The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-03
FORMER PARTNER OF ARTIST
cuERlN, THOUGHT DEAD, TO
TESTIFY IN CASE.
WITNESS FOR DEFENSE
Ailered Victim Of Nj. Nc Donald
Seen After TRAGEDY Lying Face
Down. upon Floor With Re,
goNtd in ;4is Hand

I
! Chicago FEB. 2,-ln the four horrs'
/ session Yesterday the lawyers who
are defending Mrs. Dora Mcdonald
scnGed some telling points. Among
3cther witnesses whom they produced
We're two tailors, VINO occupied rooms
adjoining the 6llelin studio, and who
| testified thai when they fii'st looked
1 through the shattered glass OF the
studio door they saw Webster Guerin
Nlng face downward with The re-
| yolyer clutchcd in his right hand.
Fnt il Is what Tho defense has be-
hind the scenes, rather than the com
aratiFely insignificant performers
| brought ont upon me stage today,
tnat tells of the mighty battle.
Hamilton Lewis and the other
counsel for the defense Are prapar,ne
e introduce startling testimony.
They baTe brought back from Ar.
kansas Homer Smith. one of Webster
Grerin's partners in tae haberdashery
business on the West side The prnsa.
cution supposed that Smith was dead.
Archie Guerin thought him dead. sev.
eFal Chicago newspapers printed his
obituary notice months ago.
And now he comes back like one
from the grave to denounce his dead
naftner impugn the testimony Of Ar.
fhie Guerin and wipe out one ehapte.
0t the narrowing story Of Mrs. Ne
Bonald's life as related by the prose.
cution's Witnesses.
Archie Gnerin testified that Mrq
Mcdonald Fuined the haberdashery
business by constantly taking Web.
ster away from 1t, ne said she visited
tae store aud ran on with the blonde
partner on an ave age Of twice a.
week
Smith viii testify that Mrs. Mo.
llanald visited the haberdashery cnly
twice in hye years that Webster
assaIln was In business there. anl
that OF Hdth cl ttresv oceaasol,s ehe
came accompanied BY her niece forf
the purpose Of having alterations |
made in goods she had ordered.
More startling yet. he will testify
that he learned Of a plot between
Guerin and the other partner Durant.
g blackmail RMS Mcdonald: that he /
earned from an outside source that
hey had stolen Mrs McDonalds
note paper and forged
ickenine love. letters upon 1T: that
4urant had been sent to Mrs. McDen-
'ld with these spurious letters de.
nanding Sl300o. for them under pen
'ltv Of trumped. j expose. They
tate that Webster Guerin robbed his
'aitner; that he was elected from the
nm for that reason and that once
fter the dissolution Of partnership. .
when webster came back for few
aNs to help Smith and Durant in the /
tore. he robbed the till and was for I
'idder ever again to enter the doors. /
The strongest witness yesterday ]
vas Abraham WolImsid, a tailor. The h
oor to his shop adjoins that 70 Cue y
ms studio. He said ne heard a /
ound like that Of a aeavy box fall
Eg {
y opened the do-r aud. looking In i
hrough the shattered pane, saw a
roman standing there.
Hes shot himself; please save
no. she screamed. She had nothing
. her hand. | went 10 the door and +,
was locked. ] saw a man lying on f,
he floor crosswise Of the room face
Onward with a revolver in his right
and
The woman stepped back to his
ide and picked up ne revolver that +,
as IN his right hand or near IT," -
Myer Efrou another tailor in the i,
anne firm repeated Wollinski's de
,Fiption of the shvoing and so did
'avid Rubensteln a third member Of &,
he firm.
Ort Of consideration for Mrs. Nc. =.
'ona'd Judge Bren:ano did not hold !,
n afternoon session.