The San Francisco call., 1903-09-17

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That is false. I have admitted nothing
or the kind" returned Beale hotly.
1t is not false-that truth is shown by
the testimony" vociferated Johnson,
squaring his shoulders at the witness.
Ihfl Williams, who was sitting behind
Dunno, his counsel, came to the rescue of
his co-defendant
Are you a lawyer or a prize fighter?"
asked Williams
Johnson uncorked the vials of his accu-
mulated wrath. Turning to where WI
liams was sitting he shook his finger at
him savagely and delivered himself:
We'll, possibly 1 am enough of both to
take on either you or Mr.. Beale, or both
If you will come at me from the frent 3"
Disorder reigned for u minute and then
the Judge admonished the combatants
that he would tolerate no more such
scenes
TESTIFY FOR DEFENSE.
The case opened in the morning with
the examination Of Detective Thomas
Gibson. Attorney Dunno elected from
him the fact that to him Mrs.
Marriott made the same statements
as she had to the two other members of
the police force to the effect that she
heard five shots altogether and that she
was in the nursery until after the third
had been fired. Upon cross-examination
Gibson admitted that when Williams was
arrested at the Pacific Union Club no ef-
fort was made to relieve. him of the
weapon with which he lad done the
shooting and that no memorandum of
what Mrs. Marriott said about the affray
had ever been turned in to Chief of De-
tectives Martin.
Bernard Jeffrey, who was at the time of
the shooting a reporter of The Call and
had been detailed to interview Mrs Mar
riott on the night Of the shooting, then
substantiatcd the story told by the police
officers, and Frederic Bishop. VINO was
acting city editor of Tho Gail on the
night of the assault. told of receiving a
telephone message from Mrs Marriott in
which the same tale was repeated.
Thomas Williams then took the stand
in his own behalf To the direct question
ing of his attorney he gave a detailed ac-
count Of the affairs of the night in which
the editor of the News Letter had been
assaulted by himself and Beale. The wit
ness alluded to the alleged defamatory
article which had appeared in the News
Letter against the affianced wife of Beale
and 70 the effect which It had upon both
the lady in question and his friend. He
next told of how Beale had stated a de-
termination to demand a retraction from
Marriott and Of their trip to Marriotts
house on the night OF September g.
WILLIAMS NOT ARMED.
Williams maintained that Beale did not
strike the first blow in the struggle which
took place in the hallway of Marriott s
house, but that he only struck to defend
himself When Marriott was running up
the stairs, Williams asserted. the editor
paused near the top and made a demon
stration as If to draw a revolver. and It
was at that moment that he shot likewise
in self-defense.
When Williams TvaS turned oN-or fo
Johnson it soon became evident that the
clash which occurred between the two in
the criminal trial before Judge Cook
would be duplicated in even a more viru-
lent degree.
Are you armed with your 44-calfber
revolver and your dagger at present %
asked the attorney.
''NO: for your benefit I left them at
home. Mr.. Johnson suavely replied VIII
Eams.
when you, Thomas H. Williams rang
up Mr.. Marriott from your home and said
over the telephone that It was Truxtun
Beale who was talking, that was not the
truth, was it?"
1T was the truth in that 1 was acting
the agent of Beale"
johnson repeated the question with
measured cadence. Williams temper
snapped. you are very dense, Mr. John
son." said he. Johnson continued his
cross-questoning to great length, failing
to catch the witness in any material
points of his testimony. but succeeded in