The Washington times., 1913-09-01
FISHERCONFDENT
He WILL GO FREE
Slayer of Aitdorter to Have
Hearing Before Rockville
Court Tomorrow.
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State witness, but who cannot help but
prove to be a star witness for the de-
tense.
rsPlans for a hearing this forenoon at
Rockville changed suddenly after State
Attorney W. Outerbridge Spates, Asso-
clate Counsel John A. Gerrett, Sheriff
Howard, ]. G. Spates, and State Rep
resentative "Cy'' Cummings had visit
ed the Altdorfer and Turner homes.
Cummings is not investigating for the
State. but he is looking after the inter-
ests of Fisher and the Altoorfers.
Reception Cool.
Intimations that the Altdorfer family
reception OF the State officials was cool
was contained In a brief statement by
one of the officials after leaving the
house. They also received at first a
rebuff at the Turner home but finally
were admitted.
The investigation, II is believed, was
the cause Of the sudden decision not
To hold preliminary hearing this fore
noon. The officials discussed the sub
ject OF bail for Fisher after Represen-
tative Cummings and other Fisher
Mrs. Altdorfer referred Times re-
porter to the defense attorneys, Thomas
Dawson. Of Rockville. and Arthur Peter.
OF this city, for ANY information as to
my position"
Whatever they say will be satisfac-
tory to me-" said the woman, whose
nerves are still unstrung by the events
Of the past week.
Shows Alliance.
At the same time she declared to a
person who had suggested a synpa-
tbetic move In behalf of Fisher and
Miss Reeves. that 1t Is only an at
tempt to help spates.''
These remarks, showing her alliance
with the defense. were followed by an
emphatic declaration from close friend
OF Fisher and the Altdorfers:
Mrs. Altdorfer win stand with Fisher
absolutely. Why, she's got to. Didn't
her husband attack her and drive her
from kome only week ago, and hadn't
he done this repeatedly. so that she
lived with him only at intervals7''
Mrs Altdorfer herself declared,
Fisher is a man and can fight his
friends to help him. but I'm woman
and have to fight mine by myself. I'm
not looking out for his case, as he has
counsel and friends"
From Louis Turner. The Times to-
day procured for the first time his story
of the events of Friday night
This story like that of Miss Reeves
Of self-defense.
Threatened Fisher.
Turner declared positively that Alt
dorfer threatened Fisher. saying:
''I'n get you for this. BILL"
r Zee IT~ll s-AS l.
follows:
O'Clock. He was 80 drunk that 1 had
to carry him bodily into the house and to
mis- bed Miss Reeves was In the home,
and she helped me get his coat and
shirt on. and then ! finished undress-
ing him-sll except ais underwear.
pct nightshirt on him and he had
that on when I saw him the second
time.
THAT was when I was called over
there about $50 O'Clock, two hours
after ! had carried him into the house.
! found Fisher and Altdorfsr down on
the floor with his hands on Altdorfer's
shoulders-not on his throat. Fisher
was taking to him. trying to pacify
him, but I dc,ft know just what ne
said. Then / heard Altdorfer say, I'll
get you for this, B.n.'
Then Fisher let him up, and l de-
across the lawn to my own house.
81 had been gone not more than two
minutes when Miss Reeves came run
ming across the lawn to my house. !
had not even had time to get inside. She
was followed Immediately by Fisher.
Fisher said: I've killed him. but / only
did 1t in self-defense. had to do tt
Goes Back Again
Then I went over TO the Altdorfers
again and found Altdorfer on the floor,
bleeding.
81 later heard that as soon as left
Altdorfer made a sudden spring for
Fishers throat Then Fisher grabbed
the shears from the sewing machine"
Turner declared that he did not mix
into the fight at all He thought Altdor-
fer appeared to have sobered up some
what between the time he had helped
him into the house and the time when
the fight happened. He understood that
the trouble was over Altdorfer's insults
% his adopted daughter, Aiss Lillian
-sThe state officials had a conference
with Turner after he had told his story
20 The Times. They did not announce
their findings. but they expected to use
him as one of the chief witnesses in the
case.
The State finds that there Is prac-
tically no sympathy with the prosecu-
ton, and. In fact, one official made the
charge that the defense was trying to
influence public sympathy In behalf Of
Fisher.
This charge is answered by the re-
fusal of Attorney Thomas Dawson to
be a party to the personal proposal Of
q newspaper man on a move TO create
sympathy for Miss Reeves and Fisher.
REPRESENTATIVE "Cy'' Cummings is
leaving no stone unturned in his efforts
to have Fisher released On ball.
State officials are now considering
this phase Of the case, and ii is init
mated that they are inclined TO the
view that the State has little case.
Nevertheless, State Attorney Spates
plans to 90 everything that his duty re-
quires in seeing that Fisher does not es-
cape the penalty Of the law II he stab
bed other than In self-defense.