The evening world., 1914-04-03
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me. Yes. ar"
The defense had scored again. But
II suffered at the hands OF Burma
tho next witness. I believe the prose-
oution had intended to call Turner
at this time; but. after . whispered
conference with Turner's attorneys
they made q change. Turner. indeed
was In no condition to go on the
stand. He was pallid and twitching
and his face was covered with sweat
Burns corroborated the Testimony
against singleton-his surly temper
his outbursts Of rage. his threats
against the captain. And he brought
out . new points that Jonss. ths
gleton that night, and had asked not
TO DO left alone at the wheel.
During this examination the prose-
cution for the first time made clsaI
their position; that the captain VA
murdered FIRST; that Vail interfsrsd
and. pursued by Singleton, took ref-
ugs In his BUNK. whore he wa
Slaughtered: that the murderer
bending to inspect his horrtd work
had unwfttinGly touched the bell
that reused Karen Hansen, and
orouchins In the chartroom with thu
axA had struck her - she opened
the door.
The prosecution susstisnSd Burnl
about the axe and its disappearanos
who suggested that the axs b
kept in the captains oabin7''
Leslie, acting a. captain"
"Wh0 hAd the law"
IT carried II on . strong itne around
my mock"
Whose arrangement was thatr'
"Ieslie's. He had the key to M
SinGleton'a cabin, and I carried this
one. We divided tho responsibility
did you ever give the key 10 any
onoT
mo, ~"
ibid Il ever leave your
MOT until II was taken awayr
"WhAn waA that7"
ION Saturday morning. Aug. -
shortly before dawn
Tell what happened"
II WINS knocked down from behind
while I was standing At the port for
ward corner Of tho after house. Tho
key was taken from inc while I wa,
unconscious"
IBID you ever ses the white objeot
that has been spoken Of BY the crew 2
"No, sir. I searched the deok ono
night when Adams. tho lookout
raised an alarm. We found nothins
except" -
"0o on"
HE threw down Q mar1inespiks q
something moving In the bow. Tn,
spike disappeared. We o,nldu't I'm,
Il, although va could see where II hat
struck the dock. Afterwards ",
found q marlinespike han ging over tn
ships side by IA lanyard. II nigh
have heen tho ono We looked for"
Explain lanyard"
"A cord-a sort OF rope."
1T could not have fallen over tn
side and hung thers7"
hitch"
"shov N what you mean"
On oross-sxamination BY Singiston'i
the Incident OF the night before hi
intury-that Mrs. Johns had asked Il
soc the axe. and he had shown u q
her. Ho maintained stoutly that shs
had not bsen near tho bunk, and that
tho axe was there whom he looked
the door.
Adams. called. testified to seeing q
curious, misty-white object on ths
forecastls-head. II had seemed q
como over tho bow. The marlinsspiks
he threw had had no lanyard.
Mrs. Turner and Miss lee ESCAPED
with . light examination. Their owl.
dencs amounted TO littls, and wa.
practically tho same. They had re-.
tired early. aud did not rouse until |
called them. They remained in theil
rooms most Of the time after that
and were busy caring for Mr.. Turner
who had been Ill. Mrs. Turner wal
good enough to say that had made
them a. safe and comfortable a. pos.
sible.
Tho nun bar Of witnassss to b 81.
amtnsd and the searching Grilling u
which most Of them were subjected
would have dragged tho case TO inter.
rninabls length had II not been fol
tho attitude OF tho Judges, who dis
couraged quibbling and showed n do.
sire to reach tho truth with the least
possible delay. One OF tho Judge,
showed the wide and unbiased att
tude OF the court by Z little speec b
after an especially venomous contest
"Gentlemen." he said. Two arc at
tempting to got to . solution Of this
thing. We are trying one man, Il II
true. but, In certain sense. We are
trying every member OF tho crew,
every person who was on board the
ship the night OF tho crime. We have
n curious situation. Tho murderer
IL before us, either In tho prisoners
dock or among tho witnesses. Lot
us get at the truth WITHOUT bicker-
ing"
Mrs. Johns was called. following
Miss Les. l watched her carefully
on the stand. / had never fathornsd
Mrs. Johns or her attitude toward
the rest Of the party. had thought,
at tho beginning Of the cruise, that
Vail and she were incipiont lovers.
But she had taken his death with u
calmness that was close to indiffer-
ence. There was something strange
and inexplicable In her tigerish
championship Of Turner and II re-
mains inexpliCable even now. l have
wondered since -was Bhe In love with
Turner or was she only u tlery par
tisan2 ] wonder!
She testified with an insolent cool
ness that clearly irritated tho prose-
cutiun-thinking over her replies, ro-
fusing to recall certain things and
cycling the jury with long siantlng
plupGsa that sat than according Ia