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human excitement and human emotions
are entitled 70 al that trey ray obtain.
bur ire grch2ngszb1e laws have
established q flne. on ere side % which
stand thcse whose 6extinssx are az golden
"a their wishes. ard 81 the other rha.
crowd always IN the shadow.
AT O'Clock. the hour Sc. for the after
noon 70 which the sailing had been post
p6nsd IL was impossible 70 get foothoit
or the wharf whore Tire Alike Jay. AaieGs
lad been sad dozen tines but xfiI TIE
yzwniug matches swallowed the freigh,
that went ever TIE sides II sings ard
meta Forward % tas wheelhcuse pens
had been built fer horses and cattle that
were being shipped, many OF them TO 60
70 the gold lard 20 feed the miners
during the next long winter. In the for
ward held there were more than 90 sheep,
nearly al OF which are 70 be driven over
the divide. In the deck pens there were
s.xty-fv. head Of cattle and thirty head
OF horses. Fifteen Of the horses vii IS
ridden by the mea driving IA the sheep
and cattle; the other fifteen vii b used
&c pack freight n with. There were 50
tens Of general merchandise, mostly min.
ers supplies ard their outfits II the things
listed n the freight lists ware printed IL
would show a provision against starvation
that included every ina ginable delicacy.
ard nGch fresh mutt ana vegetables Es IRE
as items IN the Bills.
Crowds Thronged the Docks.
'"Thirty-four OF the passengers went -
Juneau; one went 20 Douglas, and one 20
wrangei: thirty OF the remainder went
to Dyes and twenty went TO skagaay bay.
while the steamer was taking on her
freight Il was necessary 10 stretch Hines
20 prevent the crowd from choking up the
- .r-r-wA
men were loading. In the great ware
houses the scene booked like a fair. The
goods ware piled highe the crowds jostled
ard swayed- Red-sh1rted and sweating
men pushed trucks loaded with boxes and
bags. II only needed the braying OF a
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crossed hy mountain passes into the head
waters of the Yukon In the latter part OF
1857 Franklin gtiich was discovered 70 be
ing now located in Whist Is known ns
Forty-aiile gold district. The erst year st
l. reported 70 have given up yAoqo 20 Sc
diseoverera Th> fact that fhr gold found
ives coarse-mhssea % - weight being
eommon~eneograEs miners. and the
Yield 81 TaFty-sitle the year after discoV-
cry was close upon ssRaaa In 3sss gold on
Davis creek Was discovered and there was
. stampede.
Geld mgniar IN the Interior as well IS
along the esast received great impetus Ia
iSel. Miller creek. in the Forty Nile die
tFigt. was discovered In ISIS and in iSS
Tally siaaela IN geis was taken out stnee
then. until the Kioudlkr strike aiilta~
creek was the richest n that country. III
1888 thu mining population ~ Eastern Al
sska was salA 20 be Ia. and TIRE OUTPUT
as given by the mfnt director. was sisS a@
which was exclusive - Miller creek, the
latter being In Canadian territory. Laeh
year thereafter the eutYut ~ Alaska has
doubled. n 1890 Birch creek Sas n
rearsshing eondttioa.
u was ~ the fan a. Isas when The tender
feet proapoctcvs sfFavea rom the beaten
paths % she upper Tnken that ire rich
fiEds q tire Klonaike were fuaae. Though
Sniy TIE most rnsaFer reports reached the
United States thBf faH 81 Mas known Bat
stampede was ia progress ana that tire
fRd vas Fatd 60 he raFYeiousiY rtch TIE
fact was thar shout ESQ raeu rushed 60 the
KlondIks n TIE FAR - 1895 and wlnt-re8
there ~ the ErI}rhes. T~se most important
discoveries wers ga nauan.a ard Eten-
rade creeks. acd about 80 claims haa
heen a7c8ted un 20 January 4. isaf. aca
about % ca Ei3sfafo creek. Since t3ra
hundreds - locations havs hasn mas
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Some of the Lucky KlOndikers Who Have
Bank Accounts to Show for Their
Arctic Trip.


n there = one class OF rnen respected
by old miners IN the Klondike country
now Il f. the tsnderfoot. for ia 1876. while
the ola miner stuck 10 his theories regard
ing TIE origin Of gold siong the Yukon and
worked only the streams running into tho
Yukon from ne west the tenderfoot
tossed theory 20 the dogs. invaded the
valleys Of the stfeafns coming In from tho
cas-, and found TIE Klondiks. the rIehsst
gold Dlacers IL ths history OF the world
70 ienderfesi, thfrsfo-s. can be given
Tie credit " making discovery that has
sst tile whole world 20 talking. has put
new life and nope into thousands OF
breasts. and has already pat $500. ooe into
circulation.
Talrsy years ago last March the United
etatss government purchased Alaska with
lss g77. go square miles OF terrltory-or
hearty one~fsfih a. much as az other states
ard territories os the Union combined con-
tain--fcr 81 80 ea1 from the Russian gov
ernmoHt Geld has been an Alaska prize
for many years. both n quartz and plae-
ers, bat until recent years the principal
work was near the coast. Parties went up
the Yukon several years ago. and others
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When the Excelsior septennhar - st
million dollars 10 San Francfsco-ov,,,,s.
10 the failure OF Yukon river boats - eC,,1
heel with the Portland and thA desire ~
.'.s % set away from s., Michaei-con-
faence T. the kiondike was asstfros NJ
men on board were very rsttoe,+ A+-.
ever Ihey were alarmed al the rv-,,..,.
OF persons rushing 70 that Arctic reg,,-
on me eve % winter. with food s.,rr. a,y
shelter inadequate. Frank Terar7r~s "a
a Andrews were reported 70 have r.ss.
- teAet Sie" g" each during their rast
IN tae hiondike region. but both
aeeAhed 10 deny or arm tAfs 49,.
peEsnore. who had Srert sevaref - 80 =
the Yukon conntrv. said this va, bte e.. =.
return - civilization Ga eleven vssra -
ana MS companions we're unarfr.,o,t. q
tneT opinion that TIE rush vvaa ,,,,--..-
oented- and, IS none of the trading con-
ganles was prepared 20 meet r. fheY ~
elct great hardshlPs FOR all who rensire,
t1er5 during the coming Writer IRE -s.-
serEerP brought word that .hMra -
from SEQ - 1880 people IN rswss-, a.
about 500 people AZ the mines aA,n. > aess
q Wnorn have arrived At The torn er,,-
lsst AprI from al parts o. Alasks ara
5ls1 from Puget sound ana other nIs~ss
hundreds were stul En- route.
The final voyage o. the season e nov
b@'ng uads ~ the Cleveland ard fba.
WIN q sp9I cargo ~ gold + ex-
pectsd 70 reach Seattle during O~.nhs-
The Cleveland on this trip VIII 10 cor
Voyed ey United States reverue cutters.
The Winters CIean-rp.
oad miners who were on the Portland
without exception estimated that mt les
TRAN from SIC SO Go 20 g.. GO 90 viii h-e
taken cut q the EloRe1ks district nax.
winter. Many % them thfak the auns,,rt
WI reach fully as 6ga 90
Al This sumner ere miners have b~sn
getting into SHAPE fer the winters ivory
ans ulinirg VII be done spon definite
systematic plans ard claims worked -
TIE utmost faait Last winter the work
aers was little more taan prospecting.
O. az ne claims Vesre pay has been
fSuad TIE owners have row made every
Preparation fu~ work Cabins have been
b2i4Ss weed gathered, slulce boxes made
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and everything ready for start 81 TIE
first possible moment. As soon as The
ground freezes the sinking and drifting
win begin, and continue without lnterrais-
sion until about May /. The dirr win then
all be ready TO shovel into boxes, ard
when the ice breaks the sluics boxes VIII
be tn operation.
Last season. or account % the remark
ably rich strikes, work was confined 81
most entirely 20 Bonanza and Eldoraao
creeks ana the pups" emptying into
them Ever on these creeks not over one
half OF the claims we're worked.
The hillside claims along ElderRdo and
Bonanza were being worked Tor the FIRST
time this summer. They are showing up
rich On some OF them as high * $50 n
day has been made with a rocker. Nearly
ell OF the hsil claims were located ~ men
who went IN during the spring. All this
ground is now entirely taken VI. These
claims require mere work than the creek
claims, as the dirt must be carried 20 tae
creeks for washing. They will undouot~
edIy add materially TO the amount Of dust
taken cut.
The biggest KIondfke Nugget.
Michael Knutsen is one Of the big miners
who have come out Of the Klondige with
a sack. His chief distinction among the
miners rests in his being the possessor %
=
trict-a solid chunk Of gold that weighs.
according TO Dawson City quotations.
nearly 5000.
Knutssn's nugget weighs a fraction over
thirty-four ounces troy, and came into his
possession two DAYS after he got out Of
the land where gold Is plenty. He had
cleaned up all. ne thought. that there was
in sight and left for Dawson City. prepar-
atory to coming TO civilization. He is the
owner of claim No. S. on Eldorado and tie
has done fairly well with his propecty
He brought a large sack Of dust with him.
just as he was about 10 leave George
Thompson. a man employed by him, ar
Tiv ed at Dawson with the big nugget. He
said that ii was found near bedrock on the
claim and the boys wanted hnutsen %
take II with him. Ii was weighed and
found to be worth $SSS.2i
This nugget is somewhat circular IN
shape but very solid. II Is light yellow IN
color and is over four inches in length in
its largest part and about three inches IN
width.
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Mr. Dtnsrao-e asserts positively that ~.
klonGike country s. essentially q winter
dlgEf Es and that the coming winter viii
furnish employ rnent 70 az who ars there
and wiling &c work and 20 6.oea rswcotn-
ers Wages vii co0tin1s 81 Us q day.
TIE rich miners want e gst tAs gol3 ous
as Fast as pesslble. and for that reason
w.A pay Big wages. There are tsw ct
Circle city or Forry-M Ne and Il q din
ollt 20 gel uzan "a remain a. either place
20 ho,e 6ewn claims Al Of those wsfca
are fa2tng 70 coup~se WIN those q the
klond x= must remain fer IRE pressur gr-
developed Thers = raora IN TIE klouGlEs
fsr g 70 E1i1srs ks bs4svss Niles =
etrF whlch paws f~5-7 s. % so \ cay may
b. found v1taagt any d.11c1lty, but 70
ere cares 70 Go any labor = that direction
tScauH. Ksonasks wages bring tsegn tlE
A rzlner CA I've az Dawsoa cry for &.
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Fa1 said JGiy l.: There are az present
soout So people in the country. and sAat
nsmher IS sbaat All THAI can be &ccoulElo-
ca1ed ihss winter, Provisions ar@ hiGa.
or Il roses from 1e So . cents = round 70
lss3 goods a Dawson CITY ard Is * tEn-
possible 10 set more provisions In th&s
YEAR thag wssl supply tne present popGi2-
tsou. = miners rush up there fhls sum
user an ess trey take their own supplies
tsey wf3 s3frer great h&rcsh ips I advise
every ere going up q take supplies suft-
c.eat 70 last az least eighteen months.
Passengers leavicg noW ~38 not get %
Dawson before SepterneeT J. anc as gh>
cos8 weather beg.as about the middle e
September Aa& lasts unUi May they 81
have 70 So shetr prospectus s. ne snow.
! advise people 10 vast GEtu uext ErTlnE"
Joy = T. n Tcrner who ha3 spent ten
years Ia the Arctic country. ted exsctly
what las Hzppsna& in ths following letter
90 80 Pnst-I1te}i geUcsr- ~ e about
time e. csH a aslt en- IRIS rad rush 20 ths
Efeceis e gos& fel8s ct AlGSks ard the
Navthwest tsrrlaorT. Hundreds C men
SO Eelng a. f2r IS tAev car TelysaE OF
e.2eEs . Sep tnel xa&s help vi oe
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AAAA44%44++++|t*f~,'
I Seattle Sells /.
y Everything. !.
= ..A4444@&<+<tfe'
Ffr GATE TO Alaska
s..t,,. chosen 1er@ias roe.
.,..sa steamer rrrs

q ~ a
ssa.tle has been ea0s .s,aosr.ass 80
point for an't ,arssrr,Oarsatsss ss go
opsratinE lIss q cs'y, les =
tfs sound ard D, =. fed % sgs - !
Michael to g, !. , .,s,,a al. Tfansp'' . =
.rraa,ag coEnpans. wssssrs Sv
q q cs Sia'aa i e.,s:ss' =
.-st'.h TIE main Hs srrisesx =
..asv in this ei.s..s.~r ssss-e.. 4
49, a. ne Grsst .~sss TsV N
Co guests Al -, q. ,r,.stisa Z -,
T9s,.y announces o.. .,s IRE assss. y
1 o.s '.asirsly 2 o, !. ssis - = 2
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seattle Contributed Men

'I.Ured frc-n clfy thar ts 90 the .hresA-
c38 ~ su e-a ~ great prosperity rs .hs
sisrtcs e the wsssta that watts oazv ge~
tee bard t2 -lack e frem the f~oran
Fra.na -aeF Have gone % fo.a ere caravan
taat IS cr2ssas tas hac&heaa % TIE con-
tee9t tntA tee I'D te1e aeyanA They
stsre ire ea~tSsirs ara rrtya1scns e see
'srrrev sGua-eiy 81 ere saca ara rhat-
.aase ratH 80 -etuFa theFa srs y-ha1se1-
sea0e az taeEn WI net retura a. az.
seattle nerve ar& Seattle hrawa -rr
zccorsRilsh w8ra. SIS veea aretha. veAr
Hsr-H rcan8 tAe-e vl3 ~ chose vhs have
heH7es % ger@rr gre harvest = Fsla "a
MA Wl5 tel - re 8*vfetures w-tth -
sat.sfa- >ion ea~res e success IRE no
csssa2 w'i - ore e. salas lesEed wf-h
tarTar~1 ais ths dreams e. sarsure era
we @zry -sass 1rsacs ul.i ~ reality.
= S. tesi res % HFet.rs fals.~e. gar sAcs@
va A4ts started gov tAc neN aa.4 e
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Do Not Be Deceived.

; All steamers Of importance 60
ing 20 Alaska start from Seattle.
All railroads in the United States
; connect az Chicago, St Paul. 81.
Louis or Denver with the great
. transcontinsntal lines running d.
; rect to Seattle only.
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fetal 10 ost T.


Yet or1Y = sUzzH psrt Of TIE story has
Been tel8 ftanaFels Of mixers have thou-
ssu1a 90 6s.s7rs wrrtA % ga.a stores
away unfs teey eanle cuSs hundreds ~
araera wt. raHe te0 t.rses What thRv hsFa
already sesfscl from sf~'r c}ai.ns. and
es8gv nazses gers wttn So Ho % s rH escan-
s} ths savsea par men srs psre not pat
es reeeg8 "a ai 1sat 81 go au ls orrttv
ErrJ Eaw taF enc star ass hew WlfA trs
C.eve}ard treasure ship set 81 cunaa iu on
her GnM ttsp wlth saEse amounts cf E-d
Eariy Reports fn seattle.
Seattle was or gre tsstae et expectancy
al winter ever tAv hsg8aE he arw&s eeta~
having bears some 81 tsa fret ols stories
ano4t ala,rs tie xreAt discoveries bs.l Il
vas usg untg. are 1tate ~ 14tv thst any,
tslax Gesa5se WAS gatfitst tacbRh GY-
= aras - 6 ~ persons Aae previously lafg
fer thaf ceSatry.
tees - ere arst letters fren ua~-ss IA
vas wgstssa ny ". r. oeete VITO Sass
There Ere rafnes hers tnat hRvs taken
ers ga 90 sast Water - - feet ~ thrt-
etsfu Thls seer3s hard 81 eafeee- but
veAan yaa sea cSs3 ga csas Wtta raere r1i3
Ga shtea taae voa eaa ues. haSiae eoesasr
eare A~I tfes,e tars fuH 20 the hrfre vol
bsrfe 81 tsaTa see us2rVelelEs stories.
"N reE .s 0et 81 gieot.rui nsw a. q, 3
Su-trE ere wtntr- Elxx,GEs WaNes SO 81
g cas- az DAvsea C1tY ara SIS eat a. re-
Haturs- Coaa s,1sss I'D .snts are hard 10
~ az aEy EFte
Asefh-r nsaa w~etc-
''WAsa azsg rv@cAs4 ia ssw camp
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warned = The danger they VII encounter.
Ne one should start now without years
provisions sn3 money enough 20 have
them Backed over the divide ard down 70
the lakes"
Ihr Fcrtsand's - treasures had hardly
tefa safely deposited before the AK istt
w5th ofFr ~ stgouauts The Poet-Tot ,ts-
geocer. IN seserihns tre departure. said.
son her upper derks there we're many
uatD wei known On seattle Men who
have Wfikea shralEh tae business Hfe OF
e teemroE city, who havs been IdengIaes
Vfth It's srowth ard development tna
who have watched it r.st from lts rtie =
ashes % the proud position 81 oecur!es Pc
j&e word 90 commerce. They are xairx
- Apply Gre sasre energies THAT have heIs-
- 1a So Seattle what it is to tne carving
ear ~ rev fortunes 4n ere fag aert~ Pr
saae succsss awaits ana Yer the res
whatf
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There are other lines which are not
shown In this schedule. namely. lumber
and shingles. a vast quantity Of both OF
these articles being shipped by rail and
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Seattle.
SOMETHING ABOUT
THE GATEWAY CITY,

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ard II he brings IN his own provisions ne
spends comparatively nothing Nhs1
Dsnsnore left. in July. there were -o
people az Dawson City. and 1.50o N ihe
The herald., 1897-04-28

amined Bellew when he was brought to
the receiving hospital and gave a de-
tailed statement of the wounds.
That practically closed the case for
the prosecution and upon the court re-
convening after the noon recess the de-
fense put forward Charles Coover
motorman with the Los Angeles Rail-
way company; Rev. Chester H. Ander-
son, minister of the Baptist colored
church, and Obed Hare, retired plas-
terer and bricklayer. as character wit
nesses. They testified as to the reputa-
ton of the defendant for peace and
quiet, honesty, integrity and veracity.
A NONCHALANT DEFENDANT
Then Maud Price, better known as
Morphine Maud" the third of the de-
PENDANTS charged with Bellows murder,
was brought in from the county jail and
took her seat upon the witness stand.
She Is not an uncomely looking woman,
and is of the mulatto color. 1t was as
sumed that her examination would be
protracted one, but the contrary
proved to be the case. The short time
this witness was upon the stand, how
ever, she adopted nonchalant manner
that without being either offensive or
obtrusive, had a slight touch of con-
temptuousness In IT.
Judge Smith first advised her as to her
rights in the premises. That the Ia w did
not require her to answer any questions
The herald., 1897-04-28
-. TOMSON'S....
the scheme of robbery, and the one VIII

the scheme of robbery, and the one who
struck Below the fatal blow.
Witness denied coming down the
staircase with the white visitor. When
he left the house they were still up
stairs. Later. when they came out, War
ner followed them along the street, and
witness followed Warner. He tried to
persuade Warner to forego his purpose,
but that very determined individual
said, mo, they may get away from you,
but they can't get away from me-"
"The whole affair."" said witness, was
done by Warner unassisted. If I had
wanted to rob them l might have done
it in the room but wouldn't take the
chances"
Under cross-eXamination witness
stated that upon starting out Warner
said that if they got the money he would
buy him a new suit of clothes, and he
was persuaded to accompany him on
that account. His better angel inter-
posed, however before the struggle be-
gan, and witness had neither art nor
part in the assault upon Bellew which
had such disastrous results. Witness
could not, however, tell at what mo-
ment he determined not to assist War
ner, but stuck boldly to the statement
that he did not assist In any way in
making the attack.
Several other witnesses testified to
minor points, and then the defense rest
ed it's case.
Mr.. McComas at once proceeded to
address the jury, and concluded in about
half an hour, when the case went over
until today.
The herald., 1897-04-28

lower court. During his recital his atti-
tude on the stand was one of injured in
nocence. After telling his own story he
responded to the interrogatories of Dep
uty District Attorney Nc Comas. He
said that when Brown hit Bellew with
the billiard cue he saw it shatter, and,
later. noticed his coat was torn through
ecuffiing with Howerton. Coming down
Alameda street afterwards with Brown
the latter said to him. "Give me your
coat and I'll give you mine, and I'll burn
yours when 1 take some laundry home in
the morning" Next day Sunday he
changed his vest also with one Robert
Chism at the japanese restaurant near
the Plaza on Los Angeles street.
Brown told me-" continued Warner,
that if I'd hit the man he'd give me half
of the money. I didn't hit him, though,
and didn't try to. I could have hit him
when he was down, but I didn't; was
drunk, and that's why went with him.
Next morning Brown came to the Bur-
bank theater. where we were rehears-
ing, and told me we had better skip out,
as the young man (Bellew) was dead. He
told me had better get another hat for
the one I'd lost. ] said had no hat. and
then he said that If I would pay him
when 1 got my pay next week he would
buy me hat; and he did get me the
white hat. When he spoke of skipping
out told him I'd done nothing and
wouldn't go, and he said. Well I'm going
east and that's the last l saw of him"
WARNER PROTESTS INNOCENCE
Upon being subjected to s-exam-
ination Warner gave many detaile that
conflict with the statements he himself
made at the time of the preliminary
examination. AT the same time he spoke
with decisiveness and wore an air of in
jured innocence when his word was
doubted, that had about 1t a strong
smack of humor.
"Yes, made statement to the detec-
tive" he said, in answer to an inter-
rogatory. II haven't heard 1t read re-
Gently, and have made my present state
ment voluntarily. I've said all the time
I was going to tell all knew told my
lawyer(Mr. wycliffe) that I was going
to defend myself, but told nobody else
1t was nobody else's business.
II was standing inside the door at
Buzzard's Roost talking to Maud Pierce
when Brown called me, and Ethel Miller
SAuie uoWH StdlrS ana must nave neard
some of the conversation with Maud.
When Brown came down he Joined in
the conversation. He told me that the
two men had money. I left the house
with Ethel Miller and went to my room
at the Richmond. 1 stayed there that
night"
isn't 1t fact that you roomed at
the Buzzard's Roost?"
mo, sir; I never stayed there"
Did you ever stay over night there ?"
YES one night stayed with Eman
uels brother there. I was over at the
Richmond about ten minutes. Brown
called me across the street while I was
having cup Of coffee at the corner OF
Commercial and Alameda streets. I
went across to the Roost and Maud
Pierce went Off with bottle to get some
whisky"
What were you talking about with
Brown?"
II guess we were talking about rob-
bing the two men,"
"You are. not certain, them"
"Well. we were talking about nothing
else. so we must have been talking
about that
The herald., 1897-04-28
A TOUGH TRIO
Will Warner Tells of the
Killing
HE WAS VERY DRUNK
And Was Led Away by Kid
Brown
MAUD PIERCE is RETICENT
BUT DEFENDANT TESTIFIED IN
HIS OWN BEHALF
BUT DEFENDANT TESTIFIED IN
HIS OWN BEHALF
An Attempt to Prove an Alibi for the
Billiard Cue That Proved So
Deadly-The Case to
Close Today

The officials in department one Of the
superior court have been under cloud,
so to speak, for the last two days The
trial of Emanuel Brown, on the charge
of having murdered James Bellew on
the night Of Saturday, January 23, has
attracted so many of the colored col
ony to the court room that the shadows
have been greater than is usually the
case.
But the argumentative stage of the
trial has now been reached. and this
morning the case will go to the jury. Yes
terday VIII Warner, one of the defend
ants charged jointly with Brown and
Maud Pierce CT the capital charge, was
the first witness put forward by the
prosecution. He gave detailed account
of the killing, Identical in its main fea-
lures with the statemant he made in the