The Nome nugget., 1903-05-30
WOMAN
 APPEARS Star Witness in tue
 Jolley Case .lAMES, cnNFlnAMT
JAMES, coNFIDAKT'
Tells a Story of Alleged BoodIing and Says Pistol Found
 Was Not James.

The thirteenth witEess for the prose- .eution in the case Of the United States vs. J. J. Jolley, former chief of police, charged with the murder of Sam James, former police officer, on Jan. last, was Lottie Wilson, who said that she had been James, hOusekecper.
 The features of her testimony on the witness stand Friday ,s fternoon, were statements to the effect that the Der ringer revolver found on the street near James fbody on the day of the shooting was not his, and that James and JOlley had divided what the wit ness called "boodle money" ia her pres ence number ofstimes. extending over period of year or e,more. -The wit ness also stated that "bit' of the bondle had been laid aside for Marshal Richards.and JOe,Jaurdap.
 The witness gave ample evidence of having attended a night school" and reeled her story of in glib manner. Her cross examination had just begun when court adjourned until Monday morning next, today being legal hol- iday. Another new witness was NJ. E. Kerr, who claimed that he saw two shots fired, the object of his evidence being apparently 10 show that cansid- erable time elapsed between the firing of the second and third shots; be. also .estihGc that he saw sanes tl2ew = his hands and stsggerS Sorwardy but ne saw no gun in either hlnd. The time between the second and third shots, he estimated, was 30 seconds, but, t,he knew it was storming hard that day and he was fully 90 feet away.
 The Beginniax.
 paper jury was secured Wednesday afternoon at 2:30, and the trial of the case began at once. The first witness called was George Wilkinson, who with George B. Baldwin, Jr., and Ed. Stew ems, were returning from scbuol. Young Wilkinson's testimony in no way varied from that given at the pre-. liminary examination, published a.tthe time in THE NUGGET. He testified that he heard Jolley say ''Don't come that on me, James," the latter being about 8 feet distant from Jolley. Then he heardea shot, followed in quick suc- cession by two more; James staggered at the second shot; the third being fired after he fell. There was no cross- examination of the witnesssby the de- fense.
 Geo. B. Baldwin, Jr., also gave testi- mony identical with that given at the preliminary examination. He also heard Jolley say "YOu can't come that on me, James," he couldn't see GJames' right arm but it was crooked as though it was in his Overcoat pocket. He saw James start toward Jolley; then the shots followed, and he saw Jolley re- place his gun in his pocket. James fell on his back. The witness said he (the witness) then ran home. '
 Ed. Stevens testified that the shots were fired in quick succession, James staggered and fell at the second shot, partially turning round; Jolley he said was IS or 20 feet away. He saw James, left hand but not his right, but he saw the right elbow which seemed to be crooked. He heard James say somer thing but could not tell what it was. James turned around in the direction of Jolley when the first shot was fired. Jolley was in the same position when. the second shot was fired as at the first; the shots were fired close together, SO close that not more than or 3 seconds could have elapsed.
 He thought JelJsy was P or 8 feet away when the first shot was fired. After the second Ghotwas fired Jolley took . couple Of short steps. two or three feet. and fired again Then the witness said he 'slkipped out, and didn't sec any revolver on the ground.
 There were several diacrepencies in this witness's statements. when com pared with his testimony at the prelim- mary examination. On cross examina- tiJn, the witness said he had been over the ground with Mr. Mc0inn. the prose- cutting attorney, and measured distan- ces. At the preliminsry investigation ~ts .Es.. "A. ~.