The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-04-01

county Jail Mrs. Eltz has written TO hel
husband. addressing him formally as mfr
Eltz," and asking for money. She has else
called at the jail to see him and has asked
him for what little cash he had when
placed under arrest
The state was represented by Assistan,
Solicitor Cram and willard B. Tanner.
formerly attorney general defended Eltz.
Mr.. Tanner waived the reading OF the
warrant and the hearing began.
As precaution against accidents Mr.
Cram. Mr.. Tanner and Captain Lawrence.
at the suggestion OF Judge Sweetland re-
tired to the women's detention room and
removed from the chamber OF the re-
volver three cartridges that had not been
discharged
Alfred b. Munroe was the first witness
called. He is a partner in the New Eng
land Dairy company.
Monroe said that he first saw Eltz as
the latter was last Saturday morning ap-
preaching a wagon, on the Smith street
front Of the store. In which vehicle Tandy
stood
Tandy was passing ten-quart cans OF
milk to the witness. who stood upon a
platform leading into the dairy. and Eltz
was four or five feet from the wagon.
FIRED TWO SHOTS.
Eltz stepped between the witness and
the wagon. said, Your the son OF -,
| m looking for and fired two shots at
Tandy.
The latter staggered and fell over upon
the cans that remained i'm the wagon.
Alberta d. Sweet came out OF the store
and seized Eltz. The latter said: You
need not be afraid; I'm not going to run
away"
Eltz was placed I'm the patrol wagon and
Tandy was removed to the dairy office
and laid upon a blanket. where he died
In cross-examination the witness said
that Tandy was so situated IN the wagon
that he did not see Eltz until the latter
was close up TO the wagon and had
spoken 10 him. Tandy.
Eltz had his right hand in an inside
overcoat pocket and as he spoke to
Tandy he Withdrew the hand. raised his
revolver and fred.
HIS BACK TURNED.
Tandys back was turned when Eltz
spoke and was hardly standing upright
when the first shot was fired
Eltz turned away as Tandy fell. put
his hands In his coat pockets and leisure
ly walked toward North Main street.
Alberta ID. Sweet. employed at the
dairy, testified that when the first shot
was fired he was cleaning a bottle. He
and saw Etz fire the second shot
Tandy had already fallen over the milk
cans. and in his judgment, the second
shot did not strike the PROSTATE man.
The witness could not be induced 10
give any estimates as 10 the height OF
the platform at the Smith street door
or how far he or Mr.. Monroe were from
the door al the time OF the shooting. II
was not ignorance. nor captiousness: but
evidently desire not to make state
ment which he could not back up.
Sweet said that when he ran after Eltz
md said. Hold up n minute" tho re-
spondent said. 'Tll give up: I'll give up"
Sergt. Edward j. Smith OF the Second
police station said that he was on Canal
street, in front OF the What Cheer Beef
,ompany's storchouse. at the time OF the
shooting.
The witness ran around the corner 10
smith street. ascertained who did the
shooting and discovered Eltz
ELTZ VERY NERVOUS.
He asked Eltz for his gun. The pris- |
'ner was so nervous that he could not |
ret the pistol from his pocket, go the \
prisoner took II out.
Smith asked the prisoner what was his
iame EltS merely said that he had
The witness said that when he arrested
Iltz the latter was smoking q cigar that
vas about two-thirds burned up. The
GIFTED the cigar again after he was
laced in the patrol wagon
Mr.. Monroe was recalled. and said he
idn't see n cigar in Eltzs mouth at the
me OF the shooting. He did observe
nat the prisoner was smoking when he
as In the patrol wagon.
Mr.. Sweet was recalled. and said posi-
vely that at the time OF the shooting
'ltz was not smoking. and that not un-
1 the prisoner was placed in the wagon
id he see the cigar in Eltz's mouth.
DR. John II. Cooney testified that be
veen 10 and 1880 o'clock last Saturday
lorning he was called from his Office at
% North Main street 20 the office OF the
ew England dairy.
There he found a man lying upon the
oof, who was breathing slowly. whose
Mise was slow. but strong. and who had
wound on the left side OF his mouth.
q hyperdermioally Injected strychnia,
lt there was no response. and within
minutes the man died.
fne left cheek Of the man was badly
yollen and the skin was filled with
rains OF powder, indicating that the
uxzle OF the pistol must have been held
oee TO the mans head when the bullet /
as discharged AZ him.
RESULT OF AUTOPSY.
Or: Jay Perkins describing the finding