The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-22
rs FATE THE ISSUE
i Jury Now Deliberating On
James Murphy's Case.
- sLEvENTH HOUR WITNESS.


- of Phil j. Dave July ., 169c. after
2 lion Of four days and two night
- was concludsd and given 70 tia
- q iI.ee Ass night. The jury was
&sard talking pretty loud for some time
80. e. Il discussing the points with
- more cbtuse or sfubborn m<uber
Il n ~ fwslve. Al mtdnigh1, however.
100 seigned In the jury room. with
~ irsdscasicn that no verdict would
nended In before today.
Skxe Humes NJ fi3o adjourned the
until eomprrow morning, but, a.
q = nurler cases . verdict mnSt be re.
4. "a and read when agreed rrpn. should
- fury come In this morning, Judge
&nes will have TO come ana receive
= verdict.
ne evidence given yesterday IN rebut-
sns Ard re-rebuttal for both prosecution
~ zefsnse occupied ali day and the
enss was not called closed" untIi within
: fs= minutes Of o'clock 10 the after
- ~ which time Deputy Prosecuting
Attorney Wiltshire made the opening ad-
lrsss to the jury. The prosecution put
q afteen witnesses TO prove good char
ec1er and contradict some OF the Wit
nsssex who had testified Tor the defense;
NAns the defense closed its side with
4Se Witnesses In rebuffai, all
ssndinx to weaken the testimony Of Cor
6on, the states principal witness. To
fhis End Q new witness was found, lit
eraliy At the eleventh hour. o colored
eootbiack named Joh3 Mills VINO al
lexes that at the tirn the shot was fred
Gordon was standing Outside the saloon
tnd IN position where ~ could not have
sen the shooting. This witness was
Z osbjected 70 q rigid cxoss-sxamination.
Which. however. did not make him d.
verge from his original statement. A
teposition was also introduced by the
lefense from George Wieiand, Of On
i tafio. Carada. which contradicted Cor
IONS entire story. This the prosecution
routed with several witnesses TO whom
Gordon gave q history OF the shooting
Immediately after its Occurrences. prin-
eipai among these being City Attorney
Melvin @. Winstoek,, who at the time Of
the shooting was a reporter on the Post
d lnt<lHgencer detailed TO write an ac-
count OF the shooting. Mr. Winstock
aAs been sick In bed for q week, but
egsinst the direction OF his physician. he
nnswerea the subpoena, though he had
10 be taken to the court house in q car
rage.
George Y. Gordon. the principal witness
~ the state. who has been held q pris-
s41fr for eight months pending this trial.
Nas given his liberty yesterday afternoon
The defense opened the proceedings yes
6raay morning with Joseph w. Clark.
q Newcastle. tho man to whose house
oTir Russell, Murphys stepson, Ia al
leesd 70 have taken Gordon to .fix'' him.
Gordon. be claimed came 10 his house
eh6at a3o at night, before the last trial
- eet money from him. Gordon told
lin n wanted to get out OF the coun-
W. ~ you'd do 20 for $3.50 The cross
assimilation failed to shake him.
Attorney Ronald, for Murphy, tried to put
= ssaeaea the transcript OF the fesfi-
noay syen by Russell at the first trial
es tas ground that Russell was not I'm
- s1ts. Prosecuting Attorney Hasfle
oaefed 10 agree TO this. providing the
etafs could Introduce Becker,s testimony
esen 1t the first trial As Ronald OBJ
1seaec. HASTE also objected. and Judge
haaaes sustained the objection.
Inc opposition Of George wleland, OF
vpArio. Canada. was admitted. ft al
: kcss that wieiaud entered the saloon
N1s after the shooting and found the
essper IN there. who suggested suicide:
1st Gordon did not contradict 1t, ana
~ In booking FOR 'gun'' Gordon found
eae IN a drawer Of the bar. wieiand was
N'sased from jail a short time before CIV
hs bis deposition. having served a term
tr petty larceny.
AAed. namely the colored t,otblack.
ssAn Mills who u said 10 have been
saiy discovered by the defense yesterday
nerning Mills nlsdo a good witness and
Saek to his story. lie said he had a
ceseiaek stand ten feet west OF the
sopper Chief saloon: that no was black
Nx the boots Of u man with his face TO-
Wards tho Copper Chief saloon. Gordon
was standing In his shirt sleeves and
straw hat on the outside OF the saloon.
WIN his back to the saloon, close 20 the
osor, talking with a man who Was SIT
eis On a beer barrel. At the crack OF
sne gun Gordon wheeled and rushed La
s'oht OF the saloon door aud Mills gave a
sh'iae or two more and went to thu
ak'oa door himself. Just as Gordon
vent In at the door Murray eAsme out.
MAILS cai}sa to the front OF the door ana
sfaat OF the door and said TO Mills. Jack,
iasl Dave Is shot. run for a policeman.
Aais stood there until N;oricsn retracea
Es steps and got behind the bar. where
uaSe was lying. lie then went to police
sssdaearters and notified CuSAhee.
me cruss-examination failed TO shake
him.
THIS closed the case OF the defense
ahe Prosecution then introts,scea WIT.
.ess's for character and reputation and
" contradict allegations OF witnesses for
The defense.
Ssaon was recalled and denied Muir
sass statement in every detail. Celia
iaws, the wsiow. said her husband
sefer carried = gun" A. f. Haas,
sesepss NJ, kesser. w. J. Stairs Samuel
sassoT. ". IL. Convey. James MeNuity
s1a A. Watson testified that Dawes
r7etatAon was good and <scrie<s the al
saaeas OF violent acts astribss,esa 20
ave. Melvfn G. winsaock corroho-
A'ea Goraon's evidence by giving the
A'saseat made by Gordon right after
"a shooting. Officers ID. F.. Willard.
-ke Powers Detective Csfdihee aud ex-
.11 OF Police Jackson tod What Ger
saSs ~ the time OF the shooting.
aaraiy VAS recaIlsss IN sur-rehattai 70
.shaiy Dawes writing in an acccun,
'ssas she transaction between them
s e'oseSt she evidence. and the case
rs aeeiases; Chased.
las arguments os tire four attorneys
80 heed at o'cscck In the afternoon