The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-25

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button in your mouth when you notified his bo!
that he in1ured?''
A.: Yes. SIR"
MOUTH"
A: 'Yes"
O.: Kept 1t in your mouth while Doctor Hog
was there?"
g.: .unal INT Sd Doctor Bern.y. and Doctor Kie
came?'
O.: 'You had It in your mouth when that ma;
| and the two women you claim were there?
A: ''Yes. SIR
| O.: when you were smoking the cigar bacl
| in the rubbing -room?'
A.: II may have had them in my hands"
! O.: In your mouth when you went to th
front door and go, this hammer and threw i
| down in the cellar?'
A: mo. sir: put them away first
| o.: Before the accidentT'
| A.: Yes. eir.''
I o.: You had them IN your mouth when you
| put the hammer awayT'
| A.: Yes, Sir"
O.: 'Did you hide the hammer before you wen,
| after his boy?''
| A: "Yea, s!r."
O.: You cleared up everything before you went
| after the boy?''
A: Yes. sir: hid the hammer sway"
| O.: kept tEese in your mouth all that timer
| A: Yes. SIR"
O.: Kept them there while Doctor Bernays
| Doctor Hogs and Doctor Kier were there?''
| A: Yes. SIR
O.: Doctor Bernays told you to get some no,
| water. and you got the hot water and brought
| 1t to the doctor, and then you say you went
down in the cellar without anybody telling your
| A.: .'Yes. SIR"
| O.: What did you do?'
A: Took the diamonds out Of my mouth and
put them on the WALL
O.: what did you 60 down for!'
a: ITO get steam
| O.: Didn't you 60 down to hide the dia-
monds and. whilo there. thought about the back
| CELLAR
A.: II went down with the intention of making
steam. and then I thought about the diamonds
and hid them away there"
| O.: when you went to see Mr.. Cooper's boy
| and told him about the accident to his father,
! what did you say?'
| A.: Il told him hs had better hurry to the
bathhouse. that Mr.. Cooper was hurt. thought
| seriously
| O.: what eIser'
A.: That's ALL"
! O.: Tell what words were used and what was
! said by you and young Cooper from the time YOU
| met him at the door until you came to the bath
! room with him and showed him his father" A.
| Il told him to come over to the bathhouse right
riously.'
O.: "wha. did he sayr. A.: ''Hs said All
I right. and went back to notify the ladies'
| O.: What happened at the bathhouse!' A.: 81
stayed there and assisted the doctors and got
water and things and got my corn razors out to
shave his head on with the razor
Q. What did the boy ask about the jewelry?
A. He didn't say a word until fifteen minutes
perhaps, after everything was cleared up.
went to the cellar
Q. what did he gay about the 1ewelry.
A. He said: Say, do you know anything
about his ring?' started to speak up. and
was scared to answer. and said NO. Then
he turned away from me and walked over to this
little man.
.lsss nov" oxen ''' nc A'N ''' ABOUT ''' 's"
A. Once
Q. Did the doctors ask anything about his
1ewelry?
A.: 'T think Doctor Bernays."
O.: Did anybody else7'
A.: THE police"
O.: What did you tell the police."
A: Il told them didn't know where II was.
O.: You told the police you didn't know any
thing about the hammer!'
A.: Yes. Sir. did,
O.: That is true?''
A: ''Yes, sir.''
O.: The whole truth"
A.: Eyes. sir: you asked me for It and told
you
O.: ''You are telling this freely and volunta-
rily?''
A.: Yes"
O.: without any promises on tn. mar. Of IN.
Police Department?
A.: Yes. sir: and there It is.''
O.: This hammer here with the blood on IT.
you didn't tell anybody you found the hammer
with the blood on it,"
A.: mo. SIR"
At o'clock yesterday morning Chief
Desmond. Captain Gaffney and several Of
fcers took Strother to the scene of the
murder in the bathkouse. 1t was Des-
mond's purpose to have Strother rehearse
In detail every incident which occurred in
the bathhouss on the night in question.
with the object Of refreshing Strother's
memory as to the time at which certain
happenings took place. on which point the
negro was inaccurate.
CORONER's JURY
VISITS THE SCENE.
Coroner ESfnlfhousar irnpo nAloA s,,-.,
yesterday morning to hear the evidence
at the inquest. and swore them over Coop
ers body at the residence. Tho fury IL
composed of: L. NJ. Rumsey, Horace Rum
sey. Claude L. Matthews, Orma McCaulev.
William Nolker and Horace Boogher Aft
er they were sworn they went over to the
bathhouse to familiarize themselves with
tho scene Of the murder. arriving there a
few minutes after Chief Desmond They
observed closely the movements Of the me-
gro In detailing the occurrences OF wednes-
day night. and manifested great interest in
his explanations.
Strother described the position of the cot
occupied by Cooper. and repeated in de-
tail all his own movements from the time
Mr.. Cooper entered the building until
Strother left to give the alarm. Strother
made number Of statements which the
Chief proved to be false. He said that the
cellar door leading to the basement from
the steaming-room was always kept open
to ventilate and cool this room when not in |
use. All the other attendants said the cellar |
door was never left open. and that the two |
windows on the side were used to cool and |
ventilate the room. He also said that the |
window in the rubbing-roonl. through which |
he said he had been watching two men in |
the. alley on Wednesday night while Conner