The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-10-29
SAYS she KILLED
HUSBAND BECAUSE
OF LOVE FOR him
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courtroom.
Her head bowed most OF the time
hhe seems To find relief In her owr
silent thought, not even exhibiting
any curioaity to converse with heI
own attorneys or 10 offer sugges
lions 10 tho questions propoundsd
10 witnesses.
Was II a fearful dread that she
was growing old and that she was
losing her husband that resulted In
tho tragedy
That is practically the states the
DRY.
Tho defense. however, claims
that the shooting was purely acct
dental.
Following the examination OF "
A. Robertson, manager OF tho Bulli
van-Conaidine building. and Patrol
man Fortnier. tho state Thursday
rested It's case. and the defense be
gan.
Testimony Favors Woman
Robertson, although called by the
state, gave favorable testimony for
Mrs. Hogan.
He said that when he reached
Hogan. In the foyer OF tho theatre
where he lay wounded, Hogan said F:
II tried 10 make a bluff and got the
worst OF H."
This comedies with the claims OF
tho defense that Hogan had the gun
and Mrs. Hogan wreated Il from him
and Il was discharged by accident
Outlying the case OF the defense.
McElruy declared that on the sat
urday OF the tragedy. Mrs. Hogan.
having spent ths afternoon at the
market with a Mrs. Scribner. they
both went 20 tho Louvre cafe. had
couple OF beers. and went homo.
Searches for Husband
Mrs. Hogan prepared dinner.
Hogan was to come homo nj 9
o'clock.
When o'clock arrived. and
Hogan was not homo. Mrs. Hogan
went downtown
Hogan protested against her
coming 10 tho theatre TO bawi him
out before his employers"
According TO MoEiroy, Hogan
caught her by the arm. opened the
doors leading into the theatre.
then locked them. and struck her.
Mrs Hogan then saw tho gun,
McElroy claims. and she grabbed
H.
II was discharged a, the same
tine.
Hogan. he said. often threatened
10 XII her.
Remembers Nothing
Following the shooting. Mrs.
Hogan remembered nothing OF
whs, she said or did. McElroy told
the Jury.
Carl Reiser. manager OF the Or
pheum theatre. was the first Wit
meas for the defense.
He and Marcus r. shangnessy.
physical director with offices over
tho orphoum. told OF seeing Hogan
carrying a gun frequently.
=. o. Heiseth. manager OF the St.
George apartments. where the
HogAns lived. Capt Louis r. Burns.
a mariner. and Mrs. Burns. who
lived at tho ST. George, testified 10
an occurrence late ono night about a
week or two before tho fatal shoot.
lng. which aroused their attention.
A woman's screams were heard.
and continued scuffling In the
Hogan apartments.
Whom they arrived Mrs. Hogan
cried out: Call a policeman. This
man is beating me. He's going TO
KIN me"
Hogan told them tina, everything
was all right
Mrs. Hogan was 10 20 on the
stand Thursday afternoon.
Testimony Of Motorcycles
Policeman c. e. Ris Wednesday
afternoon has thus far been the
most damaging against Mn.
Hogan.
Rix testified that when he got 20
tho orpheum on tho evening OF the
tragedy. August 20, Mrs. Hogan
was standing over her husbands
body and appeared entirely salts.
fled.
Wished she'd Killed Him
Il wish I had killed him. Mrs
Hogan said. according 20 the police
mans Testimony. Il am tired OF
the way he has treated mo and the
ways he pays 30 much attention 10
other women"
Or. William G. speddcll. city ply.
stefan. on the other hand. testified
that Mrs. Hogan eagerly offered
the TRANSMISSION OF her own blood 10
save her husband. when he lowered
between life and death for nearly
~ hours.
William Il. Kent. acting captain OF
detectives. testified Mrs. Hogan
said that Hogan was too mean to
die"
DR.. Milton s. Sturgis and Or. Aus
tin Shaw. OF the city hospital. test.
fled as TO the nature OF the wound
sustained by Hogan.
Sees Them at Window
w. A. Hartung. treasurer OF the
Orpheum, told about noticing Mr.
and Mrs. Hogan In front OF the box
window early In the evening.
They were talking loudly, and
Hogan said: Come away from the
box window"
They stepped over 10 tho en-.
trance of the Sullivan Considine
building" Hartung said. Shortly
afterward they came back. They
we're quarreling. but / could not dis.
tinguish the words. They entered
tho foyer.
The next hoard was shot, and
Hogan called for Robertson. the
manager for Sullivan a Considine.
"The next thing no called for n
doctor. and Mrs. Hogan also asked
me To call up n doctor.