The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-24
Southwick and Flnan Said II Was Only a
Few Hours Before The Tragedy.
ADAMS SAID He WAS "GOlNG FAST
Remarked That Re Wanlet "Uope"- Stale Met
Pouib Showing Thse Must Fave Been Iu-
Iermediay Cause Of rsmorhago

The taking OF testimony al the Sec
ond trial OF John McWillams. Jr., un-
der an Indictment charging him with
manslaughter was concluded shortly
after IL o'clock today. There were in
teresting moments in the trial and
some new testimony was produced.
Cen Brennan wanted TO Introduce the
first indictment Of the prisoner for
simple assault. but the attorney gem
eral objected and Judge Wilbur ruled IL
out There was evidence that the state
did not contradict TO the effect that
Arthur T.. Adams fell on Westminster
! street and when picked up said he
would not last long and when advised
to so home said that he guessed he'd
so to the dope"
Or. Abbott, who was on the witness
stand yesterday afternoon when re-
cess was taken took the stand again
| this morning and was asked ques-
! ton Dr. Abbott is great on heredity
! and his devotion 10 that idea nearly
\ got him nto trouble. Yesterday the
/ doctor referred to his favorite theory
! and there was objection. This morn-
/ ing witness in giving his reply to s.he
question first the attorney general
thought he overstepped the mark ana
said You're at IL again..
When the attorney general made this
remark Judge Wilbur sad to DIR. ABB
| bott, II have before warned you ana
If YOU transgress again you viii be
brought down there tHis Honor point
ing to the barr and you may go to
Cranston."
Or. Abbott very modestly SAID, II beg
your honor's pardon. Judge Wilbur
replied mo begging of pardons, to not
repeat the offence.
Mr.. Angel. counsel for the defence.
said that perhaps he was 20 blame Tor
the trouble as the question asked
might have misled Or. Abbott.
| on cross examination Attorney Gem
eral Tanner asked DR.. Abbott IL he
could tell from his examination OF the
body that there vas any disease IN u.
DR.. Abbott replied Il saw but little or
the autopsy.
Attorney General Tanner VIII you
answer the question:
DIR. Abbott-"Please repeat ii.
The question was repeated and DR..
Abbott said no. Just the answer MI.
! Tanner wanted.
, Dr. Bennett who was called to the
! Walker street house on the night OF the
fatal affair succeeded DIR. Abbott on
the witness stand. He was present al
the autopsy. He saw no fracture ol
the skull and saw evidences of gen.
eral hemorrhages OF the brain. Such
hemorrhages were unusual in ma
! of Adams years and might be due tc
disease.
ON cross examination witness said
: he could discern with the naked eye M
! evidence Of disease in the body. ~
told the attorney general that thers
g might be disease i'm the arteries tina
could only be discerncd by a micro
scopic examination. The deceased
= might have had q hemorrhage OF tn
. brain and been only slightly dizzy
. Heavy blows might have been second
:, arv 10 the cause of death. The witness
u admitted death might have been til.
u result of the blows by the blows caus
!, ing an increase of hemorrhage.
Robert Campbell testified that Nc
!, Williams and Adams while IN th
" Walker street house before the strilS
ing appeared 70 be the best of friends
Witness was asked if 1t WAS posslbl
u that Ruth Merrill. one of the witnesse
: for the state could have seen McWn
liams an ADAMS when the strikiu
- was going on. The question was no
>, allowed.
II Then came testimony that was
surprise to the state. The police !
their investigation did not hear aDou
these men before today.
George Southwich testified that o
" Jan. 10Th. 1898, he saw Arthur F.Adam
between II ana u O'Clock. lie an
James FinGn were going along In fror
p OF the Mahogany Palace. Westminste
80 street entrance. when young man te
out OF the doorway on to the sldcwan
l. The young man was Adams and whe
l. picked up put his hand To the side {
e. the face. Witness said when be aske
le Adams what was the matter he sal
le he was going fast and when advise
De To 40 home said he guessed he'd so a
'r To the dope
p There was no s,oss examination
this witness.
James Ffnan Sid he wenr alon
Westminster street near Roberts ear
dv store with Southwck on the nlgi
named and saw a man on the sidcwall
X witness did not want to 50 back bi
~ Southwick did saying the fellow w
=, drunk and he should BE- assisted. TT
-, man picked up was Adams whom J
~ had known for three or four years AZ
- ans put his hand 20 his head and sa
no he wanted 90 90 to the "dppe.
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