Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-20

subsequently absorb enough moisture
to become the very liquid perhaps that
he had been asked to analyze.
With the exception of temperance
of DIR. Koebig, Policeman Fred ".
Wyatt was the last witness of the aft
ernoon. He was the second arrival at
the Noyes home after the shooting out
side of the self-confessed slayer. When
| he took the stand it was evident that
McComas was paying closer attention
| than ever TO the evidence and that his
| hands were continually rubbing over
each other In nervous way.
Another Discrepancy in Time
He said that at II :35-another dis
crepancy in timehe heard three shots
while talking with Special officer Ho-
sick at Seventh street and Burlington
avenue. He said he walked around the
block and back to Seventh street look
ing for the scene of possible trouble,
and that when he got back to Seventh
street he met two men. one of whom
pointed to Little street and said that
it was in the house with the lights
the house alone.
How did you get in?" asked Flem-
ing.
THE door was open. I went upstairs
and saw a womans body lying on the
floor. Carey was there, at the tele-
phone. McComas was in the bedroom,
at the southwest corner of the house.
McComas and Carey and myself were
the only ones in the house.
LAS quick as 1 got upstairs and saw
the woman's body 1 said, Hello, who
done this?' McComas said, I'm your
man. 1 killed her.
asked him sVVharo'S VOIIr pIIu
and he says, It's in my pocket / told
him to give me the gun. He told me
he had acid on his hands, and 1 reached
into his pocket and got the gun. Then
/ felt of the woman. She was dead, all
right. That was sure.
81 turned to McComas and said to
him, Where did she throw the acid?'
He said, In the Kitchen Then we
started for the kitchen. I saw acid
stains on the bed in the bedroom and
on the kitchen door.
"Then, when we got back to the liv-
ing room, McComas said to me, Won't
you take me to doctor or get one?
I'm going blind l told him that the
wagon would be there in a few min
utes and that we would take him right
to the receiving hospital.
II asked him where he was standing
when he shot her. He said: Right
mere, u lIl6 NORWAY
from the living rom into the front hall.
She ran right into my second shot he
added.
"Then asked him where the cup was
that held the acid.
Points to Cup on Floor
HE said, There, and he pointed to
a cup on the floor of the living room
under the table, upside down.
Later / went to the kitchen and
found g cup without a handle on 1t.
There was nothing in it and asked
what it was. 1t was sort of powder.
He said he had used it to put olive oil
on his face. 1 took that cup and put it
on top of the gasoline stove.
"Then, / asked again: why did you
kill that woman? He said Because
she was after me with a bottle of acid
said: I thought you said cup He
said No, bottle
ST asked him where the bottle was
and he said that he had destroyed it.
He told me that the woman had gun
out and said she would shoot him.
Didn't you put In that testimony
about the place where the defendant
stood when the shot was fired on the
suggestion of Grant Roberds, the detec-
tive?" asked Attorney Rogers savagely
on cross examination.
"No. nothing of the kind" said the
witness.
'.Who picked up that cup in the living
room p
Grant Roberds?' was the answer.
'.There was nothing in it that could be
seem"
tains?"
mo. There was rug, rolled up,
under the dead woman's head. Mr.
McComas said that he put 1t there"
There was more grilling testimony,
and then DR.. Koebig was called by At
torney Rogers and questioned about