The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-24


wilcox at The Cambria house on Septen-
Der T. 1893. and remembered that Mrs
Moore left the employ OF the house on
THAI day Taylor's testimony was
strengthened nv his statement that he
had never seen or conversed with Wilcox
after his arrest. and that he had tried 70
escape coming 10 the city 70 testify. He
would not have come hut for the fact
that the defense threatened TO send the
sheriff after him.
Wilcox Tells His story.
Wilcox told a two hours story in sup
port OF his aIoi. eorrohorating the tesii-
r1ony OF the witnesses who said they
saw him In Tacoma on Labor DAY He
denied Julius Sallingers story about the
bloody clothes and the story told by Cud-
ihee as 10 his having made damaging
admissions after the first trial.
He said that on Labor day, 1898. he
arose Between S and Z o'clock in the
morning hreakfasted. went 10 the Hunt
er's Home. met James King on Fifth
street. loaned him s.. y to come to Seat
tie. and saw King give his son Charles
Two bits with which 10 purchase bread.
Then he went % his room. got MS over
coat and went TO the Northern Pacific
wharf 10 wait for the boat from Olympia.
on which he thought might he a friend
from the East. He grew tired Of waiting
for the boat and went up town. Then he
the band coming up town with the oIym-
pia delegation. The MONDAY meal was
taken at the Cambria house. and after
that he went 10 I-evy's cigar store, gam
hled and won. There were quite a num-
her of persons present and he named
several of them. He started 10 gamble
between and o'clock in the afternoon,
played until bout or O'Clock. when
he left and went TO supper at Chilberg
restaurant, returning after supper 10
Levys. where he continued playing.
Blandy had played his hand for him in
his absence
He said IL was between and 10 o'clock
in the evening when he went TO the Bos-
ton lodging house, where he met Miss
Barry. Mrs Barry, Frank Startling. Mr..
Fonda and a number OF others whose
names he did not know. He made the re-
mark that as the other people had had
party Saturday night. he would have his
tonight" whereupon he gave man
two bits" who went out and purchased
some beer. The crowd drank IL. Between
Ii and l. O'Clock he retired and arose
about O'Clock. went out on the porch.
met Mrs Barry paid her $40 he owed her
and promised 10 give her the balance in
a few DAYS.
Did you sleep at the Boston house on
the night of September 4, 1882" asked
Mr. Winstock.
II did," answered wilcox.
The witness then told of his having
had a private disease. DR.. Emery had
treated him. He owed Emery bill; also
the drug store where he had purchased
his drugs He related the conversations
he had had with Barber Messena about
his disease. Messena had purchased the
chloroform for him because he owed the
druggist a bin. The ehloroform bottle
was thrown away by him on September
II 1898 He was preparing to go 10 the
ar1~
him to get ready. They were at his room
in the Boston house and Wilcox says he
showed Startling the chloroform bottle,
after which. at Starling's suggestion, he
threw 1t out of the window.
Denies the Tailor's story.
The witness denied that Julius Sailing
or had ever cleaned a suit OF clothes Tor
him. The suit which Sailinger Claimed
he had cleaned Wilcox said had never
heen cleaned lie took ii with him when
he went to the snowsheds
Wilcox then told of the money ne mad
won at gambling He recalled having
busted two games" winning at one time
$500 lie was always free with MS money
and usually displayed 1t when ne had
won. -.
Wilcox said that he was in this city
ON the Fourth of July. 1898, and told of a
visit he had made TO Lake Washington
to witness a balloon ascension whlch ala
not take place. owing to rain ana Sc
we're wind. He had also visited the Goa!
palace. and among the people he had
seen here on that day were some young
men from Michigan.
The Interview with Cudihee.
lie detailed the events which followed
his arrest As TO Cudihee's story that
Wilcox had made certain confessions 10
him. the prisoner put an entirety dlier-
ent face on the matter. lie sald that
Cudihee had called on him at MS request
after his conviction. and In answer TO
question from WILCOX. said: Il don pc
ueve that you're guilty OF this crime. l
vas never satisfied of It," Cudihee had
.oI5 him that he would spend all his time
and money TO get him out OF he frohhie
wilcox saws that a Cudihee's request ne
detailed what he considered manuiac'-
cred evidence against him at the irst
trial and the detective promised TO IN
,,astiqate It. \ week later Wilcox SAID
he again sent for Cudihee. the latter
said he had not had an opportunity 10
make the promised Investigation. tudl-
hea according 10 the witness. told MIN
thar II ne could admit that ne purchaser
.Ln ohloroforn for somebody else. then
4. ,.o,,I5 olive him (Cudihee) chance 20
,,.o~t, on the case The witness told Cudl-
hoe ne had purchased that chioroform
for his disease. and had used II TOT that
,,,-,oee Cudihee finally told him mat
no would have the court. jury ana prose
~,,+f,g attorney sign "A petition Tor MS
rartlon II he would dismiss MS appeal,,
WV said he REPLIED that he would
49, his anneal dismissed when he saw
~ .ty,atfres Of the Judge. jury ana
-os,.,t.ire attorney - the petition Tor
= ,rl9or wilcox admitted ne had
s,.ota, ~ Kings former partner 10 tudl-
- "a told him that he thought the
- -,-ss somewhere IN Seattle. He
80 he ha1 never held any secret meet
tre vim lanes King and had never
vf,-o7 him any chloroform. In answer 20
: Question from Mr.. Winstock wilcox
80 he knew absolutely nothing ahouI
the Fetting murder. - 49,
NJ HASTE consumed about TWO houtS
l.. o-oes-exar1ining Wilcox. and had him
-. rat he came 70 this city in the
- ,,ar+ Of August. 1923 and went 70
paflars ~ see a man connected with
rts.,~1a min Wilcox could not tell posi-
.t.el, v,he-c he Rad spent the night az Bal
"a - Vas at "A hotel hut the name or
- no could not say. neither could ne give
an. Information concerning the people ne
had met at that time
Evidence In Rebuttal.
a. .he evening session the state put In
s,,,,, tr,oaarhfng testimony. Louis Bohn.
r,~a,l " Dick. Julius Sallnger. Messena'
C-rsof ~ Police y. .. SmTth. Henry quinn.
D~ FTarr- w. Kline and pr Palmer.
Sauinrer denied that ne had told Abel
son that the coat and vest he cleaned De-
lonrea 10 .Brockey the I'd" and not TO
Wilcox
IN his direct examination Wilcox said
that ,he only blood he had ever gotten on
the zlii+ Of clothes n evidence was spot
received on the back % the coat In fight