The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-23

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Brown, @. w. Horton. Thomas smith.
Mr.. Hollingdrake who served as fore-
man In the Iaselli murder case was
appointed foreman.
Attorney General Tanner made his
opening statement 60 the jury 10 ascer-
tain if the Jurors called had formed an
opinion. No one I'm the box admitted
having formed am opinion IN the case
The counsel ON the defence had been
consulting as To the Jury WhiiV MI
Tanner was speaking ana Gen hreh-
nan said the jury was perfectly satis-
factory 10 him.
Mrs. Christina l.. Miller told as IN the
previous trial about the defendant go-
ing with Adams to her house on the
morning of January 10Th. oi ms being
at first refused admission, out the
subsequent admission of the TWO meh'
She related the inc dent of Adahs pc
ing struck by McWiliiams seNerai
times. Witness did not remember tes-
tiCvinp before the coroner that McWi-
liams before striking Adams had tfled
10 strike one of the girls in The mouse.
Mrs. Miller testified that every eiIolt
was made 10 revive Adams NJ.
Ilams first suggested the sendihs ior
doctor. ,1
The ross-examination was rlglu
one and witness said she ala not know
whether Adams had any occupation or
not She was asked as 10 the hapts oi
Adams but on the attorney Senefai op-
iecting To the question II was ruieu @ out
and Mr. Angel took an exception: one
was then asked by Mr.. Angeu II she
knew about Adams use oi drug Hqupis :
and opium. The question was ruied
out.
Miss Rice described the incidents or
the assault substantially as at lhe las,
trial. McWilliams after rubbing ms manu-
| over Adams face struck nm s"ihsihs
blow on the neck. Between tnese TWO
| blows Adams had told Mc lllilihs NOT
| 90 break the furniture
| on cross-examination witness saio
| she never saw McWilliams or ADAMS
| before the night of the assault. ADAMS
| was very restless at the house When
| he put his head into her lap ADAMS was
very tired and looked very pale She
could not say how pale. In asking tnis
! question Mr.. Angell said IL was the
/ theory of counsel for the defence that
| on the night i'm question deceased was
| i'm n condition that was leading TO
| death had no one interfered.
| Hiss Ruth Merrill, William j. Gately
| and Charles T. Goodwin gave about the
| same testimony AZ at the previous trial,
| Gately said that McWillams simply
| pushed Adams away from Miss Rice
| and Goodwin testified that just before
the trouble McWilliams was waitzing
| around.
| Lieut.. Horton said McWiliams told
! him he had trouble with Adams. had
| struck him and he was dead. ON cross
| examination witnefrl said McWilliams
| told him he had had trouble with
| Adams about skates and money at the
| Arlington Hotel the night before the
trouble. Sergt. Tyler corroborated
Lieut.. Horizons testimony in part
| Neither OF these two witnesses was
called at the previous trial, but gave
| testimony before the coroner.
| Medical Examiner Palmer testified
| that DIR. McGinn and Medical Examiner
! Dr. Jay Perkins invited by him We're
| present at the autopsy and that Dr.
Abbott. uninvited. also attended. Death
was due 10 "a violence done TO the piood
| vessels of the brain.
| Gen. Brennan and Attorney General
| Tanner had one or two lively tilts ana
the court informed them that the trlai
was very serious matter for the de-
fendant and should be conducted In n
serious manner. Judge WllDur saw
| where he deemed occasion for giving
this warning more than once.
| on cross examination witness was
asked how many times he had been
called rs a witness. Attorney General
Tanner objected 10 the question ana
| when the court asked how IL cotin ~
feet the case before the court the ques-
tion was not pressed.
| DR. Jay Perkins who assisted at the
autopsy described the condition of the
body as shown by the port mortem eX-
animation He thought death was due
| 10 a hemorrhage of the brain. Blows
| i'm the extension Of the heart were the
| only evidences he saw that could have
| caused the hemorrhages. ON cross
| examination witness said there was no
| fracture of the skull nor dislocation of
| the backbone.
DR.. Terry said the force that caused
! the death might be due TO fall. There
would be no difference between the ef-
feet on the brain of blows and fall.
The state here rested.
Louis l.. Angel then began his open
ING remarks by referring to the gravity
os the case. Counsel referred to the
proceedings in the case thus far from
the binding over i'm the District Court
He claimed that the state had not
! proved that Adams condition that
night was very weak. That ii would
be shown Adams had used drugs ex-
cessiyely and that incidents that took
place on the way 10 the Walker street
house had tended to weaken him.
Barkeeper Bagely Of the Arlington
Hotel said McWillams and Adams had
no quarrel over money in the Arlington
the morning Of the trouble at the
Walker street house. DIR. McGinn, who
was "A witness for the state at the las
trial but who was called today by the
state was the next witness FOR the dc