The Washington times., 1904-06-29
STAR WITNESSES
Of THE DEFENSE
IN WELDON TRIAL
Wife and Son of De-
fendant on the
Stand,
CONFLICTING TESTIMONY
Mother and Boy Contradict
one Another on lmpor-
tant Point.
CONFLICTING TESTIMONY

The features of the Weedon trial to-
day were the appearance on the stand
OF the wife and son of the defendant
and the presence in the courtroom of
his two young children, Edna, aged
sixteen. and Raymond. aged seven.
There were several interesting points
brought out in the testimony of one or
two of the witnesses.
L:r. and Mrs Oelrichs. in whose house
Mrs. Beall was living when she came to
her untimely end; Mrs Dryden, Mrs.
Bibb. the Douglas twins, Warren Beall.
and several other members Of the Bean
family were in court
Mrs. Andrew Weldon, who was on the
stand late yesterday, continued her tes-
timony in regard TO the occurrences at
her house the night before. and on the
morning of the murder. She told OF
Weedon's leaving the house on Decem-
Der II. and gave the time of his return.
The Government attorneys cross-exam-
ined her rigidly. bat drew nothing ma
terial from her
There was a discrepancy in the testi-
mony Of Mrs Weldon and that Of her
son. Mrs. Weldon said that when her
son came TO see her shortly after 6
O'Clock on the evening of the murder he
had heard of his fathers arrest earlier
in the afternoon. Young Weldon testi-
fed that the first he heard of it was
from his mother, who told him about
ii when he called at the hour mentioned.
The Weldon Revolver
Mrs. Weldon and her son both told
OF their Connection with the revolver
Weedon had and the revolver was pro-
duced in court. The revolver was pro-
duced as evidence. together with six
cartTidges young Weedon had found
with IL
The testimony of Matthew Ireland.
who lived next door to the Oelrichs
house at the time the murder occurred,
corroborated that of the negro woman.
Eliza Payne who testified yesterday
that Mrs. OeIrichs had tried TO get Mr..
Ireland 10 say that he had heard pistol
shots and screams on the day of the
murder. Mr. ireland was called from
Remington, Va. to testify for the de-
fense-
II is hardly probable that the weedon
case viii go to the jury this week. The
defense is dragging along slowly.
Mrs. Weldon Continues.
Mrs. Weedon resumed her testimony.
which was interrupted by the adjourn
ment of court yesterday afternoon while
she was on the stand Mr. Lipscomb
questioned the witness further in re-
gard to the time Of the defendants
leaving the house on the morning OF De-
cember II. Witness arose about Z
clock She called her husband half
an hour later. Weldon eat breakfast
with her about o'clock. Witness said
the defendant was then working at the
Government Printing Office from D.
m. to Y midnight Weldon, however,
did not go 20 work on the evening be-
fore the homicide He was at home all
the evening with friends. The packing
preparatory 10 moving did not begin
until the next morning.
After breakfast with his wife defend
ant went out between S and $50. before
the children started TO school. He
came back with Deputy Marshal Nash.
No exact time was nXed- Weldon left
first Shortly thereafter Nash left. hav-
ing seen the packed goods. Mrs. Wee
don did not see her husband again that
day.
Mr. Beach asked Mrs. Weldon If she
knew detectives Freel and Muller. She
said she cid not. The two men We're
called into court but witness said she
did not remember ever having seen
either Of them before. Mr.. Beach asked
her II these men had called on her on
the night Of the tragedy and asked her
l. her husband had pistol. and If she
had not told them he had no pistol.
Witness did not remember.
Witness Cross Examined.
Under denomination by Mr..
Beach. Mrs. Weedon told OF the mem
bers Of the family living at 235 Ninth
Street southeast They were her hus-
band, herself and four children. Before
moving into that house witness said she
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