The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-07-09

| Hald Mr. Woods John was little
ahead 81 Tom. aud both were walk
inE swiftly About the time ]
thought they reached Guys druE
store / heard shot, aud then a few
seconds uftrrWard / heard two NOR
Hhota in quick succession
MI Lewis then erosa-eXamincd the
witness
DID YOU ever live IN Denver, col. g."
| WAS asked
No" answered the witness
Mr. Lewis then sudehVorcd GO trace
/ the mans history from ohio, whore
I he Wa born. to california. thence to
I BUTTE and then here
What r. your business was ask
ed
Z have been employed In a gam
hliuE house. HuHN cred the witness.
Whore 81 WAS asked.
In the Tutrm." said the witness
when you saW the touaIdiuea.
[ lid yuu see Meredith"
= did not. answered WnadH
How fact were the ronaidinrH
EuiuE WAS asked
/ Just above Rartoriss the brothers
I loft the sidewalk and tratted asruss
I the street
After they stopped trotuug. what
I did Nuu hear asked Mr. faWls
= heard some shooting. answered
I the witness
E Which way was your face"
/ = was facing Ehrturt'n saloon.
I How dli the shots Gomez VAS
/ asked
= heard a single shot. then In
I few seconds heard two more shots
f answered the witness.
E What Kind 81 a shot was the nrst
/ one - waa asked.
7 e
How ga the rest come asssi
f Mr Lewis
/ = heard one shot. then Two more.
then ! walked around the corner and
heard two unHl ones. Haid Woods.
That makes fvr. that viii 10"
fald NJ Lewis a. hia face bsamrd.
Archie " Keller. Who sas talk
f inE to the Woods a. tho tiue ~ The
+ shnotinE. WAS called. fta testimony
Whs eorrohufhtivr.
4 Drug store Employs.
! J. " MeCauahiey. an enpiays -
GUYS drug store. ard an sge.wtt
f u~sa Co the aeatr Vas put on the
rfand
what did you observe ~ this
srairf' vas asked ~ Prosecuting
+ Attorney FULTON.
One man ran into the store. an 4
another came after him TIE .asf
man nfrd a gun iuat na The door
slammed hack Hr shot again a.
Inc arnt man fbn toward the barR
F - the store Then I saw a seufnH
ard a sun was IN the air. \ man In
gray suit fwha AS Identified -
the witness IN the courtroom aH Tom
consliine. wreaehsd The sun away
ffom the man Nha had ared Tire
sun Maa wrapped ln paper
What al Foa ner nrxtF- con.
tlnueA Mr Fulton
+ = Haw them an ssufftnR sad then
fsafd fhfre shots IN fhHtf midst. q
rsNt naw ~ Meredith lying deaf
on che 1Hnf answered ths wifness.
NJ Lewfa. FOR the asfrnse. ihrn
took the witness Ffs askrH What
attracted your attention first
The Hiawu ire ~ TIRE aervru doort
against thr Hntia fuHnthtH. Was an
feeret
DID T. make loud rnis~f'
quite a Noise
WAC bruks into ths door aruf~a
The man without he Euu
IS here dFd ne g. WaH HrkrH
Hr wenf % the rrar - the fuufri.
eel another shai VAS FIRED
what dif yuu sc neHtf
= revolver q tre afr ard MsfEz
fth anf Tnw GanaifIne heiafrF q
. IT. #HHHef=f ffH VII HAHHH4
Modest TsssinonTs
Dr. -. q. osttof1. the sutousy ply
sieiau. nsxf testified
BE truraf fhr course - the three
bullets anf told - the siv wound
on the scalp - th@ draf man ln=
finftnE ire twn compound ffar
I lures
What IN ynur oriniau voaiH b.
. he HHaHHa ~ HHH HHaHHHf e4##.F#r.#Ha
Naa asked
@Either ore na'iff raua~ Death
NfrH bout the skull Fractures -
rhxy might have caused death
" bat werr their immediate -
+ feet fhe fractures
+ They would leave q mar In a fHr
f - condition
NJ tevis thsu sndea,ared 70
prove that John rauafHfur could nor
F have shot Meredith after ~ had fafi
F IN. This theory was MOI proved BY
F The testimony - tho witness.
Suppose man reeHit - wounds
on the head similar 90 thaas an MF
Nar~ffifh. SRI the man pae shof A.
f the same time. could yuu tef hitch
f wounds wefe fatal.
r could
ur. ostruu stated that thr wounds
en The head while they would not
i aNNaN N|aAHH HHNHHa we've
& dangerous and might cause death
E Thrv az least dared the enc who re-
f efitsd theu
Fred Snydof's Testimony
Fred SNYDER a bslHn IN judge
F Em0fvH court. uha pau near Guy
druN STORE On The day ~ the shoot
T inF VaH next called Mr snyder
f aid - was iusf stepping on thr
+ Sidewalk at GUYS store VI hen no Hae.
F Meredith Ere ~ John Confidtne. ~ no
vHH running into the drrT store
4 followed into the store" said
f Mr snyder and Meredith nraf a aer-
f cnd Hhuf The two men ciinche
f q bout the middle ~ the store. Mere
+ Nth had revolver over hir head
T and Tom Consldlne came IN and
+ struggled Tor the gun. Tom rnt the
run and bcat Meredith over the head
1 with o."
where dld Tom consldins come
/ from ." WAS asked.
/ 4 don't know" answered the wit
ness = grabbed Tom. ~ did aiuo
/ officer Lane. but he broke away from
ne
How far across the street were
1 YOU when Won Haw Mnredifh7"
Near the sidewalk Nv Guy
I STORE"
did you SEQ omeor Merord1"
After NJ Maredith'a second shot.
what I'D he do With tho shotgun 30
was the next question.
He put Il down and drew HE re-
I Enlvpr" WAS answered.
How long did the whole night
laat7'
About ono and ono half minutes. g
AT the time ~ 'he fatal shoot