Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-22
DAMAGING EVIDENCE
AGAINST WlTCREWAH
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ordered from the house and the rirl
forbidden to zee him This tosti-
moay finally was placed before The
jury.
Indian Threatened to Kill.
Mamie Moore who at the time Of
the shooting kept Il house next door
10 Mamie Gordon's, WAS called to the
stand and She declared that she had
heard Witchewah threaten 10 kin
Dora Hall Witness said that on
that night she went TO the Gordon
honsc 10 get some change and that
Wi,chcwah was NJ The door OF the
house She said The Indian snntchcl
Ezra cut of the door and told her
that he would BLOW her c. ~
brains cut lilo also told me that
he would blow my brains out. de-
ciarcd the witness. land ran back
home. After that the witness did
not again see the couple.
On cross examination by Attorney
| Crane, the witness said that when
she arrived at the place Dora was
standing inside the hall and Witche.
wah was outside the door. She ask.
cd Dora to give her five cent pieces
Tor 81 bill and Dora went back into
the house to get the nickels. Witche.
wan then went into the hall and
slammed the door in witness face.
alter the Indian came ont with Dora
and threatened TO kin both women.
Kallie White, an inmate OF Mamie
M0OrRG hnnGn m h., ,;,.t
ccmber 4 was called She said that
| sue saw a man aud woman standing
on inc sidewalk in front OF the Moore
mousse. Tie witness being iu the door
OF the house at Ike time. She said
that the man told her to get into The
house or he would kill her and that
II she called an officer he would kill
the officer. The witness beai Il hastv
retreat and, running upstairs. watch.
ell the couple from front window
They went down the street ana tho
woman sat down on The steps of n
mouse then In the course OF erection
near the Moore house. Later she
saw the couple continue down the
street and stopped watching them.
Same Story Told.
Looking through The shutters OF
Lena Tatcs house Annie Brown. an
inmate OF that house. and who
, WAS the next witness. saw Witchcwah
and woman sitting on the steps of
The new building on Twenty-fourrh
street The couple walked back I'M
the street toward Mamie Gordon's
and then returned. the woman sittin5
down on the steps again ana The man
standing. Later The couple went
down the street toward Warwick ave.
nue. and when they were In front of
kcsa Jones' house. the witness saw
the man strike the woman in The
lace and heard the woman say. "Oh
Larry. don't do that" When inc
pair reached the alley behind Whit
inss saloon. witness saw the man
push the woman into the alley Iot
er she heard the shot fred and saw
,hc man run up the street with his
hat in his band
Although cross examined at lcnetn
by Attorney Crane. the witness couiI
mo, teay how long she watcher tho
pair. nor how long after the couplc
disappeared into the alley she heard
the shot
Z. f. Lockwood. who conducted
what was known as mission house
on Twcnty-Ihird strccl near Washing
ION avenue carly In December. wa,
called He said that a week or
more lrforc the shooting Witchnwah
ana woman and another man came
10 his place one night and engaged
room. The three sat in the room
ior few minutes ana talked. Aftc.-
considerable questioning by CAPTAIN
bcrkclcy. witness finally admitted
,hat the three talked so loud that hc
mad TO Tell them to keep quiet. Tho
unknown man left few minutes
afterwards. but Witchcwah and The
woman remained all night. They dc.
parted The following morning. going
toward Washington avenue.
Maria Dandriec. a negro maid WIN
was employed In house ON TWENTY.
fourth street. on December 7. said
rat shc went to the rear door OF tho
Wni'ing saloon that night TO get So
changed She saw Witchcwaii aud a