Evening journal., 1905-03-30
IN
SHIPPERS CASE
EXPECTED SOON
1t Will be Given to the Jury
at Elkton Late This
Afternoon
FIRST DEGREE is LOOKED FOR
IN SIan Corresnnnlont.

BY STAN Correspondent.
Elkton. Ma. March 3O.-Both sides /
rested this morning in the trial of John |
NJ Shippers for the murder of Albert
Sr.. the well-known lawyer.
It is believed that verdict will be
rendered by the jury late this after
noon or this evening
When the evidence had been COM
pleted. Lawyer MulillSen. for the de-
fense. renewed his motion TO have all
testimony regarding the watch of Mr.
Constable the pawn ticket stub, the
napkin alleged to have been worn by
Shippers as a mask and the handker-
chief, stricken out on the ground that
they were not traced by the state as
being In the possession OF the pris-
oner.
Attorney General Bryan insisted
upon the motion being made in writ
ing and the court so instructed the
attorneys for the defendant.
When this had been complied with.
States Attorney owens objected to
the motion and taking up each article
lin turn explained its connection with
the case.
Mr.. Bryan informed the court that
he did not care whether the handker-
chief should be admitted as evidence
or not as it had been found fifty yards
from where Mr. Constable was shot
He insisted. however. upon the other
articles being admitted.
POINT FOR THE DEFENSE.
The court conferred on the matter
land Presiding Judgei Pierce then an
nounced that all of the articles would
be admitted as evidence with the ex-
lception of the mask which was an or
dinary napkin. This was a point for
the defense.
! The argument to the jury was then
begun. States Attorney Owens OPEN
ing for the prosecution.
Shippers was returned from Balti-
more this morning shortly after nine
O'Clock along with Harry w. Harris
the convicted wife murderer, who
proved a leading witness for the State
lin the matter Of the accused's con-
lfession. The prisoners were accom-
lpanled by the same officials with tn,
exception Of Police Marshal Farnan
lof Baltimore and his clerk, Johr
lSwikert. There was no demonstration
at the railroad station.
DEFENSE CLOSES IT'S CASE.
The defense closed its case by call
ling NJ. j. Hartnett. the court steno.
lgrapher. in an effort to disprove
statement mr lie by Mrs. Agnes Fronk
la witness for the State during th'
trial Of John Holland. coiored. for th'
CONSTABLE murder. She was also a wit
mess for the prosecution in the pres
lent case.
She said at the Shippers trial tina
Ishe believed her evidence during thl
Holland case was to the effect tina
the man she saw on the road on Au
leust II and August IS had piercn'
leves and not piercing blue eyes" Mr
lHartnett consulted his notes and tes
tined that She said piercing eyes
The defense had hoped that the wore
"blue" would appear, as Shippers ha
black eyes.
HARRIS CALLED IN REBUTTAL
Harry w. Harris was then called b.
the state I'm rebuttal to Shippers de
lnial of having confessed to the mur
der. He testified that when he too
down the confession Of the defendan
b THAT Warden Weyler had not threat
ened Shippers. as the latter stated yes
3 terday. Harris further denied tina
? the warden told Shippers that unles
: he narrated the same story to Alber
3 constable. Jr.. as was contained In H.
3 confession that he would never leav
3 the penitentiary alive.
} The witness also denied that he ha
p any newspaper clippings at his sid
{ when he took down the confession an
declared that he had no access
newspapers.
ADMITTED He HAD NEWSPAPER
on cross examination by Mr.. Null
ken, the witness was asked If, as
= "trusty," he did not have access
newspapers.
Il have no access to daily papers
replied Harris but get weekly paper
the same as the other prisoners"
i This closed the evidence, and III
argument on the motion to exclude n
| several articles followed.
e The napkin which had been used q
= a mask, could not be connected wit
Shippers. the latter having stated
S the confession that he bit holes in h
c handkerchief and used il ito hide h
: features before holding up Mr. Cor
f stable.
s Mr.. owens laid considerable strei
a lon the evidence of Harris to whol
y Shippers first confessed. The state
c Attorney said that Harris was 4,
above the average man convicted OF
crime. He talked for an hour and
ID half and urged verdict of murd
lin the first degree
States tAtorney Squier OF Gee
county, spoke for n half hour on q
} isame general strain.
= LAWYER sTRAHORN SPEAKS.
y LAWYER Strahorn then opened f,
. 1.-THE defense. He said that inasmu,
las the State had erred once befo
- lin charging an innocent man with Z.
: murder of Mr.. Constable Creferring
the trial and acquttal of John Ho
p, land, il was possible that it was mai
:, ling another error. He claimed thi
: the alleged confession Of Shippers W;
, too weak to consider solely as incrin
linating evidence. He then attacke
: the testimony of Holland and appli,
the title OF Judas" to Harris.
l. At / p. m. the court took a rece
n for half hour. When it reconvene
q Mr.. Mulliken made the closing addre
for the defense.
He was followed this afternoon I
Attorney General Bryan. The con