The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-21

Testimony given yesterday by witnesses
before the Coronsr's jury at the n.>est
into the cause of the death of Frederick
Z Scheel. the Young law student OF Belle
Willie who Was fatally shot in a running
fighting az Fourteenth and Locust streets
Monday afternoon. tended 10 cOrroborate
the statement made by Olive J. Beck the
Republican judge Of election.
Peck. who is under arrest pending IN
vcsiisstion. said that. although he he!d >
pistol in his hand as he ran up Locust
street. followed by his pursuers. he did
not fire shot Because some of the Kit
resscs failed to appear the inquiry gas
continued until O'Clock this morning.
The first witness was Lindsey KendEick.
years old. No 15i7 Washington avenue.
He stated that he had seen Beck Ere his
pistol three times. but that he was pos
i,ive he had shot ahead of him kenarick
IS newshoy who sells papers near the
Crawford Thsater, and said that he saw
a crowd of men turn the corner at Four
teentb and Locust streets and that he fol-
lowed them. The boy testified that Beck
was ahead Of the crowd running toward
Fifteenth street on Locust and that Beck
drew his revolver as he neared the gate
OF ;he st. Louis Law School and shot
in front of him three times As Beck
fired he SAYS he saw Scheel fall.
This statement vas disproven b. the tes-
timony Of five other witnesses. who stated
that Scheel walked from the gate IN front
of the house west of the Crawford Theater
TO the gate in from; Of the St Louis Law
School after the firing had ceased and that
ne fell as ne was beng helped Up the steps
Tom Williams Of No. III North Sixteenth
street was called or next ana ne tssuiled
ner frcm the polling place on Fourteenth
street and run west on Locust street BseA
iiams repeated several times in his test-
mony that Beck did not shoot he first
faw Scheel standing near the gate IN front
OF The house next TO the theaIer. aI-d saii
peculiar manner IN which Scheel held his
TisSt nm H. dec!ar-a thai Inrse oT the
men following Beck had passed Sche.i
when he noticed him and tnat the iirins
had ceased.
PUT REvoLvERS AWAY
Scheel walked west on Locust street
toward the law school. and Williams tes-
tilted that he heard him say. I'm sHoi-
this time. had gained the corner and dis
appeared up Fifteenth street AS Scheel
spoke the crowd seemed TO stop. the
men who had r.volvers put them away.
but most OF them continued in the chase
after Beck with the police who arrived
OF the scene in the meantime
Dp~sisdii- al AAdA4S a. AA-c
Crawford Thcater, testified to having
heard the shots while ne was eating N
the Crawford Cafe He said that. with a
crowd OF others in the cafe. he rushed out
into Fourteenth street. ran TO Locust. but
saw no one there. and then hurried UP
TO Washington avenue Bowman could give
TO information rs to the Identity OF anyone
implicated in the shooting He was arrest
ed Monday afternoon and held a wit
ness He said that he did not know why
he was arrested.
ID W. Stewart of the Crawford Theater
Company. who lives at No. lI0s North Tay-
lor avenue, was called on next. and his
testimony was much the same VIII
liams's- He did not see the shooting until
the crowd had passed in front Of the the
ater. and after the first shot had been
fired. He did not see Beck fire Mr..
Stewart declared that large crowd gath
cred Immediately. but. as he saw no one
fall. he concluded the shots had not taken
effect and did not learn until later that
Scheei had been killed He saw the men
who had fired turn and walk hack toward
Fourteenth street. and described them a.
young and well dressed. He said he did
rot think he could identify any Of them.
The two policemen who followed and ar
rested Beck could give no testimony a. to
over
Pauline Gordon Of No. 1917 Washington
avenue said that she was standing near
the polling place when she saw Beck run
out snd put his hand back, as If to reach
for something. and say. Stand back
Stand back or III shoot,' At this several
the street made movements as II TO draw
weapons. and she heard one of them say:
Make him shoot Us. Make him shoot
SAY BECK WAS DRINKING
This witness said that Eeck ran down
Fourteenth street to Locust and west on
Locust. with the crowd IL pursuit. and that
the firing did rot take place until the
crowd had passed around the corner. Sev-
eral other witnesses testified To hearing the
shots.
Otto Prizes one of the clerks Of the cleo
nue.. swore that he had heard Beck quar-
reiinc with several men in the booth about
their right TO register. Beck contended
that the men did not live at the. Hotel
Jefferson and wanted one Of them TO go
with him to verify the statement. Prizes
said that three or four Of the men rushed
AT Beck and he thought one OF them
struck him. There were quite number
Of men iE the booth at the time and Is
they were busy with the registration he
did rot pay much attention TO the trouble
outside.
The judges and clerks who were in the
booth at the time of the trouble testified
to being unaware that Beck carried a pis-
their testimony thar Beck had not attend
ed TO his Guties as a judge of the cleo
ton as required bv law. II was brought
out that Beck had not beeen at his post
more than two hours during that Gay
and tha: he had been drinking
Only one Of the witnesses an s-ycar-o,i
hoy. saw Beck fire The other witnesses
a--iifiej that they had not seen Beck use