The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-08

get pail of beer. The Italian recog- nized the joke and gave her drink. While they were in the saloon Patfol- man Turbet looked in. She was frlght- ened and wanted to slip out or the pdch door of the saloon. But the patroilnan did not come in, and after tune slle went out the front door with Andrea' carrying the pail of beer. When they got back to F Prindle alley they put the beer on table in back room. Andrea told her to hurry up and change her clothes as the officers might come. She went upstairs and took off the male attire and and dressed herselI III wrapper. Then she went down lnto the back hall to wash the moustache off. It was while applying the towel to her face that she first saw Turbeft. She rushed upstairs again. She de- cided to go back down stairs, and It was while in the act of coming down stairs the second time that she heard | one shot and then two. All was con- | fusion in the hall below and on account l of the smoke from the revolver and | the darkness she could see nothing. | She heard the sound of voices and men l wrestling. After 1t was over she went down and climbed out of back win dow.
 Questioned by the city attorney she l said that when they came in With the beer Andrea bolted the front door. 1t was always bolted by day and bolted and barred by night She was briefly cross- examined by Judge Blydenburgh.
 Supernumerary Welch was the last to go on the stand. He appeared quite as nervous as Patrolman Turbert, but told a connected story. His narrative of events when led up to the entrance of the house was identical with that of Patrolman Turbert. He said that Pa trolman McKeon exclaimed as they ar gued in the hall, Andrea, we amt go- ing to dc you any harm; we want that woman" When Andrea made move to draw his pistol McKeon exclaimed: :: Andrea don't do anything like that As Laudano stepped back into the rear of the hall Welch warned the other or l ficer saying, Look out; he's got some thing" After the shots he grouped his way back in the darkness and fell into the closet and some one grabbed him from the rear by the shoulders. He shook the grasp of the person off and came out of the closet,
 Welch was emphatic in his statement that no one fired shot except Lauda- no. When he came out of the closet he raised up McKeon who was broaning, 70. God: I'm shot" 70, God; I'm shot, and helped him outside the house. | Then McKeon threw up both hands and fell on his face on the sidewalk Then he blew his whistle several times for help.
 The young man Scully In cross-eXam- ination testified that he had worked all day on July 31 and did not remember events at the supper table. He poth roomed and boarded at F Prindle alley An elaborate description of the house interior was exacted from the witness He went over the story of all the events that led up to the shooting and the time he landed in the closet, While he was in the closet an officer came in. Hf thought it was Turbert,
 Judge Blydenburgh-"Whe the off. cers came in did Laudano ask them il they had warrant?
 "T don't remember"
 "Didn't you say in your former tes' | ~ rant?'
 q don't remember anything about a warrant"
 "Why don't you remember?'
 q was too excited"
 "Why were you excited; nothing hac happened up to that time to frighter you, had there?'
 ened me"
 Did you fear arrest yourself?'
 "Yes, I did"
 "You didn't see who fired the shots
 'I didn't
 The bov told that he had been at tht
 iail for the past few days of his oWr
 yolition. He left the jail Sunday ant
 took a long trolley ride with Detective
 Donnelly and told the story over t' khim.
 ~After the courts decision City Attor nev Webb nolled the charge Of ire
 ouenting a house reputed to be hous , of i'll fame against Nellie Slator ant she was allowed to go. She left tn no1ice building with Luigi Laudano, ant both went in the direction of l2 Prlndl alley.
 During the opening part of the ses
 sion Judge Blydenburgh argued stren , uously In favor of disposing of the cas against the Slator woman, but he wa overr,,led. When Nellie went on tn stand Judge Dow told her she was no obliged to give any testimony tha would tend to incriminate herself. Sh renled: q intend to tell the truth |