The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-22
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Hunters Home saloon On the evening Of
September Sd. The tvo were n converse
ton. and .he witness heard his father sI.-
that ne intended going 10 Seattle ca the
following day. 10 wEicb Wilcox answered.
What's the matter with me gong
alongc'' On the morning 90 SerTeri5er l.
Labor day, the witness again saw his
father and Wilcox NJ me Hunters Home.
and heard his father tel WrcoS ihat
ne would meet him at the WHAT" sffer
Which the tao left the Hunters Heme.
The witness did not see Wilcox egain
until after the murder. His father ane
Wilcox had several conversations after
that az the Hunters Home. At ore time
they were in a wine room. When the Wit
ness entered they seemed 20 enange the
subject OF conversation a1i started to
talk about a single mill Then the SEN
Tor King gave his son TWO bits" and told
him TO go and get some breai
The defense objected 20 any testimony
concerning the stolen money involved in
the case because there was variance be-
tween the proof offered and the allega-
tons of the complaint. The objection
was oVerruled.
Under discrimination the witness
denied that'he disliked Wilcox. and ad-
mitted that Wilcox had been very kind TO
his father, al one time loaning him SIS.
and at another time giving his s. 30 with
which 10 buy the witness a pair OF shoes.
The witness said il was true that he and
three other witnesses had appeared before
the prosecuting attorney and the chief
or police and been examined as TO what
would be their testimony at the trial
Young lettings story.
AT the afternoon session Ernest Fet-
ting was called. He testified that on Sep
TENDER 4, 1875, James King came TO Se-
attic, visited his home and took him
a ha cir ~,
Occidental block 10 see a lawyer. but he
was not IN his office, and they took street
car, went up TO Pike street King paving
the fare, and then TO the cemetery, where
they visited the grave of Kings wife
They spent some time there and then
started back TO the city. II was between
and O'Clock in the evening when they
returned. They took a glass of beer. after
which they went 10 the Fetting cabin and
had supper.
did you ever take supper any other
placer asked the counsel for the state.
Not so long as / had mother" answer
ed the witness.
After supper, the witness said he and
King went up town and got a glass OF
beer at Kings suggestion. They walked
about the city and more beer was drank.
King paid for il all. About o'clock they
went 10 the basement of the Standard
Theater, remained a few-sninutes. then
went upstairs 10 see the show, King pay
ing the admission price for both. About
l o'clock in the morning they started for
the South Seattle home. AS they approach
ed the cabin the witness took the lead.
His attention was called to the fact that
the window was open, but he was not
permitted to testify that King called his
attention 10 the fact. In answer to
further questions the witness told in de-
tail of the discovery of the body, the con-
dition Of the room and OF the fact that
$500 in gold In the trunk was missing.
The witness said that King did not have
any money but was busted" having had
no work for about one year. While trav-
cling about the city with King. the wit
ness had not seen Wilcox.
Bought Chloroform for wilcox.
Milton Messena. the Tacoma barber.
testified to having purchased Wilcox some
bay rum and chloroform which the de-
PENDANT said he intended TO use for a pri-
vate disease. The witness knew that VIII
cox had the disease. Wilcox did not make
the purchase himself because he owed a
bill at the drug store. On one occasion
Wilcox had told the witness that the doc
tors who were treating him charged him
too much.
Then Mrs. Phoebe Dido. who In Sep
TENDER, 1885, resided at Sixth and Column
hia streets, and who formerly lived at
Tacoma, took the stand. She said she
had know Wilcox some years.
II will ask YOU whether you saw Will
lam Wilcox in this city on that day." was
the question put to the witness by Mr..
Wiltshire
II did Yes. SIR" replied the witness.
In answer TO further questions, Mrs.
Dido said that on the morning OF the
day referred TO she went down town with
her step-mother. while walking up Front
nan Nd : n m a
saw Wilcox in front of a cigar store at
Front and Cherry streets. He was walk
ing north with a heavy-set man who had
n mustache and was dressed in dark
clothes. The witness did not speak TO
Wilcox.
Breaking Down n Witness.
How many times have you been mar
ried?" asked Mr.. Winstock under cross
examination.
Three times" was the answer. The
examination then continued:
Did you not desert your family back In
Nebraska and go 70 Tacoma and live In
Tacoma with one Policeman Smith,
The question was objected TO and Mr..
WinStOCk said
"DId You not live with Smith hefOre you
married him?"
- di1
lid you not get a divorce from him.
come % cattle and live with Mr.. Dido
before YOU married him.
II did"
The witness then denied that she had
sued or was suing her present husband
for a divorce. out admitted that they
had separated.
Aren't you common prostitute?"
asked Mr. Winstock.
The states counsel objected. the court
sustained the objection. but Mr.. VIM
stock insisted that under a ruling ny the
supreme court in the case OF the state
against Cecilia such a question could be
asked hut the witness could refuse 10
answer on the ground that she might in
crimlnate herself
Bring me that ruling" said Judg.
Hurnes. Mr.. TngersoIi showed the judge
the ruling. and after reading II the latter
.oid The witness she could answer or re-
fuse 20 answer
.'WIn YOU answer it1r asked Mr.. Win
stock
Il will not" came from the witness Mr..
v-fnstocIx continued the Cross-examina-
ton. He endeavored % bring out Of the
witness the fact that she could not have
seen Wilcox later than 1880 o'clock in the
morning. having left her home at Sixth
and Columbia a 70 o'clock. gone down Co
lu-lhia and thence M Front street. Tho
witness insisted that she had spent some
time looking IN the windows" She
couldn't say how many windows she look
c3 a.. and could not account for the time
she consumed IN reaching Front and Cher
p streets.
II was true. the witness said. she hal
once fndiscreetIy had some trouble with
wilcox at a ball over a young lady who
had accom- panied her there and 10 whom
Wilcox rad been attentive. The witness
had not spoken 10 Wilcox when she passed
him on Labor day. but claimed that they
had looked al each other.