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Show WEAK DEFENSE IN BRUCE HEfi CASE Women Claim Tliaf Poison in j Pic Was (iiveii Victim by j i Mistake. j i Special (o The Tribune. -EVANSTON, Wyb.; April JO. The "prosecution prcscsmjdamaging. cvidcnco in the Bruce murder case at the afternoon session of yostcrdn-, several sev-eral witnesses establishing thc fact that thcie was no poisou around the ranch where Bruce was poisoned. Lawrence Bruce stating that there was no poisou at thc ranch. Mrs. Charles H. Peterson, sister of James H. Bruce, stated tho same, and said that Mrs. Bruce, wife of J. II. Bruce, said that there was no poison at the ranch, but that there was nt tho storo that was kept by Bruce. Tho strychnine wan taken from a lop shelf in the store, which was dust 3'. leaving the imprint of a hand which was small, while Mr. Bruce had an extra large hand. Imprints in tho dust on the box were newly made. Professor Knight of Laramie. Stale chemist, slated that enough strychnine was taken from tho stomach to kill sixteen men. Gruonomo Exhibits. I The stomach, kidneys and pan of the I ,Iver oi the dead man wero produced- in l court. W C. Deloney. ex-deputy KherifT, Avas called, and stated that the couios-sion couios-sion of Annie Bruce was made in his presence and without compulsion. He was rccnlled by the. defeuse 'a I' this morning's session, tho defense trying to have him acknowledge that Annie Bruco was compelled to make u confession, or, as tho defeuse put it. "she was bull-dosod" bull-dosod" into making it. The prosecution nccuscd tho defense of talking with witnesses for the prosecution. prose-cution. Mr. Bagley for the defense tnlk-ing tnlk-ing with Mr. Deloney. one of the main witnesses for the prosecution, in an out-ol-thc -way pluco. Sheriff .'lones was called, and ho told the story that Mrs. Bruce told him, t hat Bruce had asked for some cheese to set out with poison for rats, but she did not have it. He went to tho tore and got somo fruit, mixing it with o. ... vmwin; .uiu lulling u OUT 10 tllO ranch with him. She told Mr. Brucrt to bring back all tho pic-tins, as she needed them. These were brought back-In back-In thc house, including tho can of poisoned pois-oned fruit, and put in Iho cupboard. Mrs. Bruce said that sho made live pies that evening, and. not hnving enough fruit for thc last pic, wont to the cupboard cup-board and taking this enn of poisoned fruit put it into the last pio, not knowing know-ing I hat tho fruit contained poison This pie was the. one that was put up with Unices lunch. Dr. G. Thomas stated that the confession of Annie Bruce was signed by her after she read the same and in his presence. |