The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-06

- s.afe made considerable Roadway
-.sssraav tr. the Kraus murder case. hav-
- ~. fewer than ten witnesses on the
- - Most Of these. though subjected 10
49, crosse IA limitations at the hands OF
ss..svs. Camille ard Hughes, bore them
sss~es well and stuck pretty close 20 their
,-xnecsiye stories.
-. most significant chain OF evidence
.s~fas,,d during the day was connected
- he photograph Of Krags taken at
- .svae 81 his arrest. Judge Jacobs at
-, refused TO allow the picture an evil
80 hat on taking the bench yesterday
~a,ning changed his ruling and admitted
/. 4, show Kraus with a thick, stubby
besrd.
orr OF the witnesses, who saE the fire at
a. cabin not more than 300 feet distant
ss.<n hey. testified that the man she saw
ssrpw something on the fire had such
bard
m yandelI's testimony. as 10 .iBding
.,.rghss OF human hair at the cabin. black
.,yeaked with gray, just SUCH hair as
vosski had went To strengthen the prose-
eufsor.
xew and then the defense made tell
,s~ stroke on cross-examination. all the
-rsnnS being fought over inch by inch.
- most spectacular feature Of the day
"a the gruesoma exhibits placed on fiIs
~ fbs state. There were the overcoat.
- oyesalls and the shoes worn by Kraus
8 me time of his arrest. The oyera!ls
- spaffered with blood. There was a
hox Containing blood. earth and hair.
s,ten from the ruins OF the little cabin
rhxrs the alleged killing was done. Most
rAsssly Of all. there was a paper contain
Il rjects OF charred bones of what
$500 to be the head of a human being.
- dots Of bloody hair.
n uao.l Harold tstauz and JaraGz
pr istifed TO the fact that hrans left
rum Renton saloon about 100 o csoek
II fxbruary II. and that twenty min
- h&r VoIski left. Flynn had heard
Trsm and volskf quarreiing. and Kraus
~ nd that volski was no good. Wood
~ u The burned cabin February 10 and
feeod the AK that Is supposed TO be the
- With which the killing was done. Each
u these three testified 10 kraus' personal
appeAranee, stating that he wore thick.
nlvtby beard.
a Mercer testified that no left his nome
/ thost o'clock. near Elliott station.
.7sse5 the cabin, between 6 and o'clock,
tad saw no lights Tic met no one on the
mad To Renton except O. Nelson, who
va some distance below the cabin that
sss burned and going toward IL down the
ulrnad.
i d Nelson stated that on February Il he
~ Gtfti 10 ftentOrs Tie p3S<Ru ts tatt
ssb!n about o'clock y. IN. There was no
AAt In the cabin then He went home.
~ after he hsd bean al home few min
| res be discovered the cabin on tire and
ven, over TO IL while IL was burning. This
ss about 10 o'clock y. IN. He saw an
Il isanlng against the door and lump
! Gsomethine on the floor. which was burn
e all over
/ Mrs. Elliott stated that about 7.i0 O'Clock
q was In her back yard and saw tire
ain burning that In the glare OF the
AAt she saw a man pick IN something
ia throw ~ on the fre. that the man
hsxaw had a bushy beard. such as Kraus
b 6eseribed as wearing at that time
Pezes Officer WIckman testified TO put
t;sx yelski 10 he'd and having seen NoisLd
sA Klaus leave Seattle on the Rentol
usNs clock together. He also .den-
sasd ~ overnils Krsus had on and his
Esanl appearance.
NAB Kibbe testified as matter Of
| E8Gnsafion that the clothing and other
EXHIBITS had been in hfs possession and
nas their condition had not changed.
euiszr evidence was given by Sheriff Moy-
Il who win probably be recalled today.
Or yandeii testified that on February
las coroner he went 10 the burnt cabin.
tzie an examination. saw the dead body,
taich be identified as the remains OF
lnan being, the proof Of blood in front
the cabin and the pieces OF human
ssf In and near the blood; he had also
sticed the blood spots on the overaIls
sAieh the eoroncr's Jury had kraus take
q snd which were placed I'm evidence
TIE state has but two other witnesses
Introduce. and Prosecuting Attorney
A3Efoy and Deputy Prosecuting Attor-
~ Hart both hope 10 rest their case this
H5l~nts< A ID Iazs. fot
~ and Sheriff Meyer. who laughingly
ssh yesterday that his whole office had
esH suhnoenaed. viii be recalled. IL is
ssssible that some further expert testi-
nsay VIII be introduced.
n the close of the states evidence The
efsnse will move for nonsuit. In case
e motion Is not granted the case viii