The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-22

tents OF tho stomach had been cram.
ined by chemists, and that " con.
tanned 20 or moro grains OF NOR
phine.
THE state win 70 back and take
mp the movements OF the defendant
after April ie In chronological or.
der"
Douglas said that on April 10 Ma.
honey went 20 Everett and took a
Great Northern train for 81. Paul
Kate was not with him. because
she was dead" said Douglas.
He went 20 So. Paul and regis.
tered at n hotel as James II. Mahol
ncy and wife. lie wrote letters to
relatives OF Mrs. Mahoney. and
forged her name. lie canhcd some
OF the travellers checks.
"iie returned TO Seattle Aprii 81.
Filed a forged document with the
county ausiitor. giving the defendant
power ofattorney over kato's prop.
erty.
Then he went 10 n garage and got
Rates sedan and began to use II. lie
collected rents from her property
and made several efforts TO convert
kate's property into cash. lie told
people she was in Havana. Cuba
May % he was arrested. lie was
cleaning a car In front OF his apart.
ment lie had practically all OF
Hates jcwelry in his poekets."
The fifth witness. Judge J. w.
Hoar. testified that he married Kate
and James Mahoncy February 10.
"she appeared TO be about 9. or
ca. That's how l remember tho In
cident." Judge fioar said.
The marriage license was admitted
as states exhibit "a
J. NJ. Mcc1car. teller at tho Der
tcr.fiorton bank. was called 10 the
stand lie testified that Mrs Ma.
honey had procured $40 worth OF
travellers checks issued by him on
the American Express Co. on April
rs. lie said that he gave Mrs. Ma
honey a book Of checks containing
20 $50 checks and air $40 checks.
Gus c. Johnston. Great Northern
conductor from wilmar. MINI. was
the next witness.
lie said he was herr IN April
Il was In Tacoma with a switch.
man. Johnston testified. II asked
him where Mother Mahoney was. !
knew her In the old days.
Tie said she was in Seattle. I
came over and looked her up
II aaw her April Is 1t the New
Baker house. between 7 and o'clock
in tho evening.
Mrs Nora Mahoney was their.
Arw. Dolores johnson. a little girl.
myself and Kate and Jim. We were
in Nora's room.
Johnston testified that Mrs. Maho-
ney said nhr and Jim were going
East on their honeymoon. and that
Jim had job In 81 Paul
Ann c. Norwood. Tso ssnd ave. ~.
said she saw Mr.. and Mrs. Mahoney
In the office Of her brother. DR.. =
r. Wood. In the Green building. In
April. and Mira Mahoney told her
they were going on their honeymoon
Misr Eva Enrstrom. soet 3fst ave-
g. who works In DIR. Woods office.
corrobora,ed Mrs. Norwood and
Identified two pieces Of jrweiry worn
by Mrs. Mahoney on that occasion.
Tho jcwciry fhe identified was two
brooches. both diamond -encrustcd.
which were admitted as states cx
hibits ~B and c."
The trunk. from which the body
Of the murdered aged woman was
takkn after II had been recovered
from lake Union. may be brought
into the courtroom as an exhibit In
the cane.
Mrs. Mahoncy's body Ia stfri In the
morEue. In ice. and will probably be
held there until the case against her
husband In finally disposed of. tho
the jury win not be required to look
upon the CHASTITY thing.
The state. u In understood. has not
recovered the hammer with which
Capt. OF Detectives remnant con.
tends Mahoney put his wife 10 death
after stuffing her alive into tho
trunk
Mrs. Mahoney's two wigs. said to
have been found by Mahoney's sister.
Mrs. Dolores johnson. under bed
several days after Mrs. Mahoney had
disappeared. may be exhibits.
Tho jury OF i.---four women and
ment upon Mahoncy. were sworn 20
eight men--who are sitting in judE.