The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-17
HART SCORES THE DEFENSE.
Characterizes Woolery and Hol-
denis Testimony as False.
sHoMo CASE is SENSATIONAL.
Last Day for Taking Testimony FIJI
ed with Exciting Incidepts-ststc
Attempts to show That Detective
Gardner Had Hand In Pre-
psring the Defense-Mr. Hart
Makes Very Warm speech.

sensstion followed sensation yesterday
In the trial Of Charles W Shomo on the
charge Of numbering Charles j. Mohr-
bacher January RI on East ROY street. near
the bicycle path. After a vigorous legal
battle The prosecution succeeded I'm re-
opening the case. and introduced the testi-
money Of Mrs A. y. Wiise. She said that
she saw a man with a gun IN Snomc's
yard. but on cross-exa miuatiOn said she
supposed Il was gun because her little
boy said 50.
Attorney Morris Indignantly character
fed the testimony "drumncd up evil
dence." and said n was strange that the
prosecution did not learn Of u before when
three OF the Wise family were IN the case
all the time. In his openitg arsumen- 10
the Jury Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
Hart spoke Of the defense a. a conglomor-
alton Of perjured evidence. and said that
the testimony Of ex-Sherir woolery and
ex-Deputy Sheriff HolGgn was tissue Of
faisehoods fabricated by Detective Gard
ner.
All through the trial there has been
determination on the part OF the STATE
to show an alleged connection between
Detective Gardner and ex-Sheriff Wooiery
and ex-Deputy Sheriff Holden. This mat
ter was the cause OF heated arguments
and after Ii had been up for t-e seventh
or eighth time Judge Benson practically
eliminated Gardner from the case. The
state tried 10 show by NJ. y. Hammond
n contractor, that Woolery and Holden
who deny ENHANCEMENT In the case. witch
Gnrdner had an appointment With him last
Wednesday evening SAomo took the
stand and swore that Hammond had tap
ped his electric wires, and In that way
secured Hight for nine months, Shomo cut
the xires and that caused hard feeling.
Hammond denied tapping the wires or
that he vas trying to get even by giving
testimony.
The case viii 80 10 the Jury this after
noon As no limit has been placed on TIE
arguments II Is probable that Judge Eer-
son win not give his instructions until
late In the day.
Mrs. shomo Present.
Mrs. shomo WAS present part OF yester-
day afternoon and occupied a seat next
to her husband who passed through tie
exciting scenes without betraying the
slightest feeling. lie paid no more atten.
tion to Mr.. Harris strong assertions than
as II they were commonplace. A runor
was circulated last evening to the effect
TINT Woolery and Holden will he arrested
fer perjury. Mr. Hart said he knew roth
fug about II.
After Judge Benson had allowed the
prosecution to reopen It's case, over the
strenuous objections 81 Attorney Ronald
who declared II unjust 20 the defendant,
Mrs. Wilse told her STORY. She said that
from her front door she saw Mrs. Shpmo
leading her pony and that two or ,hroe
minutes later she Mrs WseD went to the
back porch She heard a shot Then she
saw n man In Shomos yara with a gun.
lie was going toward the house. On cross
examination she said the reason she had
not told OF II before was that she did not
desire 70 get mixed M I'm the case. Press-
ed closely by MIR Ronald she admitted
that she did not know whether she saw
n gun or a broom She supposed II was
a gun because her little boy said so. Abe
could not describe the man. In one part
of her testimony she said she didn't think
II was Shomo.
Taylor Holden was then recalled for
cross examination by the state. Tie adj
roltted meeting NJ r Hammond In Shoe
haas saloon on Second avenue last Vel
neSNiay evening. Woolery was there. lie
denied that Woolory saii anything about
A nesting at s o'clock In which there was
good money. and refused to drink. Did
woodbury. say, Gardner Ia waiting for Esf "
was asked 'No. sir" was the answer
wooisry made the same denials as Hold.
en- and In answer TO the question: "nid
yoa converse with Gardner or receive
money from him In ihisf' replied NO"
W oolery said he talked with Gardner about
Dawson lawsuit
Mr. Hammond was called IN rehuttal by
the state He testified that he heard
woolcry say Gardner waiting for him
and Holden. The attempt Of the state 10
show hy Miss Kate Argeus cousin II
Mohrhacher that he was to call on her.
was stricken out Miss Ida Crist testified
that SHE gave Miss ArgenS address 10
Mohrhacher
riEht over Meredith.
Cant Sullivan and Citrk Kennedy said
they dA not recali seelrg Shomo At pchce
headquarters az O'Clock the afternoon
Mohrbacher Was Killed. shouo had tcstl-
ned he was thore The state was not al
lowed 20 show by Juuius Rochester that
he had seen Holden SO to GARDENERS ~
see, when q came 10 recalling bcurr-
tive Meredith there was long isn't GA
the point that hc bad remained in The court
room after tc@ifyinE in chief FINALLY
iaaplty Prosecuting Attorney Fulton pro-
dueed a decision ~ the supreme court on
the paint ana ths defense sui icniS decided
60 let Meredith take the stand Ursare
the co1rt could pass uron Ru objection
offervd ny tho defense Meredith ssli Dee
saw Gsfaneg paas somo.hiuE 90 W0olrrv.
who pat q in Bis pocket "Ncu knew
better than O. answer said Attorntv
NarriR Ncrcii.h SMILED.
rahcemcn tvsfsvn auA Freeman said
sh,,eno's reputation tor truth and vera it'
~sas bad h vs.. iarto VAS wanted h> tAe
wtANA but rs q bench warrant tuNst 90
roaeh him Prosecuting Attorney McEEay
announces she rnd ~ tHe prosecution
I'm surrohutaI Shcmo said that Bammo0l
had a carpenter shop i'fk 20 sa pllc"
and tnpr~a Ms clretfi' NrYes When thH
as discovered Shotuo tut them Vhis
caupoa troablc. The dcfcUsc rested
Assistant Prosecuting Actor. ~ NRrt
commenced thn opeutHg argument al-
ts,pexh As desired ~ ict q - over unti
ruarrlsss "f'hr defense IS "A conalomcrAt.
e-s mas a. perta0ea e,t3cuce' ee tcear-
80 The defense protested savousiv
shosne ihsl 81 STRAIGHT az Hart The lAtt'r
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