The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-02
Today's Proceedings.

lourned at 4:a5 o'clock.
Today's Proceedings.
At the opening OF the court this morn
Mrs. Bacon again took the stand. MT
Dubois asked her II she had brought her
diary with her and the witness produced
IL. She also had the one for the year leSo.
I" When did you buy this diary ?" asked
the Attorney General.
The witness at first mumbled and said
she could not tell.
Mr.. Dubois asked her il she did not buy
both of the diaries this year. " No, sir! 7"
said the witness emphatically, but notuntil
after much delay. On the diary was
written under the date OF September ~;
"Keegan came in al o'clock"
"Don't you remember that you told me
yesterday that you had nothing about
Keegan on the 27th?"
81 do not"
"Why didn't you tell the officers when
they enquired that you had this entryy"
al didn't think it necessary"
"Did you not tell Mr.. Kirby and Mr..
Lingane that Keegan did not come In un-
til two hours later, and that you had TO
put on an extra supper for him?"
'I did not"
On the 2Sth was written: L-- out as
usual, but all right. Nothing new as
yet"
"What did you mean by that?"
'I hadn't heard anything. j wrote that
expression several times in the diary"
Nothing new as yet. What do you
mcan?n asked Mr.. Dubois.
"That doesn't refer to Keegan. / meant
had heard no news"
"Weren't you expecting evil news about
Keegan?"
"No, SIR"
"where did you buy that new diary?"
81 can't say
"But this Is only the second OF Febru-
ary?"
81 think / bought it at Potter's, but
don't remember. / think l bought the
other one at the same place."
"When you wrote in this diary did you
put your gloves on?"
"No SIR"
"You didn't always fill the diary out?"
"No; don't have enough to fill it al
ways"
son the 9th there is half pager"
eyes"
"Couldn't you have filled these pages
up at any timer"
81 suppose could"
"Did your"
"No.n
"Now, what have you said TO your
counsel?"
"Hold on" said Mr.. Pierce, "she has
no COUNSEL
Mrs. Bacon caught the word and replied
'sI have no counsel"
"How many times have you seen Mr..
McGill?v
"Perh-ps twice?n
"Haven t,you seen him dozen times"
"No.n
"Didn't you see the defendant at Rich
mond hearing and didn't you kiss him
twice?'
''No SIR"
Then the witness became tangled MP in
regard to her interviews with Mr.. McGill.
First she said that he never asked her
about the time of Keegan's return on
September 9th and then she admitted
that he did.
GLOW did you fix the time of Keegan's
return? Did you refer to the dairy?"
al told my counsel that fixed the time
by seeing the people pass by iny house
shortly after o'clock"
"Do you know what you said just now?'
asked Mr.. Dubois.
EYES,"
The stenographer was requested to
read the reply and Mrs. Bacon said it
was correct.
"You remember Sheriff Colvin? He
summoned you to the Richmond hear
ing"
"Yes.n
"He asked you about the time.n
eyes, and said in light way it was
1880 o'clock"
Didn't you say it was 7:45 o'clock?"
"No, sir"
"You didn't speak in such a light way
but that you could remember it was not
7:45."
81 think the ross-examination is
wrong" said Mr.. Pierce. SHE is intimi-
dating the witness. 1t has an obvious
effect.".
81 think his manner is all right replied
the court.
Then Mr.. Dubois asked: "Did you see
Mr.. Mceiill last night?n
"No, SIR"
"Mr. Keegan's brother, wasn't he there
at IL o'clock last night?"
"No, SIR"
The Attorney General examined the
diary on the date of the 2Sth with glass
and asked the witness IL it was not ubbed
out in places.
She could not see it.
"When did you first think about this
diary. Did you think OF it until after
asked you on the stand yesterday?"
"No."
"You did not try TO refresh your men,
ory by looking at your diary?"
81 did not think IL OF Importance"
"Can you conceive OF anything more
important than man being tried for
murder?
The witness whispered, but could not
reply directly.
In redirect examination by Mr.. Me-
Gill, Mrs. Bacon said that she was suffer-
ing from nervous prostration about the
time OF Keegan's arrest Reporters aud
detectives came to her and increased her
confusion.
The witness said that Mr.. Parker asked
her IL she was sure 1t wasn't hali-past
o'clock, and she replied that she was not.
The hour OF half-past was mentioned
first by the detectives.