The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-09

rnf<rpreter Makes . BungIing Trans
Iaffos and Has to STEP Down and
oss--CeI. EAsen Takes His Place
Kraus Under the Fire Of Cross
Examinatfou-coun for Defense
OAers 10 Prove Tha4 the state Has
Bees Tamperfnx With Evidence
Tessssony Cosclsded, and Case
Wsu Ne AreseA SD subnitted
Feworsow.


s%rday. First. when the accused man on
she witness stand under cross-cxamina-
s<cn himself gave the first distinct evil
xeuee Of Identification yet afforded as TO
me dead body In the cabin being that Of
5 vetsk.: second. when the fact at length
Aawned on the court that the interpreter
rho had been transiating all OF Krau4
~vidence In the present trial was not doing
: 10 work accurately. he was disIodged and
Col Edsen installed in his place: and last
q 81. when the defense offered 70 prove
mat part Of the evidence offered BY the
etate when II had reopened It's case TO
Eeatffy the remains in tho cabin, was
manufactured" or fixed
Al the outset OF the trial yesterday
morning when the hearing was resumed
mere was nothing to indicate that a sem
esiton was coming. Kraus continued his
etory beginning with his and volski's ar
rival at the cabin. He said he then went
70 Elliott station. took the county road TO
ne river and crossed In a boat to his
house fed the cattle. which had been with
81 food for two days. and locked them up.
Ne left the cabin about $50 O'Clock; he
tad no watch: 1t wasn't dark. When he
III. volski was cutting up bread for the
dox and some kindling for fire. He was
der alive and well. and Kraus had not
ee<n him since. Kraus put the bag away.
III the cattle, sat down and ate supper.
NJ down In the hay in the corner and
Qoet 10 sleep. II might have been Z, 7:30
= 3 o'clock First cabin about mile
~. and could not be seen or account of
- and brush. He slept there, got up
1T o'clock. went - the barn. fed the
Qkzk, put on an old pair of overalls to
NJ on some carrots. voIski had not
o1n over. so he went back to see what
- the matter.
Re was here shown the overalls with
~ blood stains, and said they were the
reir be had put on that morning.
He went hack 10 the first cabin by the
same road. entered the gate To the lane.
end saw Elliott walking fast In the direc-
lion or Nelson's place. He went on and
found the cabin burned.
He then detailed his arrival at the cabin.
bis starting for Nelson's and meeting FL
hott and Nelson at the lane gate, and his
ronversation with them. his story differ
Ink from Nelson's very slightly. He de-
tailed the dog incident given by Nelson.
but omitted by Peterson. He told OF his
conversation with Peterson at his place
two miles back up the HILL and also of
his return with Peterson to EIliott's. and
how he and Peterson stood around all day
waiting for the sheriff He told OF the
coroner's inquest. and the measurements
and notes. and how they made him IN
70 Renton and thence TO Seattle
Prosecuting Attorney McEIroy. I'm a
strong cross-exanination. secured from
him few material admissions. and for most
OF these the prisoner himself offered ready
and plausible explanations. He denied
that he had said on the morning after the
'xahin was burned that ed volsla had
been burned up: declared what he had
said was, MY clothes and things were
burned up and Eds. too" He explained
hat he had not said ED" was a good
ior-nothing. using a harsher but imprint
tale name. but that he had applied the
Ukhet 20 the man who had fred the
~.
3sen Prosecuting Attorney McElroy
roduced three keys which he wished 10
euestion Krauy about. The Jury was ex-
tiuded while counsel had a hot argument
ever the admissibility of the evidence.
The court finally decided that as Kraus
bad stated he had seen volski open the
cabin door IL would be proper TO ask him
how yoiski had opened the door and
whether with any one Of these keys. The
iury was recalled. Mr. McElroy held the
Keys UP one by one and asked Kraus
whether voiski had opened the door with
this key. To each question Kraus an
ewered no. But when the questions were
ended he exploded n bombshefl IN his own
camp by adding voluntarily:
But | gave that key 10 yolski TO open
The door OF the othrr cabin
As these keys wire found in the ruins
y the cabin, the force OF the admission
can be easily seem:
Another Exciting Incident.
Another exciting incident OF the day
was when kraus was testifying as TO the
Incidents at the cabin when he and Vols
~ reached there on the night OF Fe.,-
vas beginning TO answer with his accus-
Ask him" said Mr.. McElroy TO the in
tsrprster. whether yolski built fire I"
hahen Sic Elm Feuer gemacht 80
eaeried the interpreter promptly Kraus
vas beginning TO answer with is accus-
TONED animation when an unexpected in
sdent occurred. Col Il. p. Edsen. who
aad been sitting In the court room listen
NC attentiveiy to the testimony. rose and
addressed the court.
May II please the court" said he, sns
sworn officer OF this court I feel that /
mast speak I have sat here for three
Saarters OF an hour. and, being familiar
WIZ TIE German language I have listen
"a Atentively 20 the questions and
answers as put and rendered BY the inter-
prefer. feel compelled 20 say that ne has
he' translated more than Is per cent Of
what the witness has stated I do not
eet merely state the fact as have OBJ
sfved il. Here I. a man on trial for hts
ne Ills own testimony il being taken.
sna yet II is not reaching the court and
VIC Jury as he II giving 10. I take for ex-
sMpie the last question asked. The prose
sauns attorney directed the Interprntcr
ssk the witness whether Eli NolSki had
asAae IRE. Instead OF asking him this
sseSuon the interpreter asks him IN
",''nah. 'did you build a fire--
Ssase Jacobs called a half in the Pro-
eecs.ngs and made a little talk or tire
- 81 interpreting ana It's difficulties Il
- he1 acquainted with the German Ian
ss~ke Ssid ~ '"huf know something
Ne Latin and fhe Greek. and I know
sncthins 81 the difficulty Of transiAting
80 foreaEn language into English, II
:. So transiatinE fer Instance. PAGE
sats<i. and wished 20 give a fRithfgl
haition ~ z. ] wouli not venture "a
out any portion a. a." He caut or
M tntsr7'reter 60 - very careful 20
- exact ser<s or meaning ~ ths
siena an9 answers. ans the cross
aa'-n&tion prpccetei. n waS not hong.
49, oetore one ~ ne Jurors. who Is
,s-.s. .amilaAr vie German. called at
- an anFNs- a. riven ~ krAus
49, tae Interpreter has renaerea into
essnf anrsaiug n Erxiish. and then
~ 1aesax cAii~.s anos h~r svs a snarr-
~ We -aexesfed that IN might he
- - nANe another tnfrrnrrter ard
- y Cos. ff~en wonll he s,,-epta d 4
- ssTes IN thai capacity. Coan-ei OF
sr a<rcsang. JudEc Jacobs caiiel
a. 80, tl.cn ~ sad that 49, an offiosr
e.. 49, - as NO. feel az liberty q
- 70 asrfc- Me a ou-,- ss.e-,iea ~.
- stAn1. 0Ht taking a SAT ~
Nae. pat the next question 10 hin
Good Enough 20 Take.