Show CENSORS GRIP GRIPON V ON lION I Permitting No News yews to Come From Seat of War Var VarI I ROBERTS EGBERTS IS KEEPING KEEPIN IDS HIS PLANS S QUIET t Kruger and Steyn Arrange For Fora V a Meeting Will Probably Take Place lace Somewhere in the Free Tree State Speculation as asto asto asto to the Purpose and Claims Made V That it Will Result in Negotiations Negotiations Negotiations For Tor Peace Other Reports Say Doers Boers Are Rallying to Oppose British Armies Annies V J I London March 4 It Is evident that thata a strict censorship Is being exercised over ws at the seat oft of war as the night had had not added added anything to the scanty t anty dispatches received during the day most of which referred to mat matters mattens tens preceding the recent stirring events V Th The The war office intimated at midnight that there was no prospect of news un until Until til tn something definite shall have been heen done This Is quite in keeping keepin with the complete compete silence which Lord Roberts has hitherto observed while his plans were In progress of or accomplishment and until he is in actual grip with the Boers it is probable that the public will hear little or nothing of his do doings doIngs doings ings A special dispatch from Brussels an announces announces announces that Dr Leyds authorizes an absolute denial of the report that he has received news that Matching Mafeking had beep relieved Spencer Spen er Wilkinson reviewing the sit situation situatIon situation in South Africa for tor the Associated AssocIated ted Press at midnight says The l he victories of Tuesday have hae put the campaign straight from the Brit Bril British ish point of view vi w The important mat matters matters mattens tens were the defeat of Cronje and the destruction of a part palt of his force and the defeat of the Boer army ann in Natal both of which were effected on Tues Tuesday Tuesday day da The relief of ot the besieged town followed as a matter of course upon the retreat of the besieging forces Vital For Tor the British The raising of the siege of Lady Ladysmith Lad Ladysmith smith was of course a vital matter for forthe forthe forthe the British army ann It is the result of General Bullers continuous fighting coupled with Lord Loro Roberts invasion o othe of the Free ree States V General Buller seems to have bae been surprised to find that he had beaten the Boers on Tuesday Nothing is commoner in hi war than for an army arm af after a ater after ter hard fighting to be doubtful of the extent of its success Few generals learn as Grant did in his first com coin command command mand mend that the enemy was as much frightened of ot me as I i was of or him The question now non is as to the future course of events There cannot be much doubt dOU as to the issue provided no for foreign foreign eign power or powers interfere Lord L Roberts can either order Gen General General eral Buller Bailer with the of or the now united national n army anny to advance on Pretoria while he himself moves by and the Free State rail rall Continued C on Page Pa e 2 L L A a A LL a a a i i ar No 3 which which was the beginning o of that which happened In room Xo No l 1 L Sen Son Senator Senator ator ato Brown said that they the not con consider consider sider Elder her ber an eyewitness in any sense 0 wo Miss Stromberg Called The court ruled that all facts should be laid before the jury by the prosecution prosecution tion and that all witnesses who knew an facts about the casa cas sa should be ex 2 and that the tate state would ex examine amine them Alise Stromberg who wao was called and examined by b Senator Brown stated that she knew Benbrook saw him at atthe atthe the cafe on oa the evening of the of oc July luly We were In the east room said Bald she I 1 was in the room before Mr Benbrook came Caine there He asked me Inc to take taie dinner with him and an I 1 said Not until I write a note to air Mr Mor Morris p ris zIs Here a note was produced and ahe she was asked if u was the one she wrote rote SIte She identified It as the same one The note was read and was as follows Burt Do not call for tor me tonight I do not want to so go 0 to Oe te t e show You need not call for me nie as I will not be beat beat at home Of course you will be sur surprised surprised but you can think anything you like I l dont ont care LEDA Monday As near near as I can remember this note was as written about or between G Ii and 7 in the he evening said sald she I had ex ox expected expected to go bO with Mr Burton Morris to a dog and pony snow I had been with him several places that afternoon at n nand and bad had left him about ab ut fifteen minutes of G 0 I think at the White House cor corner corner ner ncr I was down to his store in the afternoon about 2 It was about 6 when I went to the Merchants cafe cate and I 1 went directly into room 3 alone 1 I had been there a few minutes when Mr Benbrook entered I do not know whether he knocked or not I It If he did he opened the tho door immediately after atter wardS I do not know what time It was when he lie came In neither do I know how long we wc were there together When he ho came in he sat down opposite me rue We Ve Va had bad some conversation and ha lie told me he was going to California I cannot remember all that was said He asked me to take dinner with him and aId I said I would have to write a note to Mr Morris first I wrote Tote the note flute and gave ga it to a waiter walter After Atter he had gone out I followed him out in the hall ball and took the note notO away from him and brought it in and laid it on the table This had been ad a d in an almost in inaudible Inaudible audible voice winch trembled nervous nervously ly In fact so lin hm was wa her voice at atthe atthe atthe the commencement that even the Jurors could not hear I cant hear a word wor said slId John Ir Irvine vine vIa YI Journalist who tilts sits Its far away from the witness stand Then Attorney Brown secured a chair and placed the witness down nearer facing the Jury at an lin angle Her Bee voice v became weaker and weaker and Ind it was necessary for Stenographer Pike to read several answers from his Suddenly Su she brought forth her hand handkerchief handkerchief kerchief and covered her face Attorney Attorney ney nov Brown stopped lila Ids questions He looked about and tried to seem unconcerned unconcerned corned but he was not very ery successful The jurors were uneasy and serious they the would rather r ther have been some somewhere somewhere I where else Just at that moment Judge Powers and Attorney Rogers RObers busied bu led themselves with papers and Judge lilies HUes leaning way wa back in his chair i gazed up at the ceiling Out in the audience where few of ot her words were 1 heard lle rd and from where the whole thing seemed 9 like Uke a pantomime there was the stillness and the awe that deep emotion brings Something had hap happened happened happened which few persons who did not know the girl had expected Leda Lda Stromberg who since the killing hilling has been painted almost scarlet glittering gUttering but with the glitter gUtler of ice lee and as bard hard too was in tears For several mo moments moments ments meats amid silence she held her hand let to her yes and when It was removed they the were red and inflamed But she ahe he break down again I Break Down Again Throughout the of the ex cx examination examination animation she was clo oly watched by hundreds for tor every available space In Inthe Inthe inthe the court room was crowded crowd When she had sufficient recovered she continued her story under the ques questions questions pf gf Attorney Brown Mr lr Benbrook told me roe to write an another anothEr another other note one to He told toM me what to say sa and I wrote It said she In It he asked her to come comedown comedown comedown down to the Merchants cafe that he wanted to see sec her that he wanted her herto herto herto to come down and chaperone a party of two I then wrote another note to Mr Morris Morns this was the second one I had written In this one I asked him why he did not come that I was waiting for him The waiter walter was vas called in again and the be two notes were given him A Avery Avery Avery very short time after this after atter the th waiter had taken tak n the notes Mr lr Morris came into the room Before Mr Morris came we had two p mint juleps had drank nothing else Dinner had been ordered but it had not nol been served No one else was in the room from the time Mr Benbrook cam t until Mr lIr Morris came When Morris came in I 1 do not re remember remember member whether he knocked or not but he opened the door himself He H t went over to where Mr Benbrook sat and at once struck him and an called him himI I I 1 jumped up and ran rat I between them and told Mr Benbrook to leave the room Mr Morrl reached I to 1 strike Benbrook the second time but b struck me by accident He Ho H asked I me Inc why I j was there with Benbrook and I said Sit down and I will ex ox explain explain plain I was as nere when Benbrook tame lame Just then Mr lIr Keene came In Whet L Burt saw sw him he bac me very veT much mud L excited They had some words but I 1 Ido I do elo not know what they the were for tor both boti 1 were wen talking at the same time Mr MrK K I ene went out and Burt followed him himI When he carne came back I said let me tell tel I you jou about It He happened pend to see Mr Benbrooks hat on the rack and he went I over oer took it ft and said wait walt till I get gel through with the he will wll 1 not need any hat He started to the door I went to t the door with him but did not go out side I did step outside of the door deol I either t time Examined For Por or Defense On by Attorney f fI Rogers Ro she said that after she had ha I written n the first note to Morris telling r that she would not go to the dog doi t tand and pony show she was Vas asked by Ben Benbrook brook broo to write to Mias Miss and an Ii after writing that note to Miss r In which Benbrook asked her to come coal cometo cometo e to the Merchants cafe she wrote the tb a second note to Mr Morris they were e laid on the table and in some flome way wert got go t P mixed up so that the first note instead Ii of or the second the one she intended ii l should be b sent was delivered to Mor llor Morris Morna ris na She said when Mr Ir Morris came into lilt 0 the room his face was white with an anger anIer 3 ger Ier and he was W s very much excited when Keene came in he lw said to Morris You cannot afford to have any trouble But Morris o t said I 1 will fix him the Did you yoi hear bear him hini say that he had Ome up there for the purpose of or fixing him Yes sir Did you hear hoot him say that Benbrook was a coward and that ha hs could lick him bim 1 Yes sir I Did Steve Keene Keine teU tell MorrIs Morria not to togo togo togo go into room 1 for If f he did Benbrook would kill him Yes sir Did h he Burt Morris say eay the coward I will go o over in the room and strangle him to death I Yes sir air he said I will wm choke him to death the coward He was angry at that time Ume and ex cx excited excited cited Yes sir he was Did you say gay to Keene You Tou go out of the room I will try and calm him I will take care of ot him Yes rca I told him to leave that I would take care of Burt How Hov long was Keene In the room About three or four tour minutes Did you hear him say Keene say that hat t he be would tO go o out and get an n om c er tJi I do o not remember er hearing bearing him bIm say that hat t Started After Benbrook brook After Atter he followed Keene out in the hall h ail how long was he lie out there I think about a half haIr moment After he h e came back and saw Mr Benbrooks hat b at he started for tor the door the second time ime t he picked it up oft off the rack and said aid s I 1 will kill the and started s rapidly nor the door he be still had bad h ad the hat in his left lett hani hand His own i hat h at was ws on his head He had not taken It I t oft off during all this time Morris went w ent into room 1 I where Benbrook was I saw Benbrook standing there with his right ight r hand band up UD with the palm paint out I Ch could C not see his left hand Morris orris had bad h ad his Jis fist raised up high You saw Morris Morns approach Benbrook in i n that manner What did you do then hen t I closed the door of ot the room I was in I n No 3 and went to the window She was shown a tie tic which was found f after the tragedy in room rOm 1 and asked a If Benbrook had on that one to which w she answered that it was that style tyle s of tie and she t it was the I same ame s one Did you see any messenger messenger boys in the he t hall hail at any time that night No sir I did not Were you engaged to be he married to Burt B urt Morris and the two sisters of the t he dead man stared No sir Examination Resumed In the afternoon the examination was resumed r as follows How do you OU know that the second note n ote that you wrote to Morris had not been b een delivered There had been time for tor f or It to be taken to him had bad there th re not n ot before he came to the room Yes I guess so It was given to the t he waiter about ten minutes before Mr Morris came Did you ou testify that you tent sent for the waiter walter and gave him the first note then hen t followed him out in the hall halt and took ook t It away from him himY Yes Y sir The notes in some way got mixed mIned and a nd it was the first that was sent in instead Instead stead tead s of the second sec nd Yes sir What became of the second note you wrote I 1 do not know I have not seen it since ince S How did you come to change your mind You had intended to have din dinner ln ner n cr with Mr Benbrook When Mr Benbrook sent for Miss I had not spoken to her for several s years ears We were vere not friends frIen And A nd when I found that th t she was coming or o r that Benbrook had sent for her I did d id not Intend to stay Did you say anything to Benbrook after fter a you wrote the note at his dicta ion tion t that you ou and an d Miss Mis s N r were not n ot friends I 1 do not think that I did dd She Size said she closed the door after she s he saw Mr Morris with his hands raised r and Benbrook with his hands In i n the air She did df not hear what they said aid s and after she closed the tue door she did d id not hear anything more until she heard the shots shot Heard Three Shots Shota After lter I had closed cloo d the door she said aid s I 1 stood for a second looking for tor forthe the he t key ke I could not find It I then went over to the window raised it and then hen t was waa when I heard the shots I went through the window and out on the he t roof roo I Here she was interrupted and asked tow ow many shots she heard In all aU to which she ehe answered three I meant to get out o t of the window on the root roof and then to go through some same e room of ot the restaurant and so 50 get Set out but I r happened to get into a saloon instead I fainted there After Afterwards Afterwards wards arde I heard some one say eay Morris was shot I 1 went up the back stairway of the restaurant went to the door I Ido Ido do not know who it was that was there thereby thereby by the door neither do I know what was said The room ro m was filled with people I did not see Burt Morris body there Then I was taken home by Albert Morris Burton Morris Morns was not armed that night that is I did not see any weapon on him Mm I had known him for seven I or 01 eight years and for four or five months intimately and had never seen I him carry any weapons weapon Upon being asked the contents of the thes second s nd note she wrote to Mr Morris she ebe said eald it was as something like this Why do you not come I am waiting for you vou ou Since this note was not oot sent he did not receive any note from you inviting him to come c me to the Merchants Cafe did he No Xo sir He came there uninvited Yes sir |