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had lived near the Oelrichs house and
had visited her stepmother. For some
months prior to the killing she did not
go there, nor did the defendant. Her
husband. she said, knew Mrs. Rachel
Bean.
Mr.. Beach then asked Mrs. Weldon
about the size of the house owned by
her son, Andrew Weldon, jr.. into which
she and her husband intended to move.
The house, witness said. contained three
large rooms. The object of the District
Attorneys questions along this line was
to cast doubt upon the sincerity of
this expressed intention by showing that
the house occupied by Andrew Weldon,
jr., was too small to accommodate both
families Witness said she and her
family intended staying with her sons
family only temporarily.
Mrs. Weldon said the first time she
saw the revolver owned by Weldon, was
Tuesday before the homicide. She found
il in the china closet on the first floor.
When her husband came in that day
she told him to take IL out of the way of
the children He took II upstairs to put
it in a bureau drawer. Witness never
saw the revolver afterward.
She had never known of her husbands
having pistol before and did not know
he had il then until she ran across IL In
the closet.
Recurring 10 the pistol question, Mrs.
Weldon said she remembered Police
man Brownies searching her house for
pistol but did not remember what she
said to him about IT.
Several Policemen There.
In answer to questions by Mr. Mitchell,
Mrs. Weldon said~a number Of police
men had called at the house on the day
of the tragedy. There were more than
half a dozen there, she thought. She
first heard of her husbands arrest about
4 o'clock. Her son came in soon after.
He had heard Of the arrest. Mrs.
Weldon then described the occurrences
in her house the night before the trag-
edy There was singing and they had
some beer. One of the guests was Po-
liceman kearney, OF the Firth precinct
station. He was teaching her little son
song. Nobody was drunk. Witness
then explained the disposition she In
tended to make Of her family when she
moved. One son was to stay with Mr.
Schurger, with whom be worked, and
daughter was to go to 9 friend.
4 dark overcoat was brought In evil
dence. and Mrs Weldon identified II as
the one worn by her husband at the
time the tragedy occurred. This was
the only overcoat he owned, she said.
The object OF this was 10 refute the tes-
timony of Government witnesses to the
effect that the man seen in the Oelrichs
yard and in the alley back Of that house
on the morning of the murder wore a
light hat and a light overcoat. A dark
brown hat was also identified by Mrs.
Weldon.
Saw Weldon at 10 O'clock.
The next witness was Mrs. Clara
Hughes who lived across the street from
the Weedons Mrs. Hughes said that
on the morning of the murder little Ed
ma Weldon brought some potted plants
across to her. between $50 and O'Clock.
At 10 O'Clock as witness was starting
downtown. she saw Weldon standing in
front of his house talking to man.
She thought the man had bicycle
Upon cross-examination by Mr.. Beach,
witness said she had seen the two men
talking. while Edna was bringing the
flowers over.
at was 10 o'clock. though. when I
saw Mr. Weldon talking to the man"
Frank Merrill. who lives with his par
ents at Mrs. Hughes house, was called
to the stand. He said he had been
called by Mrs. Hughes about 10 O'Clock
on the morning Of the murder. Together
they saw Weldon and another man talk
ing. Mrs. Hughes told MIN, witness said,
that the man talking 10 Weldon was
constable.
MI. Lambert Testifles.
Wilton ]. Lambert. of the law firm of
Lambert & Baker. gave an account Of
his connection with the Beall family.
He had represented Mrs. Bibb in her
suit against Mrs Oelrichs to recover
the custody Of the Douglas twins. and
took part in the suit TO break the Will
of Charles Beall He had 10 sue Mrs
Oelrichs for his fees. The suit was
compromised.
An important witness for the defense
was Matthew Ireland, the man TO
whom Mrs. Oelrichs is said 10 have
talked on the day Of the murder. Mr..
Ire land had to be called from his home
at Remington. Va He Is an elderly
OF the murder of Mrs. BeaH he was
staying with his son. at 1886 II Street
northeast, next door to the Oelrichs
house. Between II and II o'clock on
that day. as he was letting Eliza Payne
into the back gate with the tub she was
returning 10 Mrs. Ireland, man and
a woman came to the back gate. The
woman was excited. Witness related
said took place:
Heard No Sounds.
Did you hear pistol shots and a
scream in our house?" the woman
asked.
L did not" replied Mr.. Ireland.
You certainly did" insisted the wo-
man.
mo. madam. did not" was the reply
OF the witness.
Then the man, who accompanied the
woman, said:
ut is very strange. then. that you did
not" .
The couple then went away The
man, witness thought, went toward
Street.
Light 0vercoat and Hat.
A strong point for the defense was
brought and at this stage Of Mr.. Ire
lands testimony, but none Of the at