The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-30

Alright pocket.
| (Which hand did you put in 70
get the rag?
! A-The right hand.
| Q-Where was the coat then?
A-Hanging there.
| Q-What was against the post?
| A-There had been some gas pipes
/ against il; don't know that there was
! then
| Q-The coat was hanging there and
/ you got your sore hand and moved
| the sleeve aside did you? how did you
| do 1t?
Al don't recoIlect exactly; probably
| Ike that
Q-With your sore finger all blood?
Ayes. sir; was in hurry
Q-And you put in the hand that
wasn't hurt and you couldn't get the
rag out? What kind Of rag did you
have there?
A-Cotton rag.
Odd you leave the coat hanging
there?
A-Haging there till I went to go to
bed.
Q-When did you first discover this
blood on your coat?
A-Not until they exhibited il here.
After some further redirect and re-
cross examination as 10 immaterial
points. Williamson left the stand
TESTIMONY FOR DEFENSE.
Dr. Johnson. of the Weather Bureau,
was the next witness. He testified
as TO the condition of the weather on
the II, IS. 10 20 and q Of November
What the object of the testimony was
was not clear. except TO corrorbOrate
the rheumatism which Williamson said
ne mad on the morning of the murder
and which prompted him to ask Austin
Adams that morning If the weather had
changed, as he said il always did when
his rheumatic began 10 hurt. Another
theory offered. was that Mr.. Helm
wanted TO prove the rheumatism, as
he expected the states attorney would
attribute a certain weakness in VIII
lamsOn'S knees to nervousness or fear.
At any rate DR.. johnson gave learned
testimony about the weather which
seemed 10 satisfy both sides.
Clarence Bowers. bell boy at the
Carey hotel, testified that on the night
of Sunday. November II, he saw VIII
hanson in the office OF the hotel and
near the drinking fountain. He was
there for twenty or thirty minutes.
The Frisco train came in at 1925. a few
guests came TO the hotel and that after
he took the guests to their rooms he
took Williamson up IN the elevator 10
the top floor. whore his room was 10
Gated. He thought Williamson went
70 bed about 1915 o'clock.
Earl Fitch. another bell boy, testi-
fed to seeing Williamson sitting on
wooden bench near the elevator at 1915
O'Clock that night when he went of
duty. He Fitch) went TO DR.. McClees'
office, returned in ten minutes, and still
saw Williamson sitting there on the
wooden bench. Williamson was stu
sitting there when Earl Fitch weut 20
bed at II O'Clock.
John Thomas. a colOred porter. saw
Williamson coming up stairs from the
boiler room at about 10 O'Clock OF a lit
tie after. He talked with him on the
subject Of labor. wages. crops and hard
times FOR about twenty minutes IN the
office Of the hotel near the elevator and
drinking fountain.
Sam Andersen. tho night porter. was
acting as clerk in the Office IN the alb
sence II the regular night clerk. He
gave Williamson the key 20 his room. /
No. AZ. but did not know whether he
gave IL 20 him after the Frisco train had |
come IN at 1925 or after the Santa F'e |
train had come in about IlI5 He |
knew Il was after one ~ the tralns had |
come IN. for he. himself. had returned |
from the train and relieved the night |
clerk temporarily. He knocked at the !
door OF Mr.. W.lliamson's room az 4 |
O'Clock IN the morning and a voice with |
in responded. but he did not know |
whether IL was William son e voice.
II. h Martin. proprietor Of the Man
haitian barber shop. testified that he /
saw Williamson enter the Manhattan /
hotel Office that Sunday evening AZ 7 |
O'Clock and walk towards the rear d0gr. |
On cross examination be was asked /
who was with Williamson. and he said 4
that Leonard the murdered man. was. l
He did not know whether they were go
Ing somewhere IN company with one
another or not. but that they were
going 81 the same direction. headed Tor
the same door leading % the hack I
rooms % the building. and that VIII
amson was first and Leonard waking
about twelve feet behind
-. .. Button. a cleark n I>e01a-i's
store. sad that Leonard LEFT the store
bout O'Clock the Saturday evening
previous 70 the murder. and toCk wl-h I
hin q 30 gold piece. sI5 IN silver and
s1rne paper money. Ths. about .
l'clock he came % his rosrn over the
store. changed shirts ard went ont
.Eatn. NJ Button ai@o te-E- fed that
! little AFTER sun-up the morning sfte-
~ murder. Mrs. I>eC1ard's boy. nor
-.Ila TVLIlaunEC1- came % the store cay
~ thai his mother had s4fl. him there
% say that L@ouard had no. ben a.
.ume during the night. and 20 as-er-
am the -~szo- WY On Crozs exam
nation. ne sid that Leonard kept ~
,ank account and kept whatever ul1rey
- had ~ 30 1E-l r-1sresE.c1-
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