The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-23

eye specialist, who is associated with
DIR. Horace G. Miller. was the first wit
ness to testify this morning. He swore
Rose Nagle had felon over the pupil
OF her right eye and fatal blindness OF
the left eye, with Inflammation of the
lids of both eyes, which caused the lids
TO be attached to the eyes themselves.
1t would appear impossible, the doctor
said, that a woman so afflicted could. if
she had a black veil with close meshes.
go to store. inspect and purchase a
revolver.
MEsHES IN Wells.
DR. Harvey detailed n careful cxamina-
tion made OF Mrs. Nagle's eyes. There
were some wells that could be easily seen
examination, by Mrs. Nagle. and some
that witness, himself, could not discern
anything through
DIR. Harvey's testimony was OF con-
siderable Importance. as IL tended 10
weaken the rather imperfect testimony I'm
relation 10 the identification of the pris-
oner as the woman who bought the re-
volver. The states testimony as TO the
buying OF a revolver at Halliday Brothers
store was chiefly that the clerk who sold
the revolver thought the woman was
Mrs. Nagle.
Mr. Rupert, who was a witness for the
state. was recalled by the defence. He
told of seeing the woman in the store
twice. He was asked as TO his previous
testimony and said he had the opinion
after hearing OF the Nagle murder that
defendant was the one who purchased
the revolver.
Today he told of seeing "A woman in the
store later on whose appearance and con-
versation led him to remark: IF that
amt Rose Nagles double" This woman
bought seed The woman who bought the
revolver said foxes Were killing her hens.
HAND HELD REVOLVER.
Daniel j. sheehan, who lives on Valley
street. East Providence. was the next
witness He heard OF the shooting before
leaving his house for work and stepped
into the Nagle home. He met Mrs. Nagle
and asked her IL he could see Jimmie.
She answered yes and witness went into
the bedroom. Nagle was dead. his right
hand held a revolver firmly withsa finger
pressed on the trigger.
Attorney General Stearns asked witness
TO show how the pistol was held and how
the arms were eNteuded. Mr.. Sheehan did
SO.
Mrs Nagle said nothing about the re-
Volver but showed "A bottle one-third fun
Of liquor. Witness said hc stopped In the
house about live minutes lie was OH his
way TO take q train tu work.
Attorney General Stearns-"Did YOU go
frequently To this house,
Mr.. Sheehan--'I never was TO the house
before don't see what would bring me
there. ON this morning the death OF one
who was a neighbor caused me To inves-
tigate the reports that were about
MRS. NAGLE CALLED.
Rose Nagle the defendant. was called
60 the witness stand She said she would
be l7 years old on her birthday. July =,
1909. she had been married about " years
ago at Newport and went to live on
Valley street. East Providence, about
five years ago.
ON the evening before his death James
Naglo came home. ate his supper and
after he had sworn at her went out say
ing he wanted TO see "A man about work
for teams She told him to come home
early as she wanted 20 go TO bed.
He did not return until after the clock
had struck H. and was shouting and
swearing jimmy bad talked about
saving a friend from the police. lie took
of his shoes and tried TO strike her. She
ran from him and later she was forced
out into the yard. IL was very cold and
she made her way 90 the shed on the lot.
Her husband ran after her with poker.
but she got out too quickly from him.
During the night she made three or four
visits 10 the house and saw her husband
through the windows In the kitchen at
the pantry and in the bedroom The
last visit before her going in was at
a. m She stayed IN the shed because she
was afraid 10 go into the house.
SAW A FLASH OF LIGHT.
About O'Clock she was passing the
window and saw a fash OF light and
heard a noise like that Of a pistol. She
went and notified a neighbor. Mrs Daw.
The deceased nved half an hour. the
witness said.
Tn 90 this point Mrs Magic had made
her statements slowly and did not seem
greatly moved. though her answers were
such a. showed her q person ~ consider
able intelligence. Here. however. came
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