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


| the morning.
Taking everything into consideration
\ Mr.. Helm has put Williamson in {
| stronger position Of defense than any
/ body looked for, and yet he is still in &
very tight place.
There was great interest manifested
yesterday and the court rom was
yesterday and the court room wa:
day were very pleasant throughout, and
while nothing transpired that could be
called hot stuff" yet the trial was
very interesting.
CROSS EXAMINATIONS CONTINUED
Mr.. Williamson, the defendant, was
Immediately put on the stand when
court convened yesterday morning and
the cross-eXaminati ton continued. Com
mencing where he left off the previous
evening, County Attorney Davis said;
Q-Mr. Williamson, when was it that
you hurt your finger?
About Thursday Of Friday.
Q-Of the same week that this trag-
edy occurred down south?
A-Before that, 1 think.
Q-Where were you when il occurred
when you hurt that finger?
Ain the pump room.
Q-At what place?
AIT the Carey hotel.
Q-Where were your coat and vest
at that time?
A-Coat was hanging on the post.
Q-Where was the vest?
A-There. l had il on.
Q-NOw, while you were working
then, you had your coat off. did you?
Apart of the time I had.
Q-NOw at the Manhattan hotel, or
after injuring your finger, were you
working at the Manhattan hotel?
Al was down there OF mornings and
fired up and got breakfast and came
back TO the Carey
Q-Was there anything at the Man
haitian hotel being killed except chick
ems and turkeys?
Al don't know Of anything else be
ing killed.
Q-You don't know Of any other kind
of blood that you saw there except
blood of chickens and turkeys?
A-There was meat.
Q-Where do they ship them to?
A-Shipped in there.
Q-Was II thrown in on the wood?
A-No, sir, boxes there and paper that
1t was packed in.
Q-Do they throw 1t on the boxes?
A-Boxes that the meat came in were
thrown in there.
Q-What do you do with the boxes?
A-Used for kindling wood or any
thing.
Q-Now when you carried in kindling
how did you carry it in; in what arm?
A-Both of them; according to how
much 1 have.
Q-How do you pick 1t up, with your
left or right hand?
A-Generally take both hands
Q-Carry it in in both hands?
A-Put it under one arm.
(Which arm do you put it under?
A-Use my right arm,
Q-Now, Mr. Williamson, you may
state when you married.
Al couldn't state just exactly.
Dwell, about?
Al thing il was in TT.
Q-HOw long did you remain in Wich-
ita after having married?~
A-That winter, and next spring we
moved out west, 1 believe.
Q-How long did you remain there?
A-Went out there in the spring.
don't remember the month, January or
February.
Q-How long did you remain there?
A-Until some time in July, think.
Q-Who was with you out there?
Any wife.
Q-Anybody else?
A-That was the family.
Q-Where did you so to from there?
A-Back TO Wichita.
Q-How long did you remain here?
A-That is not exactly; came through
here and to my father-in Flaws.
Q-How long did you remain there?
Al left there that fall again.
Q-How long did you remain there at
your father-in-law's?
A-Until October, the same fail, I |
think.
Q-Where did you go from there?
A-From there l went back to Indi- |
ana.
Q-How long did you remain there? i
A-Until the next July, I think.
Q-Who was with you in Indiana?
Any wife.
Q-Anybody else? i
A-That was the family.
Q-Where did You go 10 from India
Ia?
A-Came back TO Wichita.
Q-What time did you come back to |
Wichita?
Al think it was the last part Of
June.
Q-How Ions did you remain in Wich-
ia?
Al wasn't exactly in Wichita, at my
ather-in-law'S in the country.
Q-How long did you remain there?
A-The balance Of that fall. that win
er and until the next summer. I think.
Allowed 10 WIcnIJa.
Q-How long did you remain in W.ch-
Ia?
Al don't recoUect-I was in the mill
hat winter. I think.
Q-How long did you remain here af-
er coming here. if You reconect?
Al can't rec0llect exactly.
Q-Where did You so TO from Wichi-
a?
A-Ws,- n TIlf-,y,s-
Q-How long did You remain in IlI-
,ois?
About six months. I think.
Q-Where did You 90 10 from there?
A-Went 10 Arkansas.
Q-Nas You wife with you in Hi
lois?
Ayes sir.
Q-Anybody else?
A-Yes sir, my brother-in-law AMI
GLOW long did You remain in Ar
KANSAS?
Al don't think it was over three
months; I got the fever and had 10
cave.
Q-Where did YOU so to from there?
A-RaCk 70 Wichita.
O-How long did you remain in W:ch-
ia?
A--Been in Wichita the greater par:
u the time ever since.
C-4ou swear now that you have been
n Wichita ever since?
A-NO. not ever since.
Glow long did you remain fl
Wichita?
A-Bigger portion OF the tine.
Q-Where have You been excap: in
Wichita?
Al went 20 Eureka Springs once.
Q-How long did you remain -hereP
About three months.
Q-Where did YOU 50 from Eureka
Springs.
A-R3Ck 70 Wichita.