Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-24
Prosecution Claims Progress
10 Proving Weedon's Guilt.
EFFORT OF DEFENSE
WITNESSES SUBJECTED TO RIGID
CRoSS-EXAMINATIoN.
Governments Contention That Defend
ant Was at the Beall-Oelrichs Home
Morning of the Murder.

The prosecution claims II has made de-
clded advance today in proving the case 1t
has endeavored to make out against An
drew Weldon for the murder of his moth
er-in-law, Rachel Beall, on the 18th Of De-
cember last. 1t was attempted by positive
Identification to prove that Weldon had
been seen to enter a store on d street on
a day before the murder, the time not be-
ing fixed positively by the witness. and
through the pistol sales record of the store
1t was shown that December a man giving
the name of Andrew Weldon and his ad-
dress al 1876 9th street southeast purchased
q revolver of the American bulldog type.
BY another witness, who Identified Weldon
in the court room, the government sought
to establish its contention that Weldon was
at the back gate of the house where the
murder was committed a few minutes be-
fore 10 o'clock the morning OF the day the
murder is alleged to have been committed.
The testimony adduced toward proving
these two contentious of the government
was apparently mistaken after rigid cross
examination. Attorneys Andrew A. Lips
comb and f. Edward Mitchell, for the de-
Tense, sought by every legitimate means to
break down the testimony of the govern
ments witnesses today or to nullify 1t in
the eyes of the jury. Through cross-exam-
ination they obtained from Police Lieut..
DAILY the report of a conversation with
Weldon, In which he made some damaging
statements In relation to Mrs. Oelrichs and
her connection with the alleged suicide Of
certain Prof A. de Waloskie.
By agreement between counsel court will
adjourn late today until next Monday
morning.
Chemist Makes Correction.
Chemist Hird took the stand when court
was opened today for the purpose of cor
recting a detail of his testimony. 1t was
brought out that the shoe examined by him
had been taken from his office by Police
man Browne during his absence.
Lieutenant DAILY Of the ninth police pre-
cinct was next called. After describing the
scene at the house where the murder oc-
CURED, the witness said he asked Mrs. DEL
richs why she had not notified the police
sooner. She replied that her family was
cen posed of quiet people who did not pro-
pose to let other people know their bust
ness. Lieutenant Daily said he told Mrs.
Oelrichs that she might consider herself
under arrest. Her husband was placed I'M
der arrest also. Lieut.. Daily referred to
the examination of the defendant at the
station house in his private office. He
identified a paper handed him by Mr.. Beach
as the notes he had made of the examina-
ton. According to the story the defendant
told Lieutenant DAILY at that time he, the
left his home at o o'clock In the
morning and went to saloon at the corner
of N. street and Delaware avenue south
west. From the saloon he went up Della
ware avenue to NJ street. thence to the
navy yard, thence up Sth street southeast,
thence along Sth street to c street and to
his home.
Ate Dinner at Home.
Defendant said he >took dinner at home,
according to the testimony, and then re-
turned to the saloon he had visited In the
morning. and remained there or about there
until arrested. The defendant denied he
had been in the northeast section of the city
that day. the witness said. The CONVERSE
ton between the witness and the defendant,
which Las been referred to during the trial,
when the defendant denied having had
pistol and denied that he had INDUCED In
pistol Practice. was reported by Lieut..
Daily.
The witness also told of the discovery of
the alleged blood spot on the shoe of the de-
fendan- and of the defendants exclamation
at the time:
II don't look like murderer, do I, lieu
tenant? You don't think ! am, do your"
The witness went to the house on II
street where the murder occurred on the
day of the inquest in order to see that moth
ing had been disturbed while the members
Of the family were under arrest He made
this personal visit on account of the criti-
cisms OF Mrs. OelrrhS as to the honesty Of
the policemen. The witness went over the
money, Yaluables and everything else. The
witness saw the money counted and heard
Mrs. Oelrichs say that nothing had been
touched.
An important point for the defense was
brought out under cross examination
when Attorney Lipscomb discovered the
entry. de Walowski suicide" in Lieut.
Daly's memoranda and asked the witness
what that meant. Witness was asked If
the defendant had told him that Mrs. Oel-
richs, calling her Jessie Beall," was a
bad woman and had caused the suicide of
Prof. A. de Walowski, who lived on New
York avenue. The witness said he be-
lieved he had. In response to questions
by counsel the witness said he believed
the defendant told him the suicide had
left note saying he had taken his life
from shame, as Mrs. Oelrichs had per-
suaded his daughter to charge him with
vile crime Mr. Lipscomb asked the
witness If this note was not. written in
de Waloskie's blood but the witness had
no recollection of having been told so.
Weedon's Alleged Statement.
Mr.. Lipscomb asked the witness If Wee
don had not told him that after de Walos-
kies death Mrs. Oelrichs took the prop
crty, trunks and jewelry of the deceased
to her house, and later persuaded Isabella
de Walowsh, the daughter of the dead
man, to swear out a warrant charging
some one with stealing these things. The
witness replleu that ne dld not remember
having been told anything about this
Continuing, Lieut.. Daily said he had not
searched the premises the day of the MUIR
der because he had been told by one of his
sergeants the house had been searched. The
cross-examnation of Lieut.. Daily was very
severe.
Before leaving the stand he was quas-
toned again by the district attorney as to
the second visit to the house with the
same results as on the direct examination.
Book Identified.
Miss Sarah Rosenthal. daughter Of
Solomon Rosenthal the keeper of a small
store at Cos ID street northwest was placed
on the stand to identify the pistol report
book of her fathers store containing an
entry showing the sale OF a pistol Deem
Der Z. Solomon Rosenthal. father OF the
preceding witness. was next called. The
witness testified as to the sale of the pistol
but could not identify any one In the court
room as the person who bought the pistol.
On cross examination the witness was
questioned closely as to the hour he sold
the pistol December Z. Witness declared
he did not sell any cartridges.
Samuel Solomon. clerk at Rosenthal s
store. was then called. The witness re-
lated that he had been taken to the Jail by
Policeman Browne and several detectives
and had Identified man from among a