The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-04
SOON WITH THE JURY.
Unusual Progress in the Crock
EFT Murder Trial
THE DEFENSE GIVING ITS SIDE.
states witness Friendly Tn the Ac-
cused-The Deadly Bullet In Evil
dence-A Verdict Today.

dence-A Verdict Today.
Tna Crockett murder trial premises 20
cone % a conclusion more quickly than any
similar case yet tried before Judge Humes.
The examination OF witnesses was begun
a. o'clock yesterday afternoon, and the
state corspIeted its case az 3-S1 The pro-
ceedlrgs were listened to by a gocd-sizei
audience bat there were seats enough II
the room for everybody. The witnesses IN
the case were allowed 20 remain IN the
room. although the state. after resting. at
tempted to have them excluded. 1t Ia prob
able that the case VIII 80 To the jury some
time tonight
The Jury and Case for the State.
Al 1879 tie fury WAS completed. A. A Os-
born and Hartuny having been excused end
their 9laees filed. The Jury Is made up as
follows: l.. l.. Schultz. c. e. 8a.ersan.
Joseph Irr. Joseph Perry. Fl. Williams.
Thomas Coin. c. NJ. Crawford. Albert
Boyce. A 3. Wright. Fred Sc1enchzer.
c e Valentine. ID. McRedmond. Deputy
II iris made the opening statement The
state Intends TO PROVE he laid. that
Crockett; and White were shaking dice In
the Criterion saloon December Is, ana Il 5;
q dispute arose between them
"sYou beat me. and set UP the drinks.
didn't IL demanded White
mo. you d-n niger" was the answer.
'"Tha state viii show that as Crockett
uttered these words he drew his revolver
and Shot White dead. Shortly afterward
Crockett was arrested by officer Sarry.
and TO him he sad:
That id niger came near getting
the best of me-
Didn't you take the gun out Of your
own pocket? asked the officer.
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Of his pocket. ard then I killed him.
The statement was brief, and at 1o:45 an
adjournment was taken until p. m
An Accident TO Crockett.
Among the first TO enter the court room
r. the afternoon was the accused. who came
In at 80. He looked pale and exhausted.
and a large bruise on the left side or his
forehead showed that he had met with an
accident II have been thrown from street
car" he explained. and bumped my head
against an iron bar The accident took
place on the Yesler cable, at Seventh ay-
enue, and was caused by incomplete repairs
10 tbs tracks. In some way plate inter-
fered with the car. which was thrown from
the rails. Crockett was on the platform.
and with several other passengers was sent
heaGlong. His injury stunned and blinded
him for an instant. but he quickly recoy-
cred and walked OF 10 the court house
Course of the Fatal Bullet.
Coroner o. p. Askam was the first wit
ness for the state, and In answer to ques-
tons by Mr.. Haste told how. about
o'clock Sunday morning. December Is. he
was summoned on account Of the shooting.
He went TO the saloon and took charge or
the body OF White, which was lying on the
floor There was a bullet wound In the
face on the left side and little below the
point Of the nose. and subsequent examina-
ton developed the fact that the ball had
ranged upward at a slight angle, taking
with IL two or three teeth. and finally
lodged against the spinal column, the atlas
vertebra having been shattered TO soma
extent. The face was powder burned, and
the shot had been fred at distance OF
from two and half 10 three feet
Here the coroner produced a fiattened
bullet. and testified that 1t was the ball
that had killed White.
What size is that bullet7" asked Mr..
HASTE.
MIR Ronald was on his feet at once. I'VE
object. your honor" he said. mo founda-
ton has been laid
Let the witness answer" said the court.
Mr. Askam then said that the ball was a
a. The defense took the little piece of
lead. and the attorneys examined Ii atten-
lively as the state continued Its questions.
The coroner went on to say that the bullet
had inbedded in Il particles OF bone and
one foeth. The bullet was offered In evil
dance and the witness handed over to the
defense, Mr.. Gay conducting the examina-
ton He questioned the coroner closely,
having him go over the ground marked out
by the state, and bringing out prominently
the height Of the deceased. about feet
inches. II was shown that for White 10
have received the bullet as he did he must
have been leaning forward. his head
slightly thrown back.
A CoIored yyoman's story.
Clara Hughes, a big. stout colored wo-
man was then called. She told how she
had been in the saloon with White, Flor
ence Adams and Belle Thomas, on the
morning OF the shooting. They had drunk
several times together, and she and White
had gone out together TO an adjoining
place TO get a crab. After they returned
Crockett asked White 10 shake dice with
him. Following disagreement, Crockett
had called White and then
shot him. AS the shooting occurred she
ran out OF a back door with George Amos
and went 10 washington street.
The defense taking the witness. Mr..
Ronald conducted the examination and
brought out ernphatically the habits OF the
witness. and questioned her closely as TO
her csnacity for beer. The previous testi-
rlony had shown that she had taken seven
drinks. and the cross-examiner asked how
much would make her drunk. The state
objected. and the defense asked II seven
glasses OF beer would intoxicate her. She
answered no. The examination was then
shifted 10 events in the saloon. the ques-
tsons bearing with great particularly on
the exact position OF every one In the sa-
loon Immediately preceding and at the
time OF the shooting. She had gone into
the saloon only a few minutes before the
tragedy, after the men had shaken dice.
She continued:
II went TO the boxes, where my lady
friends were staying, about four minutes,
and when I returned Roaehouss wsS
pointing his finger at Crockett and White.
/ said. George. you had better come home
with me- he did not pay any attention 70
me and repeated the remark Just "a
finished Crockett put his hand 20 his right
side, pulled his revolver. said you - -
- and fred. Amos and ran out Of
the back entrance. and after little while
we came back"
In answer to a question as TO what was
her occupation, the witness. after much
hesitation said she was cook, but after
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