The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-12
MISS SLAGLE ON THE STAND.
Evidence So Far as introduced
Does Not Show That the
Accused Welded the
i2ff Kniic.

/ unable to produce a witness who Will tes-
| tify TO having seen a knife blow struck
during the scufne attending Days death.
| Witnesses Force and George were re-
/ called. and each denied positively that he
had struck or cut Day.
| Miss Slasie. the young woman about
] whom Hamilton and Day quarreied. was
| also a witness. She declined to make any
| statement which would incrinlinate herself
| and was excused.
| 1t transpires that A. NJ. Barbe, a st.
Louis travelling man. who witnessed the az
fray, declines to answer the summons to
appear and testify. Counsel for the prisoner
| stated positively to-day they did not care
| to try the case unless Mr.. Barbe appeared
j. L. Gray. boarder at the West Hotel.
also gave evidence. but on crcss-examina-
tion made statements that contradicted
nearly every previous witness He said only
Hamilton and Bennett were by Days side
when he died and that death came before
any doctor reached the room The court
room is crowded daily. many ladies being
In attendance
st. Louis Man o Witness.
The States first witness for the day was
William G. Bennett. St Louis traveilng
man. who was in the billiard-room of the
West Hotel at the time Of the tragedy. He
saw the party playing billiards. saw the
Hamilton party come in, and heard Day say
to Hamilton:
you're the man I've Deen iOOkiuS Iof-
He heard the talk I'm which woman was
mentioned. but did not catch the drift OF
the conversation. He saw the scufhe be-
he knew. separate them. some five or ten
minutes afterwards, he. with others. was or
dered out Of the room by Special Oncer
OMaliey. He went to the bar IN the ao-
Joining room, but was called back by
travelling man. working with him. named
Barbe. On returning he saw Day on ne
floor between two tables. Barbe had hold
of his right hand and was supporting him
Hamilton was not there. The witness con-
tinued:
81 rubbed Days other hand and then re-
turned 10 the bar for brandy. Failing 10
get any, returned to the side OF the dying
1 told Hamilton to slap Days hands and
take OF his shoes and rub his feet. as his
extremities were getting cold. Neither Ham,
ilton nor Canfield said anything. said:
Hamilton said: Is hep and reached his
hand over Days breast. We continued 10
ten minutes afterwards the doctor came in.
and five minutes later Day died.
Oaered Up . Silent Prayer.
II said: Let Us offer q prayer kneeled
down and SO did Hamilton. The prayer
was a silent one. An officer came and stood
beside Hamilton and Canneld. I did not
hear Hamilton say anything to the officer.
nor afterwards. had no knife nor had Bar
be. Neither OF US had any trouble In the
room with any one.
were fifteen or twenty persons In the room
at the time. There was row going on In
another part of the room ne s,s had It kn9wr Tsr
casually.
Ray Evans was the next. witness. He IS in
looms he had visited with Hamilton and his |
party and then their going to the West Ho- !
tel. On entering the billiard-room he spoke |
and introduced Hamilton to Day. The two |
shook hands, and then witness turned |
away. without hearing the ensuing CONVEX
Force. who. he understood. had said some |
thing derogatory about him.
e! asked Force what he had against me. |
chair. saying: sit down: don't want to |
have anything to do with you.' Gary then |
for t9ouble ah u With Force He got me out Of
the room. and when 1 started back I was /
warned by a bellboy not to go In. as there l
had been trouble"
He Had Had Several Drinks.
On cross-examination. Mr.. Penny went |
into the question OF what Witness Evans /
rad drunk during the evening. beginning /
with those before he went to the theater.
The witness excitedly appealed to the court /
was told to answer. So he detailed a sue
cession Of drinks at various places. In all
he had drunk with Hamilton six or seven
that there was loud talk or profanity In the |
He had a cut on the back OF /
his head when he went away, but explained
Into which Force had pushed hina. He had
gone without his hat because he could not
ind it. Witness saw no difficulty between
Frank NJ. Nye for the defense. arose and
stated to the court that the defense had
earned to-day for the first time, with sur
Prise. that Barbe would not be produced by
he State. The defense considered him as
IN important witness, and II he could not be
would ask that his evidence at the
~ he admitted 4
County Attorney Boardman explained that
lie was not personally responsible, as ne |
he crime His predecessor had made every
fort to secure Barbe's attendance. but the
after was outside the Jurisdiction. since he
vas out of the State. He objected to the
omission OF evidence at the inquest. be- |
ause Barbe had not then been cross-ex- |
mined. The court said the question would
e argued at the opening OF the afternoon
The last witness Of the morning was
'harles L. Ferris, attendant in the bllliard- [
DOM. He heard Day say to Hamilton: You
re the man I've been looking for" and
he rest Of the conversation that ensaed. |
$ told by other witnesses. After the first
overed the tables up and took the beer !
lasses back TO the bar. When he returned ;
nd the ARRAY was over. Afterwards he !
aw Hamilton sitting with a police officer /
1 the barroom. Ferris named as all the {
ary. Evans, Garfield. Hamilton. Bennett,
,arbe, Ruel and n travelling man he did !
OF know, who went out before Hamilton | :
anne In. Ruel went out before Day died. He
wore positively that there were no others Z
the room. u
Helped the Two Principals Up.
On cross-examination. he said George :
,ached down and helped Hamilton and
ay up after the first scufie, but witness
ID not think be parted them.
On the opening of the court in the after T
bon the defense moved that the County n
ttorney be required to produce A. NJ. T
arbe in court a witness. Mr.. Penney | +.
o;nted out that the laws provided for fur v
shing the expense money required In ad- .
ance by the witness. The Court denied the :
otion, and an exception was noted.
Stephen OMalley. watchman at the West
otel. gave important evidence. He put
)ung Evans out because he was drunk
oisy and quarreisome. He saw Hamilton
top OF Day. but saw no blows struck
deed. II is remarkable that not a single
itness thus far saw a blow struck by
le advice Of Garfield. who was one Of the
-tsoner's companions. but who said to
m: Hold that man."
Hamilton said not word up to the time
Malley turned him over to Policeman |
ooney. to whom the State charges thar =
, made confession. O'Malley Identified =
big wooden-handled knife, with one broad | I
lsty blade. as the one he picked up near
ay's body.
On cross-examination. the watchman
entioned for the first time In the case "a
ter putting Evans out he saw n .sIiyn |
III man with iron yn,sto,h. 4