The morning times., 1895-07-16

He knew nothing about the shooting but
had seen Wells about half an hour before
the tragedy took place.
did Wells say to you that he would kill
himself before he would submit to arrest?"
asked Coroner Hammett.
No, sir, he did not, replied the witness.
Didhesay anything about runningaway?'
NO, sir; he had team TO sell, and after
i bought 1t he said that he WAS going to
Atlantic City. l bought the buggy and
harness at one time, an dthe horse at an
other.
William F. Geyer, ST, was called, and
stated that he knew nothing whatever ofthe
shooting In reply to questions from the
father, witness said that he had had several
business transactions with young Wells and
that he had always discharged his obliga-
tions promptly.
William z. Edelin, the eX-detective, was
then called TO the stand. Coroner Ham
NETT informed him that he had no right
to swear him, but Edein said that he courted
the fullest investigation and preferred to
make his statement under oath. The oath
was accordingly administered and he went
onwith histestimony.
EDELIN.s TESTIMONY.
He said that on the evening of the shoot
ing he, accompanied by Mr.. Orrison, drove
to the house and asked if Wells was there.
The lady who opened the basement door
replied that he was and sent servant
up stairs TO open the front door and let him
III. The girl showed him up to the fifth
floor, and, pointing TO a door, told him that
that was the room. He entered aud for i
moment could see no one, but finally saw
Wells sitting i'll a chair near the dormer
window. He said Hello, Arthur" and
advanced toward him.
How are you?" replied Wells.
Iwant to see you, said Edelin.
'You want to see me- repeated Wells
and as Edelin, advanced toward him he
reached toward table andseized a revolver,
which he pressed against his temple and
cd Witness exclaimed, MY GCd, what
did you do that for" and sprang toward
him, but too late to prevent the Shot. Wit
ness got his right arm around Wells neck,
seizing his lett with his own left hand
and wrenched tie pistol out of his hand. He
could not say whether he made the bloody
finger prints on the wall or not. He showed
where his knuckles were skinned against
the wall when he threw isright arm around
Wells.
WAS it your object to arrest Wells
when you went TO the house?" inquired
DR.. Hammett
Not at all, SIR" replied witness. l
wanted to talk TO him about the buggies
and try and get some Information from
them"
The father here objected TO anything
being said about that part OF the matter,
and spoke of the mysterious bloody finger
prints on the wall. He said that he had
asceTtained that il would be Impossible
for anyone to make the finger prints eX-
cept while in falling, and that it had not
been shown in the testimony how they
were made
NO one VIII ever know how those finger
prints came on the wall, Mr.. Wells"
said Attorney Shillington.
Perhaps not" replied the father, but
IL the boy Were alive IL would be known.
But his lips are closed"
The revolver was then passed around
among the jurymen and examined by them.
II was a young America Of thirty-two
calibar and hardly such weapon as an
eX-policeman might carry.
The case was then given to the jury and
at 2:30 O'Clock they returned a verdict,
exonerating Edelin, from any completely
in the shooting and giving as their opin-
ion that Wells shot himself. Edelin was
then discharged from custody.