The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-24

JOB ELDRIDGE ROSS-EXAMINED.
On cross-examination Mr.. EldrIdge said
Il never saw the two men before that 1
know of. Recognized the voice of the short
one as that of Carl Harvey. Knew Harvey
quite well. had been in his place and he
had been in mine Harvey was in my place
shortly before the attempted robbery and
asked change for 500. This was probably
an hour before the assault"
On redirect examination: II might have
been mistaken about Harvey's voice.
know him well enough to know that the
man with the stiff hat ard muller. the
one who had the revolver and who ran
across Massachusetts avenue, was not he.
Mr.. Wiltsie-Have you seen the man since
that night?
The Mitness-Yes.
Mr.. Wiltse-Where?
To this the defense objected on the ground
that to identify a man would be to compel
him to go on the stand and testify against
himself, thing which the state could not
do directly, and ought not do indirectly.
The objection was overruled, and Mr. FL
bridge positively identified Burton as the
tall man of the two who assaulted him. On
croSS-examination he denied that he had
failed to identify Burton at the Jail. His
answers became indirect and somewhat
evasive. and the court cautioned him to
confine his testimony to the answering of
the questions asked Continuing, in answer
to Attorney Black, Eldridge said: They
brought a man out to me at the Jail and
told me he was Burton. | did not say l
couldn't identify him. L didn't say nothing
to nobody
EIdridge identified a slung shot and hat
as those which had been found in his store
after the assault. The slung shot, he said,
had been welded by the short one of the
two robbers, and the hat was the one worn
by the tall man, who he claimed was iden-
teal with Burton.
William c. Bird, a man sixty-five years
old, was next called. He boarded at Mrs.
Randolphs restaurant and was at supper
when he heard the commotion III Job Ell
bridges store. He testified that he ran out
into the store and saw two gentlemen"
one of them scuffiing with Mr.. Eldridge
and the other shouting, Get his money"
into the alley adjoining the building. The
other ran across the street Mr.. Bird de-
scribed the pursuit and shooting and the
disappearance of the tall mur1ed man IN the
alley across the street.
Mr.. Wiltsie.
mo, sir, 1 saw him several times since.
1 saw him yesterday, 1 see him now
''Where?"
Sitting right there" Qointing to Bur-
TOM
Are you sure he is the man who had the
revolver and who ran across the street,"
Yes, sir, that's the boy.
WHAT BIRD SAW.
On cross examination Mr.. Bird told in
more detail about the assault on Job FL
bridge Mr.. Eldridge was on the floor
when went in" he said. zone of the gen.
tlemen was struggling with him. Mr.. Ell
bridges head was near the stove. The
other man was walking up and down be-
tween the stoves holding a pistol in his
hand"
The witness said he testified at the pre-
liminary hearing of Harvey and Phillips in
Police Court, but did not say that he
recognized the voice as that of Harvey's.
N1fvNc~ n "
it was remarkable that he did not get the
pill that killed Redmond. This was oD-
jected to. and the court instructed Mr. Bro
to confine his testimony TO answering Ques-
tions. The witness said that the man VINO
had Eldridge down was muff1ed and seemed
to be not over twenty years Old He De
scribed the tall man and the description
tailed with that of Burton.
Mr. Black-Do you know Mr.. Spahr!
Witness-Yes l know that gentleman He
came to me and passed himself OH as d
detective and a lawyer too.
The answer produced laugh and caused
another appeal from Mr. Black that t "a
rectly Witness said he had gone to the
jail to identify Burton. He did not PICK
men whom he saw in Eldridges store. He
did not make a mistake in either case. lie
didn't know whether the man VINO mad the
revolver and who pushed him ASIDE wore
The same question was asked the witness
several times and each time the answer was
the method of questioning, and the objec-
ton was sustained. ,,,,
In response to question from MT. Wlllsle
Bird said again that Mr.. Spahr hao repre-
sented to him that he was a detective;
Again the court was obliged TO can GOWN
ATTORNEY Black, who persisted IN asKlnS
the same question time ana aga that t he be
kept here to be impeached by MS testimony
before the coroner. -
George d. Thornburg was called to the
To was employ
ward Phillips up to Jan. 16. He knew Carr
Harvey and remembered a couple or strange
men coming to the store a6oq5 Two rwo w wers
i'm the store at the time. There were intro
ductions all around. He noticed that enc OF
the men had very white ana sodt naHos a taT
saw this man about the place a week later
with Harvey. He saw him again at the jan
and picked him out as James burton re re
was positive in his identlhcatlon Oh the
prisoner /at the bar as the stranger "ho
came to(Phillips's place. 81,
ON characterization: 81 went to the jail
more than once. Did not ran 10 sd t,,,1e
to see him with muStache. burton was
viewed separate and apart from other prls-
oners. - r. ..,
fed in substance: II am contract painter:
Formerly was a railroad man. Jan. Y llVed
at No. 29S MASSACHUSETTS aVen ors a 0O that
evening | went into the store to borrow
wrench l saw two strangers enter just
ahead or me. EluTluSS was VAIN AANeN- 49,
stove"
OFT SAW BURTON PURSUED.
Mr.. OFT described what he saw of the al
fair. He saw the tall man come out OF the
store. fall and get up, pursued by F1remen
Kile. Cassidy and Redmond. He heard the
shot fired and saw Redmond fall against the
billboard. He testified to having seen the
tall man in Jail, picking him out from
among fifteen men. He identified the pris-
oner at the bar as the man who ran across
the street. pursued by Redmond.
orr was shown a chart of the streets,
alleys and houses in the vicinity OF the
nlace where Redmond was murdered tie
pointed out the several points which fg-
ures in the case.
George Clark testified that he saw man
run out of Eldridge's store, after nearing
F,ldridge's screams. The man ran across
the street and disappeared into the alley
at the mouth of which Redmond was aft
erward found dead. His testimony was cor
roborated by that of those who preceded
him.
James Cassidy was next called. He was
a fireman at No. engine house on the
night Redmond was killed. He told of how
he and Kie and Frank Redmond ran out
aud pursued the man who ran across the
avenue He spoke deliberately. He heard
the screams of a woman, and when ne
reached the street saw two men run out
of Eldridges door and he pursued them,
accompanied by Redmond and Kile. One
of the fleeing men turned south into the
alley adjoining the store, while the other
ran across Massachusetts avenue toward
the alley running north. This one was pur-
sued Witness saw Redmond. He was in
the lead of the pursuers and was gaining