The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-16
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THE TESTIMONY.

drunk witness mad 10 htlp htt 'ut "a
the wagon. while the defendant Sot ou'
without assistance. There were WORDS
between the parties and witness heafG
Sadie call the defendant a low mur-
derer. The defendant struck her WIN
the Nat end ot an axe and she tell pdCA
on TO the steps Of the house Then VII
ness heard another blow struck, pu,
did not see IT, Next defendant wanted
witness and Miss Blair 20 go into tho
house and GET mis- knife. Witness said
he knew the knife defendant had ~
was a. sticking knife used IN killing
hcgs A knife was produced and par
TALLY recognized After setting fire u
Sadie witness said Samuel wanted the
others 20 come 10 the front and see ths
living torture. After Sam's'l ne en-
ouired FOR the knife witness heard Sa-
die scream. He also heard Samuel say
he was going GO stav around there un-
al she drew her last breath. then he
was going 10 kill her sister and he
husband and nut them beside Sadle.
then he was going 10 nut the khlir
through his oNn heart. Samuel toid
witness and the woman that iI thes
told anv one about the affair he 10
the same TO them.
This witness was a brother OF the de-
fcndant and II was evident ne was
badly broken up by the affair
To Mr.. HOiton witness said ha dtd not
see Sadie Mathewson with a knife nor
did he : her attack the prisoner. She
never get on her feet again after she
was hit by the axe
CAUSE OF THE QUARREL.
Rosa Blair said the quarrel was over
liquor and so nts. Miss MatheWson
STOPPING over 10 get the demijohn and
Samuel stopping her. Sadie said: IF |
WAS a man ! would not spend a wom-
aafE like - fIhnTann0n 80
uel said hed give her the nifty cents
back when she was going away and he
thereupOn asked Sadie IL she did not
love him. Her reply was he had abused !
her sister and also called Samuel a low
murderer. Samuel then asked Sadie If
she wanted 10 hang him and followed
the question by picking up the axe. AZ I
ter using that instrument the prisoner
came % his child, kissed n and said IL !
was only a drunlSard's child.
Next the prisoner said. II am going !
for Sadie's sister and husband. and tell |
her so. II sac comes to-" The prisoner
used the knife. and set fire 20 the cloth I
ng of the deceased after using the (
xnife. Though the flames and fumes of (
he kerosene were sitting, witness I
heard Sadie murmur, "I'll tell; I'll tell" /
Prisoner wanted to finish his deed by
Killing his child. and witness heard him
say 10 Sadie. Won't you say good bye
% Samuel" The dying woman mur-
nured something. Witness could not
SWIFT whether Tr was good bye or not.
The prisoner called his brother Albert
o him, but Albert said mo, Samuel. |
you've got knife, ] won't go to you"
SO you see 1t, do your" was Samuel's |
'eply. and he got into team ana drove !
lway.
On cross-examination. witness said
The did not see Sadie attack Samuel
With a knife.
MEDICAL TESTIMONY.
DR.. Henry Arnold. medical examiner
4 Foster. who conducted the autopsy.
aid in his opinion the deceased blcd to
Ieath from the wound i'm her heart.
DIR. James l.. Phillips, who assisted IN t
he autopsy, testified to the scalp |
wound and the wound I'm the chest.
Stephen A. Douglas testified he went !
20 the scene OF the tragedy about a |
lalf hour after IL occurred. and saw |
he body OF a woman partially burned |
u the house Owens lived in. He ex-
inguished the burning clothing.
Melville Wood said, about IL o'clock |
he same night OF the tragedy the pris-
'ner said he did the deed, and was glad |
II II. and there was only one thing he |,
vas sorry for. and that was that he did L
lot kin Sadie's sister.
William Cook testified the prisoner |
old him the night of the murder that |
ne killed Sadie i'm self defense and then |
said ne was sorry he did not kill the l
,ther two and finally said he killed her
or the love OF the other woman. Wit
less said the other woman was Sadie's
lister
Town Sergeant Stanton A. Winsor
estified th5t the next day prisoner said |
le killed her for the love OF the other |
yoman and he knew his fate and would
cceDt IL.
DEFENDANT on STAND.
The state rather UNEXPECTEDLY rest
d and Mr. HOltOn told the prisoner 20 |
axe the witness stand. Owen said on !
une - he was i'm Oneco and bought
wo quarts OF rum and some drinks.
'adie Mathewson wanted 10 stop at A
cad house. and thew did. There were
My a few angry words between hin.
nd the deceased on the homeward
Quincy.
When the house was reached he ana
adie Went into the house and drank
wing Albert owen and Mss Blair a
fink. sadie and he came out OF the
ouse and she went for him with an
gly sticking knife She bit him ON tbe G
niger with the knife whereupop he. '
stness. hit her on the head with an | =
xe. Z
ON cross examination wieuess said Y
Idle was as drunk as he WIS Thcn "
r. Tanner asked a question thar ,,,,s u
zen. He led the prisoner on Ia rsneat-
< his story about all parties g,inp i,,
The house and then sharDiv ,sl.ed AZ
e horse had been put 40 The pfJson.r
uld not give a direct answer ON bc tb
xt question as 20 how they could hat.,
unk VIII n al the rum was gone M, 10
ss tried hO explain "a previous ans,,.. fd
i it was a hopeless task. Witness "A, d,
ID wanting 40 make an attack on tho "a.
i'd. '''' "'
DENIED STABBING. u
owen denied sticking Sadie With tho
ife. He could not tell who stabbed an
r. lie did NOT see her do it herself. He w
" the knife Ia her hand Just before All
used the axe. Sadie made fhe attack
him bcCauss she accused him OF dis
'sing secret Of hers. she threat nod
fx him ON this account. Ho did not
? her with the knife he fore she sprane =,
him. Re said he only struck sadie ~
IN the axe once and The knife I'm I "
'rn he used the axe n
Who nut the Kerosene oil on Sadie
atheWsun?' asked Mr. Tanner Il
nj know ANYTHING about g." Wit. I 81
ss admitted h. did nc think she put
2 OF on herself r. Che terso oues-
~ ~ the attorney general witness
uid orlv say he did not know whotb-