Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-21

Despite repeated efforts 10 snake tne
testimony of witnesses for the prosecu-
tion, the coils of evidence are slowly
tightening around W. p. McComas to
show that, whether Charlotte l.. Noyes
threw the acid over him or not, he
killed her, not I'm the room where the
acid was thrown but I'm the living room,
many feet away.
With strenuous efforts on the part of
Attorney Rogers for the defense yes
terday to show that the gun said to
have been used by Mrs. Noyes against
him was placed beneath the bed cover
ings In the bedroom by the police,
square cut testimony was brought for
ward To show that the gun, without a
single chamber exploded, was found by
detectives by chance the day after the
shooting.
That the discovery of the weapon of
Mrs. Noyes, In place where she could
not have used 1t, was kept from the at
torneys for the defense for several
days. was admitted. without qualifica-
tion by the prosecution.
II told the officers to tell neither your
self nor Mr.. Paul Schenck, and 1 am
ready to stipulate to that effect" said
Deputy District Attorney L. j. Flem-
ing yesterday afternoon.
Another bit of evidence that made
the defendant vince was that of Miss
Lilly Vance. who lived just across the
street and who heard Mrs. Noyes
scream and cry piteousIy one night be-
fore Christmas, when she and McComas
were having quarrel.
Bullet Not from Her Gun
That the bullet hole in the door, show
ing that McComas had stood in the
doorway between the living room and
the bedroom and the woman close to
the hallway, was a bullet of 3S-caliber,
and not one of the caliber of the gun
owned by Mrs. Noyes, was steadfastly
adhered to by the detective officers
when they took the stand.
Owing to a mistake In interpreting
the judges instructions, the hallway
leading to the courtroom was crowded
long before the judge assembled the
bench at 10 o'clock. Many of the would
be spectators were unable to obtain
seats and some of them stood patiently
in the hall all day, hoping to obtain a
seat In the court room.
When the taking of evidence was be-
gun, the front row of seats inside the
rail was taken up almost altogether by
women, while in the body of the small
courtroom there were scattered another
score of the gentler sex. All day long
these women craned their necks, first to
get a view of the defendant and next
to see the witness on the stand. There
also We're numerous anxious glances
cast in the direction of Attorney
Rogers. who evidently has been chafing
under the ruling of Judge James that
he must question witnesses from his
seat at the attorneys table and not
employ his usual tactics of walking up
and down before the jury box and
using arms and hands in gestures be-
fore the persons in the witness chair.
One young woman, with red hair,
wearing blue and white dress and a
white straw hat decorated with green
leaves and cherries, has sat in the
front row in the courtroom throughout
the trial, since the time when the selec-
tion of witnesses began. Who she is
seems to be mystery both to the de-
fense and to the prosecution.
Wyatt cross-Examlned
When Policeman Wyatt was called
again yesterday morning to take the
stand for the conclusion of his cross
examination Attorney Rogers went
after him at once. He had barely
taken his seat on the witness chair
when the fire of questions was opened
on him.
without knowing 1t, Wyatt remembered
he had noticed difference In time In
the intervals between the shots. He
admitted that this was the first time he
had so testified.
Have you talked with Detectives
Ritch and Roberds since you left this
room last night and talked about this
case?" asked Attorney Rogers
Yes" said the witness. II saw them
last night after left the stand.
And you saw them again this MORN
ing and talked with them, didn't you?"
Wyatt admitted that he had but said
the conversation was but for a moment
or two.
After wyatt had admitted that he
had forgotten, in his evidence, to tell
OF spots on the bed clothes, other than
the folded quilt. Rogers asked
i"Why did you tell the defendant to
throw up his hands?"
II didn't" replied the witness II
asked him to raise his hands. They
were covered with acid and didn't
want to get the stuff on mine"
did you look over the gun to see
IL there were any acid marks on it?'
No Acid on Gun
II didn't see any acid. The gun
looked clean to me-"
Reverting 70 the two cups, Rogers
asked:
''You say you found cup in the
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