The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-15
IN Defence OF FRED WALL
Numerous Witnesses Are Examined
by Prisoners ATTORNEY.
MAKING 1T WARM FOR RICHMOND
Tho Slcuth Is Shown Up In an Unfayor.
nbio Light by Testimony-Mystery
Of the Female Detectivc-Evi.
deuce all in SATURDAY.
TO the Scranton Tribune.

Special to the Scranton Trlbune,
Tunkhannock, April 14.-C. NJ. Bar
low was the first v mess examined in
the Wall trial yesterday. Barlow tes-
titled to seeing hair that looked like
piece of cows tail lying near the pool
of blood in front of the Stevens House
the morning after the death of Water
man. and that next morning 1t was ly-
ing upon the pool of blood. The infer
ence was that its presence there was
merely accidental. This testimony
tended to neutralize the impress
sion made by S. j. Keating's state
ment. which was To the effect that the
hair had been rurposely put into the
blood to bear out the story of the horse
calking itself.
Mrs. Bldleman. related the meeting
between herself and Richmond at DR.,
Denison's, in which he offered for 5000
10 tear mp the w 'tten statement of
Frcd's alleged COY tessiou, drop the
whole proceedings and clear out and
leave the country. The witness asked
him ii h. thought she was fool enough
10 think that that was all that was
necessary to stop the proceedings, and
told him that he could not get any
thing out of her. Witness further tes-
titled to interviewing Nina Shook at
Noxen. Dec. 1,when Nina related the al
legged conversation she overheard be-
tween Pratt and Westcott during
which Pratt offered Westcott money TO
swear differently in court than he in
tended to and that Nina declared to
her that that was all she knew about
the matter She also expressed will
ingresS to swear before VIII Secor that
it was all she knew. Witness also WIS.,
tied Mrs. Eeating on the same day, and
Mrs. Heating related what Fred had
said to her at different times about his
troubles and claimed that her story
then did not at all agree with her Mrs.
Keatlng's) testimony on the stand. al
though she averred to witness that 1t
was all she knew. Mrs. Bidleman is q
sister of Fred Wall
Cora Carpenter 4 domestic in DR.. BIZ
dlemans family, corroborated Mrs. BIZ
dlemans testimony.
DR.. Denison testified that Richmond
told him on the night of Dec. 81. 1894,
that he would go to California and for
get TO come back if purse of $500 was
raised for him.
E. V. Lott saw Fred Wall and Bert
Pratt at the Warren Street hotel be-
tween 10 and IL o'clock on the night
OF Jan. s. He also saw the body of
Waterman before it was removed from
where it was found. Examined ground
and found a loose stone. which fitted
into a niche in wall. The clothes on
the body were all in perfect order, eX-
nj III aY,tg- eli r1,r a.
up over the boots.
Thomas Monsey testified that Rich
mond was apparently drunk on the day
he arrested Wall
Mrs. George Hinkley: my busand
keeps the Nicholson House at Nichol-
son. Saw Richmond <.lt our house |
when he aGrsstss'~Westcott. He was
there once before and had young lady |
with him. He told me that she one
of the best detectives in New York city. |
Jerome Cornell told me afterward that |
she was a young lady from Tunkhan-
mock" Witness related the arrest of !
Westcott and said that Richmond told |
him he had better turn states evidence. |
Several other witnesses called to cor
roborate former testimony.
W. E. Carpenter testified as to the To-
cation of the street lamps in the vicin-
ity of the tragedy and that they were
ell lighted on the night in question.
Saturday Afternoon.
]. Wood Piatt recalled and stated |
that Richmond was drunk when he ar
rested Wall. His reason for thinking |
20 was because his face was flushed.
"A M E,ao+roan i,,ctfoa ~ tbe raoca ba-
fore whom Richmond made the infor-
nation on which Wall was committed,
concurred in the opinion.
Bert Pratt, a. prisoner at the jail on
charge Of being an accomplice in the |
murder of Waterman, called: Am a.
resident of Nicholson township. Was
at January court last year, had a suit |
against Henry Waterman" Witness
relates events leading up to the time
the alleged murder occurred, much in
detail as Fred wall had done, getting |
himself safely TO bed at the Stevens
house in due time. He did not fix a
specific time at which the latter event |
occurred however. He also related the |
details Of his arrest. On cross-exami-
nation he denied the alleged offer of |
money to Wescott to change his testl-
mony in the case in which he. the wit
ness, was interested. He fixed the |
time that he and Wall got back to the
Stevens house, after their tour about
town in search of oysters and drinks as
between 10 and II o'clock.
The balance of the afternoon was
sent In examining a cloud of witnesses,
chianv in rnhlIttal of former teqtirnnnv
and bearing upon the veracity of the
witnesses in chief upon both sides. No
new facts Of any Importance were
brought to light, and judge, jury, coun-
sci and spectators drew sigh Of relief
when 1t was announced shortly after 5
O'Clock that the testimony was all in.
The court was then adjourned till Mon
dav afternoon ". r. L.,