Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-06-28

day or two later, said Mrs. Williams,
Auffort again called at her house, and
him that Billy had >heen arrested, charged
with robbing the steamboat office.
well, Mrs. Williams" ne said, don't
you be alarmed, for me and Monte Wells
be all right"
A Drama eisfaxamip alton.
'But I told Auffort that Wells was no
gcod." said Mrs. Williams, when Aufrort
said oh, Wells Is agood fellow Yes he
is said, he'd build scaffold and put
Billy on 1t. If he Could. But he can't do it,
but he'll get you. pld fellow And he has"
shaking her finger at Auffort, who merely
smiled at the little woman in tantalizing
way. H.
To Mr.. Lpscomb Mrs. Williams said she
She married him, she said, because she
loved him.
"And now" interrupted Mr.. Lipscomb.
you ara endeavoring to save him from the
penltentlary by fastening 1t on Aurort, be-
cause you have your husband"
I'm not fastening it on anybody to save
him., snapped back Mrs Williams "I m
simply telling the truth, and I'm sorry for
it. But not for that rascal" exclaimed the
little woman. ncdding at Auffort, FOR l
never liked him. But 1 feel sorry for his
mother. for I'm a mother myself" she
said, bursting into tears.
"And you are now trying to save the
father of your children" suggested Mr..
Lipscomb.
mo amt" replied Mrs. William. "for
I have no children by him."
Mrs. Williams stoutly denied having
urged her husband to confess, but 1 told
him." she said. "to tell the whole truth
to bear the disgrace I'd rather bear it
after he'd told the truth. no matter who ii
would hurt"
Mrs. williams also denied having. at her
No., ii To
Wells for the purpose of inducing Wells
to get some one from Jackson City to es-
tablish an alibi for her husband. She ad-
mitted, however, endeavoring to get Wells
her husband in court on business. Il never
did like Wells,' exclaimed Mrs. Williams,
and l wouldn't use his money to save
Billy. not If 1 knew he'd get eighteen
years."
She admitted disliking Auffort very
much, but denied that 1t was because he
knew something to her disadvantage in
connection with a man to whom she was
at one time engaged to be married. She
derted, too, having ever said to her hus-
band at the Jail or anywhere else that
his confessions were a pack of lies, and
that 1t was no use to tell them, as they
could not save him.
Upon the conclusion of Mrs. Williams
testimony. and after she had identified a
photograph Of Dempsey as a man who
had been introduced to her at her house
by Aufrort as a Mr.. Dougherty, the usual
midday recess was taken.
Examining an Explosive.
After recess the first witness placed up
on the stand by the government was John
w. Thompson. for over forty years an
employee of the laboratory at the navy
yard. He stated that he was familiar
with the manufacture and handling f ex-
plosves.
Mr.. Birney handed him small brass
cylinder. in shape. something like a long
pistol cartridge. Mr.. Thompson examined
it thoroughly through a .nagaifying glass
and then identified it as decorating
primer, charged with high explosive. He
said that 1t could be exploded by concus-
sion He said that the explosion of
primer Of that size would depend largely
upon the manner in which it was confined
From Its appearance it contained fulmi-
nate of mercury.
Mr.. Thompson was shown a number Of
emp empty ,o; shells which were said to have
said that they were all Of the same char
acter as the charged one which was found
in one of the satchels.
On cross-exarnination the witness said
that he had not made. a chemical examina-
ton of the detonators. but judged them to
pc as he described them from oltervation
and from his experience in Snatteks of the
sort.
Geo. P. Johansen was .Iled to testify as
to the character of t. lock on the safe
that was blown up.
Was With AuGort.
Thomas Scidmore said that he knows
Auffort and was with him at Orange Court
House In April u few days after the rob-
berry. When he left Auffort told him that
If the police made any inquiries as to his
whereabouts to tell them that he was in
Laurel. Auffort saw about Williams con-
fes sion in the paper and simply remarked
that Billy had squealed, duplicating him.
To Mr.. Lipscomb the witness said that
they went to Orange with three horses to
sell them. Witness had often been out
with Aufrort huckstering. At Orange they
sold two of the horses. but he was not with
Auffort when the latter sold the horse for
which 1t was said he received some of the
was coming back to Washington. but did
not say when. They did not start for Or
ange until after Williams arrest.
Aunorts Big Revolver.
W. H Ricketts,. for twenty-four years
the sheriff of Orange county, testified to
bringing Auffort from Gordonsville to Or.
arge and also identified a mammoth re-
vclver as one that was found on Auffort's
person. There were one or two loads in
it at the time. He turned the pistol over
to Detectives Horne and Weldon when they
took charge of the prisoner. The sheriff
stated that he had been on the lookout for
Auffort for a week before he was caught.
Detective Horne testified that coming up
from Orange he asked Auffort about the re-
volver, and Auffort told him that he had
had it in his possession for some time
The weapon was then placed in evidence.
Maria Branden who is engaged at Cand-
lers place in Jackson City, was next called
as a witness, but failed to respond.
1t seems that she has been Godging the
officers, but the judge stated that an at
tachment has been Issued for her and that
the government should have the advantage
of her testimony II she should be appre-
hended at any time.
Harry Gambler was then recalled and
identified tho photograph Of Jack Demp-
sey and also one of the two satchels as
belonging to Dempsey. Tho other, he said.
belonged to Desmond or to Jack Bolan.
To Judge Cole the witness said that Des-
mo Id and Dempsey occupied the same room
at his place. Williams brought the satchels
to his house after their place was burned
out.
To Mr. Lipscomb he said that Desmond
was playing the races and always had
plenty of money. He would not regard it
as at all unusual for Dempsey to have as
much as $50 about him.
William Stimson, a young man from New
York, but more recently Of Jackson City,
testified to knowing Desmond and Demp-
sey. and identified the photograph of the
latter. He had often seen them about
CandIer's pIace and had also heep In their