The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-05-02

New York. May 1.-After Anisia Louise
de Massey had denied most emphatcally
that she had shot Gustav Simon and
told her story Of what happened on the
day the Broadway shirt-waist maker was
killed in his Office. whatever other evil
dence there was was soon put in, and
the jury will decide tomorrow Mrs. de
Massys fate. She doesn't seem TO fear
the outcome, and her demeanor on the
stand to-day was that Of a eomplacent,
though somewhat excitable. French
woman who feels confident that twelve
men viii take her side Of it.
Her examination took up d good part
Of the day. She spoke in a nicely modu-
lated voice with just the slightest
French accent. which was pleasant 10 the
ear. At times she was quite demonstra-
tive but on the whole she told her story
concisely and with no show OF resentment
Only once or twice was she tripped up in
her testimony.
She told OF applying to Simon for a
Job as designer, and how he had taken
her on trial for week. That was less
than a week before the shooting. She
had been there about four days, when
she sent word 10 Simon that she was
going 20 leave. Simon told her he was
very sOTTy. and II she would come around
on the following Monday he would pay
her. She went away and came around
the following Monday. 1t was shortly
after o'clock. She waited Tor a time
and saw a woman get off the elevator
and ask Simon if he had a place for her
He spoke TO the woman for short time
and then she went away That disposed
of the mysterious stranger who was in
the room with Simon, and about which
there have been many hints of sensations
during the trial.
Told 10 sue for Pay.
When the woman had gone Mrs. dc
Massey went into Simon's office. she said
simons humor was not what it had been
al her previous interview with him He
told sT that he wasn't going 10 pay her
and that Il she wanted her money she
would have 90 sue. She thought he was
joking al first. and then said it wasn'i
worth worrying about. lie took her q
the door, and she walked down the stair
way to the street She didn't see a soul
She was sure she didn't meet Solomon
Shiller on the fourth floor. He has tesu-
fed that he saw her.
When she got to the street. she signaled
a Broadway car and just then a police.
man came up and told her that she was
wanted in the building she went bach
and was taken to SimOn's Office. She
was taken before Simon, but there was
no conversation with him. This was in
contradiction Of the testimony OF severa
witnesses The witness further testified
In contradiction Of evidence Of other wit.
nesses for the prosecution. especially thai
Of Policeman WerZsnsky, who says I'D
found the cartridges in her room. Shs
denies that she ever had any cartridges
In her room and that she had never seer
the box of cartridges the policeman swors
he had found there.
Tells Her Life story.
on cross-examination she told OF her
life for twenty years back She denied
that she ever owned or saw the pist0
with which Mr.. Simon was shot.
Several witnesses were recalled by Mr.
Ely in rebuttal, and one Of these, Bill
Simmons. "a negro. sWore that two yeau
ago ne had seen her with nickel PLATED
pistol. She had it in bag. and said sh'
carried II to protect herself. This ended
the case for the prosecution, and the de
PENDANT was recalled. She branded Sim
mons statement as "a nigger's lie
The case should get to the jury to-mor
row afternoon, Justice Blanchard saiC
he would allow each lawyer an hour and
half 10 sum up the case.