The herald., 1897-05-01
WARNER REFUSES TO TESTIFY
THE STORY OF THE KILLING RE-
HEARsED IN DETAIL
She Called Brown and Warner and
Told Them to Rob Bsllew and
Howerton-Scenes In Court


decided brunette complexion, Is on trial
before Judge Smith and q jury. The
charge against her It that Of being ac-
cessory to the murder of young James
Bellew, for whose actual killing Eman-
uel Brown, colored man. was convicted
q few days ago. This morning Miss
Pierce Will have the dubious pleasure Of
being present when Brown ID sentenced
to the states prison for life.
In the case Of Morphine Maud there
are not 10 many condemning features AZ
In those Of her co-defendants. Brown
and Warner. Both Of the latter. In at
tempting to clear themselves and obtain
q measure of leniency, fairly tumbled
over themselves in confeesing to the
sins OF the other fellow. and in so doing
acknowledged being guilty Of Bellows
death. But Maud has behaved sedately
and has kent her tongue quiet. and 30
there are no words Of her own to be used
against her, and as some Of the witnesses
against her do not tell a perfectly
straight story she has just lighting
chance of getting clear.
Deputy District Attorney McComas
will see to 1t, however, that II she Is ac-
quilted 1t will be In the face Of pretty
strong proof Of her guilt. On the other
hand. ]. B. Brown and g. w. Wycliffe,
defendants counsel, were strongly REIN
forced yesterday by the court appointing
General Johnstone Jones as. associate
counsel In her behalf. The following gem
tlemen were selected to try the cause as
jurymen: Frederick Wendt, e. 8. ARM
strong. Edwin L. Barnett. A. " Howard,
A. Wakeley. Fred Conant. Henry c.
Thomas, William Ruddy, Jerome b. Har-
low. Charles Vonderkulen, James o.
Lamb, Daniel Jones'
The first witness put forward by the
prosecution wac Matt Howerton, the
companion of Bellew on the night of the
fateful 23d Of January. He repeated the
story of his rambles with Bellew much
the same as he did on the trial Of Brown.
Howerton had about $40 on liis person
while at the Buxzard's Roost and It was
this money that is supposed to have
aroused the cupidity of the defendant
and inspired her to tell her lover. Brown,
and Will Warner to follow and obtain
1t.
The next witness examined was Ella
Lee. residing at 515 New High street, ana
cook when such work offered. She tes-
titled to knowing the defendant and hav-
ing been at Buzsardfs Roost on the night
of January 2Sd. She saw Bellew and
Howerton at about 1850. Bellew was
sitting on the curb outside and Hover
ton was going upstairs, while the de-
fendant wac standing In the door. Bel
lew went upstairs and later, when the
two men came down again together they
were pretty full and! Emanuel Brown fol.
lowed closely behind. They went away
ana then Emanuel told Maud, while
standing on the stairs, that "the men
were too drunk" and defendant said:
60 on, Cd 1t, 90 on" Brown then re-
piled: "All right then. gimme my Stick
and Maud went and got Il and handed
1t to Emanuel over the banister.
At this point witness Identified the Bill
lard cue stick.
Upon ross-examination witness
stated that she roomed at the Buzzard's
roost at the time spoken Of. There were
about thirty rooms in the house. and
she rented room %, but kept her trunk
and clothes at house on Ducommun
street. She got to know Maud Pierce
about q year ago, and denied that she
was on unfriendly terms with her. She
saw VIII Warner for the first time on
that evening, when he came up to the
door, and Emanuel Brown went and
spoke to him and then returned up.
stairs. She asked Warner to 20 with
her over to the oyster shop. but he said
he couldn't go then; that he had to at
tend to q job. When the three men were
coming down DtairS Maud was at the
top and said to Emanuel: Don't let
the man fall. papa" alluding to Bellew
being drunk, but the latter said he
could help himself IL they'd give him q
chance. When the men left and Brown
returned upstairs he said: "Those men
are too drunk. mamma" and Maud re-
piled: go on. G. d. It, 60 ON, papa"
Emanuel then shrugged his shoulders
and said: "All right; gimme my stick.
ana Maud rushed on and got It and
handed It to Brown.
From the time Brown went on the de-
fendant must have dismissed the matter
OF the premeditated assault about to be
made on Bellew and Howerton from her
mind. for witness stated that the de-
fendant. after giving the stick to Brown,
never said word about the visitors who
had just left the house. The conversa-
tion between Maud, witness and others
Of the girls took : semi-religious turn.
ana they spoke Of young woman friend
Of the witnesi who had died that day.
The next witness was Ethel Miller,
who was also at the Busxard's assembly
place on thu night Ia question. She
testified to being married woman, re-
siding ct 718 Wilmington street. She also
heard Maud bay to VIII Warner that
there were some men upstairs that had
. lot Of money and that they copld ret II,
and that 1he had tried to make them
drunk" At that time Maud stood With 1
bottle Of whisky ana pail of beer ID
her hand. Witness and warner went
away toward the Richmond house, but
had not gone far before Brown called
Warner and had conversation which
the witness did NOT hear. when Ne re-
joined her they went to tia Riehmond.
and Witness paid room rent fof Warner
and the latter LETT witne6o thsrx
II had beeu up drSoGlng Ia Dco{f u.
Aliso street, :" said Wltntnn ~ ~ cr6saI3l.
examina tion. sGhe olo4 ~ I ~
about Z o'clock Warner o0j y 9: N
and I ttAn went to Chin n + r Y
took = Welk 6oNn AlieQ qtf u r = T (