fenca he stopped James Mccain went
from where he stood among the logs into
the road ard held up his sun again and
urea me mira SEnf- NV fNSaani tNen
raised his rifle and fred one shot. was
fifteen or twenty feet away"
Here the witness paused Tor few sec
ends continued
Directly after James Mccain fred the
third shot he Crappled with nv husband.
He pulled HIN around che corner ~ the
fence into she road They fell down IN
TIE read. James Mccain was underneath
and my husband M the top Nv hus-
hand g~aspcA James McCann's hands and
Ael3 them down.
John Mccain rushed from behind =
stump. came % where my husband and
James Mccain were on thc ground, took
ne revolver 0ut az his brothers hand or
from the ground ard-and fired tt"
The Word "arci' was almost a scream.
saa with 81 came a burst OF tears, She
sd 10 more FOR two or three minutes
curing which the whole audience seemed
. bold tts breath Gently promptcd by
NJ Norris the witness proceeded;
Describing the Fatal shot
I was thea aftcen fee, from where they
we're. There hai been four shots fired
sat the last ore made FIVE I saw John
John M,Caan-take held OF my husband
.o4ar-colar of his jumper. He had a
.4Enner on and the sleeves rolled up. John
AcCanR took iald ~ his cellar. pulled him
Us way ar5 placed ire gun a. the hack
=. my husbands had and fred And
ser t4t'-the witness whimrcrcd 90 a
=" Neicc, "acd after that he took up TIE
fsVover-F
Bring sooe water" called out the
3eSo ant his loud voice startled every
s'y. There VAS long pause for the vii
- &c recover and when she renewed