Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-14

defense during the trial. Mrs. Chappie was
then allowed TO leave the stand, but remained
as C. spectator during the resi- Of the after
noon.
1sH's THREE VERSIONS.
Henry p. Haze, captain Of police, testified
he held a number Of conversations with MIR.
lsh on the morning after the tragedy. lie
used no duress, made no promises or threats,
and the s.atemsnts Of the prisoner were vol
untary. The captain admitted that after Ish
had told two stories Of the tragedy he told
him that his stories did not jibe and that Il
would be better for him TO tell the truth.
Tn the first conversation with Mr.. Ish,
SAID Captain Haze, Il asked him how 1t hap
psned. He told me that after Chapple called
he himself started to the cellar to get some
k%indling. He heard a noise and some scream
ing and ran UP to the room. He tried to get
into the room, but Chapple held the door.
Mr.. lsh said h got the door open far enough
TO get his hand in and that his wife took the
revolver and shot Chapple.
In the second conversation Ish said that
Mrs. Ish took Chapple's revolver and shot
him with 1t, and that he Qsh) then took his
own revolver and shot the man several times,
I'm the third conversation, after detailing
the preliminary facts, Ish said he had started
down stairs to the cellar, at his wife's re-
quest, but turned back, went into the bath
room and saw Chapple sitting on a chair with
Mrs. lsh on his lap, and attempting to take
improper liberties with her. Ish said that
when he stepped inside the room Chapple
drew a revolver and fired at him twice. 1sh
then shot Chappie, who went down like a
man OF snow melting down. Mr.. 1sh in
sisted that this last statement was true, and
saiG. he was glad he had told tho truth about
IT,"
did Ish insist" asked Mr.. Bsldrige, that
his first two versions of the case were true"
mo. SIR" replied Captain Haze. "he did
not claim that the first stories were true, but
cried when he told me his last version of the
case, and told it in such a manner that |
believed It."
An effort was made to have Captain Haze
Identify the revolvers. but Judge keysor ruled
that no evidence had been introduced to show
that the revolvers now in court had ever been
taken from the Ish residence.
Haze was not cross-eXamined, the defense
being evidently thoroughly satisfied with his
evidence.
Mrs. Susie L. a. Green was called and had
not completed her evidence when the hour
for adjournment was reached. Mrs. Green
Is the woman who was a domestic at the 1sh
residence at the time of the shooting. She
is supposed to be an important witness for
the state, and went to Chicago soon after
the coroner's inquiry, and was brought back
by the county attorney. She was a most
provoking witness for the state. She has
an air of knowing just exactly what she is
doing and seems to be determined to make
no mistake in her testimony. Just when
the state expected her to answer some i'm
portant question she would study a moment,
smile prettiiy and then pleasantly ask the
reporter to read the question again. Then
her answer usually was Really Mr..
Baldrige, I cannot say as to that, indeed
/ cannot" and then the whole business
would be gone over again and the point led
up to again by another route, but without
much effect.
MRS. GREEN WAS CAREFUL.
In brief, Mrs. Green testified that
i1antify tho rayo1yprc in tho raSa Sha Ind
seen ~.volvers that looked like them in the
Ish home. Thsy had been shown to her by
Mrs. Ish. She had heard Mr.. and Mrs. Ish
talking on Saturday morning and had heard
Mr.. Ish say why did you do it?" and then
heard him swear at Mrs. Ish. She couldn't
really tell what the profanity was. the word
ing of 1t. Ish and his wife had acted
strangely all day Saturday AMI on Sunday,
Just act d strange, cool and peculiar like"
and that was the best the state could get as
to tbs demeanor OF Ish and his wife on thu
day of and the day preceding the tragedy.
She testified that both Ish and his wife were
away from thu house on Sunday. Mrs. Ish
was away but a half hour in the forenoon
and Mr.. Ish was away for several hours.
1t was while Mr.. Ish was away that Mrs.
Ish showed the witness two revolvers. The
witness left the house at 3 o'clock in the
afternoon and did not return until late at
night, after the killing of Chappla.
The defsnse raised the point that the evil
dence Of the witness as to her conversations
with Mrs. Ish was not admissible, as not
having taken place in the presence of the de-
PENDANT. The state claimed that it was
sought to show that a conspiracy had been
entered into between Ish and his wife to
murder Chapple, and that the evid nee should
be admitted for that purpose, and for the
further purpose to show that Mrs. Ish had
been a party to the crime for which she was
also indicted. Judge Keysor intimated that
the evidence was rot admissible to shcw q
conspiracy, unless a conspiracy were charged
in the information, and that had not been
done in the case at bar. The present case was
one in which James Ish and no other person
was charged with a crime, and evidence cal
culated to show Mrs. Ish's part in the affair
was not admissible. The attorneys argued
the point at length, and Judge Kcysor with
held his ruling until this morning, in order
to give the attorneys an opportunity to cite
authorities in support o; their contentious.