Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-22
know what I was doing. 1t was a
surprise to me-
Explains Purchases of Chocolates.

~ "H'h was uoluS. III was a
surprise to me-
Explains Purchases of Chocolates.
Attorney Searle began the examina-
ton of Miss Miller by asking her to
relate the events of the day before
the death of Miss Dool On that day
Miss Miller and the defendant went to
Miners grocery store after the teach
ers' institute closed and bought )
cents worth of chocolate cream
candy. The two young women ate
this candy on their way home, ac-
cording to the witness, thus remov-
ing the possibility that Miss Dunlap
had saved a piece for the purpose of
poisoning it.
''On the next day." said Miss Miller,
I'VE went to the institute together,
and when it closed we went down
town. We stopped in Miners store
and iona bought 5 cents worth of
chocolate creams. | bought > cents
worth of maple sugar creams. Then
we went to the boulevard and sat
down on the grass, where we ate
candy from each others Sacks
How much candy did you eat
Il think we ate three or four pieces
of candy each" replied Miss Miller.
I'VE staid there fifteen or twenty min
utes and then we went to Felix's
store. where Miss Dunlap said she
wanted to do some trading. She look
ed into the store and said: They are
busy. let's go to the station She
was to meet friend who was pass
ing through on a train that was due
at o'clock. We went to the station,
and after the train came in we went
back to Felix's store"
Says Miss DooI Took Chocolates.
Tell just what took place in the
store" suggested Mr.. Searle, and the
courtroom suddenly became silent.
Miss Donl came to wait on u.s."
continued Miss Miller. 'Tona bought
some India linen and paid for it. Then
she offered her the sack of candy.
Mis- Dool took out three or four
pieces. We were all eating candy
and laughing. After we had each
taken some candy from the sack
iona poured the rest on the counter.
There were two pieces one of which |
took and. iona took the other
WAS there anything said about the
candy by iona while you were at the
counter?"
''Tona was eating a piece, when she
spoke about it being bitter and ask
ed permission of Miss Dool to spit it
out on the floor"
Where was the sack of candy while
Miss Dool was waiting on Miss Dun
lap?" asked Mr.. SearIe.
1T was lying on the counter beside
her pocketbook and handkerchief"
replied Miss Miller.
Miss Miller said she and defend
ant left the store after being there
about twenty minutes, and that as
they left Miss DooI came to the door
with them. 1t was no more than five
minutes after the candy had been
passed around. Miss Miller said, when
they went away to go home.
From the time You left the insti-
tute until YOU started away from
Felix's store were you and Miss Dun
lap separated at any time?" asked
Attorney Searle.
Not that | recall" said Miss Miller.
Claims Miss Dunlap Was Sick.
Miss Miller was questioned on 9TH
cr phases of the case and particularly
on the subject of Miss Dunlap's de-
meanor at the coroner's inquest and
at the events at the Dunlap home the
night Miss Dool died, when the de
PENDANT was taken sick. She was
firm in the belief that Miss Dunlap
was sick that night and was positive
that she did not behave in an indif-
ferent or heartless manner at the in
quest.
States Attorney Graham's cross eX-
animation of Miss Miller was rigor-
Gus. He continually referred to the
answers she made at the preliminary
examination, and demanded to know
whether the witness had spoken the
truth at that time. He quoted from
the Transcripts of the evidence that
shows that Miss Miller said she saw
Miss Dunlap hand Miss Dool four
pieces of chocolate candy that were
stuck together, but when he asked if
she had testified to such a fact she
replied:
Il don't remember.
When the rebuttal witnesses of the
state are called there will be no less
than four men who will swear Miss
Miller told them Miss Dunlap gave the
candy to Miss Dool.
Prisoners Relatives Testify.
During the morning session Miss
Bessie Dunlap, sister of the defendant,
underwent cross examination. She
was unable to recollect whether she
had told n sister of the states at
tOrnPy that she had said TOna was
not sick before she received the tele-
phone message stating that Allie
Dool was seriously i'll from the eff
fects of eating the candy.
Melvin Dunlap. a brother of the de-
PENDANT, swore she applied the strych-
nine TO a corn the night she DUR