The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-05-28
SPENCER TRIAL
STILL ON
|SereraI Witnesses From
WaIIa WalIa
HE TOOK ABSlNTHE TO SOBER Up
Spokane Court, Crowded Daily by
Curious Crowd Anxious to See
Slayer of Ella Mundt.
lie TOOK ABSlNTIIE TO SOBER Up

The trial of Edward Spencer on the
charge of numbering Ella Mundt was
resumed in the criminal department
of the superior court this morning.
and the forenoon was devoted to
showing the condition Of Spencer on
The morning of the shooting and for
hree or four days previously, says
last nights Spokane Chronicle.
The first witness called was Ed
Stebbins. who resides at Walla Walla
He testified that he had known Spen
Ger for 10 or II years. and that Spen-
GERS disposition had always been
Jolly and good natured; that his assO-
ciates were good so far as witness
knew 1t was brought out in the
cross examination that Spencer had
been away from Walla Walla a good
deal OF the time. and the most witness
knew of him was what he had heard
Knew What He Was Doing
Bud McLain was called. and testi-
fed that he became acquainted with
Spencer about three weeks before the
shooting. and had rOOmed with him
for three or four days.
will you state what was his con-
ditiOn relative to intOXicatiOn for a
few days previous to the tragedy"
asked Mr.. Graves.
For three or four days he had
been drinking hard. but he was not
intoxicated so that he did not know
what he was doing was the reply
The first two nights he came home
as usual. but to my knowledge ne
was not in his room Friday. Saturday
or Sunday nights"
They Were Jolly.
Witness said he met Spencer and
Ella Mundt at the CineOgraph theater
Sunday night, and they appeared to
be all right. They asked witness to
go home with them, but he declined.
Ed had been drinking, but there was
nothing unusual in his conduct. He
was jolly as usual. Ella was jolly
too. They left the theater about 10
minutes after witness did. and he
saw them on their way home He
never saw Ella again, and next saw
Ed at the hospital.
Dem Gay. who was bartender at
the SnOwshOe saloon at the time of
the tragedy told of Spencer coming
into the saloon on Sunday night be
fore the murder and said he had been
drinking for several days. and was
in bad shape. He came into the sa-
loon about II o'clock at night and
asked for some money. saying he
wanted to send telegram TO his
brother at Portland for some money
with which TO buy a ticket to WaIla
Walla. Witness said he gave him
some money. he thought it was two
bits. and Spencer went out.
He Took Absinthe
He came in again in about % min
utes, and said he had got the money.
He asked for some whisky. but wit
ness refused to give it to him. as he
was in a bad condition. He com
planned of a headache. and witness
fixed up a "sWissess." It is made
| with the white of an egg. some ice.
syrup and absinthe, all shaken up to-
| gether. and the glass is then filled
| from the siphOn. This, witness says.
| Is what bartenders always fix for men
who want to sober up. After he
| drank the 'sWissesS' he sat down be-
| hind the stove and remained there for
| several hours.
| Towards morning he wanted an
other drink, but witness refused to
| give it to him. Between 5 and 6
0 clock he went out and said he was
going to Walla Walla Previous to
J drinking the sWissess he was very
nervous, and complained of having a
| headache. He did not act like himself
| at a