The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-01

while these various exhibits were placed
in evidence When the court took a re-
cess for five minutes she rose, left the
stand and seated herself at the attorneys
table. reading over her old love- letters
which will be offered In evidence, with
amusement. Then Freeman Lane began
his cross-examination. Mr.. Lane realized
that he was confronted with difficult
problem. He shot out his questions In
harsh, strident voice and some of them
were questions that cut like knife
A MATCH FOR LANE.
Eliza's anger, however, is easily arous-
ed. The attorneys methods enraged her.
The little round face with its high piled
fringe of auburn hair blazed in anger.
The small darting brown eyes snapped
and the girl was evidently enraged. She
was never for a moment embarrassed. In
fact Lane got much the worst Of the ex-
changes on the whole.
Tho attorney for the defense attempted
something like w. w. Erwin's high hand
ed method of handling hostile witness,
but he lacked Erwins flnesse in question
Ing. Frequently after ten minutes shrill
talk, suggesting a startling announcement
for its finale, Lane wound up in a futile
furry. His voice fell to rambles and led
him nowhere in particular. Eliza seemed
literally to reVel in cross questioning.
The attorney employed more severe
measures but succeeded no better He
fixed his hypnotic eye on the witness,
glared as hard as he could, and when the
girl refused to look at him direct he in
sisted that she should do so. The state
objected to Lanes methods and the at
torneys for the defense wanted the court
to instruct the witness that she must look
straight at him
1.-THE court will issue no such instruc-
tions," said Judge Giddings severely.
But, your honor, this witness is I'M
manageable. She is injecting a vast
amount Of irrelevant matter into her tes-
timony"
She offends in no greater measure
than the attorney" pursued the court,
and Lane was squelched.
From that time on 1t became evident
that this girl of mulish disposition was
match for the lawyer. The examination
led up by degrees to the night of the
murder.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Long before o'clock crowds began to
come, all anxious of obtaining good
were opened the upper hall was full and
Cthers were waiting on the stairs till
they should be unlocked.
This afternoon on the witness stand
Eliza said the sheriff kept her up nights
cross-eXamining her, and she finally de-
c1ded she might as well tell the whole
story She did not remember Merrill or
Brown talking about the 81, 600 reward
Finally the sheriff said he would write
the story down, and she offered to write
It, She did so and left out part of the
conversation. She signed the document
of her own free will. This was desired
in evidence by the defense and ordered
produced, and then the defense wanted
simply Identified. not read. Over
tailed with her evidence. Witness was
not afraid night Of murder because she
knew what was going to happen. She
torney Lane that they might hang her
II she perjured herself She knew the
difference between the flash of a gun and
the night of murder. Denied emphati-
cally telling any one it was Ben Johnson
she saw night of murder. Didn't tell
Frank Hart, Sheriff Merrill Detective
Sheriff Merrill state he would give her
half reward. Elmer said when talking
about it later that "They got away so
pretty slick business" She knew the
boys ran through the rye field, because
Madison told her.
Attorney Lane said to Eliza: "How
are we to find out the truth If your sto-
rtes don't agree
oh" said the witness, at thought the
attorneys would find it out # it wasn't
She said that Attorney General Doug
las said that If a witness would tell the
Whole story she probably wouldn't be
prosecuted. She reported Attorney
thing to do with it he would not hang
the boys, they were so young, and it was
q child's trial.
DR.. Rees was called and testified that
the plug found in the gun found in
Round Lake was alike In fiber. color
strands. etc, to a piece of blanket found
in Miller's corn crib. In fact, identically
the same. goods, not differing in any point
under microscope or eye
Eliza was recalled and said that when
she stated on oath at the inquest she did
not see any one out doors it was false
Recess was taken until 9 tomorrow.