The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-13

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"Yes-no" witness said. contradict
ing herself.
Where else did you go in Ontario
with Miss Elliott"
Gait. Kincardine, Guelph and Clin-
ton"
Did you sing at these places?"
Not all OF them"
Where did you stop at these
placs?"
with frinds"
What frinds?"
Friends she made"
Did YOU have engagements to
sing"
No. just volunteered.
Travelled With Woman
You just took a tour with this wom-
an without going anywhere in partic-
ular?"
| Yes"
( who was this Mrs. Robinson who
had summer home in Goderich?"
She lived with her husband al a
summer home.
Was there girl there called Sadie
Chambers
! Il don't know"
! Blackstock endeavored To learn the
/ character OF the mouse.
Portsmouth, Va, is naval station.
/ Did you drive with naval officers at
any time?'
Yes, once on board warship."
Did you fire revolver down
there"
Yes. once in the theater. one OF
the boys in the theater carried one
and reproved him for carrying it.
He used TO SHOW 1t TO me and ask
ed me TO take II in my hand" she adj
mitted, but | never took IT, People
generally carried revolvers there.
There was good deal OF talk about
them"
Did you bring revolver back to
Hamilton? p"
No"
Did your parents write to you tell
ing you not To use revolvers?"
Likely
Had you not written home that
you had been upracticing with re-
volVer?"
No" she said, contradicting Earl.
her brother
Lawyer Blackstock insisted that
Florence tell her famous story again.
She did SO with many long pauses
She changed the story by saying
that she must have tainted" after the
man pulled her back IN through the
window
THAT is the first time We heard
that story" Backstock said.
Have you discussed with the others
of the family this.tragedy?"
No"
THAT has been the family policy,
"A 4 re L..
Blackstock said When did that idea
Of your fainting at the window como
TO yOu?'
Just now"
Contradicts Her Story.
She next told new story about her
re-entry into the house and meeting
the tramp, this time saying she did
not notice whether he had a revolver
or not Previously she said he threat
ened her and she warded of the firem-
arm.
why didn't yoa turn around and
run into the yard again and scream
instead OF walking toward the MANI"
u was 50 awfully frightened that
rushed towards the man" was her re-
ply.
Now tell us about the shooting OF
Ethel?"
Il remember | remember | heard
some noise like the house blowing uD
and then | think II was. | remember.
1t was"
Well. go on; why do you stop?'
Il remember ii was when | was up
stairs Then | heard noise when 1
was downstairs" she said vaguely,
and looked like she was going 10
faint.
why didn't you enter Ethel's room
instead of opening the window up
stairs?'
II didn't think"
why did you call to Ethel to lock
herself in her room? You were going
downstairs with $40 bill. What rea-
son had you 10 suppose that there wa,
any more danger to Ethel than 10
YOU"
She was easily frightened and |
didn't want TO brighten her"
We'll, when you told her to lock
herself in her room that would surely
frighten her So that is your ex-
planation?'
Ethel was not downstairs to be
shot them"
No"
Yet you heard a oang. bang, sound
downstairs ?"
Yet. | heard some more bang, bang
bang sounds"
After the man pulled you back In
the window downstairs. where did the
sound OF those shots come FROM"
They seemed 10 come from dis
lance
Becomes Confused.
But the shots that killed your Sis
ter Ethel must have been fired within
few feet from you?'
The witness squirmed under the
gruelling examination.
Yes" she finally replied
did you think 1t was firearm go
ing off in the house?"
Yes
Yet YOU did not go out the wide
open parlor window near you?"
II didn't think OF that
Where was the man when you saw
him first?"
Standing I'm the yestibule. He had
come in the outside door"
What You said your mother told
YOU to be sure and lock the outside
door and that you locked the outside
door? Yu say this man waS>bold
enough TO ring your bell. open your
outside door and stand inside before
YOU could get there? The inside door
was locked yet. notwithstanding that
Won opened the door that was locked
against him."
The girl failed 20 answer.
"tf Won have any exclamation now