Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-11-12

eyes closed when she ssw blood on the
floor, but did not see JEFF. Did not tes-
tify at %eoroner's inquest. Lived there
during summer, knew something had
happened. Was brought over to pros
ecutor's office with the other witnesses.
Witness stated that they had a mock
court and rehearsed what they were to
cay at the trial.
VIM. Minor lived in Wildwood on
Arctic avenue. Wasin Helen Coulter's
house when Nellie was there. Does
not remember what vas said as he was
drunk. Had a fight with Jeff, but did
not cut him, first he knew was what
he was told Of the cutting. Saw him
lying on floor of Hudson's house. He
called to him but got no answer. Re-
NAMED till doctor arrived. Did not
know how much liquor was drunk.
He did not remember anything Of fall
ing on a bed in a back room. Court
a. adjourned until 8 a. m. Thursday.
VIM. ]. Hawcomb, lived at Bill
Arctic avenue, ext door to Helen
Coulter. Was cooking breakfast 10 his
house. Before he came out of his
house saw JEFF and Minor lighting.
JEFF picked up a brick and attem pied
to hit minor. Saw Helen crying at her
house. Saw the defendant come out of
Helen's house with a black handled
knife in her hand. Had lived in Wild
wood since last May. Did not have
speaking acquaintance with defendant
who lived at Helen's house, only seeing
defendant as he went back and forth to
work. Did not pay much attention to
defendants dress. There was a good
assemblage of people around and he
went through the crowd. Helen was
standing In thu door crying. He went
for officer Poindexter. He worked at
the Reading station and was late when
he got to work. JEFF was doing most
Of the fighting. Did not hear cry of
murder or crash of glass. Had known
JEFF for some time. Hawcomb keeps a
restaurant. Benjamin Baker saw de-
PENDANT come around corner of Helen's
house and back Of some new houses of
Coombs'. Saw Carrie Sturgis there.
Robert Poindexter lived Wildwood.
Was police around the neighborhood
where affair occurred. Was off duty
at time and did not get there until after
the affair. Saw Nellie Randall and
asked what the trouble as. JEFF, the
defendant aud 'sTack' had been fight
ing and were apparently drunk and he
stayed around to keep them frem get
ting into o trouble. Saw Nellie
running along the railroad. Did not
see her after her arrest. Went to
Anglesea to arrest defendant as he
thought her on an outgoing train. JEFF
and defendant and several others were
together and he demonstrated with
defendant for bad language and she
made a threat to Poindexter at the
time.
The State closed with the privilege
of calling Mrs. Van Horn and Lester
Smith, of Wildwood.
Judge Voorhees, outlined the defense
they would make to show that while
Nellie lived 10 environments of evil aud
acknowledged that she did not live a
pure life, she did not do the killing.
Nellie Randall, married, born in Ohio
E6 years ago. After sixteen years of
age she went to st. Louis. Her mother
died when she was quite young and
her father married again and she and
step mother could not get along and
then she went to Pittsburg and played
a piano ia questionable place and was
compelled TO drink or lose her job, aud
while in Pittsburg was burned over
nearly al the tody and had little or no
strength in her arms, and was removed
to a hospital in Cleveland and fiually
left there and came home a second time.
Her life history was ordered stopped
by the court and taken up after she ar
rived in Wildwood.
Her husband is in Maryland. She
came to Wildwood the latter part OF
July-was a stra ger here. Mrs. Lee
helped her. She rented a room from a
man named baltimore" and got a girl
to come live with her. Did not know
Helen or Jefferson. Knew Minor, hav-
ing known his brother Budd in Wash
ington. Worked for Mrs. Van Horn
about a week. August 23d she leftVsn
Horns at about 7 p M, went home and
laid down to rest telling her girl friend
to call her at 10 p.m., and went out at
10. 80 p m. and had several friends call
upon her. While she sat on a porch a
white man came along with "Too's,n
and the man and she went into a room
and she went out and got a~quantity of
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