Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-01-28

Richardson found the prisoner in the
chart room and ordered him on deck"
IL recall that, yes"
Where We're you during the quar-
rel?"
II was behind Mr.. Vail"
Tell us about it, please"
lit was an ordinary brawl. The cap
tain knocked the mate down.
Did you hear the mate threaten the
captain?"
Mo. He went on deck. muttering:
/ did not hear what was said"
AFTER the crimes, what did you do?"
I'VE established a dead line at the
foot of the forward companion. The
other was locked"
WAS there a guard at the OPP Of the
~companion?"
Yes; but we trusted NJ one"
Where was Mr.. Turner"
I'LL. in his cabin"
':How ill?'
Very. He was delirious."
did you allow any one down."
AT first. Leslie. Il sort of cabin boy
and deck steward. who seemed to
know something Of medicine. After
ward we would not allow him. either"
''Why?"
1--WE did not trust him."
This Leslie-why had you asked him
to sleep in the storeroom?"
"l-waS afraid"
will you explain why you were
afraidy"
Pear is difficult to explain. isn't it?
If one knows why n is afraid. one
e~r-generally isn't
when you asked the sailor Burns to
let you see the AK what did you give
as q reason?"
The truth-curiOSity.''
Then. having seen the AK. where
did you go?"
Below"
PLEASE explain the incident Of the
w articles Mr.. Goldstein showed to
the jury yesterday. the shirt and waist
coat.
That was very simple. Mr.. Turner
had been very i'll. We took turns in
caring for him. l spilled a bowl Of
broth over the garments hat were
shown. and rubbed them out in the
bathroom. They were hung in the
cabin used by Mr.. Vail to dry. and l
forgot them when we were packing"
The attorney for the defense cross
examined her:
Whit color were the stains you
speak OF"
"DarkiSh-rel- Own
What SORT of broth did you spill?'
That's childish. isn't it! | don't
recall"
"Yon recall its COLOR
1T was beef BROTH
Mrs. Johns. on the night you visited
the forward house and viewed the
ak did You visit it againw
Yes"
"When?"
Between s and q o'clock"
who went with you?"
81 went alone"
why did you go beyond the line
that was rallied off for your safety?"
(Sharply.l Because | wished to. 1
was able to take care of myself"
why did you visit the forward
house,"
Il was nervous and could not sleep.
thought no n safe while the ak
was on the ship
did you see the body of Burns, the
sailor, lying on the deck at that time?"
He might have been there; l did
not see him"
Are you saying that you went to
the forward house to throw the ak
overboard?"
"Yes-if l could get in"
Did you know why the ak was be-
ing kept?"
Because the murders had been
committed with it."
"Had you heard of any finger prints
on the handler"
NO"
Tell us about your visit to the for
ward house."
1T was between 2 and 5. | met
no one. | had a bunch of keys from
the trunks and from four doors in
the after house. Miss Lee knew l IN
tended to try to get rid Of the ak. l
did not need my keys. The door was
open-wide open. IL went i N and"-
Here for the first time Mrs. Johns
composure forsook her. She turned
white and her maid passed up to her
a silver smelling salts bottle.
What happened when you went
in?" .
ut was dark. ! stood just inside.
Then something rushed past me and
u of the door a s%omething-I don't
know what-a woman. l thought at
first. in white.'
IF the room was dark how could
you tell it was white?"
There was a faint light, enough to
see that. There was no noise, just a
sort of swishing sound"
What did you do them"
u waited a moment and hurried
back to the after house."
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