Evening star., 1926-11-16

SCriVener'S life, Miss Catheflne Louise
Doering's testimony appeared to inn
press the jurors and caused them to
ask her a number of questions.
Miss Doering, however. was unable
to tell the jury how soon she heard
the footsteps after she heard the re-
yolver's report She said. however
after she heard the revolver. she ran
from back room to front room to
see II any one would come out of the
alIev, She says no one came out OF
the alley.
1T was shortly after | o'clock. Miss
Doering tesetified. when L heard
loud report. thought it was an auto
mobile. AS soon as the noise died out
| heard a sound | do not know how to
describe
"It was not a moan. 1t was not
rroan. II was more like snoring or
heavy breathing. went to my window
and IL flashed in my mind that some
one had gone up in the alley and shot
himself. After the heavy breathing had
died down / thought / heard foot
steps. but ! may have heard them
simultaneously with the breathing. /
thought at the time that the footsteps
were caused by the man who had
shot himself
Gould Not Have Walked"
II felt somebody was dying and /
was responsible. and when ] went to
the window ] saw the body lying In
the alley, with the hat tilted hack OF
the head. l then called my brother.
Coroner Nevitt, evidently bent on
strengthening the jury out on the sup
position that it would have been i'm
possible for Scrivener to have taken
steps after the wound he received,
called on DIR. Rodgers to testify, In
his opinion, whether this would be
possible.
''In NV opinion" said DIR. Rodgers,
"Scrivener must have dropped in his
tracks. He couldn't have taken two
steps"
While Miss DOerins was testifying
about hearing the footsteps she was
asked whether they were fast or slow.
She said, Il thought they were
rapid
1t was at this iuncture that Assist.
| ant Corporation Counsel Hart made Il
strenuous effort to have Miss Doering
| state il she could, the interval Of
time hetSeen the shot and the foot
steps.
After rondering a few seconds, she
said. I'm afraid I can't
Preceding Miss Doering on the stand
was her brother, Robert Doering. 312S
y street. who testified that after he
was summoned by his sister he went
out and obtained police aid.
Heard Two Men Talking.
Shortly before ! o'clock Detective
Kelly was interrupted in his testimony
by Coroner hewitt. who explained that
Miss Annie Stauff, an important wit
ness. was feeling badly and wanted to
be heard so she could go home.
When Miss Stauff was escorted to
the witness stand it was found that
her voice was so feeble that the jurors
were requested by Coroner hewitt to
leave their seats and stand about her
in a circle.
After Coroner hewitt had given her
time to regain her cOmposure and DIR.
Rogers had given her glass OF water
she began her testimony.
II knew Detective Scrivener and
used to see him every night he brought
his car in. My window faces the alley
where his garage is. On the night Mr..
Scrivener was shot I heard two men
talking in the alley. They came up to
my gate 1t Is thin board gate and
/ heard them stand and talk together.
"Suddenly Scrivener drove up in his
automobile. He never spoke to them.
nor they to him. Soon after Scrivener
put his machine away and had turned
the corner az he usually did to go
down the alley the two men stepped
in back OF him and followed him. 1t
was few minutes later that I heard
the shot"
At this point Miss Stauff raised her
head and said dram tica lly. ~ didn't
know then they had killed the poor
man.
Exhibit Tie Tests.
Just prior to Miss Stauff's testi-
mony Detective Kelly had exhibited
before the jurors two ties upon which
tests had been made at the Bureau Of
Sta ndArd and in the Detective Ru-
reau He made A point of showing the
jurors that the circumference Of the
tie which Scrivener held in his ha nd
was apparently too small to 60 around
mans neck. He also called their at
tention to the fact that the tie Scriv-
ener held in his hand was not tied
the way the average man ties his tie.
The jurors took a great deal Of in.
terest in Detective kelly's testimony
and asked him a number of questions
rega riding the ties and about the tul-
lets which were found In his locker,
and were said to he identical to the
one used in the shooting.
One OF the jurors asked Kelly if the
bullets found in his locker could have
heen evidence in some othe.' case.
Kelly then explained that ne had
worked with Scrivener for eight and
half years. and that If the bullets
| found had been obtained in line of
duty he would have know about them.
After Detective Kelly left the wit y.