Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-23

Norfolk, was called. He identified
Witchewah and said that the prisoner
was at the pawn shop on the morning
OF December an 1907. coming there
10 redeem revolver and some clothes
winch ne had previously pawned. wit
ness was positive that the revolye,
was empty when he delivered II tc
10 me accused as he examined II he.
iore turning Ii over To the owner. The
wttness was handed Witchewah,s
gun by Captain Berkeley and asked n
that was the gun the Indian Ind re.
deemed Witness said n wos yorv
very similar to IL. but that he cou,1
no' swear that 1t was the same wea-
po"' Ho"eVer. ne said that Il was
'nc only gun Of its kind and size that
was IN the shop at the time. wit.
"ess also said he talked with Witche-
wan Tor ten minutes or more. asking
MN OF us antecedents and his future
prospects. Counsel for the defense
"'u NOT cross examine the hookkeener
"oman's Dying Statement.
~ mat 1uncture of the proceedings
1"p,aih BERKELEY announced that ho
"p"'u recall Sergeant T. A. Mitchell
VINO was the first witness hoard ~,
me ,rial He said he did this IN ar.
uer 10 get the last statement of Tho
ueau woman. which was made IN Ser.
seaht Mitchell before The cour, Nv
mutual agreement of the ATTORNEYS
me Jury was sent out of Tho roon,
VINE me question of introducing ,hIs
evidence was being argued
After the jury went ont con,o,,
perkeiey said that Sergeant Niitcba,i
would say lha, he fonnd Tho 49,,
m. ,"e room back of Dhitlng's saloon
n ner mead back, mouth open and
t,a,''s ana WIN her right arm mar.
,s p"raiyzed. The officer admin.
1917, 10 the woman's comfort ne
.St ne could and when she fornd
W sumo oiiicer was helping her sbe
usked nm to call n physician. Durinr
u's ume Dora Hall exclaimed sever'
al tines oh God. am dying. have
800 on my soul" She then PRAYED
,erVeht. though short PRAYER Tho
queer Tried to persuade her to ion
n''h VINO shot her. but she would nor
90 so. Later the sergeant carried her
20 me patrol wagon. took her TO 81
ri"hcis hospital and carried her In
ms arms to the ~ nth floor OF the
nNspilhi' There he told her that no
would do everything he could for be-
II she would tell him who shot bor
She replied. "If tell Won heW hin
me-" nv hiii
sergeant Mitchell then replied I'm,
ne would protect her and she soId
mat Witchewah shot her. Shc tbnn
'1id me officer TO notify certaI, moo.
PIE of her condition. ~
Statement Ruled Out.
After hearing the stotemen, os a..
proposed evidence as given ~, ca.
,n'h berkeley. Attorney Alfred Crane
raI1o'ea 10 II on the grounds that her
81 p' anout Wiichewah killing her n
% QUA showed that she aid
o. Nnow 'hat she would die within
,an snprt 'ime. After somewhat
vns,hy argument OH this evidence
Nv ,he attorneys. Judge Barham rnjed
.nu' me fact that the woman wos
"i'a'n lhat Witchewah would XIII her
ara mad 10 be promised protection h,
me officer before she would mako ony
statement disqualified the evidences
us a dying statement.
Sergeant Mitchell was excused IN.
Jury was recalled 10 The court room
a'u VI /. J' kagey was called rs
me next witness. He said that he as.
sisted Or. j. Kennedy Corss in pen
forming an operation ca Dora Hail al
me 81. Francis hospital When ask
cd what time The woman died he said
mat she was living when he left the
hospital ut 1910 o'clock Sunday morn.
Letters from Dora Hail.
Police Officer Samuel G. Pearson
was called 10 the stand. Captain
BERKELEY handed him n letter which
the witness identified rs that whic.
he had taken from Dora Halls trunk
al Mamie Gordon's house after the
shooting. This letter was written TO
Dora Hall by Witchewah. lnt II voe