The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-03-12
.CHAMPOUX EATS
RAW vEGET ABLES
MURDERER LorrIG BRACE SHOWS HlMsELF A
.rRus OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES sisrGa rGsriFiEs

Tho trial OF zeuno ChAmpoux, for
the uurder uf luttic iiface ia the
Arcade concert halt Noyemhe 20,
lug. was resumed iu tbs criminal de-.
paftment ~ the superior court this
mefigiug. The defendant appeared
to tahr more Interest IA THE pro
ueHdlngn than be alta when he was
being csaminsd ms 10 hia sanity aud
behaved we'll.
Chsmponk IL repuisive looking
fellow and sermn more like AN anis
mal than a human being. Although
he has boon pronounced sane. he h
plainly degenerate ~ the fuli senna
Of the word Lately he has shawn
decided ptcfcreuco TOT unoiokud
food and has eaton potatoes. raw
aud unpcelud. and With auodly
spsinkilns Of mother earth a. a con.
dlnient This moruing ho ate q raw
union and cursed loudly when one Of
tha other pflnnnera la the coanty
iaii suggested that no remove the
outer skin. Yesterday afternoon he
ate a oagar stub la court and this
morning picked some cigar ashes
from the floor and deVoured them
with great felieh
This mast important witness for the
stats this mornins Wa Elia hERoe,
the sister % the murdered giri and
an eye witness 10 tho murder.
she told all the events % the eg-
sning % the murder In clear ana
eoncisa manner.
u was sitting IN the Palm Oar
den at the Arcade with my sister az
about II o'ciock." eaid the witness.
when noticed champoas looking at
lsattis with a horrible expression IA
biz eyes. was frightened and
touching t.ettie on the arm I said.
Z a. .
che answered and went on talking
TO some friends"
After a Win. We rose TO 50 and
saw champoux atiil locking At her
and he seemed 70 mo 10 haYe murder
IN his eye, knew somcthinK was
Eolns 20 happen.
Il said. Lottis. come on. I know
ths man ~ going 70 kiil ypa. Latte
just laughed and said, 'fson't bg
afraid. or ~ofnsthlng hks that
fhs room " o. darksned un account
81 moving ricturen on the STAGE but
b. the nsht from an open door
could see ChampOuN distinctly, As
We atnd up he made one dive ana
plunged his knife Go my SISTERS
temple. rhe screamed several times
ana put her hand 20 hsr head and
tried to pull the knife out when
shs found that she could not move
q she feli eth screaming Go ths
flear and In = sceond vas eacna-
sclous"
Witness testified thas chasnraux
was IN lore With her slater and had
several times thfsatsnef In letters.
which were Md hn eoart as exhibits.
% All LOFTS n she refused 10 be
HE wife.
coron~r Hoye ana Or. wIn-s-, "a.
Assistant. testified that save for the
deep woand IN the head thu eofy
q tattts nr.e~ vas N = perfeTtiY
healthy condition.. and thai her desth
AZ Provifsacs hospital the day after
the tnufterous assault could have
occurref from no other cause than
the knife wound which was nees.-
nartiY fatal.
DR. owwn. Who vas cailei 10 tho
eaueert hall immediately after the
stabbihx. said that he had tst~i 20
pull the krffe out ef the dytnx sirI-r
temple a. she iay on the ftear ard
could not DO ~. After uhe had been
removed 10 tho hospital no and sonn-
other surgeons had 20 chtssl the
skaii aroonf the knife IN order 20
draw n out.
n l. Understood tina, the d-fsn..
via attempt 70 prov. tnat aifhoaEh
Champion plunged the knife tnto the
sirt's had he was not responsible
for her Death.
II niay b. ooassnaed that although
the tnifs -~n~trAfsd three ana one-
half inches Into the girls head. u
eNs the r~nos~i Of u that realty
raased her death. The attorney for
the defense. who is nnre or less
rotea fur efretie fnr-f~fcf~f Dc.
fsnsea, insists tina, u was unjust and
aattnd 10 accuse the defendant 81
Killing the sisl when Tiers II ~
proof ~ his guilt except the fact thai