Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-23

hiSt niit VII NAM street on the morn
Ing of Saturday, December !. Arte,
meeting the indian. the witness ana
accused entered u saloon ana hod
several drinks. Left that saloon
went down Main street and entered
another. They hn.! severa, ,rI,,.
there and soon went 10 another snloon
where they got more drinks The
witness could not remember the nnm.
Der of drinks taken in each p,acc
nor could he recall the number of sa.
looms which they visited Witness
left the accused before noon and went
10 restaurant to get dinner He
met Witchewah shortly after o'cIurl;
In the afternoon. The Indian then
had his revolver aud belt OF cartridges
and was playing with the weapon
cooking and ilourishng IT, they
Went TO n Chinese joint and took some
chop sney. Later they went In senrch
of C. II. Smith. Here. under nuest.
Joining. the witness said tina, during
the morning Witchewah had told him
that he had girl in Newport News
and VISA going TO see her ana huy
something for her in Norfolk
They Had Many Drinks.
The witness then went ON to tell
about the finding OF Smith in the af.
ternoon and the drinks they had 10.
sether ut different saloons. Smith
left them early in the afternoon. bu,
Witclewah did not part with the wit.
ness until about dusk that evening. n,
the Monticello Hotel. Witchewah
invited witness 10 so TO Pine Beach
with him, but the witness got into n
conversation with friends ana missed
me car. He said that both he and
the Indian were pretty hooay" IN tho
afternoon.
On cross examination bv CAPTAIN
berkeley the witness said that he ana
Wiichewah visited six or seven sn,
looms during the day and might have
mad dozen drinks. hut he could not
remember how many they had.
Knew Indian as Snowman.
n c. Smith. OF Norfolk, was the
next witness. He said he had known
Witchewah for foir years. first meet
ing him with The Pawnee Bill Wild
West show NJ Genell. Iowa. Smith was
assistant manager OF the side show
at that time. Witness said that
Witchewah remained In employ OF the
show for three scasons ana that he
and the Indian became Intimately ac
Nnainted with each other He sai,i
he never knew NJ!tchewah TO have
any Iuarrels while with the show an
that his reputation for truthtuiness
was good. He saw Witchewah Oh,
Saturday. December Z. 1907. about
1890 p. m. but was with him only n
trann lk.. 1,,.l
and for that reason witness did not
care TO stay with him. lie saln
Witchewah had his revolver and told
the witness that he had just redeem.
ed 1t as he had secured a position rs
guard at Pine Beach.
Dan Dougherty. bar tender mt Call.
fornia Franks Joint at Pine Beach
last summer, was called lie states:
that he had known Witchewah four
months prior to the killing of Dorm
Hall. He said he saw Witchewah
on the evening of Friday. DecembeT
6 and that the Indian had n check for
$50. Witness again saw the accused
In California Franks place on Satur-
day evening and that the Indian got
n drink In the place al that time. The
Indian appeared 10 he intoxicated anu
asked witness when The last boat left
Pine Beach foa' this city.
The witness also said that he knew
Dora Hall and had seen her at Cal,
fornia Franks several times wit.
Witchewah. He stated that so far as
he had seen the Indian had aIway5
treated her kindly.
After the witness had been cross ex.
amined by Captain Berkeley, the
court adjourned for lunch.
Letters Identified.
When court convened at 2:3O o'clock
in the afternoon. Captain Berkeley
placed i'll evidence the three letters
which had been identified at the morn.
Ing session of the court. The first
letter read was written by ,yitchewah
to Dora Hall on December from Pine
Beach. In II he stated that he was
not mad at her as she supposed and
mat he loved her more than any girl
ne mad ever known. He also said
that he would soon pay her visit
The second letter was written by
Dora Hall 10 Wltchewah from New.
port News and was dated December,
q, 1907. The writer acknowledged
receipt of the Indians previous lei.
ter and stated that she was glad 20
near from him. In the letter the
woman pleaded with Witchewah 70
stop drinking and said. Don't treat
me so mean. you almost worry me
to death by treating me so mean"
She also asked him Ii bring her
brown talt and purse. which she had
left in his room at Pine Beach.
The third letter was written by
Witchewah to Dora Hall from Pine
Beach on the day before the shooting.
He told the girl that he had received