The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-07-11

store AZ the time ~ the arst shot
You Was within three feet n
Meredith ~ the time Of the nrHt shot
nrcd by hun. were yau notf
aDld You see anyone else near
YOU
= dld not"
Norr questions were asked con
cetniuR the different men who were
tHlHrd ty Nj LoWiH CO. the extreme
lfuEth uf the urnHa examination
IT, was oVetfuIed Witness told OF
tho conflict az he suv n from tho
outside ~ the store through tho win
tnW.
How many shots were there
nfadff
Five that ] heard
Cruise hoard Five Shots.
oliver Cruise WAS neat called. At
the time ~ the shooting he was
rtaudiuE near the corner ~ South
SECOND avenue and N~Hlor way,
about 81 feet from Guys drug store.
How many shots did YOU hear
! heard nx,
How aud where did you hear
them -
= lust heard shot near the door
way ~ GuyH store. and then heard
another one iusi an the Inside. Pol
lowing this one came three more ON
the inside
Nj Hart then took the witness and
began cross examining
The uIfurHH stated that he heard
ehut before the oue that Nua nrad
while Meredith was going through
Tho doHr
The moment the arst shot was nf-
~ people began O. run IN all diree-
lions Hald the witness Then u
man ran through the door with o.
gun wrapped ln "a piece - paper.
au1 shot nH b. entered the door
Sir Lewis then took the witness.
81 hu Htill held that Hhuf wa nfed
at the entrance just before the one
need Ia ths door
story Of the Gun.
G , stevens. an erpreasmau. yae
next called Mf stevens the day
before the shooting took a load ef
goods from police headquarters T.
the Meredith residence
What were the aftislears va
asked
4 number ~ Nhlisra. and three
guns rife tn Il taHe. sawed an
double =barrsied shot Euu. HHd a re-
solser which Meredith pat in a
saIi.e
What kind 81 shot gun aas Il 20
~ had short barrel and q heavy
Htsrk
witness ideuunei the gun In the
court room az s similar one
Mr. Hart fauk the witness. huf
ald MT aaH any important qurHilauH
Has Young who HN aH store az
the James Street power house. va
put an The stand
During the afternoon - June IS,
NJ Young ia fou see any Seattle
police officer
Nan an officer IN uniform
lild Fnu Hre any ous elise
Yes chief - Police Mrfsdt'h. vha
waa going down town
What fld he have
4 parcel about IS feet Ions.
wrapped In brown paper"
The sawed ~ Hhnt gun was
brought into evidence. but the vltz
reaa snaId MT positively idsntIfy &c.
although he sait u VAS similar
Nft Hat asked
ftaa yHu don { mean g. cay thHs
araIufIrE 20 the gun IN fhH court
Hsami vas the parcel Nr Meredith
had
4 So MOI
'gffs o. Etratten. Newspaper -.
Porter uaa fhH nfkf witness "
straften said ho saw Meredith at
NauraH cafe aIth thr parcel rnn-
tanning che Sun. ~ about Z o'clock.
witneFs sau him opposite the EaiicY
building HhrUf one haif an hour Aft
rfward ulth fhe sam1e package We
uraH said the gun In the court room
VAS similar to the one Meredith had.
Hr farf cross examined ihr VttusHz
hui ia NOT change hfr testimony ma
teftaifY.
Arthur RaivIni Raa NEXT called
Witness rald he sav chief Meredith
on second avenue near The HtIlN
building un the day ~ thr nhHnfinE
Wi'nrss stated that N~r-dIfh had g
parcel IN hIs hands 50 thHt time and
was walking very quickly
BE also stated that ne though o.
the time the package contained q
run
sheriff - rfHiih~e waa again call
"a - the stand thIa time far the de-
tense white wHlfInR FOR him. a
So kfFHf. o. tHHHHtrf. sas called
Mr klFsr cav ~ Meredith "a fhe
corner - Occidental avenue and
Yraiar way luaf before tho shooting
Witness sad / never faw More
UNIV Ntsa'H HaH Ha"#A ftf hHHAN HHHE= -
fret one WAg ard then the other.
nervous Ike lie had raekaEe
with him
what did this package appear to
be-
= don't know
linN many packages did he
have
only the one
What time did you irave the cor
nsr7.'
a. S o'clock"
Did he stili have ne package
Ito did
Nr Hart asked the witness. on
cross examination n he heard Mere
fifh ak where Air wsppe usieIn
was
The witness saId he did not hear
him aHs such = question.
Sun HAD the Package
" : Caldwell vaa next called
= was on the corner ~ the Korn
block Occidental avenue and Yeslrr
way. sald the Vitneas. AT 40
O'clock on Itif o. and STAYED Their
until after tha shooting Mir Mere.
9th vas leaning ON The Iron railing
near where I was standing. with 4
package In his hand ttIerc tho
package In the court room was cx-
hihiifd and thought 10 be similar hy
the wltneasl ! saw Meredith Ea w
60 Guys drug store and in few
rre0udH I heard a very heavy dis-
charge then another. and thsn three
more"
n there had been a previous shot.
would you have hoard II - asked Mr..
I HHH e