The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-26

- Anfs.norteu statement OF Duclos
~ssa,o IA competent evidence to show
- shA woman who liz on trial in the
s'r-rtor court charged with taking his
~ ,ssruetrated the deed and the circum-
~snies surrounding its commission. Such
~ the substance Of the ruling which
1udre Benson made yesterday morning.
~ten the second day of the victorine Mar.
~, murder trial opened In the superior
ssss,rt The admission of this evidence II
,scked upon By the state as a strong point
q me PROSECUTIONS case, in that It tends
= shov that Costello was killed while
s<or "a bed IN an apparently unconscious
ssndItion, either from sleep or drink.
V5Nsn court adjourned Tuesday evening
ridge Benson announced that he would
- upon the Introduction OF the con-
Srfsd evidence when court opened the
sollovfns day. and as soon as he had done
- kby ]. Canton. who was on the wit
senu stand at the time the admissibility
= fhe evidence was questioned was re-
s1fled to the stand and told what had
sfanspired In the room In which the kill
]. ~ took place. His testimony was cor
FoborAtcd by two other witnesses who
.siaIned TO have heard the dying mans
6eciaration. Before the closs Of court
Yesterday the defendant herself had re-
sjked to the Jury her description of the
hfjling. which did not diner materially
l&om the statement made by her attor-
1 1ryn. when their case was opened 20 the
NM
Nh PresecutiSn II Stronger.
me evidence M a whole introduced at
- trial yesterday II believed ny distnter-
I SStsd spectators OF the proceedings 10 have
nstsrially strengthened the case OF tho
S4ssssution. only once in the day ala
tbe defense in its troes-examination Of
~ states witnesses succeed IN Develop
M any statement tending TO show that
coetallo was not lying In bed unconscious
a. what was shout TO transn.re immedi-
ately before the killing. Clara Williams
eWore che heard voices engaged In an al
lsrcstion ten minutes before the inmates
q the Central hotel were alarmed by
Roy Canton told the jury how he had
taken Costslo's written statement a. a
man named Chester questioned him. Co.'S
tealo II alleged to have said that the de-
fsndant stabbed him while he slept, and
then cut her own throat to mako It APP
pear that her paramour was the a@sres-
Sor.
Harry Chester oorroborated the state
msnts Of the previous witness in detail.
Police Clerk Frank Kennedy, who ar
rived at the scene OF the tragedy shortly
AFTER Il occurred. also swors Costello told
him that the woman had killed him in the
manner testified to by previous witnesses.
Clara Williams said she heard Costello
yell "Policei and that she rushed to the
room but was ordered out by the defend
ant. who addressed her In profans Ian
gHaEe. She also said she heard quarrel
some voices In the room before the kill
n sAty physician McKechnie described the
mans wounds. His Testimony in this re-
sari was the same ~ that already pub
hshed He also corroborated the evidence
Of other witnsenes to the effect that Cos
Selo said the defendant stabbed him while
he lay In he'd. DIR. McKechnie also was
positive that the woman was conscious a
opoment s,ANF. N not at the time that the
osciarasics vas made.
CSssslls . Dangerous Man.
ne,ics onicer John Hun Identified tho
Moody shirt which Costello wore at the
time OF tho killing. The garment In sat
urAted with blood and presents n grow
somc sight IN its part as an exhibit In
the case Here the state rested its case.
end DEFENDANTS counsel r. ID. Hughea.
made his opening statement OF the de-
Tense theory OF the killing. lie said In
subStance the defense would prove that
costealo was a dangerous man. and had
fequehtiy made previous attempts upon
the defendants life; that he had been
driven out OF Everett fos threatening to
hill two persons at that city.
When Attorney Hughes called his first
witness In an attempt 10 prove Costello's
previous reputation. the testimony was OBJ
jecied 90 on the ground that II was Inn
material. The defense asked for further
time In which to cite authorities upon the
subject, which was eranted
icforine Margott then took the stand
and related In broken English how she
claimed TO have KILLED Costello. Her state
ments were brief She claimed she was
sanding In her kitchen when Costello at
Mcked her with a razor. She retreated
TO another room. seized a bread knife and
struck AZ him IN self.d0fense. Upon crosx-
examination the prose ution did not sue
cees In shaking her testimony IN any
matnrial point when court adjourned az