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

before the uhootinE took a load Of
goods from police headquarters .
the Meredith residence.
What were the sfilclrs7' WA
asked
a number Of yaliseH aud three
guns. rife Ia a caHr. "A sawed off
double burrelod shot gun. aud a re
vuliHr'
what knd ~ shot gun was TO-
1t had short barrel ana IA heavy
stock
Witness Identified the KUN IN The
court room na similar one.
Mt Hart took the witness. but
did not ask any important qucatlunH
Ray Young. who owns u store az
thu James street power house wna
put on the stand
During the afternoon of June Co.
Mr.. Young, did You Hco any Scattls
police officer 80
tNea. an officer IN uniform
did YOU see my one elise -
Yes. cher Of Police Meredith. who
was going down town"
what did he haye7f
a pared about ais feet long.
wrapped IN brown paper"
The HnWed-ou shot gun wna
brought into evidence. but the vii.
reHH could not positively Identify H.
although he said It Was similar.
MI Hart asked
Ray, you don't mean to gay that
CpointnE 20 the gun In tho court
raom was tho parcel Mr. Meredith
had
4 do not"
CURTIS q stratton. a newspaper rec
porter wHH the neat witness NJ.
stratton said hr saw Meredith ni
Muusa'H cafe. with the parcel con
tanning the gun. &c about { o'clock
Witness auw him opposite the ubiIey
building about one half am hour aft
erwHfd with the same package. VIE
ueHn said the gun IN the court room
was similar to the enc Meredith had
MI Hart cross examined the witness
hut did not change hia testimony ma
tCfially.
Arthur salvlni vas next called
Witness said he saw chief Meredit n
on Second avenue near the Rally
building on the day 81 the shooting
Witness stated that Meredith had a
parcel in htH hands At that time and
Was walking very quickly
lie also stated that he thought ~
the time the package contained a
sun.
sheriff "a. Cutlhee vas again call.
81 ta the ataud this time fat the de-
fnuuH While waiting for him 4
" klErr. a framHftr. VAS called
Nj klgrr saw Nj Meredith on the
CORNER af Occidental avenue and
Yraier way just before the shooting
Witness said 4 never saw More
nth look 30 bad. tt would glance
first oue way and then the other.
nervous like. lie had "A package
With him
what dia thls package appear %
BE- So
= don't know"
How many packages dli he
have
only the one"
What time DID you isav. the cor.
nerTs
At s o'clock
Did he still have the PACKAGE
lie did "
Mr Hart asked IN. wi,nsns. on
croaas csaminaitou. n he heard Mere
f1h AK where Mr. WappsnHteiu
vas
The witness tati ~ did not hear
him AK such = question.
StiII Md the Package.
". ]. Caldwell was ucnt called.
Il waa on the corner - the korn
block. Occidental avenue and Ycalrr
way Hald the witness. at =
o'clock On jan g. ard stayed there
untu after the shooting Mr. Mere
alfh Wa leaning on the irun railing
near where 7 VAS standing. with A
package IN hiH hand. giers the
package In the court room was ex-
hihltrd and thought @ be similar by
thr wttnsHHl I saw Meredith go up
20 Guys drug store and IN a few
seconds heard a very heavy dis-
eharEe then another. aud then three
more
IF there had hren a previous nhot.
would you have heard Is - asked Ar.
Lewis
4 think I would s
Nr Hart. on cross examination
atked: How many Packages did At.
Meredith hhveFs
only one"
Were you looking up Y.sier way
before the loud sNpioslon7"
Il VAS"
Did you sec any one running Be.
fore the explosion -
Z did not
T. was then $50 O'Clock. and
ShsriT Cudiher being still missing.
the hearing Vas continued uutu this
morning at 10 o'clock.