Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-19

blows had been struck with a heavy, blunt
instrument
City Physician Biythin next testified. He
had found the deceased's ekull fractured
in two places and had also noticed the
marks OF fingers on Hutsonplller's throat.
lie was OF the opinion that four blows had
been struck. In other details he corrob-
GRATED the testimony OF Dr. Lee.
DIR. Towne. assistant city physician, stated
that he had made two examinations OF the
body His conclusions were substantially
the same as the witnesses who had preceded
him, except that the fracture at the base
Of the brain was ten inches in length. lie
was OF the opinion that death had resulted
from the blows OF the iron pin and not by
stranguation.
MADE TO PAY IN ADVANCE.
]. ID. Butler, proprietor OF the Windsor
hotel, was called. lie testified that Elliott
had first called at his place Of business
on November T. He had engaged board and
Hutsonplller had called and registered with
his friend the next day He had talke:
many times with EIutsonpller, who ap-
peared to be an honest, good-heartcd fellow.
His guest had told him that he was expect
ing transportation to his home In Marquette,
Wyo., and he might leave any time. Last
Saturday evening Butler heard that the
two men had beat their former landlord
at the Metropolitan and after investigating
found 1t to be true and thereupon dunned
both Of them for their board In advance.
Hutsonpller appeared much surprised and
said he had never beaten any one out OF
a cent. He had given Elliott the money
he owed Landlord Gay and supposed 1t had
been paid. Elliott was talking at the time
with jack Vannoy just in front of the hotel
and when spoken to said he would get the
money and would pay up.
The men then went to their room to talk
the matter over, Elliott assuring Butler that
he would get the cash from his friend as a
temporary loan with which to pay his bill.
A short time afterward Butler was summoned
to the room and found the men in an earnest
conversation. Elliott said he had been un-
able to negotiate loan from his friend, and
with little excitement pulled out his watch
and said, Here, am no deadbeat; take this
security" Butler took the watch and
placed 1t in the safe Hutsonpiller then paid
his own board up until Monday morning
Concerning the events preceding the muir
der and following 1t Mr.. Buffers testimony
was Identical with his statements printed
yesterday morning. The same was true of
the testimony of Clerk Stewart Slough.
INDICATES FERMENTATION.
Annie Gaul, chambermaid stated that FL
lott had come out OF his room while she
was standing in the hall about II o'clock
He had said to her, 81 wish you would put
our room in shape while my friend and
are down to dinner He does not feel well
and will want to lie down afterward. About
8 O'Clock she had gone to the room to take |
In some towels, and upon opening the door
had slipped on the blood which saturated |
the carpet She saw man lying on the bed |
with his head among the pillows. The room |
was in great disorder and she had called |
Clerk Slough
Fred Hurst, barber in the Windsor hotel |
was the next witness. He said: Elliott |
got into my chair shortly after I o'clock, |
saying Il expect to leave for the west on the |
4:35 train. You needn't waste more time |
on mo than is necessary, or | will get left |
] asked him If his friend was going also |
and he said: Sure. | am going to take |
Hutch with me- | then talked with him |
about the western country about the hunt |
ing out there, and he seemed very good |
natured and perfectly cool He left the shop |
about AIS"
r. b. Rees saw Elliott at the union depot |
and recited substantially the same story |
as has already been printed. The testimony
In tho case concluded with the examination |
or Jack Vannoy, who repeated the circum |
stances of the meeting, an account of which !
has already appeared in The Bee.
After remaining out but n short time the |
jury returned a verdict that the deceased |
Gay Hutsonplller, came to his death from |
blows received on the head from car coup |
ling pin welded by some person or persons |
unknown in room 40 OF the Windsor hotel, at |
Tenth and Jackson streets, in the city of |
Omaha, Douglas county, Neb., between the |
hours OF and $3.50 p. m, November H. |
1896" -..- |
The remains Of Hutsonpiller are still lying |
at the morgue, as no word has as yet been |
received from his brother, who lives at Mar |
quette, Wyo., as to what shall be done with
the body.
Word was received by the local police |
last night from Sergeant Cox that he had |
arrived at Cedar Rapids, Ia, and that the
man under arrest there was Elliott the
man wanted in this city for the murder of
Gay Hutsonpiller. He did not state in the
telegram when he expected to return.
TAKES HIS ARREST COOLLY.
CEDAR RAPIDS. Ia, Nov. 1S.-(Special)-l
This morning about l o'clock the police were
notified to be at the Chicago & Northwestern
bridge over the Cedar at this point when
No. passenger arrived at 80 O'Clock to ar
rest murderer who was on the train Four
officers went to the place at once and were
ready when the train arrived. The train
stops on the bridge until the locomotive
takes water at the tank Just this side of the
bridge and in order TO guard against any
possibility of the fellow escaping two OIL
GERS went out onto the bridge and as the
train slowed up boarded the rear portion
while third met Conductor Holtep who
had charge of the train, in the front car
The man was sitting in the smoking room of |
the chair car and was surrounded by the of.
ficers before he knew what had happened
He took matters very coOlly and when told
that he was under arrest simply said that
there must be some mistake. He answered
the description perfectly, however, and the
officers decided there was no mistake about
1t and told him that he must get off the
train. Without further ado he asked per-
mission to get his grip and overcoat in the
chair car, and then asked that his baggage
bo taken off This was done and he was
taken to the station and locked up.
The fellow arrested, according to the
telegram received, letters in his pocket
and an engraving on his watch is Charles
II. Elliott, although he gives the name of
Allen Gerard. He boarded the Northwest
ern train at Council Bluffs and had pur-
chased a ticket to Chicago
At Boone the conductor on the train re-