| Show DAMAGING TESTIMONY I AGAINST ELMER I DEWEY WITNESS PICTURES MURDER De Declares Sergeant Johnston John ston Was Shot before He Made Move in Room SLAYER GAVE HIS VICTIM NO CHANCE Theatrical Tears of Wife Whose Conduct Caused Husband to Plan Crime I was in the parlor on th the the- second floor and heard a noise the third floor I went up UI and heard voices and went to Deweys Dewey's room where the sound came from froni Mrs 1 Dewey cry Please dont don't point that hat gun at me I knocked on the door and heard Dewey say Il 11 blow th the e first ar V Ii brains out that puts his head ift in ii inthe the door V I knocked again and he ho asked who was a there 1 J told hiI him l. l I He t w if it w sU sn or a cop Suddenly the the door door was thrown open and Dew Dewey Dey- rl I stood there and pointing his g gun u at me ordered me to put up my hands and come into the room I went in I remonstrated with him and told him to quiet down and put away the gun He finally finally- l laid id it down but when Mrs Dewey made a move I mOve I dont don't know if it wa was toward the gun o or not pot he he grabbed it up again Just then there was a rattle le atthe door behind me the one leading into room Dewey backed away from fromme me mo and toward the door leading into the hall hail with the gun raised Serg Sergeant ant Johnston step stepped d 4 7 4 around me rae having come through 45 4 I 5 10 the door He asked 4 r 4 the trouble here herel and Dewey Dewey 4 4 fired 4 V 4 4 v Sergeant Johnston fell forward for- for 4 4 v ward his hands for a moment I 4 4 v resting on the shoulders of 01 4 4 5 Dewey and then he ho slipped Blipped to 5 4 4 J- J the floor The other two policemen policemen police police- 4 4 men came through through the the door and r 4 4 J- J grabbed Dewey Sergeant Johnst John John- 4 4 4 st ston n tried to get up did raise 4 4 himself to his knees and then 4 4 fell back on his side and rolled roiled 4 I 4 1 on his back his hands clasped 4 i 1 ito 4 to his bis stomach moaning and and andi 4 i Ohl 4 4 crying I dont don't remember hearing bearing Dewey I say anything I did not see a n. n Johnstons Johnston's hand In these words Harris E. E Campbell I r b K clerk clerIc the only eyewitness besides the wife of the defendant to tho the shooting of Sergeant John Henry Johnston shortly after midnight of the night of July 4 last bv by Elmer E. E Dewey in in the Albert hotel hotell described the scene e of the shooting anc and the incidents incident which immediately im im- mediately preceded and followed it Durin During the progress ro es of the trial which opened this thus morning before Judg Judge P. P C. C Loofbourow Dewey sat unmoved b beside his attorney C. C S. S Price The courtroom of Judge T T. D. D Lewis is bein being being be be- ing in used for the trial as it is larger and ana letter better able to accommodate the tho crowd which early sought admittance I to tho the trial Beside Dewey sat his wife wife- and behind him him bim his bis mother Mrs E. E M. M Mv t. t Mueller and end his sister Harriet Dewey both of Durango Cob Colo Describes Inexcusable Murder Dif District Attorney E. E O. O Leatherwood d deli li red ered tho address stating statia that early earv oft on the tho morning o. o or of July i ithe the police were wre called to the Albert AlbertI hot hotel l. l where was Dewey was creating a dis dia- dis- dis turhan He sail said J the state expected to show that Dewey Dewoy deliberately shot Sr Sergeant cant Johnston when be he stepped into the room giving givin the officer no no o warning of his intention to shoot At the conclusion of ot Leatherwood Leatherwood's J address ten witnesses for the state and three for the defenso defense were sworn wora and oud ordered from the courtroom Mrs Dewey who her hr husband said refused to leave leavo the tho Albert hotel botel because be be- CRuse cause race rare track followers w wore were re there therewith therewith therewith with whom she ille drank caroused aroused and ann attended attended at at- tended the races race and who he said left Continued on page 10 4 a I i I I I I I I I I |
