Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-24
W|TCHEWAH CASE WILL F..
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After long argument by tho at.
torneys. Judge Barham announced
that the officers statement would be
accepted AS evidence. as the officer
held out no induccment TO the prisoner
TO make the statement.
Prisoner Remembers.
The jury was recalled to the court
room and the cross examination of
W'tchewah was resumed Under
question by Captain berkeley. the wit
ness said that he remembered telling
Sergeant Brdgers that there was ono
lead bullet in the gun at the time of
the shooting.
When asked again il he did not
tel the officer the gun contained two
outlets. the witness said he would
'eli The Jury all about II. Turning
TO tho jnrymcn he said that an Of.
hcer took him ont Of jail, turned him
over 10 Sergeant Bridgers and that
officer took him up Huntington ave.
nue. 10 Twcnty-sixth street ana up that
street to Mrs. Tenants photograph
saiicrN On the way he told thc-of.
hccr thai he was sorry he shot the
woman aud the officer replied that he
was not the only one who had been IN
trouble. Witness said the officer
asked him If he did not know there
was blank cartridge in the gun and
ne replied that he would not have
shot blank in any ones face.
Tho witness was then excused from
me stand and again took his seat bc.
side his attorneys.
Mex Fischer. who ran n nloco -,
Pine Beach last summer. was the next
witness. He had known Witchcwah
lnr several months and saw him nj
Pine Beach on the evening or Tho
shooting Witchcwah came IN
iischiers place. rented room for.
himself and wife. whom he said bc
would ring from Newport News. and
'cit "" and suit of clothes with
wi'hess. Witchcwah said he would
return late and witness gave the In.
dian a key to the place.
Mrs. Fannie I.eazy. who was book.
Keeper Mt California Franks pine
ncach resort last summer. was called.
one had known Witchewah four years.
having mot him with the Pawncn Bill
VIVA West show She was employed
WIN that show and knew Witchewah
wcii at That time. Witness said he
mad good reputation for truthfulness
! adn neer got into any trouble. He
stayed with the show three years ana
! witness saw him again Mt Pine Beach
IN May. She also saw Dora Hall
thcre, but had never seen the woman
drunk, nor did she ever sec hcr drink
nj California Franks. She said She
loaned the accused money last sum
NOR.
| Tribe interpreter.
James V. Blandin, government In
T.. tcrprctcr for the PottowattomJc In
dams, was called. He said he lived
In Jackson county. Kansas, and had
known Wltchcwah since he was n hoy.
He declared the accused was always
pcaccahle ana law abiding and that
his reputation was good When ask
Cd by Captain Berkeley why he had
come here To testify. he stated That
the attorneys for the accused had re.
quosted him to come.
! Juryman Malone then asked witness
II he had sever heard of MI Indinn
hurting himself by the carlcss handl.
ing of tho revolver. He replied that
hn had never heard Of one doing So
| Tho witness was then excused and
Attorney Lett announced that the dc.
Tense rested. 1t was then ten
! minutes past ~ o'clock.
Testimony in Rebuttal
Sergeant Drdgcrs was the first W.T..
ness called by the commonwealth in
rcbuttal. He said that he took
Witchewah 10 be photographed OH the
morning OF December Q and that while
returning to the Jail he asked thu
prisoner why he shot Dora Hall. He
replied IL was an accident; that tns
gun had two bullets In IT. but that
he thought it was "on'' n blank.
Helen McNerney. Grace Manning.
Taisy Carlton ana Mamie Dent. were
then put on the stand. They all
knew Dora Hall for number of
years and declared that she did not
drink heavily. Grace Manning livc,,
1 with Dora Hall at Mamie Gordon's
! during the last four weeks of her life
4, and declared that she saw no change
in her habits as to drinking.
/ Richard Traylor. an employee OF tho
United States Shipping Company. was
he next witness. He could not idcn,
ify Witchewah. but said that he saw
| man who rcscmblcd him on the Ivy
+, avenue boat shortly after s o'clock
on the night of the murder. Attor.
ncy Crane objected 10 the testimony
on the grounds that the man referred
to had not been identified as the ac-
cnsed. The witness was excused, but
was called later.
Displayed Gun on Boat.
Buck Arlington, negro was called
lie Identified the accused as the man
whom he saw on the Pine Beach boat
ON the night of the killing Witness
said that Witchewah was playing with
a big gun similar to that shown in the