The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-27
ON TRIAL FOR MANSLAUGHTER



! mates. Adams had soda at the house
and McWilliams one glass of beer.
F, About IL minutes before the assault
| took place she sat down on the lounge
\ and Adams sat on a chair near the
! lounge He appeared to be very tired
| and laid his head i'm her lap and looked
| up her face. once McWlliams, while
| Adams face was IN this position, rubbed
his hands on the formers face and wit
ness said: Don't pull the mans nose
| off"
After this Adams said: IF you DO
| smash the peoples furniture. don't
smash me-" Adams in falling struck
| against the stove, and II was that fact
| that lead To the statement by Adams.
| Witness said McWilliams pulled Adams
! off the sofa Afterwards Adams was
| struck on the side of the face by Nc
| Williams and there was a second down
ward blow given by McWilliams. This
second blow was given just as Adams
| was about 10 strike a blow. McWil-
! liams stood over Adams until Mrs. Mil
| Ter pulled him away He was JUST
| ready TO strike another blow when Mrs.
/ Miller interfered she saying: do you
| want TO Kill the man?" Medical aid
i was summoned Immediately.
! To Mr.. Angel on cross -cXaminatiCn
| witness said that up - the time OF this
/ occurrence the relations of the parties
| were very pleasant She noticed no
! trouble whatever. and she was in the
! room with them all the time Adams and
| McWiliams were in the house.
| ON redirect witness said she heard no
| remark made by McWiiliams about
money matters. nor did she hear Nc
| Williams say Adams had done him out
| OF s..
Ruth Merrill said the night of the
! affair was her first night at Mrs. Mil
| ler's. Her description Of Adams posi-
| ton In the room was similar To that or
| the preceding witness. She also saw
| McWilliams pull Adams OFF the sofa.
/ After the blow was struck she heard
| something about money. After Adams
! had been thrown to the floor he got
| up and McWilliams struck him I'm the
| right side OF the face, and there was
! another blow administered.
| Adams was much affected by the sec
ond blow and put his hand TO his head.
| While Adams was on the floor McWil-
| liams stood over him and struck him
| two blows. Witness pulled McWilliams
| off Adams. McWlliams resisted her
| holding him. The other people i'm the
| room picked Adams up and doctors
| were sent for.
! No questions were asked OF this wit
| ness by counsel for the defence Charles
| II. Goodwin was the third witness call
| ed. He Is a hack driver and sat on the
| right hand side of the stove in the room
| i'm the Miller house i'm which the as
| sault occurred. He saw no part OF the
assault owing to his position in the
room
| Witness took hold Of McWilliams af-
| ter Miss Merrill and he had the slight
struggle above described. McWillams
| witness took and pushed by the shoul-
| ders into n chair. Witness paid little
| attention To Adams as he was afraid
| from the remarks made by one OF the
| women that McWilliams would get in
| trouble.
on cross-examination he said Me-
| Williams was not satisfied with one
! doctor and DR. Bennett was called Wit
| ness saw Adams and McWilliams reel
ing about on the sidewalk before going
into the house they were nor terribly
full. but they had enough he said. ON
redirect he said the two men were in
the house about an hour before the as
sault took place. To MIR. Angel witness
said some OF the persons in the room
at the Miller house were Waltzing
Miss Merrill was recalled and asked
about "A remark about money made by
McWilliams. She said that after she
pulled McWilliams he said that he
gave the bartender s. at the Arlington
and Adams had grabbed the change.
This remark was prompted by witness
saying Are you not ashamed To strike
the man who is down" and McWilliams
answer "he done me out of 81. ON
ss-examination witness said this
was the only trouble between the men.
William j. Gately testified he was i'm
the Miller house on Walker street on
the night of the assault that resulted so
fatally. He went into the house with q
Mr.. Campbell, McWilliams and Adams.
Witness sat on the sofa and saw Nc
Williams pull Adams off the sofa. Ad-
ans threw up his hands after the blows
were given him by McWillams. Wit
ness said he saw McWilliams strike
Adams Then he said he saw the pris-
oner strike Adams two or three times.
on cross-examinatiOn witness corro-
borated previous testimony that Adams
had his head i'm Miss Rices lap. Both
Adams and McWilliams were intoXi-
Gated. AIcWilliams did not appear
cranky, before the assault, and all the
trouble was due to the effort made by
the prisoner To get Adams from the
sofa. Adams had hold of McWiliams'
coat when McWlliams sought TO re-
move the deceased from the sofa.
Hack Driver Goodwin was recalled
and asked If he knew McWilliams. His
reply was that he knew him slightly
Witness denied having talked over the
case with McWilliams.
Medical Examiner Palmer testified he
made "A post mortem examination OF
ADAMS body and found ne died from
hemorrhage OF the brain, DR. Palmer
described the bruises on the neck and
face. owing 10 the violence of the
blows. the brain was paralyzed and
some OF the walls OF the brain cells
broken. The rest of tho body was eX-
amined and no evidence OF disease was
found i'm any part OF the body.
ON cross examination Dr. Palmer said
the blows on the temple and neck were
the only dangerous ones. He did not
make "A microscopic examination OF the
organs of the body. The autopsy was
held In the presence OF several doctors
DR.. Magn testified he was called Ca
the Miller house ON the morning Of
January 20 and found Adams i'm an un-
conscious condition, pale and apparent
W lifeless Rcstoratives were applied
but he dld not rally. Saw marks on the
deceased's face and neck and u blue
spot on his forehead Witness could
not tell what the hemorrhnge that
| caused death was caused by lie said
/ death was due 90 hemorrhage. and he
saw no evidence of death being due To
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