The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-24


cangasli II he Esmen bred AMI coasi d.
serifs< the expression II canrsssz's face as
ne WAS on this grcund.
Yes. waa n@vsr forget T." was the
reriY. ar expression 81 fear Ass stamped
sAers,a
fred xenss@r.
TIE testimony OF rrsd zensner who was
Ia bassra tbs counter o. the cigar stare.
was thai tse srozbie soak place snfirsly
With shs stors ard that wiasr ccanss.a
. fsil nsst ~ hts body was Inside rae store
lis assd Selassn caught Coanss5a ny the
fssroat to throw hasa down and sta: wEgie
ne was 6own he attempted 70 bsat ssssres-
| Ia uss~ ,sgs head with tls cane. the latter
xan.iag ct she taows with his arms. AS
[ 70 the position IN which cennssia fissa the
| shot, Zeataex differed from al previous
/ wstaexzes, In that Ii wouA have forced
/ connssia 70 shoot 81 under his body In
/ stead Of straight cat Tae young mans
| sezt.snony was In lie with the position OF
/ tts dsfsnse throughout.
/ 4. A. Brodeek.
/ A. r. Brodeck. gho was the suhtect OF
/ the roast IN TIE Everett newspaper re-
| serresa 90 izteT. stated that On either Octo-
! hsr 5. s or :, he saw Ole Neszoa ia the
| Commercial saloon. FssasY Brothers pre-
prie;ors.
/ Asked X Ole Nelson made at tbat time
| ans threat against The lie % J. W. Cen
| aslEa, hie response waa:
| "Ffe did.
| state what he said"
II wsat kzso the saloon 70 ear innch
/ Mike Ee~nsy agssf 8 doctor snd Nelson acre
/ shaking dice at rise bar. Nelson seemed
| 10 have h@en drinking. The two men with
| s&.sen LETT the saloon. ! walked over to
| Nelson. who vas swearing at PopusiTss
add told him 70 iooE out Jiraalse would
| get after him. He replied:
II tfat don't let alone
| III kill him. or tx hign.' I'm hot sure
| witch expression was used, hat think Il
| was kill him. Nelson nsxt said
| 81 was az bis office the other day 10
| cisan him aus. but be vas not there
! On eross-examinatson grodeck admitted
/ that ne attached no importance 10 tsse mat
| ter al the tine ard that he thought Mel
| soa had been drinking.
James Logic.
| James Logic. employed by connelia on
the Everett News. testified taat Nelson
/ called at the News Office about week
| bsfa-s the killing The witness said:
Nielsen came into the office ard said
rs .-onasna iu2' said. No Nelson said:
! I want to see him. and he went oas. |
| noticed sothing peculiar In his manner.
He aid nat state his business"
| Logic also testified tia. be had given
| conneiia the gun used In the killing on
| October 10. He had returned Il loaded.
| bur when he borrowed the gun from Con-
nella /, was unIoaded and he had 10 buy
| cartridges.
He said that on the next day after the
killing he had seen Copneiia ard had no
! sicsd red mark on bis right wrist and
! at,raeons OF two fingers Of has LEFT hand
| The witness. asked by Ronald II he had
svsr told oCnnella OF Nelson's calling az
| the office. replied, No"
Edwin Hense.sey.
l. Edwin Hennessey. Of Everett. was called
| In testify az an EXPERT as to fhe distances
! srsm ths mouth of \ pistol fabric would
| be uogtier burned lie said ne had expert
/ nsent4d with pistol os the same caliser
ard fired 81 cartridge OF the same siZe and
| make. GA many pieces Of caoth. lie exh1h-
| tied a number Of PIECES OF cloth. each
tagged with a paper showing the distance
! al whlch the pis,ol had been held In shoot
| Ing.
There was considerable argument as 10
| allowing this testimony, hut II WAS finally
| allowed 10 stand IL WAS considered nn-
| satisfactory, however. and Dore suggested
tia, the jury be allowed 70 make an ex-
| pertinent fer lsse1f. The trousers worn by
the deceased was powdse-burnsJ. the point
| 40 be established by the defense hsdrg that
| the sho; was fired Al close range. while
| Nelson vas bending over connsIfa,
Charles u. rIanery,
| Charles r. Fianery, of Everett said he
| wax acquainted with both parties, Nelson
/ and coanela.
| "on October g." he said. Il VAS talking
| on the street with w. J. Rucker. when we
/ ware Joined bv Ne'son. asked him what
| was shs trouble between himself and Con-
| ueIia.
| You'll hear no more ~ him. answered
| Nelson. I've taken a fan out % him. I
caught tae ZIP ifr street and
| ran him away from his wheel Some
| women began to Yell police. 80 I let the
| --~~ go
| ITanery testified 10 having told Connelia
| Of this occurrence. ana that Connslla
| laughed. saying there was nothing in 1t.
w. II Hiliery.
| ". r. sIiiory, "a boy Is years Of age. was
asked II ne bad lizard A. $. Nichols. one
of sl1a states Witnesses ihs DAY ogevsous.
say the dag following Inc shooting shat IL
he could get men to back him he would
| teaa q mob 20 lynch connela,
Testimony Ia CanmeIia's Character.
Judge Daniel L. Frye testified = Con-
nefla's good character. saying he had
known che defendant hfscen years.
Il. T.. Is2dgest an attorney of Everett
also testified 10 Couns2las character. Ron
AID asked TasigetS Il ConneltA was rot ia
sse habit os publishing IN bis pag,eg keen.
sharp personalities sgatBsf Various peoaie
&c tAAs nsre sb1eeted and was sustained
~ Judge Reid.
Tie aefFnse eiessd wsih other witnesses
a. 10 CnnaslG's previous COED chs q7aG,er.
Arguments em distractions.
ArEsgsn8a: on tAe struetacns sseTegesl for
tha consideration < Judge Raid by eoan-
-, cn isia sides hewan This Morning AT 10