Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-23

ed the wounds and the course the bull
lets took.
LsmueI FuEi.., ap attorney. tsst,aed do he
of his room in the Colorado building. he
said he saw NacDp&id standing over
the voman's body. apparently IN oee4
Thought. He walked out into the cofyt
dor, touched Macdonald on the arm, and
said: Give me that revolver Mac
Donald complied, he said, and he ex-
amined il before giving 1t to q policeman.
He later obtained the weapon from the
officer. he said. and further examined IL.
He positively identified the revolver a.
the one used by the defendant.
Mr.. Fugitt said he noticed the smell OF
liquor on MacDonald's breath and that
the fumes were strong.
Incidents Following Shooting.
Gordon r. Cowie. employ ed in tho Colo
RADIO building, corroborated in the main
the testimony of the preceding witnesses
as to what occurred Immediately after
the shooting.
Frederic NJ. Smith. an advertising man,
who was i'm the building at the time OF
the shooting told clearly of Macdonald $
actions following the shooting. and the
conversation previously testified to be-
tween Macdonald and his wife's sister.
Mrs Billopp. Mr. Smith said Macdonald
appeared quite calm, but had the appear
Carlton s. Proctor, a student of civil
engineering at the Maryland Agricultural
College. gave somewhat different ver-
sion of the conversation between Mac
Donald and Mrs. Billopp, saying the wom-
an cried, You've killed my sister: you We
killed my sister. and I'll see you hang for
IT." Witness said Macdonald replied,
You bet did. old girl. and l may hang,
but I'll get you first"
Charles j. Collins. the next witness,
gave a still different version, when he
testified that Macdonald replied to Mrs.
Biliopp's accusation that he had killed
her sister by saying. Eyes, - -
YOU. I killed her, and IT'S too bad 1t
wasn't you. as you are the cause of all
Our trouble
III. I'll. Warner. who said he was a medi-
cal student and real estate agent at the
time OF the shooting. said he endeavored
10 give the wounded woman some relief
until DR.. Price arrived.
Policeman on Stand.
". ]. Craemer. the crossing policeman
at 14th and G streets, who answered the
calls for help, told of arresting MacDon-
aid, and identified the revolver as the
one turned over to him by Lemuel Fu-
gift. He said he showed Macdonald the
revolver and that upon asking him if it
was his Macdonald replied, Il guess SO. !"
/ precinct. and said the prisoner said,
upon being locked up in the cell, off
Ger, you wouldn't blame me If you knew
all about this
Craemer recited the incidents of the
arrest and, upon examination of car
tridges offered as evidence, said he
thought they were the same he had
taken from the pocket of the prisoners
coat at the time he searched him at
the station. Witness said Macdonald
appeared nervous when arrested, but
did not show any evidences of having
been drinking.
At the conclusion of Policeman
Craemer's examination at 1890 o'clock.
the court ordered a recess for luncheon
until lis o'clock.
All through the examination of the
witnesses, the defendant, Macdonald sat
upright in his chair and gave little evil
dence of approaching he was on trial for
his life. save by nervously playing his
hands over his lips or tapping the back
OF the chair of one of his attorneys.
Only two or three times did he speak
with his lawyers. Although he watched
the faces of the witnesses, his eyes never
remained fixed in any one direction very
long. ranging from the ceiling to the
floor and from wall to wall.
Knew Him at Fort Myer.
The first witness to be examined after
the converting Of court this afternoon. fol-
lowing the luncheon recess, was William
Messer. a member of the metropolitan
police force. Messer testified he first
knew Macdonald at Fort Myer some
years ago. when he was connected with
the Hospital Corps of the army. He said
he interviewed Macdonald several times
in his cell at the first precinct police sta
ton. but that Macdonald refused to dis
cuss the shooting
Sergt. Evans. also Of the police force,
testified to having interviewed Mac
Donald in his cell at the police station
the day of the murder. He said Mac
Donaid refused to tell him his correct
name, and refused his requests to notify
his friends He told the officer he had
purchased the revolver with which he
did the shooting at time when he was
employed as night freight clerk. and for
the purpose of defending himself in his
duties. il necessary.
Sergt. Evans testified he smelled liquor
on the breath of Macdonald and that the
though he were under the influence OF
liquor. This was when he interviewed
him in the afternoon. When he saw him
again. later in the evening. Sergt. Evans
testified. Macdonald was nervous and in
clined to be hysterical
Harry NJ. Sihgleton,ta pawnbroker, with
the Collateral Loan Company. was the
next witness called. BY his records
which were produced in court, witness
identified revolver that was pawned May
q. 1911. for s. 80 and redeemed May 20
fourteen days later.
The pawn ticket and record contained
in the book were offered as evidence by
the prosecution. Singleton said he could
not identify the man who redeemed the
revolver.
Orville Chase, clerk in the employ of
the Collateral Loan Company. was next
called. He testified he OBLIGATED at the
pawning and redemption of the revolver
but could not identify any parties to the
transaction.
John NJ. Raeder, formerly a member OF
the United States Army, testified he knew
Macdonald for three years. from 1902 to
1905. when the latter was stationed al
Fort Myer in the capacity of clerk. Rae
der testified that in a conversation he had
with Macdonald in 1895 the latter told
linn his name was Gillette and that he
had wife and child living In New York
Raeder said he was absent from the city
for a number Of years. but again saw
Macdonald upon returning. and inter
viewed him after his arrest. He de-
clared Macdonald seemed nervous, but
apparently not under tie influence OF
liquor. An attempt on the part of the
lawyers for the defense to show through
the witness that Macdonald had drank
heavily from February up to the time OF
rhe shooting was objected to by Mr..
Proctor. who was sustained.