Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-21

| ''''"e"uh Us aiieBeu 10 nave done
he shooting. and which had Deen
brought into court by Chief of Police
Reynolds. was given TO DIR. Greasy by
captain berkeley with lite request that
| ne demonstrate on Chief Reynolds the
angle mt which the gun must have
Leen held in order that such a wound
rs maj received by the woman could
he inflicted. All eyes in The cour,
room We're Immediately centcred on
Tie gun, which is q Colt make revolv.
or OF 40 caliber with barrel about
n foot long. Ir Greasy demonstrated
WIN Chief Reynolds and with Captain
iierkeley and later with Attorney Lett
me probable positions of the man ana
woman at the time of the shooting.
These demonstrations were followed
with interest by everyone.
During the cross examination Al
,orney Lett proponnded numerous
technical questions to the physician
concerning the wound ana asked him
II the woman had been in The posi
lloh he had described would the shot
not have passed out of The unders law
bote and struck The woman's knee
inc doctor replied that II certainly
could moi have done so.
lDr- J. Kennedy Corss was the third
witness. lie performed an operation
ON me woman nj the ST. Francis hos
hilal. He said hat he probed rne
cohrseof HE bullet through the lower
Jaw bone, into The neck and To lhr
plural cavity ami dared probe no fur.
ther. He said that h. was present AT
me post norton examination con
Quoted by Dir. y. II. Gary, the oitv
coroner, and saw that the buiiet ha /
lodged into the vertebrae of the neck
DR.. Gary was the last witness call
cd before the cour, adjourned. He
TOO described the wound nj il WI
revealed by the post mortem exam
nation.
Before court adjourned for The div
Tile commonwealth attorney nnnounc.
cd that Charles Whiting would be the
first witness called by the common
wealth at the converting Of court ,:,is
morning, This will he one of in.
most important witnesses for TIE pros
ecution ana 1t is expected that he w.n
he on the stand for several hours.
Prisoner Very Calm.
Cad In dark gray checkered suit,
black shoes white shirt. ana dart;
necktie, Witchewah entered The court
room 'yith Deputy City Sergeant Mes
sick and Detective Sergeant Henry
ihideers few minutes before 10
o'clock yesterday morning. He walk.
cd across the court room with n finn
step and calmly took Il chair bcsidc
his attorneys, Messrs. II. NJ. Lett. of
his city, and Alfred Il. Crane ami
Guy L. lInrsh. of lIolton, Kansas.
large crowd had already gathered IL,
ih" court room AMI the spectators
watched the Indian with keen inter
est Witchowah paid no heed TO 1h.
spectators and looked steadily at the
table in trent of him except whea
addressed by one of his counsel
"Not Guilty" the Plea.
AT The command of Clerk of tic
Courts 7. C. Smith. Wiichcwah ros,
in his place and listened to the rcal.
ing of the indictment charging him
with the wilful ami prcmeditated
murder of Dora Hall The only time
lie showed emotion was when tho
CLERK asked him il he was guilty or
not guilty. His lips twitched, his
hands shook and he turned appealing
'iy to his attorneys. Mr.. Lett then
arose and entered the formal Flea of
Not guilty" and waved the prisoner
TO his chair.
Wjtchewah followed with interest
the examining of the talesmcn. but he
did not pay the slightest attention to
the spectators, never one looking at
them. When court adjourned for the
noon hour: the prisoner was taken
back to his cell in the city jail anu
was again brought into the room when
court convened AT 2:30 o'clock in the
afternoon. During the afternoon SEES.
sion he exhibited but little emotion,
maintaining a calm demeanor through
out. orce or twice. however his
lips twitchcd and his hands shock
slightly.
Many Witnesses.
Present inticoyions are that The
trial will consume several days. Th:s-
ty-six witnesses have been summoned
by the commonwealth and the defense
has about half that number summon
ed.
What the defense will be in the
case is not yet clear During the ex-
animation of the talesmen yesterday
morning, Attorney Lett ntimated thai
the defense would admit that Witch
ewah did the shooting, and it is be.
leved that the defense will endeavor