The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-12-06
BAIL WAS DENIED
DEFENDANTS IN TIE LEONARD
MURDER TRIAL COMMITTED.


hanson and NorvilIe Williamson and
Irene Williamson Leonard to the County
Jail. Without Bail, to be Tried for the
Murder of Henry III. Leonard, on the
Night of Sunday, November 1.-THE De-
fense Introduce No Evidence.
Long before the hour for commencing
the hearing of the trial against Marion
Williamson, Norville Williamson and
Irena Williamson Leonard had arrived
yesterday the court room was filled
wsth specta tors. There was a large in
crease in the attendance of ladies yes
terday over the previous day.
Just as the great clock struck the
hour of 9, the prisoners We're brought
INTO the court room. Williamson bow
I'd ID several of his acquaintances, and
appeared as though he would like to
tell his story. He seemed to have rest
ID well, and took his seat by his attor-
ney and soon engaged in a whispered
conversation with his attorney which
mad the appearance of an argument,
but the attorney, Mr.. Helm, shook his
head to the proposition and ne moved
back and closely watched each word
as 1t fell from the lips of the witnesses,
attorneys or Justice Jones.
When Justice Jones gave his decision
to throw out the sO-called confession
Of Irena Williamson and her son, made
10 the officers, the man drew a long
breath as though he was relieved of
some great weight, and if ii was posi-
sfble for a man to have a coutented
expression while resting under the
charge of such a murder as the one on
trial the defendant was that very per-
son.
Norville, the boy, had the same don't
care whether school keeps or not, ex-
preston, which he had on the day pre-
vfOus, as he entered the room. He
cast glance at the crowd and appear
ed TO be grafified that the public had
not lost interest in the proceedings,
and walked inside Of the railing and
took his seat near where his mother
had sat the day previous. Once in a
while he would glance backward at the
audience on the outside of the railing
but as a general thing he kept his eye
fixed either upon his attorney Justice
Jones or the carpet, When any testi-
mony was given which seemed to cast
q suspicion upon his father he would
give his parent a look as much as TO say
"Old man how do you like that?" From
his father his eyes would rest upon his
mother and then his attorney, and with
twinkle say, That's hot stuff, sure
enough"
The woman entered the court room
about the same time, but was the last
to take her seat She did not appear
as nervous as she had upon former
occasions and wore the same stoHc ex-
preston which so marked her features
the day previous. She did not finch
when she saw that she was the object
of curiosity by the hundred pair OF
eyes that appeared desirous of reading
her Utmost thoughts. Her eyes were
perfectly dry and looked as though the
had never felt a tear. She took her
seat beside her son and reached over
asked her attorney few questions.
but the conversation was not an ami
mated one like the conversation of Ma
rian Williamson and his attorney.
The justice raped for order and in
structed the constable to paste the spec
tators who were standing up closer to
the wall 50 as not to interfere with the
view OF those sitting down.
Austin Adams, the engineer at the
Carey hotel, was recalled TO the stand
He was shown the coat of Williamson
with the supposed blood on the sleeve
but said IT might be red paint as he
and williamson had used some red paint
in the boiler room
County Attorney Davis asked Adams
''if il was paint would il rub off, and
Adams said he thought not The coun-
ty attorney took a white cloth and wet
1t in glass Of water and told the wit
ness after wringing the water out of
the cloth to put the cloth over his finger
and rub the red spot on the coat.
The witness did as directed and rub
bed quite hard when he raised the cloth
Il showed A brick red and then the wit
ness said It did not seem to be paint,
The state then rested and the de-
Tense announced that they had no ev-
fdence and proceeded to argue for the
setting aside of the so-called confession
OF lrena Leonard and NOTvd William
son. Mr.. Helm and Amidon made
strong arguments backed by numerous
court decisions and the first ray of
hope that has beamed in the faces of
Mrs Leonard and her son was when
these arguments were being made, they
being aware that their own statements
were used against them they wanted
10 have them set aside
-NNA pIlte during E1lS nearing was
there any signs of grief in the face Of
Mrs. Leonard nor her son, but when
Mr.. Helm made an appeal for his client
and said the fact that ne had been seen
with his own son or former wife on the
streets of Wichita in broad daylight
standing elOne was not evidence that he
had any part in the killing of Henry
II. Leonard and when he spoke of his
long residence here and until this
charge was brought against him had
always hsd q good character the tears
inomentarily spaTkled il the eyes OF
Marion Williamson.
In summing up the evidence Justice
Jones said he would strike out the con-
feSsions Of Irena Leonard and NorYel
Williamson only 50 far as they effected
themselves. He. however. said there
was evidence that a great crime had
been committed and that Irena Leon
ard and Norvel Williamson must have
been in the house where the crime was
committed and he believed from the ev-
1dence that some man was interested
IN the murder He could not conceive
tn his own mind how a woman could
have killed Henry Leonard and re-
moved him a block and a half. lie be-
1eVed the evidence that the whole out
NJ We're IN II and he should hold them
all for trial
This announcement started applause
n the back part OF the room which Jus
tice Jones promptly suppressed. The
defendants did not show any surprise