Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-26

For Gods sake do something quick
| and j asked her what to do. Then /
returned to Bessie, my sister. and
told her that there was poison in the
candy we had been eating" The rest
of the events of the evening were mar
rated by Miss Dunlap as they had
been told by her mother and sister
and several other witnesses.
Shows Motive for Suicide.
At the conclusion of this part of
the testimony Miss Dunlap was asked
| a question designed to show the con-
dition of Allie Dools mind, the pur-
pose of the defense being to give
strength to the suicide theory.
Were you and Miss Dool good
friends? ?" asked Attorney Thomson.
And did she ever confide in you con-
corning her relations with Frank
| Owens?"
"Yes, sir; we were good friends.
She talked with me for the first time
about her relations with Owens while
we were working together in the
store during July of last year. She
said to me that Frank had ruined
himself and asked me what | would
do if L was in her place. l said: You
know better than l do She said,
I've been living alone for him for
years, and it's hard to give him up
now She spoke about Frank again
last summer. and of how hard it was
to give him up
Never Quarreled With Allie DoOI
Did you ever have quarrel with
Allie. Dool?" Mr.. Thomson asked.
Never in my life
WAS there ever anything happened
to cause you or her to have n feeling
of i'll will or hatred toward each 9TH
er?"
Nothing Of the kind, to my knowl-
edge"
When Miss Dunlap was questioned
concerning her experiences ON the
night she was taken sick at home,
she surprised the prosecution by the
vigor she displayed in denying a con-
versation testified to by Mrs. Charles
Derr, neighbor. who was at the
Dunlap house that night.
Did you ever say to Mrs. Derr that
DIR. Browning told you on that night
that you had Il little poison from the
candy you had eaten?"
| never nau Sucn conversation
with Mrs. .Derr or any other person.
said Miss Dunlap, her black eyes
swapping as she spoke.
Denies Asking for Dead Girls Place
The same positiveness was display
ed by Miss Dunlap when her attorney
asked her if she had ever applied TO
Il. F. Felix for employment in his
store after the death of Miss Dool.
Mr.. Felix testified during the early
part of the trial that the defendant
asked him for position five days
after the death of Miss Dool. and
said he told her he could not employ
her under the circumstances.
Did you ever ask Mr.. Felix if there
was any show for you TO get work in
his store?" Mr.. Thomson asked.
Il positively did not said Miss
Dunlap, raising her voice above its or
dinarily Low tone.
Did YOU ever say to any person
who has testified here that you eX-
pected to go back to work in Felix's
store?"
NO. sir; | always said that if Mr..
Felix wanted me I'd go back to work
in his store"
Explains Her Religious Beliefs
There were more denials from Miss
Dunlap when she came to her cross
examination, which attacked the YER
acity of lot of women who testified
for the prosecution. Attorney Scott
brought these denials out when he be-
gan series of questions relating to
conversations the defendant had, in
which her religious faith was re-
vealed.
isn't it part of your belief that
the christian is better off in the next
world than in this one?" asked Mr..
Scott.
''It is replied Miss Dunlap.
You considered Miss Dool true
christian, did you not?'
Yes. sir, L did"
did you express the sentiment that
she was better off dead than alive in
discussing her death with sorrowing
friends?"
NO. sir L did not
Didn't you say to Mrs. Daniel Long
THAT it was the Lords will that Allie
should be taken and you left, and that
it was for her own good after she had
had such a dreary life?"
81 said, 4 suppose it was the Lords
will that Allie should be taken,' said
Miss Dunlap without any hesitation,
| ''but l did not use the rest of that
language"
Practically the same questions were
asked concerning the conversations
testified to by Miss Maggie Long,
Mrs. Thompson, Miss Mabel Derr,
Blanche Coleman. Miss Viola Brown,
and other witnesses. Some of the
witnesses were fatty contradicted
and others partly confirmed.
An attempt by the defense to in