The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-23

Wilcox there IN ire evening. Wiicox
came out and asked him for cigar. The
witness was positive Il was Labor day.
there could be 10 question about il. Abel
son. who Is a rawnbroksr. said he knew Il
was Labor day that he saw Wilcox be
cause ~ was"
Well. how 30 YOU know l. xas9" IT.
sisted Mr.. Has1ie1
Well, because IL was" answered the
witness. Efforts 20 have the witness say
why ne knew il was Labor day proved
fruitieSs
Levy said that he was in charge Of the
cigar store on the day mentioned. Wilcox
came out from the gambling room between
ana o'clock in the evening and said he
had Just skinned EN-" After getting
cigar Wilcox left.
Levy made a very amusing witness.
talked rapidly. and emphasized what he
had 10 say with his hands. Wilcox shook
with laughter and at times the jury. at
toraeys and others in the court room were
convulsed.
John osterherg, OF Tacoma. swore pos
iiiveiy that while a waiter in Chilberg :
restaurant. he waited on Wilcox on the
night of Labor day. 1893. Wilcox entered
the restaurant In the evening. gave him a
half dollar and said: Johnny, | want
something good 70 eat. I have done pref
~ good for Labor day" The Witness
heard of Wilcox but had not known him.
Last week he came TO Seattle at Mr.. Win
stocks request. saw and identified VII
cox as the man who had entered the res
taurant. He stopped with Mr. Winstock
and the latter paid his fare over and back.
At the evening session the defense cali
ed James y. Gilmer. superintendent of the
Bureau of Associated Charities. To prove
that Charlotte Fetting had called on the
IN al hftf @ra a n
cd objections to all questions regarding the
matter. The defense also wanted 10 prove
the language spoken by Mrs Fetting, but
Judge Humes would not permit IL
Frank Schmidt OF Tacoma, who was
proprietor of the Hunters Home saloon in
1898. gave testimony as TO the money VIII
cox had in September. 1898 and of his win
ming at the gambling table. 7. f. Fisher
and Chester l.. Forsman gave brief testi-
mony favorable 10 the defense. and then
Charles Doll was called TO the stand. lie
testified that he and his wife were with
Mrs. Dido between II and u o'clock on the
morning OF Labor day, 1893
The witness did not see wilcox during
that time. and Mrs. Dido never mentioned
the fact that she had seen him.
Mrs. Foster. who was employed by Ju-
Illus Sallinger when the detectives came TO
find out what he knew about Wileox's
cfOlhluS, was QueStOneu ABOUT CONVEX
sation which Sallinger had with them and
OF another which occurred after he got
back from the first trial. She was not al
lowed to detail the conversations.
Abelson was recalled to impeaclf the
states witness. Sallinger. He testified
that Salinger had told him that he was
forced by Detective Smith. of Tacoma. 10
swear that the suit of clothes in his pos
session had been brought to him by VIII
cox. Sallinger. the witness said, had also
told him that a gambler known as
"Brocky. the KID had in September,
1893. brought suit OF clothes to him, con-
tanning blood stains, TO be cleaned.
John II. Sears, OF Snohomish. testified
that Wilcox was in Snohomish about Sep
TENDER 13. 1893; that he gambled. won and
lost, and that he purchased a number of
presents for his friends.