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asked her to let me see the security
she said she was going to get 1t next
day, and that it was property security
She was only putting me off When 1
pressed her for the name of the man,
she would not tell, but when 1 asked
where he lived she nodded her head out
towards the street-yes, over in the di-
rection of Camp Mckinley"
At another time Miss Schneider had
talked to Miss Comyn and spoken of
Bennett. She said he wanted her to
go and keep house for him." said Miss
Comyn, and said that he told her she
might as We'll keep house for him as
to work where she was, but I told her
that she ought not to do it. If she was
married it would be different, but it
would not be right and for her to stay
where she was. If he wanted her to
keep house for him he ought to marry
her. but she said he did want to marry
her and she wouldn't do it"
NANNY" WILDER TALKS.
Margaret Wilder, otherwise known
as Nanny" and the nurse of the
Neumann household, caused something
of a sensation as she took the stand
and gave her testimony with the aban-
don and dramatic gestures Of her race.
Yes, l see Miss Clar de las night
afore she died" said she, Il ofn go an
sit in her door and talk in the evenings
when she don go out, and dis night
she was sittin on de foot OBJ de bed,
writin' of a note, which she say she
was bOun' to take TO her friend She
say she was not feelin' well, and did
not like to go, and tell her to lay down
and go to sleep then, and not go, but
she say she was boun' to 60 and she
went. When she go she say Good
bye, Nanny, l hope l see you again.
and l say, Wy, / guess you see me
again, honey; you talks like you amt
swine to come back no noah, and she
say, oh, yes; l guess 1 try to come
back again, Nanny
Dat was all. Next day she was
dead. / see a light in her window about
O'Clock dat mornin', but she of ntimes
don sleep, and she get up and read 50
| don worry. Mex / know about it was
when Miss Neumann tell me she don
come to make de fire, and her room is
locked, and she is maxim a funny
SCUM inside. Mis- Neumann, she wan
me TO go in, but / wouldn' and we pu;
the little boy in and he open de door.
"Yessah, / often talk to Miss Clara
and tell me her trouble, and she Off
cry and say she was homesick, and
have trouble about her money. Yes,
know about de soldier-man wild de
big brim hat what come to see her He
sometimes come on a fine horse. an
sometimes he come on a bicycle an he
stop out in front of de kitchen door or
de back side OBJ de house. No. never
get down. 'cept dat las time he come
see Miss Clara. bout a month afore she
die. Dat time he get down off his horse
an sit in chair beside of Miss Clara
and she give him money-yellow golC
money; she tell me it was de las golC
money she hab / see her put it in hi.
hand. cause she passed me by and
showed it to me and said if / had m,
money j could give it to him, too. anC
he would make money out OBJ il for me
but / say no. 1 would keep ma owl
: money in ma own hams 1 was sit
tin off piece, an didn't hear wha
) dey talk about"
/ The negro woman also stated tha
Miss Schneider had told her on Tues
, day night that she was boun' to go t
; town de mex day. cause she had {
) get some money. cause she wanted t
. go away on Saturday-wanted to ge
away to Manila" She had been want
t ing to go to Seattle, but told the ne
I gress that she was going to Manila, an,
= did not want II known.
I Miss Wilder" inquired Deput
! Sheriff Chillingworth. what is you
: opinion-do you think that Miss Schnei
I der was in love with Frank Bennett ?
/ Nanny" Wilder reflected a mo
! ment
, Well. Jedge. guess she mus q
been" said she. She done give hir
all her money"
Mr.. Chillingworth seemed Statistic
: with this reasoning and excused tn
: negress from further examination.
= MRS. PAUL NEUMANN
Mrs. Paul Neumann testified substar
: TALLY as before published from intel
p view, corroborating the evidence as
how Miss Schneider was found in a
: unconscious condition on Wednesda
: morning. Being unable TO unlock tt
f7f.nv~ c1n hnI Inr la a
o through the window, telling him thu
q Clara was sick and for him to go |
. and open the door. On entering til
" room they had found the unconsciou
o girl still breathing and with re
II shawl around her shoulders.
- Mrs. Neumann was under the impre.
n sion that Miss Schneider was sufferin
8 from an epileptic fit, as she had sa
: her father was subject to them. d
r Walters was sent for, and when he a.
: rived he told them she had swallowe
q poison She had often found Clara or,
\ Ing. and had sympathized with he
J. About q month previous she had four
7 her crying. She had been crying (,
e three days and seemed much distres
a ed. Mrs. Neumann found that she W;
l. worrying about not having some MOI
ey she needed to pay an assessment {
l. some stock she said she owned. Mr.
le Neumann offered to let her have Il
al money IN advance and she at first r
fused. but afterward accepted it. al
le was given a check for $50. which 81
l. took to town with her next day 81
came back and said she had paid s
10 nf il to Mrs. Lemke for the assessmer
x Mrs. Neumann didn't think she h.
had any opportunity to spend the r
a. r1ainder Of the money and must ha'
to given IL to Bennett. as she had nothiI
= at the time of her death. except abo
az SIXTEEN dollars most OF which was
~ Hawaiian quarters, which she was sa
l. ing to make a belt for herself
a Mrs. Neumann had never seen Be
7 nett come TO the house. and d1df
= know anything about him except Tn
he she had heard the japanese nouses
as saw that the yardbov had said Benne
or the man with the big hat and mu
p tache, was Clara's sweetheart. 81
8. had seen him In the park and thoue
"A he must have been the man the var