The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-29
It IS BLOOD
WILLIAMsON's RED PAINT TURNS
OUT TO BE GORE.
WlLLISTON SAYS so
MAN LIKE DEFENDANT SEEN LEAV-
ING THE FATAL ALLEY.
HAS AN EXCUSE FOR EVERYTHING
WILLIAMSON TAKES THE STAND |
AND BEGINS TO EXPLAIN.
de Tells a Plausible Story In Cool Manner |
shows His Finger to the Jury
Day in Detail.
WlLLISToN SAYS so
MAN LIKE DEFENDANT SEEN LEAV-
ING THE FATAL ALLEY.
HAS AN EXCUSE FOR EVERYTHING
WILLIAMSON TAKES THE STAND
AND BEGINS TO EXPLAIN.
de Tells Plausible Story IN a Cool Manner
Shows His Finger to the Jury
Day in Detail.

Blood was proven TO be in Marion
Wiluamson's clothes, in the district
court yesterday That was the chief
feature of the interesting murder trial
wherein the state of Kansas is plain
tiff and F. Marion Williamson is de-
PENDANT.
The chief feature today will be the
cross examination of the defendant by
the county attorney.
If the story told yesterday on the
stand by Williamson, in his own be
half, is not broken down to some extent
it is pretty hard to tell what the re-
suit will be.
The state has secured a terrible chain
Of evidence against Williamson and
when it was all in at noon yesterday
no one saw ray of hope for the de-
PENDANT.
The state had then against him the
story of Michael Jordan from the sol
rier's home that Williamson approach
ed him with the details of a proposition
10 kill Leonard. Thede was hardly a
10 kill Leonard. There was hardly a
men have been hung on less evidence.
Then there was the fact of William
son being out With LeOnard's wife, in
a secluded spot, a few hours before
the murder reading the insurance pol
icy on LeOnard's life. There, and in
that fact, was the great motive for
murder. Charlie Ferguson swOre that
he saw a man of the size and build Of
Williamson rushing out of the alley
where the body was afterwards found
at the time or shortly after the murder
was supposed to have been committed.
Connected with that was the CORRIDOR
alive testimony Of Wells Miller about
seeing a heavy, short winded man
come out Of the alley about the same
time, follow him around 10 the muir
dered mans house, walk around the
premises and again dive into the alley
that had been found next morning with
a trail of human blood. On top of all
this was the convincing and unim-
peachable evidence Of Professor Willis
ton of the state university that the
stains found on Williamson's clothing
the day after the murder were stains
and blOtches of blood.
1t would be impossible even in fiction
for man to present a stranger muir
der case than County Attorney Davis
had at the close Of his evidence.
Williamson then went on the stand
and cody told a story, whether true
or false, that almost explained all the
strong evidence Of the state in a plaus-
ible way and manner He left nothing
untouched but the story of conspiracy
told by Michael Jordan on the stand
day before yesterday and this he set
tied by swearing that he was in the
soldiers home part of one day during
the month of January and that at a
period anterior to the time alleged by
Jordan TO have heard Williamson ex-
plain the plans and details of the con-
templated murder.
Much viii depend on the cross exam
ina ton of Williamson today.
The court room was filled TO its ut
most capacity again and the interest
manifested had materially increased.
The finest order was maintained
Throughout and the case progressed so
nicely that there was not a single OBJ
lection discussed or law book opened.
There were only two five minute re-
cesses during the entire day outside of
the general noon recess.
1t is possible that the case can be
given TO the jury tonight although not
probable.
OTHER EVIDENCE.
The examination of Chief Burrows
was continued from the previous night
His evidence was exactly the same as
was published SO often in connection
with the coroner's inquest. the pre-
liminary hearing and the case of the
state vs.. Mrs. Leonard. He gave no
new facts.
Austin Adams is another witness
who has been on the stand during all
previous trials and his evidence was
the same except that on this occasion
he testified that Williamson cut his
finger on one occasion and that it
bled profusely. The object of this evil
dence VIII be seen more plainly in the
testimony of Williamson.
Both witnesses We're recalled and
they identified the coat, vest and trous-
ers of Adams. the ones that the blood
was found on. NcCOlHster, the ex-
coroner. also Identified the garments
and all proved 10 their safe keeping
from the time they came into their pos
session up till the time they were sent
20 the state university for an exam
fnation of the stains or blood spots.
Wells Miller the North Main street /
druggist, whose home is south and
across the street from the house the
murder was committed in, was the
next witness. He said that he was go
ing fIome from the concert at the au-
Titorium the night the murder was
COMM tied and he arrived at the cor !
ner of Lawrence avenue and Water |
man street about l0:15 or 1920 y. m. |
As he got TO the northwest OF the |
streets mentioned he saw man come |