The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-07
IN AND ABOUT THE COURTS
THE LAUDANO TEIAL PROCEED
 ING SLOWLY.
Policeman Describes the Murder Sculptor Partridge In Court-Matters
 in the Common Pleas and city Courts.

in the Com mon Pleas and City Courts.
 The Laudano trial is proceeding slowly. James Scully was called, and his testimony was continued upon the cross-eXamining.
 Patrolman Patrick Welch was called by the state. He related going to Prindle alley on the night of the murder, arriving at about twenty minutes of midnight. He told how Patrolman McKeon rapped on the door, giving three raps. The door was not open ed at first, but, half q minute later it was opened and witness saw Laudano. No one from the outside took hold of the door. Laudano stood about two feet inside the door, McKeon and Turbert stepped up and Laudano asked What do you want?''
 Il want that woman in mems clothes, ' said McKeon.
 There is no woman in mems clothes" replied Laudano.
 Laudano had backed about six feet into the hall. He told the patrolmen to keep back Patrolman Mcheon said: ,au
 Andrea, we are not going to harm you; we want that Wonan.
 The woman made ner appearance in the back hall. Witness said: That is her, noW!'
 Laudano stepped backward, turned to the right his face fronting the front door. He paced hls hand in hl5 pocket, drew a re- lolver. l saw the revolver in his hand Then the revolver went off, and us 1t did so, Mckeon said: Andrea, don't do any thing like that!
 Pouceman Welch, according to his own testimony, then backed into an adjoining room which led to the rear of the house. While he was starting for the rear hallway he heard second snot, possibly ten sec onds after the first. Ile saw shadow re- lected Ill the rear rooms from the hallway, and continuing back, he entered the rear armed without n pistol himself. Welch then fe- traced his steps to the front hallway, where he found his brother officers. On entering the hallway and brushing against wall witness, with my feet in the hall, and my body in the closet, in q sitting posture. This was the closet which Sculiy had sought in the shooting. Here the policeman said: fall"
 Judge Bydenburgh cross examined the witness for fully an hour. The judge quot ed the, testimony of the witness in the city court During this testimony the prisoner listened intently to what was said.
 When the criminal side of the superior court adjourned yesterday afternoon at o'clock Policeman Turbert was still on the witness stand in the Laudano murder tri- al. The cross-examination of Turbert, by ex-Judge Blydenburgh, counsel for the de fense, began at 23O yesterday afternoon and was still in progress when court ad- journed until 10 o'clock thls morning.
 SCULPTOR IN COURT.
 The county court house was the scene of great activity yesterday, the following courts being in session: Criminal superior court, Judge Roraback, Laudano murder trial; civil superior court, Judge shumway, J. Ordway Partridge vs. the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad com pany; civil superior (specal session., Judge Thayer, Michael Beegan's appeal from pro bate; civil common pleas, Judge Hubbard, w. J. Atwater vs Henry Sle2cow, and criminal common pleas, Judge Cable, Pat rick J. Ganley charged with breach of the peace by Mrs. Lizzie Archer, colored.
 The Partridge case will probably last q week. The miniature statue. which was the first model of the statue of Major Gen eral John F. Reynolds, who was killed at Gettysburg, was one of the exhibits.
 The allegation in the suit Is that on Octo- Der 27, 1899, the large plaster cast of Key holds was sent from Milton, Mass, to Philh delphia, the freight being $30. The staute was badly smashed by the alleged careless ness of the railroads employees.
 As Mir. Partridge was to have received S1o,OOo when the statue was completed and erected in Philadelphia, damages were set at that figure
 Mr. Partridge was in court yesterday, his long hair and artisticaly trimmed beard ili- dicating his profession. He was not on the witness stand yesterday.
 Attorney Beers represents Mir. Partridge and Attorneys Watrous, and Day, the rail road company.