Evening journal., 1908-06-09
ON TRIAL FOR
KILLING FATHER
CONTINUED From Fifth PassJ

Alexander at first objected to CIV
ing her the box as 1t contained his
clothing, but he later sent It 10 his
father. A few minutes later Dora re-
turned the box, saying II was not the
one her father wanted. He demanded
the boys tool box, whereupor the boy
emptied the contents OF tie box, which
included a revolver. on the door, and
gave the blk tc his sister, who started
70 carry IL 70 her father. Dora said
alexander then fired shot into the
tloor which caused her father TO dron
tie box, rush in the directin, of son
ana seize him. In the scun1e. which fol-
lowed Dora said her father met mis-
death. The witness did not see the
pistol discharged but. saw the Neanon
in her brothers hand. She did nor
hear any exchange of words between
father and son while the scufle be-
tween them was in progress. UTDon con-
Guiding his direct examination of the
witness, Mr. Hastings offered the re-
Voiver In evidence. II is a so calibre
weapon.
In cross-examining Dora, Mr.. Tall
brought out that there had been no
Quarrel between father AMI son pre-
vious to that which Immediately pre-
ceeded the shooting. She repeated that
she did not see her brothe' shoot her
fathr nor did she know who had dis
charged the weapon. She was sure
but two shots were fired.
Dr. J. w. Bastian, coloner physj-
clan, described to the jury the gun
shot wound that caused K~eschwzi.s
death. It was In his left oreast. The
ball had penetrated the mans left lung
and severed an artery leading from the
near. Two other wounds found on the
body Dr. Bastian said were merely
flesh wounds which might have been
caused by the body falling on a chisel
9r some other tool that the prisoner
had LETT on the floor
John Mclaughlin, a police officer. and
Elmer cole, OF No. 922 Benuett street.
testified to seeing the body of Kriesch-
WI after his death. Rebecca Kriesch-
Wi, another daughter of the dead man.
SAID she knew nothing of the trouble
between her father and her brother
until she heard the first pistol shot fired.
Later she saw her fathers dead body.
Police Captain Evans told OF the
boy running to the police station i'm =
meoiately after the shooting, and al
nj; ting that he had killed his father.
AT The same time Alexander handed a
revolver TO the captain. a written con-
fSsJion OF the crime which Captains
LNans said Alexander had made was
offered and admitted in evidence.
it was an admission that he had fired
a shot toward his father after quar-
relins over the box.
Tile State will conclude its case this
afternoon.
In court yesterday afternoon John
Yates, colored. was convicted of cnin-
mon assault upon Robert J. Cross, u
p, b. and w. r. r. special officer The
court sentenced Yates to eighteen
months imprisonment. He was in
dicted on charge of assault with in
tent to commit murder.
Having been convicted on charge
OF assault with intent to murder Frank
Scott, also colored, William Pegram
was sentenced to four Y,ars' inprisOn-
ment The assault was alleged to
have been made with a pocket knife.
William Coleman, colored, pleaded
guilty to breaking and entering a
freight car at Middletpwn The man
broke open the car and tapped a barrel
Of whiskev, allowing the contents to go
over the floor Coleman was given SIX
months imprisonment.