Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-16
roughly. Then he sank back in his

roughly. Then he sank back in his cha!r.
 we will put MT Death on the stand to refute' the statement that he was not threatened or promised till he made his alleged confession" said MT Hoffman.
 Death hastened to the witness stand. He was trembling with eagerness. After he had told of his arrest in the dead of night, when he was taken from his trembling young wife, he re- lated his version of what had happen ed.
 When I came into the room at headquarters" he said, ''one of the detectives slammed Il revolver on a able in front of me, telling me it was no use for me to try suicide with the gun, as 1t wasn't loaded. Faint no use, Billy says Titus. Whats the use of lying old manT adds Jack Tay- Tor. We know all about it. We've got Mac and George down stairs, and they have confessed. You tell the whole truth about this, and we'll see you come out all right Yes says Taylor, We'll see you don't get hurt "
 Judge Dixon was not moved by this. 'I'll admit the confession," he said, ignoring Deaths testimony. Tears came into Deaths eyes.
 Detective Titus was recalled. "What we wanted out of Billy he said, was the name of this Andy. who was mixed up in the case. When we learn ed it was Andrew Campbell We had all we wanted out of Death. Well, she certainly had the dope thrown into her. he said at last. When we were in Saal's saloon I saw McAlister put knockout drops in her glass three times. Of course, it was knockout drops When we asked him about the assault he said that NicAlister Campbell and himself had assaulted her, but that he was not sure about Kerr The other three detectives present coroborated this testimony.
 Then came the fight over the ad mission of the confession that Camp bell is said to have made when the detectives arrested him early in the tective Titus went to the stand. He had known Campbell as a child.
 When we got him to the station,' said Titus. Campbell turned to me and said: This is hard on me! This is hard on mev Yes I answered. Yes, Andy, this is hard on you.''
 There was a long pause. The spec tatOrS craned their neckS. and the judge wheeled about his chair. The detective was crying openly. Several minutes passed in 2. hush.
 T said" began the detective again. It was no use. His voice choked and he sobbed drearily. Again there was a pause. The detective mopped his eyes. Campbell was staring at him with a strangely gentle look in his gray eyes. Il can't tell it, judge" said the detective. T loved the lad. Ask the other detectives
 T will rule out the confession of Andrew Campbell" said the judge softly.
 The final witness was Officer Perry. Officer Perry guarded Death when the four detectives went out to arrest Campbell on the information given by Death. In simple way Perry told of his efforts to entertain Death in his awkward position. ''He told me he came from Stratford-on-Avon. I think man named Shakespeare lived there. He wrote some books. Prob ably you have heard of them. Say, what do you think they will do with me:' he asks. Nothing great says i, if you ain't really mixed up in it. 'Oh, we are all mixed up ill it. says he. We vera all down at SaaIs and had three rounds of drinks. Every time McAlister put some knockout drops in the girls glass. She was a long time going under Then he tells me the nasty story about the Gotf1e road. When we found that she wouldn't come to, we were scared as hell. When we got to Doc Townsend, he said the girl was q stiff. So we drove her out across the bridge. Me Alister took her out in his arms and threw her down on the rock. Me Alister is to blame for all this, any | way Just then the detectives come back
 With this, the prosecution declared | it rested it's case. The counsel for | the defense stated they would put the defendants on the stand tomorrow. No sooner had inc jail doors closed on the three men last night than Wal | ter McAlister, the coolest of the trio on trial for murder. showed for the | first time since his arrest a bit of his l temper. The prisoners in the jail had been fed and locked up in their cells when the three were returned there | The warden had their meals ready for l them on their return.
 McAlister refused to even look at l the frugal fare. Death noticed this it1u Aldc. tlc cops llet | to-day when they said told anything 2
 about you. I did not give them that
 information. I believe now that some
 body did tell Emley all.''
 | NcAlister held his head high and
 walking to the stairs leading to his 1 cell on the. second tier said loud
 enough for Kerr, who was locked in 1 his cell. to hear:
 ! T did not think that any one would
 be sucker enough to give up to the police. I told nothing to those fly cops ! If I had you would have heard of it l I think it is q suckers trick. whoever | told. But never mind, the trial is | not over yet.'
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