The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-07-08
CONSIDINES ARRA|GNED
FOR KILLING MEREDITH
Prosecution Presents Testimony Showing That Six
Shots We're Fired---Who Fired the First One?

The preliminary hearing % John
E1usidine and Tom Conaidinu On the
charges ~ beating and shooting Co
death Chief 81 Poilce william l..
Meredith, vas begun this morning
IN the criminal department u the
superior court. the municipal court
room being toe small for the purpuae.
The ecene vas an impressive unr.
Judge George appeared upon she
bench. while 60 his right. stood A
bunch - roses blooming from a lofty
vase. just IN front appeared the
array 81 distinguished Actor-atfur-
ueys-James Hamilton Lewis. VIII
II. Morris and Judge ] p Hum
phrles for the defendant. ana Prose.
cutting Attorney Walter = Fultan
and former Assistant Prosecuting
Attorney John II. Hart. Tor the
STATE. The Conaidlnes sax calmly hy
the side % their attorneys. An ln-
utenEe crowd Allied the fHom. thaea
Unable 70 find chairs HtaudiuE To-
rows along the walls
The air waa heavy with the lufe.
Enable expectation that always pre-.
ceeds traglcai deuoufmcuta, and a
deep silence prevailed
Mr. Lewis uas the nrsf 20 speak.
lie arose. fruWurd deeply turn a
surrounding faces seftatim. " haeiei.
and addressing the court. asked that
al the witnesses ln the eaaa except
the surgeons and coroner BE- eNctuI.
Ell from the room during the prog
gFezs d the hearing Prosecuting
Attorney Fulton iutrrposnd no Kin.
lent objection 20 this request. and
the court ~ ordered.
Lus Of he Prosecution.
II was underst0od - the opening
q the case that the prosecution
would attempt 90 show that the
first o. The fuailiade q shotgun and
pistol shots which sent chief Mere
dith into the grave was fired. not BY
the chief himself. az has been Erner-
ally reported. but by n mysterious
third party. q friend % the defend
ant Consldines.
Mr. Lewis stated 70 reporter for
the star just before the first Witness
vas called. that u was entirely pcs
siole that the defense would intro
duce no testimony az all at the pre-.
. urinary examination. This VIII. Of
course. depend on contingencies and
on the strength 81 the case the
state makes out. Detective Wappen-
stein. o. former pafroirnnn MeTorf
we're not present az the beginning az
the proceedings
FIRST witness.
The first witness called wssJ II
Wilson. He could not b. found ara
J ~. Hooper. who keeps a bafh.
house under the Canadian Bank q
commerce at the corner 81 James
and Second avenue, took his place
j. ". Hooper SAID he was al Second
ana James when the shooting occur
red. lie said he vas positive that
he heard one shot. and then nvs
more. sir In all
The witness was then taken iu
hand BY the defense. Attorney Jau
Hamilton Lewis slowly walked up 10
Hooper and fired at him the qura-
ton.
several days ago did You not tell
certain man IN n checked hult a.
clothes that you would tell this same
story % the court at this hearing9''
witness said he might have told
some one his story
Attorney asked. did not you put
In that extra shot 20
7 did not" was answered
Then followed a number Of ques-
tions on the noise made BY cars and
the nature Of the witness business.
What kind Of work were you do
Ing on that afternoon" asked MIR.
Lewis.
7 DO not know the exact kind OF
work" vas answered
Where were you standing when
the shots were fired ?"
Tn the swinging doors OF my
shop"
Was anyone else in the barber