The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-01-08

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Sold Dy al druggists. 81; six for S..
Hoods Pills adods aet easEmoaicGsy With
Everybody had their nerves pitched to
the highest key and the tention was be-
ginning TO tell and nothing but excite
ment would satisfy. The largest crowd
OF the trial was present yesterday and
many well informed said that it was the
largest crowd ever assembled there with
the exception of the famous Williams
Leonard trial. At the forenoon session
the crowd was about as large as had US
ually been in attendance, but at the after
noon session chairs We're at a premium.
Men lined the aisles, sat in the windows
and inside of the railing sat on the tables
and stood up for hours drinking in every
word that was said There were about
twenty women who were interested spec
tators. The trial, from legal standpoint,
has been one of the fiercest battles ever
held in the court room. Messrs. Amidon
and Conley for the state and Messrs
Adams and Adams for the defendant
have watched the case with the closest
possible detail, each eager to take advan-
tage of any false move. All of the at
tOrneys have received any number of
compliments as to the way they were con-
Quoting the trial, the compliments being,
of course, as to the way the parties pay
ing them favored acquittal or conviction.
Paddy Shea has throughout maintained
wonderful self-control and coolness and
although the ordeal at times was calcu-
lated to make any ones blood flow
through the veins at fast clip, he be-
trayed no signs of Uneasiness. The
speeches in the afternoon lasted for three
hours and half but they were so inter-
esting that none left the room. There
was not much of an attempt made on the
part of any of the lawyers to elocute
but they confined themselves for the most
part to the testimony that had been
given. In one or two instances they made
a few side remarks.
The special features of the day, and
which kept the intense excitement up TO
fever heat, was the cross examining of
Miss Whaley by Mr.. John Adams. the
questioning of Dawson by Mr.. Amidon
and a little incident that took place when
Mr.. Amidon was closing the argument in
the afternoon.
MR.. ENOCH FIRST WITNESS.
The first witness called a. the morning
session in rebuttal was Justice of the
Peace e. z. EnOch. 1t was before him
that the preliminary hearing was had.
He was put on the stand to show that
Miss Hanson was not nervous at that
tins as she alleged she was. He testi- |
fed that she showed no embarrassment
or signs of nervousness.
Miss Spruce Tartar, Mr.. Amidon's stem
ographer who reported the preliminary, |
swore that her notes were correct. Mr.. |
Amidon said:
Was Miss Hanson embarrassed or |
nervous at the preliminary hearing?"
mo. sir
what did Miss Hanson testify to re- |
garding what Dawson said?"
"She said: Paddy, what did you 90
that for?'' -
WAS there anything else?"
She said that was the only thing she /
could remember that Dawson had said.
She also said that Dawson had moth
ing in his hand and that she did not hear
him swear.
MISS WHALEH RECALLED.
Miss Annie Whaley. known for num-
ber Of years as Mrs. Paddy Shea, was
the first witness TO be called who had
before testified. Mir. Amidon interrogat-
ing.
Did you ever see two nickle plated
guns at Paddy Sheas prior to November
IL"
Yes sir"
4 will ask you if this gun IS one of
them?"
Yes sin
Did you see Paddy after the shoot
ng?''
Yes sir"
Where did you see him?"
ION William street"
did he say TO you there. Annie. tnat
was great stall l made before the Of
icer about your coming back TO bother
me-"
Yes SIR
Did Paddy ask your for a stick pin
which Dawson had given him on the day
hat he was shot?"
Yes sir
Did he leave Dawson in charge Of his
place the Grst time that he went 70
iueds Springs?"
Yes sir, he did
Mr.. John Adams then cross examined
Miss whaley, and his questions caused all
o be still.
Miss WhaIey. I viii ask if this uickle
plated gun here was not taken from the
IIlcat postoffice in New Mexico when
Dawson robbed it?''
mo sir"
Didn't you and Dawson, after he rob
,ed the KillcRt postofice. so 10 a little !
own some fifteen miles from there? And
we're you not chased by blood hounds and
Kept in the house for some three DAYS?
And didn't you and Dawson get on 4
lsnd car after you had made good your
.scspe?"
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