The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-21

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Tense called as their first witness the
defendant himself, Benjamin Harrison
Milliken.
THE DEFENDANT TESTIFIES.
Milliken was examined by Judge
Goode. He stated that he came to this
city from Tennessee in 1898. He first
secured employment on the Washing
ton Post, and later obtained clerk
ship in the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. After that he was appointed
clerk of the Senate Ford's Theater
committee, the position he held last
July.
Continuing, the witness said that Tg
first met Miss Gertrude Phillips in Au-
gust or September, 1898. He met her
at the house where he took his meals
at the time, near where the Phillips
then lived Gradually his feeling to-
ward her ripened into a sincere affec-
ton, so that he came to be fonder Of
her than he ever was of any other wo-
man. He made her many presents that
were as handsome as he could afford,
and it was his expectation that they
would be married just as soon as the
state of his finances would warrant.
They had number of lovers quar-
rels," such as often happen, but these
were always made up, and the pleas
ant relations between them were re-
sumed
In June last they had falling out
more serious than any that had preced-
ed it, and on the evening of July he
wrote to Miss Gertrude to tell her that
he was coming to call the next evening
1t was his hope that the misunder-
standing might be wiped out.
HOW HE SPENT THE FOURTH.
"Now, coming down to July A." said
Judge Goode, show did you spend the
day."
About II O'Clock, after breakfast
and a visit to the BARRIERS shop, / went
with couple of friends to ScanIon's
billiard room, on 9th street. / stayed
there until 4 o'clock, playing all the
time, stopping only long enough to go
out and get some lunch.
During that time | drank consider
ably"
'What?"
'Whiskey punches"
How many?"
| "Oh, / should think six or eight"
WAS it your custom to drink that
much?"
by no means"
ssWhat did you do then?"
my friends and / went back to my
| room ON X street We. sat down and
had little game of poker"
"And did you drink then?'
| II had bottle of whiskey in my
room and had couple of drinks. /
| went out to dinner at six o'clock, but,
of course, did not have much appetite.
| When / returned to my room | drank
| some more whiskey, two drinks, or per-
haps three"
'sNow tell us what you did that even
ing?"
OCCURRENCES OF THE NIGHT.
about o'clock ] went out to call
on Miss Gertrude / had with me a
package containing some presents she
had given me and also note that | had
| written before / left my room.
at the house / asked for Miss Ger
| trude, but the servant gave me some
| sort of excuse. Then / gave her the
package and asked her to give it to
Miss Gertrude While she was gone /
| took out the note and started to add
something to il.
Feeling somewhat distressed /
threw the note down on the hatrack
and stepped into the parlor and sat
down
II had only been there few minutes
/ suppose, when ] began to get drowsy
and fell off onto the floor in a sound
sleep.
II don't know when / woke up, but
when / did ! had the impression that
was in my own house and started to
go upstairs. / went into what /
thought was my own room and STUN
bled around looking for the matches
1.-THE first / knew Of where / was
was when | heard a lady's voice, call
ing, Come upstairs, papa, there's a man
in Gertie's room Then / realized
what / had been doing, and my first
feeling was that ought to get out as
quickly as possible without making