The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-24

other questions put by the counsel did
not materially affect the direct testimony
OF MIR. Merrill.
gave much the same testimony as Detec-
tive Merrill. Hopkins had been brought
into the Central station by Officer Will
lard and had given up the money he had
without being searched.
BY reason OF objection of counsel for
the defendant, which objection was sus-
tanned by the court, the captains testi-
mony was curtailed by his being pre-
vented from giving the stories told by
the prisoners to him separately.
Among other thing he testified that
MIR. Earle's watch was found in the pos
session OF May Williams at the house, 10
Eliza beth street.
His cross exam ination was a brief one
and In answer to questions he said he
never knew of Profit or Hopkins being
arrested before. He did not remember
Hopkins saying that before he had q
chance TO explain to officer Willard about
the money he had in his possession, the
o fiicer arrested him.
Officer Willard testified that Hopkins
passed him and must have seen him for
he turned around and looked at the off,
Ger. Hopkins did not try to speak to
him. Though the officer did not know
of the Earle trouble he spoke to Hopkins
and asked him what be had been doing
to an old man that night. To this Hop
kins replied: "You mean Earle, and
have got si05 of his, check, and an UNI
brella, that he had had stolen from him and
i followed the man down South Main
street TO recover ii and / am going to his
home with 1t now."
Officer willard asked who the robber
was and Hopkins at first declined to tell
but finally said he was "Happv JACK"
Mcnamara. He then arrested Hopkins
L.. Uhat. ..rI <xxk
to arrest Profit that young man re-
marked, 81 told the old man you would
be after me-"
On cross examination TO Mr.. Page, Will
lard denied he had ever told Mr.. Potter
he had a grudge against Hopkins and
would do his best TO injure him.
Mrs. Jeanette Williams, at whose home,
on Elizabeth street, Earle and the prison
ers visited, was the next witness for the
State. She testified that Earle, just after
he got In her house, told her he wanted
to speak to her. She went into a closet
with him and he said he had lot of
money and she advised him to go home.
He stayed about 10 minutes in her house,
was wide awake all the time and must
he testified he did not. She was sure
that when the parties were leaving she
heard Hopkins say "Happy Jack" has
robbed Mr.. Earle.
: Miss Bertha Johnson, who was stopping
at Mrs. Williams home on the night OF
the robbery, testified as to what took
place there, corroborating Mrs. Williams
in many particulars She said Mcnamara
remarked while sitting in the kitchen
~ am going TO get mine. / don't care
what you do" This was taken by her to
refer to Mr.. Earle's money.
The Attorney-General announced at the
close of the testimony of Miss johnson
that the State rested.
Charles III. Page, Jr., outlined the de-
fence in the case and stated that the testi-
mony Of the defendant would not vary a
great deal from that of the state, and the
points In dispute were small ones. He
dwelt on the fact that it was very evident
from Mr.. Earle's testimony that for some
resson or other he was striving to hold
back the facts about what took place af-
ter leaving the American House; that il
would be clearly shown that the trip to
the Elizabeth street house WAS made at
the suggestion of Mr.. Earle. Counsel
claimed that Hopkins AM Profit would
tie able to satisfy the jury by credible
witnesses that they had done nothing
wrong nor were they in any way respon-
sible for the robbery.
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