Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-05


the murder. The witness started out to re-
late the previous life Of Morgan as told to
him by Morgan during the conversation, but
this was not permitted, Judge Scott holding
that no witness could testify as TO this unless
the defendant was placed on the stand and
was questioned about 1t.
SAID THEY WE'RE BEEF STAINS.
The witness then went on to state that
Morgan was asked how he got the blood on
his hand and clothing. At first he answered
he did not know. but finally he said that he
mad worked on Saturday with Aleck Murray,
butcher on South Twentieth street and car
ried in some meat, thereby covering his
clothes with blood.
Witness said that on the Sunday on which
Ida was killed Morgan said that he was home
a greater portion Of the day. He went to the
saloon at the corner OF Eighteenth street and
st. Msry's avenue, drank some whisky and
beer, and took home two bottles of whisky.
He said that he got drunk He denied at
first that he had beckoned to any girls from
the vacant house, but later modified the
statement, saying that he had beckoned to a
Mr. Thompson who was standing near some
little girls. lie denied that he had spoken
to Willie Gaskill or had sent him with any
message to his sister. In the morning he
said that Ida was in his room that he held
her on his knees for time and gave her
nickel He went TO bed at 8 o'clock.
Mrs Mary Hast living at Eighteenth street
candy store. testified that at between 1 and
1:30 o'clock on Sunday Ida came into her
store, bought some candy, went out and re-
Joined Willie, hsr brother, and then the two
went across the street and met Morgan. The
three stopped and talked, but Mrs Hast saw
nothing further of them.
Mrs. Mary Whitney, who lives at 1914 Half
Howard street, in the same house in which
Morgan lived, was called as the next witness
She lives in the front two rooms of the house
and Morgan's room was directly in the rear.
Thara to-, hall h., art,, anita
and in 1t is sink some five feet from door
leading into Morgsn's room,
The witness testified that about 7:45 she
heard footsteps in the hallway as OF one
going from Morgan's room to the sink The
water was turned on and was allowed to run
awhile, and was then shut of, the footsteps
going back to Morgan's room. The county
attorney asked the question whether the wit
ness recognized the footsteps but on an OBJ
lection from the defense, the witness was not
allowed to answer. After his ruling Judge
Scott said:
at seems to me, Mr. County Attorney, you
are wasting a good deal Of time with i'm
material testimony Enough time has been
given to the state already. Your case VIII
be closed tonight We will adjourn at b
o'clock and reconvene at 1880 again
The county attorney objected TO this most
strenuously. He said that he still had fifteen
witnesses remaining, with whom he had not
talked, and asked that he be given tomorrow
morning. Judge Scott was firm and stub
born. He said the state would be given
the night 10 finish introducing its testimony
and no longer, no matter IL 1t had l5,OOO
witnesses left.
That's all there Is about it, continued
the court CONTINUE the examination"
Mrs. Whitney said that about Z o'clock CT
the same evening she was standing near the
center Of the front room, when she heard
a scream. She heard but one, and 1t came
from the south. This was in the direction OF
the vacant house where Ida Gaskill was
murdered.
LIKE DRAGGING OF A BODY.
W. s. Saunders testified that at o'clock
of the same evening he was on his way up
town from his residence at 1918 st. Mary's
avenue. He passed through the alley west
of the vacant building and while he was
a couple of windows he heard
shuffiing inside as il somebody was being
dragged along the floor. He stopped at one
Of the windows and although the flare of
his match lighted up the interior OF one of
the rooms, and even extended into another
he was unable to see any one.
The next witness called wss Aleck Muir
ray, the butcher at 1716 South Twentieth
street, by whom Morgan claimed that he
had been employed on the Saturday before
the murder and where he alleged to police
officials his clothes had been stained by
carrying meat. The testimony of the wit
ness went far toward discreditng the latter
claim of Morgan.
Murray said that he employed Morgan
the Saturday before the murder to clean up
his place. His duty was to wash the win
dows, scrub the floor and do other work of
like nature. He was to have nothing to do
with the handling, cutting, carrying or SELL
ing Of meat. The witness said that he was
in the shop all day, with the exception of
a few minutes, when he was out with the
driver Of a wagon who brought him load
of meat. Morgan did not carry any Of this
meat into the shop, and as far as the wit
ness knew did not touch a piece of meat
while he was there. When he left he did
not notice any blood on Morgans clothing.
When the direct examination was concluded
and the witness was turned over for cross
examination the defendants attorneys con-
suited with Morgan for few minutes, and
then the following question was asked Muir
ray:
''Dld you not cut a quarter of beef on
that day and did not Morgan carry portion
Of it for you?"
Murray answered that he remembered
nothing Of the kind. He did rot think thai
Morgan carried any of the beef as he him
self was fully able to carry it.
John Il. Schaeffer the driver of the wagon
which brought the meat to Murray's shop,
testified that Morgan carried none of 1t INTO
the shop.
STORIES OF LITTLE GIRLS.
Emma Herman, s-year-old girl, living in
the same house with Morgan, said that she
was playing in the yard In the morning when
Morgan called to her and asked her If she
wanted a drink of whisky. Morgan had a
bottle in his hand at the time. She saw
Morgan in his doorway again in the afternoon
at o'clock. He winksd his eye at her,
shook his head and bsckoned her to come to
him. She said that she was only few feet
from him at the time and did not run away
because she thought he intended to give
penny to her.
On examination the little girl said
that Morgan had given psnnies to other little
girls in the morning when they were play.
ing in the yard, but gave none to her.
Emma Agnew, the 9-year-old sister Of the
girl who testified earlier, said that Morgan
had given her a penny In the morning when
she was playing with her sister and the Her
man girl. She saw Morgan coming out of
the back door of the vacant house at 2 o'clock
in the afternoon as she was going to Sunday
school. At the time she was going past the
house through the alley to ST. Mary's avenue.
Bertha Herman, a 16-year-old sister Of
Emma Herman, testified that she was pres
ent when Morgan called to her sister in the
morNng, but said that Morgan did not ask
hsr sister II she wanted a drink of whisky,
but drink Of vinegar, He had bottle In
his hand which locked like beer bottle.
Jenny Penny, 10-year-old little girl who
lived in the same house with Morgan, said
she never saw Morgan before, but testified
that In the afternoon at o'clock while