The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-26


that a reward had been offered for
the conviction OF the slayer OF Miss
Bomholtr'
ION the Friday after the killing"
Miss Bomholt was killed on We'd
nesday.
How much did you understand II
was?"
II heard that II WAS 81 900"
when did you change your mind
and decide that II was blood. and not
scratch. that you saw"
The question was excluded.
Angus McInnes. embalmer employ.
ed by Undertaken Hickey, was the
next witness. He said that he saw
chips OF coal In the bed beside which
Miss Bomholt's kneeling body waa
found He corroborated the testi-
mony OF former witnesses regarding
blood on the coal in the shed. He
said that he found no chips OF coal
In Miss Bomholts hair He remem.
bered that the steps leading 10 the
rear door OF the Bomholt home were
steep.
Judge Connolly asked II II would
not be we'll for the jury to visit the
house at No. q Austin-pl. Counsel
thought II advisable.
THE trip need not be taken today.
on account OF the weather. but the
Jury should see the premises before
se go much farther said the court.
Mark X, Hanna. No. 2lS Pingree.
ave. an employee OF the city engI.
neer's Office, testified hat he had
visited the Bomholt home. about n
week after Miss Bomholts death. TO
make diagram OF the premises. He
also showed diagram OF the blood.
stains on the walls.
Mrs. Nellie Simmons corroborated
the testimony of her husband
Charles l.. Simmons. She said that
fhe was with Mr.. Simmons on the
morning of Dec. 16. and had seen
Mrs. Becker emerge from the alley
behind the Bomholt home. with
blood on her forehead. She said that
she identified Mrs. Becker in police
headquarters
AS a matter of fact" said Attor.
Rey Mahon, you didn't identify her
You were in doubt"
"a wasn't sure while she had her
bat on" Mrs. Simmons replied "Aft.
e. had said that ! couldn't tel!
while she had her hat on, Mrs Beck.
er put shawl over her head and
said This is what had on"
She did that voluntarily"
Eyes. sir.
Mrs. Simmons said that she had
thought that the blood on Mrs. Beck.
els forehead came from a scratch.
There was a smear OF blood about
as wide as my two fingers, across
the forehead. just over the, eye
brows." she testified.
Fred Akers. who lives with the
Simmons family and is employed by
Simmons In his boiler shop, told how
he also. with Mr.. aand Mrs. Sim.
mons. had seen Mrs. Becker in the
alley. He also said that Mrs. Beck.
er's forehead was either scratched
or covered with blood
Austin j. Tuomey. No. I'll How.
ard-st.. an employee OF the Peninsula
stove works, said that on the morn
ing OF Dec. rs, he saw Mrs. Becker
on Howard-st., between Nineteenth
and Twentlcth-sts., and that she had
blood on her forehead. Here. for the
FIRST time, Mrs. Becker lost her com.
posure. and cried silently, wiping
her eyes With her handkerchief. Mr..
Tuomey. replying 10 Mr.. Kelly, said
that he had not claimed the reward
for informing against Mrs Becker.
You do intend to claim the re-
ward. il she is convicted. don't you p"
asked Mr.. Kelly.
II don't know" answered the wit.
ress.
Mr.. Tpomey said that the shawl
worn by Mrs. Becker appeared TO be
yellow. The preceding witness said
that II was black. lie had not noticed
that the blood or Mrs. Becker's fore.
head was streak; he thought that
there were spots OF blood
Mrs. Grace McGrath, was called
10 the stand. but court was adjourn
ed until Friday morning before the
questioning began.