The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-04-01

to Harris writing the statement at Sim
pelS' dictation and to its being acknowl-
edged the next day by Shippers. Riggin
had not thought of the reward.
John Clements. milk dealer, of Cam
den, y. J. Knew John Shippers. He
came to witness stable one Sunday and
talked with him. Asked witness if he
wanted to buy n pawn ticket for gold
watch. Defense objected unless it were
shown that the ticket called for Mr.
ConStabes watch. Admitted condition
ally. The C!fer was made the day Sim
perS was arrested. He said the ticket
WAS from Redcrs. Witness said he
talked with Shippers in the latter part of
August. Crhe arrest WAS in Octoberl
Detective Joseph Dougherty told of his
connection with the case. On january
II. without threatening or making any
offers or Inducements To Shippers. wit
ness ;i Hrd him rs to his whereabouts
III the latter part of August. He said
he quit work on the 10th at noon and
stayed ut the herman House until Au-
gust % He said the Lady of the house
came to make his bed every day. He
ate nothing and drank nothing but the
water in the room ami taking his mcdi-
cine. He said he learned of the murder
rH August 20 from an Evening Bullc
tin he bought in Franklin Square and
recognized the picture. He later said he
ought the paper on the following Mon
day or Tuesday. He went to honsrs on
Cnllowhll and Vino streets and PEREZ
walls on Eighth street. He said he had
never pHwned Il watch. He made the
same statement as before when seen Il
second time. Witness told him he was
suspected of Mr. ConStnblc'S murder
Shippers said they wanted to run his
head against the wall rs they had Hol-
lands. Witness told him he had not
worked on the Holland case. Witness
told of recovering the watch at RcidprS
Detective John Smith. of Philadelphia.
and Detective Smith. If Camden. had
worked with witness and Weaver On tn"
case. Witness cautioned those brought
from EHitrr flo identify Shippers u"
make no mistakes. Witness SAW the
pOckctho0k when ii WAS. gnttrn from
Lewis Simp,lS. The defense said Lewis
should b" called. Witness was shown
the pockctlnok. Ii Was gotten from
Lewis. Witness put it with the mask
rag and handkerchief in an envelope
and kept it in his nwn locker ut the Bal
tinnrc DETECTIVES Bureau. Cross exam
med. Harris took down Shippers ans
werS on January II.
Detective Weaver. Knows SimP'I<
Had talk with him alrut the CGii>t.r-
III" ease on January 10. He said he
knew Mr.. constlhl" and that he knew
he t&Gk walks on Red Hill. He said he
WAS lat in Eliton at Christmas. 1904.
Witness identified the pockcthook. The
watch WIS recovered by witnt.,>. Dough
crty AVID Detective Smith, of rhi!nhr,
phia. on January Is. 1900. ana iienti-
fled by Mr.. Albert Constable. 1t was
shown 10y Warden Wrylrr t. Shippers
in witness presence. He said he never
had seen ii before. k=gin told witness
that Shippers knew a great deal about
the Constable case and he and Dough
clty went to work upon it with Warden
Wcylcr', consent.
Daniel Ruttrr. Found the mask rag
LYNN" in the road on the morning "f .iu-
gust -, about 10 PAGES from where Mr.,
Constable fell when wounded. This
closed the case for the State. save for
rrhuttal.
Mr.. Au!liEcm moved t. >uikr ont tn"
testimony aS to the mask. handkerchief.
pawn tickets ana watch ~ none of these
Hlticlcs had been traced To the prisoners
! st'"L"n. The Court held that tn"
matter could be PASSED upon when the
evidence was all in.
The defense made 70 statement lnh
first called Sheriff George {. Biddlr,
who said Shippers was not arrested in
August
Noah Congo, colorrd. WAS next called.
Had known Shippers sine" his hOyhurl.
The witness could not say whether the
man h" saw going MP the read behind
Mr.. Constable WAS or WAS not S!mpclS
:;s he did rot look MP.
Shippers WAS next called. Was 30
years old last Saturday. Was born i'll
Cecil crHnty. His mother is the widow
Of Jacob i. MaTkr". Has tw" brothers
and n sister. Lived with Mr.. Markce
for about seven years, leaving in 1897,
with race pr~l'r. In 1860 he started 10
work with Iongncckrr, Prrntis$ X Co.
His Stcpflthcr treated him fairly. but
none too well. Had attended school.
Had plead guilty of stealing horses and
went to the Pvutcutiary. Witness said
he WAS not in EllitOn Oh the day before
or on the day that Mr.. Constnhl" was
shot. Repeated his testimony as to
Harris Never told him anything about
the murder of Mr.. Constable. Shippers