The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-03-07

lOOh LOT money anu HnulnR LHTee DlU
and two SIS notes lying in the potato
patch, near the house.
Walter Coleman drove Mr.. Vickers
and the Sheriff from his fathers home
to Mable's house and told as Mr.. Vick-
ers had, of finding Mabie's coat and
his denying, but finally saying it was
his. Witness identified survey of
Meitota and adjacent roads and told
of finding with his brother Grover, the
tracks noted at and near Fletcher's
gate.
Deputy Sheriff John C. Bolton told
of Detective Kiatz's finding Mr.. Cole
mans pocket-book when Detective
Pumphrey raised the steps of the
Cottman house, about so yards from
Mable's home, and identified the blood
stained letter addressed to Mr.. Cole
man, taken from the wallet.
Detective A. J. Pumphrey testified
to seeing the money found in the Ma
BILE potato patch, and also the pocket
book at Cottman's. Captain Pumph-
rey next told of being called to Ches-
tertown on Christmas Eve and asking
Mable, who was held as suspect,
where he had been all the previous day
and night. Mable said he had gone
to Chestertown and Still Pond and
walked back to Melitota, arriving
about dark and going home and re-
naming there. On Christmas night
he talked with him again and also on
the next night, and what he said led
to finding the money and the pocket
book. Sunday night his full state
ment was written out and read to him
three times, and he attested it before
a magistrate. The statement was vol
untary and no inducements were Of
fered or threats made to him. Court
adjourned until Thursday.
Thursday.
Court heard further testimony dur
ing the morning as to Mable's type
written statement, which he had sign
ed, and argument after the recess up
on it's advlsability and, after consider
alton for half an hour, announced that
it would be admitted, and it was read
to the jury. It's substance was as fol-
lows:
He went to Still Pond on December
%, and returned in the afternoon;
went home and next to Lieberman's
store. Saw Mr.. Coleman buy cigars
and treat the boys and get money
changed, taking several bills out Of
his pocket-book, which he replaced in
his inside coat pocket. He and Para
way talked about the money, and
agreed to try to get it, and went down
the read before Mr.. Coleman left the
store. No team came along but his,
and as it passed him Mable cried
"Ho!" and the team stopped. PARKWAY
came from behind the buggy and
struck him with the bar. Mable took
Mr.. Coleman's pocket-book from his
pocket, and blood dropped on his
hands. They left the spot, and Para
way wanted the money divided. Mable
said it was too dark to see. Mable had
taken the money out of the pocket
book, which he put under the steps of
Cott0n's house where Detective Kraft
found it. The coat he wore in the Jail
was the one he wore on the night Of
the murder
The Court also admitted verbal
statement made by Mable and Para
way on December u, to soldiers on the
boat on their way 10 Baltimore, which
Detective Hogan overheard, declaring
their guilt and Blake's innocence; also
a similar one made to Detectives Ho-
gan and kratZ in the patl oil wagon, on
their way from the Central Police Sta
ton to the City Jail, on New Years
Day. A third statement made by Ma
bic to Detectives Taylor and Quirk
and written out by Taylor in the Jail
on February 8, was also admitted. The
defense noted exceptions to the
Courts ruling on the four statements.
The State then rested its case.
At the evening session Mr.. Colds
borough made the opening statement
for the defense. He said the facts of
the case showed that Mable, who was
indicted as aiding, abetting and coun-
selling the murder, had robbed Mr..
Coleman, and he would say so on the
stand, but he had never intended to
kill him. Another man had struck the
fatal blow and Mable was entitled to
an acquittal of murder
PARKWAY was called and testified
that he and Mable agreed to rob Mr..
Coleman, and left the store, Mable GO
ing first. PARKWAY lodged Smith But
cher at the salt shed. He noticed the
iron bar at the junk pile and took it
with him. Mable did not know he had
it till he saw him strike Mr.. Coleman
with it in his buggy, when Mable
stopped his horse. PARKWAY said his
mother told him in Rock Hall last fall
that he was then Is years old. He
took hold of the bar, by Mr.. Vickers'
direction, and showed how he struck
Mr.. Coleman blows with it's upper end.
He said he struck him with the bar to
prevent his recognizing him and Ma
BILE. He left the bar at the end of Lie
berman's porch, where Smith found it
the next day.
Mable was also put on the stand
and testified as PARKWAY had done as
to the wounding and robbing of Mr..
Coleman on the road. Nothing was
said about stunning him. Mable
thought they could take the money
from him. He cried "Ho"! and the
horse stopped. He had no mind to
hurt Mr.. Coleman and did not injure
him. Mable showed how he opened
the pocket-book the rubber band
around which dropped in the buggy,
He carried the money in his hand and
dropped it in the potato patch at his
home, where it was found and put the