The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-12
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there in your presence asking for your adj
| dress?''
STATES ATTORNEYS TRY
TO CONFUSE DEFENDANT.
II did not say he was there in my pres
| ence.'
You said you went from the Four Courts
| to the Laclede for lunch the day Cummings
] was released"
| Yes, sir
You are positive about that"
Il am
| Here Assistant Circuit Attorney Maroney
| attempted TO shake the witness upon what
| happened at Attorney Krone's office. On
| direct examina ton she said 1t was the same
day that she had eaten with her husband at
| the Laclede and visited Krone's office that
| she made the affidavit. As result of Ma
rorey's questioning she changed the date
! and said 1t was later when she made the
| affidavit and got her watch and the other
property.
| Mr.. AIaroney asked the witness to state
| what was in the letter. On direct examina-
| ton she had started to say something about
the letter. She said she had written her
husband to be better man and she would
| give him all the money she could spare.
| The letter bore no such words.
:. Mrs Cummings hesitated and finally told
! portion of what she had written. She
| made no alluSion at that time to Offering
/ money to her husband.
| She said she sent the letter by special
! delivery and had requested the stamp clerk
| at the Post Office to address it for her. so
| she would not have to remove her glove.
Was it not because you wished to dis
| glise the handwriting so your husband
would receive the letter. asked Maroney.
| No replied the witness.
! Maroney then questioned her about the
Il
Mrs. Morgan had testified that Mrs Cum
| mings grew jealous when she found a hair
, on the curtain and pins on the dresser.
HUSBAND PLAYED
RACES AND LOST.
DO you remember talking to Mrs Nor
| gan about the hair and pins?'
Here the first smile seen on the witnesses
| face all day showed when she said, NO. not
/ the hair. That would be ridiculous. But
| remember saying something about the
/ p.n:.'
You say you paid your husbands board
bIIs?"
| Yes"
He played the races. didn't he?'
| Yes. but he always lost"
| Did you ever write letter 20 Mr. Mount
/ JOY at No. 29l1 Washington arenue''
| Yes; that was the letter about the prose-
cution Of Cummings for breaking into the
| room"
Didn't Mr.. Montjoy send you some silk
| undervests?"
| NO. he did not. wrote him a note and
asked him to have a saleslady at one OF the
department stores SEND them to me. for 1
was sick and could not go after them"
! Did you not tell Chief Kelly that gam
| bling games were conducted at Mrs. O'Neirs
and your husband was losing his money
| there?"
| Yes. Cummings told me to do it. He
had had some trouble with the woman"
You tried to borrow a pistol from W. 7.
! Cambron?'
! Yes"
| Why"
| ITO protect myself"
| How did this letter that was found in
! the crate come TO be Destroyer?
DID NOT SEARCH
HUSBANDS CLOTHING.
Mr.. Cummings was looking for a laun-
| dry ticket on Friday before he was killed.
He searched through his pockets and re-
| moved several papers.
The letter was among them and he threw
| 1t on the table. He tore it UP and threw II
| into the crate with several other papers"
Now, Mrs. Cummings did You not know
| that your husband had a safety deposit box
| and that he had put your jewelry in it,"
NO. He told me he had put it in a friends
safe That his friend had gone to Hot
1 springs anu ne cCulQ not get INTO lue SdlS
III til he returned
Didn't YOU search your husbands body
after you killed him to find the keys to the
! safety deposit box?'
"As God is my witness, did not
How do you account for the blood on
the counterpane OF the bed? Didn't that
some off of your hands,?
NO, sir. The man who removed the body
from the room must have done that That
/ Is the only way / can account for 1t.
..Didn't YOU turn his body over and search
his pockets
How could l. weak woman, turn over
his body? He weighed 2N pounds
Answer my question.
NO. l did not"
Here the blood-stained vest was ofoush'
into court 3. 80, Adm,
49, IN this vest opening it to search
for the letter and keys
MD NOT TOUCH
HUSBANDS BODY.
NO sir I never touched the poor mans
body she cried.
MI Maroney questioned the witness at
length about the position. they occupied In
the room when the shooting occurred. He
showed her the photographs that she might
demonstrate how she got the pistol from
the bed.
She said the pictures were not good; that
the bed was not in the same position wnen
the shooting took place as 1t was when the
pictures were taken. You can't tell any
thing by those pictures" she declared.
Taking the pistol with which she admitted
she shot her husband from the table. Mr..
Maroney examined 1t to see il 1t was loaded
and then. advancing toward the witness.
asked her to take 1t and show the jury how
she had shot her husband.
Mrs Cummings shuddered at sight of the
weapon and refused to touch it. She wept.
Take this pistol. Mrs. Cummings. and I
will act the part of Cummings. In that way
you can show the jury Just how the killing
was DONE" saiG Mr. Maroney.
Mrs. Cummings kept her hands over her
eyes. 1t was trying ordeal The crowd
half arose. expecting to witness the dra-
matte incident. Colonel Martin had left the
room. Mr.. Thomas objected. Judge Douglas
sustained him. and the spectators fell back
in their seats disappointed in their desire to
witness such a thrilling demonstration.
TRIED TO STRIKE
HER WITH KNIFE
Mr.. Maroncy insisted that 1t was i'm
portant, in view of the testimony Of other