The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-18
HOW HE KILLED LING.
Carter Tells a Plain Story and
Sticks TO 1t.
usegY YoUNe's ACCOUNT OF 1T.
The Defense Has Its Innings and To-
day the Jury Takes h Casa
Big Foreclosure.

.srHsfing and impressive from its very
.mugleity. Prosecuting Attorney HASTE
svosx-examined him in 2 vigorous manner.
tsf his direct testimony Still stands IN
.naken. Tbs testimony Of Harry Young.
,hs fireman, vino was the oniy other eye
stiffness 70 the actual struggle. gave his
version % the affair. which differed IN
,hree points from photographic notes Ia
ken al the cGroners inquest and prelinl-
nary examination. Young did not hesitate
- audible IN his but said thar II
hs vas quoted differently the stenograph-
era hal misunderstood him
The case would have one 70 the fury
isst evening only that the defense had not
fulshed showing the jury discrepancies
fatEeen the typewritten copies Of evidence
ard the actual notes from which they were
made.
AT the morning session the crowd was
rather small. hut in tho afternoon there
were many boating men in attendance,
and also a number Of Cinnamon.
Tho first witness called vas Nathan An
d4rson, a News reporter. who vas present
when tbs autopsy was held on Ling's body.
lie described the wounds and added that
there were some abEas!Ons or the knuckles
~ the right hand. Mr.. Anderson also re-
reated the substance OF an interview ne
he'd with Carter az the county Jail the
m,rnlnr Of the killing. on c-ross-examIna-
ton Anderson said he did not know what
caused the abras.ons and did not know
that there was one on the edge Of the
right hand.
One Fact Il Admitted.
vosn Peterson. who aas the first witness
en- Monday, was recalled and testified that
e vas about twenty or thirty minutes
from the time Of the scufie 10 the time the
Chlnaman was dead. Mr.. Gay said that
he presumed the questioning was connect
ed with the dying statement TO William
DuRgan that Carter killed him and that
the defense had decided 10 allow the state
ment 70 60 I'm. thus coins away with the
necessity OF Judge Graves decision as to
the admissibility Of the evidence. The
state. however. made matters loudly sure
By putting Dugean on the stand and hav-
ing him repeat the dying Chinaman's state
ment.
The state then rested. and Mr.. Cav
stated the case for the defense. He told
the jury that there was no onhict on the
point of who killed Charles Ling. Joseph
Carter admitted that. but claimed ne acted
purely in self-defeuse. at VIII be shown"
sad Mr. Gay. that Charles Ling was a
quarrelsome man, ana athletic"
Harry Young Describes the Fight.
Harry Young. the main eyewitness 10
The killing. then took the stand. He stated
that ne was fireman on the Idaho on the
morning Of August l., and was the last
wiz AEFA ~ AZ IN "a
20 the jury by means Of photographs
where he sat AZ the table. Next 10 him
was Carter. then came Peterson and last
" Hansen.
lie heard Garter tell Ling that the coffee
was very weak. Ling replied that ten or
twelve men had been down TO breakfast
and he had to water IL. Carter replied
that he ought not to do such a thing. Ling
replied
You - . you kick all the
time: I fix you"
There was a knife about eight or nine
incaes long, what would be termed a cary
ing knife. and also another one much
smaller. in the galley. Ling p.sked up the
large knife and started for Carter saying.
Il kill you"
He vent az Carter with the knife. but
Carter grabbed tho Chinaman's left hand
with his right and turned him around SO
That the Chinaman faced the galley.
The chlnaman then Immediately picked
~ a stool outside the galley and brought
II down on Carter's head. saying: Il XII
you this time. sure" but Carter threw up
his left arm and caught the blow.
Gould YOU Identify tho second knlfe?"
The smaller knife Identified.
Il think so"
Mr.. Gay then produced n bundle wrap
PED In paper and. after uurollinR g..
brought out a bread knife that looked Ike
q miniature cutlass. II had a point like
the apex OF a roof Of a building. Young
tSore that he knew the knife and Mr..
Ronald, jumping TO his feet. asked him
how he Identified il.
Young, who is combstive. pointed
"a the blade and said he had
taarpened the knife on two or three occa-
sons himself and could tell It from that.
VT. Ronald questioned him severely. hut
ot not shake his testimony in the least.
continuing his story. Young said that