The Detroit times., 1908-04-06


trate the assistant prosecutors meth
Cd in dealing with the witness:
Q-You had no money on that Friday
night other than the 80 or 80 cents.
Air had, / didn't have much more
than that.
,Q-was this question asked you. and
aid ySa make h this answer at Page Ioa:
when, Marie Hall told me the first time
Il thought q lot OF Marie Hall. she
told me and had asked me and said
different things about her going away
the night I struck with her, you know,
and had often said and told me that II
she went l would go to. So that was
ting / was soaking every cent. / put il
away so that would have money when
she did go. Q-Then you didn't want
her TO leave. she was pretty good; A.
Certainly, and that was what i was
aiming to do. III she wanted to go.
wanted to 20 with her. and l knew
she would use me right IL went with
her."
Were those questions asked you, and
did you make those answers7
Al believe SO.
Q-Were they true or false7
Al don't know.
Q-You don't known
A-Probably some Of them were. and
some OF them We're not.
Half
A-No. for Marie Hall always told
Q--Iiad you saved any money for the
purpose OF going away with Marie
Hali2
A--No, sir.
Q--Then this testimony that you
were soaking every cent SO that you
could go was not true?
A--No, sir: was trying to account
for the money that had, to Capt Nc
Bowin elaborated on his testimony
OF saturday az to what Capt. McDon-
nell had told him to say in his confess
sion.
say. Mcdonnell Told Him TO Confess.
HE showed me the straps and the
apron with which Mrs. Weloh was
bound" said the witness, and told me
all about how she was found. Then ne
il up to me--toid me 10 say tied her
and all that"
Mr.. Grose then read from transcript
Of the testimony given ra by s9wIn on On
what trgnspired at the private confer
ence wit hcapt. Mcdonnell. and no
mention was made OF any such details
now" was asked.
why. I've laid awake nights think
ing about H."
captain told you TO say1''
aHe told me a lot OF stun TO say, and
said II, but I've forgotten IL now.
Previous to this confession. did you
not tell Capt. Mcdonnell that you saw
Mrs. Welch kilied?"
WHO told you TO say that?"
"Weil. got that from Detective
can you give any reason for saying
you killed this woman Friday nightT
aCapt Mcdonnell said / was the last
man seen alive with her, so ] figured
IL must have been Friday night she
was killed"
Crosse works DesaIy Parallel.
Mr. Crosse worked the deadly rar-
allel" on Bowin. showing how his story
OF how Mrs. Welch was killed by a
stranger corresponded with the story
himself do the murder
capt. Mcdonnell didn't suggest the
FIRST story to you. did heT
Bowin was forced to acknowledge
that he laughed while making his con-
'ss Il was taking an interest In II be-
cause the more / said and the more I
admitted that did IL and stun like
| that. thought the better IL would be
! for me-" Bowin explained.
You thought u was a good Joke that
srsyS Ha,ns CAPT mcDonnell. who has
| been in this business 80 years"
NO, didn't think x was no joke"
! What were you laughing aboutf'
4 II wasn't laughing"
Didn't you laugh when you de-
s ~sn head sS Su y "sss sf arm ' and
punched her with your right7''
II do not think So"
THE fact n you don't remember