The herald., 1896-11-22

more questions and he then took me
by the arm and put me in the chair. He
then said that Hammond Bell had beer
there and told him with his own mouth
that he was not the first man there, add
ing: Just let me write down on this
paper here a statement 1 said: Well
write your statement; l will not have
anything to do with it He then said
Were you not little bit excited when
you testified before Judge Smith when
you were sick in bed?' And I said: j
might have been excited, but l knew
every word l said. and If they have the
trial over again l shall testify just the
same as did on my bed, and in the first
place had no idea of changing my testi-
mony and would not do so under any
circumstances. as what l have testified
to on the trial was correct, and he said,
Well, that will be all right
He kept on writing on piece Of pa
per and then he told me to read it
over and 1 took it In my hand and
looked over 1t. glancing merely at 1t
he keeping talking to me all the time
and keeping me excited and confused.
Finally he asked me to sign my name,
and I said: No; I had better not He
said it would harm nobody and that
no one would see it, I then said. You
won't show it to anyone?' He said: No:
only to the judge l asked if anyone
else would hear about it, and he said
No | asked him if he would bring 1t
up in court. and he said it would be all
right. l believed him, and thought that
it would be all right, and did not think
that 1t would be brought up in court,
and then Itook the pen up and before I
signed my name I said: I guess I had
better not sign my name I asked again
if anybody would see it. and he said:
Can't you take my word? And then
took the pen and signed my name.
Carrie Haizlip then came in. and I
said: Let us take the car and go home ;
Just then young man came into the
room and Mr. Davis handed him the
paper to which I had signed my name
and he said to Mr.. Davis: is this all
right?' And he repeated the question to
me. and 7 answered. L guess So I was
not asked to swear to the contents of the
paper, nor did I swear to it, nor woulj
I have sworn to it if had been asked to.
for the reason that did not know at the
time the full contents of the paper. and
as I have since read the contents un-
hesitatingly depose and declare that the
contents and the statements therein
contained are false and untrue.
and, further, that the testimony given
by me both at the preliminary examina-
ton and at the trial were true and /
declare that Percy Hammond Bell was
the first person who got to the body of
the fallen Chinaman on the night of the
shooting"
This strange document concludes with
the assertion that it is made "of her own
free Will and accord" and that Carrie
HaiZlip told her on November Is not to
sign any papers if either Mr.. Appel or
Mr. Phibbs asked her. Also that he-
friend Carrie. while she was lying sick
in bed and before her evidence was given
before Judge Smith told her sister to tell
her to deny that Big Jim" did the
shooting. and giving as her reason for
such advice, IF she does not say that
way. they will catch me in a lie"
The scene conjured up before the men
tai vision of a young lady hesitatingly
appending her signature to a document,
the tenor of which she failed to under
stand. and yet earnestly pleading that
no one should see it but Judge Smith Is,
to put it mildly. extremely funny But.
then the Big Jim" trial has had many
strange and funny features despite the
fact that the stake in the game is a hu-
man life.
A STRAIGHT TIP FROM GHOST
LAND.
Miss Cordelia Tillman makes mention
in the concluding paragraph of her atti-
davit, of the fact that before deposing in
the late trial, Mrs. Laura Haizlip, mother
Of the Billie referred to, visited her and
told her that the spirits had told her
that the prosecution had the wrong Chi
raman that Big jim was not the man
who did the shooting, and that she (Miss
cordelia) ought to know it.
Whether Miss Cordelia did not bank
much on the advice volunteered by the
spooks and preferred to exercise her
own will and reason "deponent sayeth
not" but. anyway, it is apparent either
that the spooks have been razzle -dazzleI
or else Miss Cordelia Tillman has been.
OTHER CORROBORATIVE AFFI-
DAVITS.
Miss Marie Tillman, sister of the above
atiiant, and William Tillman, father of
the young ladies, corroborate many Of
the statements of the more important
aliant, without, however, developing
any Independent facts.
Several other affidavits, by Cinnamon
and others, were also filed, tending to
show the wherea bouts of the codefen-
dant of Big Jim in contradiction of the
affidavit filed by him week ago.
Irasmuch as Attorney Ling, of counsel
for the defense. was yesterday engaged
in department two, and also that the de-
fense wanted time to consider the aft
davits sprung upon them. Judge Smith
continued the case until the 9th inst.
The old saying must be amended:
when Chinaman meets Chinaman
then comes the tug of war" will not
SOUND so romantlcaily poetical as the
old version. but insofar as it applies to
court proceeding it will be approximate
ly true.
1t is now in order for Miss Cordelia Till
man to make another affidavit contra
dieting the one filed yesterday or for
some one else to swear that the last one
made was eXtorted by fear or in hope OF
reward, or for some other reason, and
that the previous one is her Simon-pure
affidavit containing the truth the whole
truth, and nothing but the truth.
Meantime the outsider can but look on
in astonishment and wonder where the
truth may be found. The case is be-
coming beautifully tangled up. and may
hap out of it all will come some benefit
to the defendatn. and. incidentally. ot
course. a slice of solid good luck to the
attorneys on both sides.