The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-03-28

without pistol. Captain Camps boat had
been mt the dock about weeks for repairs.
I saw Captain Camp have note o. two.
Truss to his knowledge did not work any
where except at the deck-he had charge OF
the buildings. Hesaw these notes he thought
possibly n week before the murder.
CROSS EXAMINATION.
Mr.. Deibert had employed Truss as
engineer and to take charge of the buildings
for about sixteen months. ever since the
works started.
There were two t2) keys to the engine
house pad lock, | had one Truss had the
other. Truss opened and locked the build
inr. The door had been broken into twice
before. The burglars stole the first time II
pair boots and combination tool The
second robbery was not very long aftcrward.
window was forced once, but nothing was
taken. On the ground floor Of the engine
house there il u four inch pipe runnngacross
the brick floor thrcc-quartcr inch above the
floor. Captain Camps boat was on the
town side of the dry dock. The engine house
door to dry do"i is 20 feet, and from engine
house to wort shed Is or 50 feet. 1t had
been sometime that | had known Of IRE in
engine house. month. Was tire tn"rc on
the Saturday after the murder. When the
fire was made on Saturday, he noticed
chunks of wood in the furnace partly burned
noticed them then-!ut his duties prevented
him investigating the condition ofthc furnace
very often. Didn't know how long the
chunks had cen there The engine had not
been run for Il month. Left Chesapeake
City on tn" Friday morning after seven
o'clock and went 70 Philadelphia. Truss
would often leave the engine house open to
20 to supper and then come back and lock
up-and Of which / had complained.
About January 1st-I told the men that |
expected to have work for them all winter
A person looking in the door could not see
the luz At the time OF the murdtr work was
slack at the dry dock The engine house had
tools in it, and was opened every time the
men were at work.
J. X. p. Racine, Of Elkton, had known the
prisoner since his incarceration. Had several
talks with him. He asked him after the
preliminary hcaring-"Wel Truss how do
yIu feel''-"Like an Innocent Man. said he
II" said "what are tho sentiments of the pee
pie | said 'that you are the guilty man."
Truss said ''How would it do for my sister to
swear that was saving moAey up to buy Il
bed room suit. or something like that. / told
him he would have to account for the money.
| said you will have 70 get them 10 swear that
y0u hal this money. Truss said | expect my
wife and sister up. He got Racine to mail a
letter for him SO the authorities wouldn't
know Of it, and Truss cautioned him not to
say anything. When | came out Mackcy
asked mc if | had mail from Truss. and
save him the letter. The first letter was to
his wife-anothcr was TO Linda Savin. his
sister. When | went to see him had no idea
that my testimony would be used in court.
EVENING SESSION.
When Judge Wickcs reconvcacd court at
G.15 J. Polk Racine was returned to the stand
and Mr.. Constahlc, Sr, again took up his
cross examination. Racine said before
wont in Sheriff Mackcy told me that if Truss
"uvc me any mail for me to return it to him.
didn't understand him at first. wasn't
employed by the authorities to 90 there. ,,
Wien his condition was questioned. Racine
stated that he was sober upon these occasions
as stated mo one requested me to question
Truss. | knew a great murder had been
rommitted.'
Henry G. Hager, a grocer and provision
dealer of Chesapeake City, had known Truss
for several years. For two months prior to
the murder ne had been customer. On the
2sth or Both Of December he borrowed a half
dollar from me until pay day. He owed mo
tie December store bill of 310.3j He paid ii
Oh the morning of the murder between 8 and
. o'clock on Thursday, Jan. ., also pnid the
borrowed money, it being included in the
bill of S10.35. He borrowed the money in the
evening between six and seven o'clock.
Didn't say what he wanted it for. On cross
examination by A. Constable, Jr, he said
Iiuss's November bill was sl2 and some cents
Was paid by him. Was not i'll my store the
evening OF the murder, Jan. =. He was in
the store about three O'Clock ON that day.
William Berger, "A young boy of Chesapeake
{ y, L y,
29th. Was in the house with Mrs. Truss,
Harry Truss and Winfield Broadway. They
were talking about some Epworth League
badges. She showed me one and said ought
to get one. She said she wished Mr.. Debert
would pay Off soon rs she wanted some
Doodle.
CROSS EXAMINATION.
Truss had hymn book and was looking
over it. Truss certainly heard the converse.
ton. Broadway had gone out then.
SHERIFF HARVEY II. MACKEY.
Sheriff Mackey knew Truss, having first
seen him on the Saturday morning after the
murder, whoa Truss was member of the
coroners' jury. He saw Truss on Sunday
and Monday, he being arrested on Monday
the evening. The letters spoken of by Racine,
witness. were in the possession of Mr..
Mackey, who had received them from Racine.
Mr. Mackey then read the letters they were
addressed to Mrs. II. L. Truss and Mrs.
Linda Savn, sister of the accused.
FEB. 3 1896.
My Dear Loring wife
| must see you if it lies in your power to
do so. Pet, ask Linda if l did not tell her
before Christmas | had money had saved.
Tell Linda to say was in her house from 7
to $50. Look under the oil cloth in the hall
and you will find some money. u