The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-22

put the court to that trouble" re-
| marked Mr.. Smith with a smile. ~
Detective HELM Called.
Detective Edward Helm. was next
called to the stand. He testified to be-
ing called to the Brennan home on the
morning of the murder. '
little Tommy Brennana'' - did,,
"Where did. you see himY', HE
wa o standi61g in the little room near
t'Did you look at him?"> Yes sir. !"
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.sWas it bleeding9" cit was" -
,;+t1d Did yGsp, ezaT an a@d the bedin the
m Itch what you fo y ID ther ,;2; -
| the condition of the three children, each
with a wound in the head. His testi-
mony was corroborative Of the state s
! evidence given previously.
Ibid yo% go into the larger bed
room?' eyes, SIR
"When. you first went in, what did
on the bed.''
What He Saw.
"Tell what YOU saw j.. =, ~
"She was lying on the bed dressed
in a low-necked nightdress. At the
upper edge Of the nightdress there was
and spoke to her, but she didn It an
! swer. I then looked into the closet and
then went to each window in turn and
| found in each case the curtain and the
window were down.
! "Did you examine the window in
liying e. room &C (the one over the shed)9''
| I<No. - do1Dno,, IIT+ x,,os ;,
"Was it lockedgn 1T was.n
"What did you say to this defend
ant9'' 1T asked her who shot her
and she. made no reply. She seemed
unconscious
NThey took her away, didn u they?'
h oseit. SIR +, in the ambulance to the city
Ibid you see this revolver that
night9'' 'sNo, sir. Lieutenant FERN
gave it me later.'' - p. E..
Revolver in Good Condition.
I "Tell' the jury in what condition you
found the pistol and the shells at that
4 time. ~. "!The gun was in good shape.
I got the gun with five shells in it.
When I opened it the shells were
elected. The sh ellis were still bright. -
possession?V 7sYes, SIR;
care the same shells in it that were
in it thens"' Eyes, sir:'.' 49,
"Did you pull the triggerG" 81
}, did, Il.
TWAS the gun in good working or.
der?' It was. - t4.E-..s -
"Did you make an examination of
the outside of the Brennan houseg''
IT did, on the next Monday."~
, this defendant9'' II did talk with
her on the night of Nov A., 4
"Where9""In her room in the city
!, hospital.'' - -.
What She Told. =.
jury just what she said and what yor
! said at the. time. as near as you car
I remember
waked,' she SAID. around l or -:
: a man at the end of my bed. He came
: around the end of my bed!' T. said
r lido you know the mana She said
i NO I said. What did he dos Sh'
q said, He came around the end Of ny
h bed I said. What did you dog
shs SAID dn raised a up on das left
/ and said, on had better not. 70,
t are not feeling well enough,' and .sh
+ was in distress. And she said g.
o raised up on my left elbow. The mai
: came around the edge of the bed AM
q put a revolver to my breast and fred.
8 And she said she didn' It remember any
y thing more until she came to the hos
pital.o That is the first statement.
said, What is the description Of thi
man9' : -l'1-s
:. 49,. A Short Man.
"She said, HE was short man
> stout, dark complexioned and smootl
face.' I said, did he have an overcoa
}. on?' And she said, NO I said, tDi
f he have a coat on?' And she says, &
i think he did, I says, What kind Q
k have any hat or cap
d st said, did you hear him before h
e came to the end Of the bed 'She sale
It mo- I said, What awoke youq' Sh
It said, Il guess because he put his han
= on the end of the bed said, Di
e you holler?' She said, NO | sait
+ sWere you scared9' She said, No.
s. said, 4'Why didn't you hollerq' Sb
Put Gun Close and Fired.
sn.I said! Well, what did he do, then!
r She said, He came around to the edg
K Of he bed, put the gun up close to m
= and fred I fell back unconscious an
! don It know any more,
"She said she had been around thel
! all the evening. The children wer
=. Ito bed about $3.50; it was close to ]
Clock when she went to sleep. Sh
: said she was walked up in the earl
: . hours by some noise. She said she &c
Z up and looked out Of the window. I.
= asked her what window, and she sal,
:. sThe window in the Kitchen i, $500
'HShe said, I looked out that vii
dow at the shed on that side of th
house, I asked what side the she
was on. /. She said it ran from the en-
Of the room and up to pretty nearl
4 the next house. I asked her if the1
n was any window in the children
Y room, and back Of the bed where th
: children were. She said, No.
be Saw Part Of : Man.
lie She said she-Slooked out and sa
IN part Of a man. Ieasked her what par
a She said, A man sitting on the 70,
with his knees doubled up like. that
/ said, L. Did you get "a good hook at hi
n and see what lie looked ike?' 81
i'd said, i couldn It see his face; just h
e- knees crouched up, like that. I sal
Was he climbing up or going down Il