The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-12-05

0Ap WHY uku yOn,NOflSs
They then returned to the house."
How did you happen to go to the
front porch after coming out of the
bacement?"
"oh, don't know, exactly"
"You are positive Of your state
ment?"
eyes" 5 ta
Mrs. Carlson left the stand and Miss
Florence Speaker, % years old, en-
ployed9 in a book store lat 7S4 West
Adams street, was called as wit
ness. She testified she heard shot
and left the store. Hornberger was
lying on the sidewalk, she said, and
when she reached him He said:
"she shot me throughSthe heart"
"You don't know where the shot
was fred, do you?" she was asked.
NO" ,s:.;. u
Mrs. Elizabeth Littlet6hn, 60 years
DID, 928 West Adams street, strength
ened the defense's statements when
she contradicted Mr1. Carlson's testi-
mony and declared she3heard a shot
and few seconds later saw the man
leave the Chambers house, walk to
the wagon and fall to the sidewalk.
She said she was walking 100 feet
away when she heard the shot The
girl was only a few feet behind the
man when he staggered and fell"
sho said.
Herbert Eicke, q ,teamster, s2s
North Winchester avenle. gave third
version Of the shooting, declaring that
the man staggered oltr of the stair
way between the ChaWbers and Carl
son homes.
"You are sure the man staggered
out of the stairway2f inquired the
attorney. surprised.
"Yes. 1 was driving wagon at
West Adams street Ind Hoyne ave-
nue. when heard the, shot," said the
teamster. "a fewtaconds later saw
the man stagger oltsnf the stairway
to his wagon and fall on the side
walk" ~
Girls Sister. Tells Story
Mrs. Chambers took tthe stand and
Sstwssn sse1t,ss sOOs told tpf story of the
at was about 1880 o'clock when the
man came to the back door," she test
ified. "Estelle went I'd the. door and
when she saw the picture she invited
him into the kitchen,} After he had
handed 1t to me INV the picture
frame was sof a cheaper quality and
not the kind I ordeEed. .I-criticised
1t and he became angxy and attempted
to grab It out Of 1yeEhand. He went
toward the front hall. holding the
picture. and - tryis3 u rStains pos-
Esesssons &c my fhanl was cut. Es-
telle was right behind ms and when
he knocked me, to my knees and,
reaching toward his hip pocket, he
said to us: "I'lT blow your brains
out"
Estelle ran into the bed room OF
the kitched and few seconds later
returned with my husbands revol-
yer. was struggling with him when
l heard the report of the shot"
Fear Attack by Wife E.
Hornberger's grief-stricken wife, ac-
companied by friends, caused some
excitement, on entering, by pointing
her finger at the girl and shouting:
"Is that her?" Is that herr"
A policeman, fearing the woman
would attack the girl, said quietly:
mo! MOI"
The wife was led to seat opposite
the girl accused of the killing, who
seemed Indifferent to the babbling of
voices and sobs Of her sister and
Hornbergers wife. The room was
crowded. Mrs. Chambers, dressed in
ed bounring and her injured hand in
bandage, occupied seat near her
younger sister, and sobbed contin-
ously.
Weeps as She Testifles.
Deputy Coroner Davis summoned
Mrs. Hornberger to the stand. Her
testimony was of a formal nature. 1t
was taken between sobs and frequent
ly she wept for short periods, during
which there was silence.
"Are you acquainted with this de-
fendant?" asked Mr.. Davis, pointing
at Miss Stout
The young wife's face blazed with
anger, but she regained her compos-
ure and answered coldly:
mo"
The girl turned her pale face neith-
er to the right nor to the left, but sat
gazing at Mrs. Hornberger as il stupe-
fed or dazed.
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