Show fJ J TEVE KEENE TELLS HIS VI STORY TODAY TUDA Y I lie He Carried the flue Gun Up to B loV and Then Told Burton C orri J to i iJ I Leave the Restaurant Strongly in ti Favor of the Morris Benbrook Out and Told lie He Would Go in iii an and Drag Notes to Leda Stromberg for the Dc Strangle Brown Permitted to the thc Witness tS as tie lie Objects to the Deposition of I Charles Biglow tile the Waiter at the The Room Proceedings Reach n a Very Interesting Crowded Throughout the Day In tie trl trial 1 kI Into tb the The 0 ox i t hII tear practically clos closed one Ir and Stove was m t II within comes x Ke ae II th tn IS whose testimony S In his hla r JI al not lie De that testimony can cau t iT Mr Keenes Ie u as damaging to tM The of It all AU was lAe t I strengthen the d de dess ss Drown H of Mr Keena was wasI I J If S ct Browns method was vIgor to 0 b by Ju juge se Powers hu ur with the State Judge I If d the question as to whether It l and others would tes tr that hes he In 12 i tI alt beIng examined d and lud to the n ture of ta ay was 8 to room and much fed th tb df Mtr nen frI ithe Ibe most lIe He Watcher taw ore t sometimes le leaning kuri to eit h e ry word spoken atten air IS one on ot of anxiety enough the tho H s Th linea across his to fore foret t when the trial nearly two weeks ao ago arll am amke ke strongly d Ito Ho was wall I todDY today by the relatives who been with him almost from the tit was Q made today Q It happens lie tha lulU the jury with witha a CHiEF OP Cue Cite Some Regarding lie tho I Tragedy or of Jul I II 17 I f hilton was th first called by br the tae this morning Ito lie be had known J 3 H 11 Denbrook Benbrook for forI I epie of years ars as the lie proprietor of I houe hote Coming directly to toOt toc Ot c ng tilt th identified the re ahn and stated Chat thu I II ft contained two to loaded cartridges empty Ono One ot of the tt their was Indented ns as though It beci napped and mIssed lire ebat hal OS handed to him on the tho of t Ih h as a well os as n a suit It c taken tro tho defendant Thi ciote were Sent to tM the laundr mE IES lie He th that Took the tho TIe lie to was fas the next witness fitness ti he t tOOk the tho stand Iland Senator up to the Ule front seat and the examination After stating that on th the J IY last ho howla wua the ictor 11 Merchants erch Cat Cafe ho was Wa It iti saw the tho de there on th the e 1 tle te w winess ness Did you tot take him anything that evening T iI did t I took him him It a revolver cov red dred with R a napkin At hs lit request NO at ti a watter Thu was about in hi evening m m Judge ee Senator Drown Brow last The ld you OU I go I t to tho Mer Merch ch chants Cafe Clife 1 Yes Elt and tOg ther therY Y Several Only II a couple Of e times a nice loc socIAl l line Une with the tho Sen Not Net larli jl o sir sirS Ir S 1011 were tether a coUple of No only About ten I think witness said when he went up StaiN on the tho evening if r I in one ot o the r I b t sil 1 Judge Morrill In room 3 that had been imposing on him that t he no and to toI protect himself an and d wanted you ou to 10 get geta I n a policeman that the tact fact tee tes Anti AnI you ou then went over to room om 3 Morris and Leda Stromberg Were Yes YesAi I I Aft Ai to the circumstances In room 3 JUdge Powers proceeded to examine the witness when Senator objected on the thu ground that this was not II roper proper The Tho defense was wi un to go gt Into matters not brought out b by the State Stahl at all Judge lowers characterized the atti att attitude tulle tude of the tho State its lis an attempt to sup suppress press any facts factO that would tend to cut down In any way say the tho testimony reo to garding sonic sollie transaction rown not only objected to the line of qu questioning but ohio also to Judge speech making which Was waa manifestly for effect on the Jury The court heM held that everything said al 1 or done donI at the time timet of this affair con cons constituting s II III the tee res gesta should be brought out and the witness continued Morris and Miss Stromberg Were ere to together together gether In room 3 The door was wall Partly allen Mr Ir Morris seemed greatly ex excited e cited I Mid to hIm Burt what Is the matter here I dont want to have hae an any trouble here ant I want you to go out Dill ThEn hI he commenced talking about Benbrook 8 said ld he be vas a 11 dirt dirty s a of a 11 b 1 that lie III could do him up and would 10 him lihU up or lied had como coins for tor that pur hose or of that kind lie III started toward the lie room roon where Den Denbrook Denbrook brook was and said I For or Gods dont go In there lOot got killed lie He MId ho he afraid ot of the G d coward Then Miss IllIs Stromberg asked me to ItO go saying that she he could take care ot of Butt AR Aa I pas passed ed room 2 Al Albert Albert bert Morris the tho trouble was wasand and I 1 told him I was wall going to tH get on an At th the toot foot ot of the lie stairs I met Sandberg the and told him to go for tor nn an officer as Morris MorrIll was making trouble there and I wanted hIm taken out but did not wont want him ar arrested arrested rested I r i r f J JI L I T ii j HON WILLIAM H t 4 J I I Mottle Morris said ho bo would strangle that man he When I told him not to go g Into that list room or hed get killed lie he said Ill Illco go co In there and ana drag him out the tho dirt coward Ill strangle him to death Morris Wall vas a 0 large man Yes ho was II a man weighing about poUnds poUnd Was ho he physically superior u to you ys Yes Did you know at that Um time who was Willi In room 2 Not at that time When you fOU gitre the un M hG was OS excited and ond frightened lIe lie as excited yes 1 nd lie He appeared so yeL After you ou had sent f for r the you heard Pistol shots hotl Yos three or tour four I think t r I Iam om am uncertain as to the number Then you ou ran buck up there Y JI Who Vho went ahead ot of chase and There no one between the tho and m myself Were vere no bo boys here thero then hen I got In the tho room the on only IlleS there were em Hurt Durt Morris Albert Morris the two and There WEre no tired ns as we went vent Vt up nor were noy fired after We went vent In standing oloe to where hero Mor Morrill Morus rill us Wile lying ON On redirect the tho th that t his hIli memory was it 11 cleater now than It was 11 nt n the time ot of the tho Senator was WOI pro proceeding to Uk ask somo searching hen Judge Powers objected In en the round ground that It was clO ot of their own lIue Judge Julge lilies ruled that In a core of this kind and under the the tho prosecution was d to uk ask What Is III wanted the tho Court Is the truth The rhe tion Is overruled Now No So go eu In your our own way said Senator Drown Dron and tell the whole tory from begInnIng to en enL l The Tho witness detailed taking the pistol up to In room I 1 the conversa conversation tion with the defendant and afterwards with the deceased end and Loda da Stromberg The ani only nc new was wall wIth regard to 11 seeing the two girls Nana Witbeck and Jo Emma Mathieson when he vent up the second Um TM They wanted to kno knOw ho how the they tout out and lInd wit wI wIness ness fleas toM told them to go iI 9 rear wn way When you ou went up rou knew you ou were taking thor the r Den Ben Denbrook Benbrook brook You rou tell teU that be had to get fet out 1 II I did not But you ou told Morris Morrs he had hoo to get out Yes Why as that Benbrook told me that Morris had imposing upon him and ond interfering with lIh him and that he want any ally trouble That was the reason why I told Morris lie II must mut go DIll Did he ask you ou to do for tor him that thaI afternoon ies ho asked me to write writ a couple ot notes nottS to Leda Iella St l e t ti m n t tiO iO J J r antra e t an d that It Will wag ut 3 In the he wrote 1 a note tor or Benbrook to Miss Stromberg and sent Bent It by a me She W was IJ not homo home and It as returned and do de About 6 5 p m in he wrote a see sec second end ond pots polo for the defendant and sent Bent It the same Barno way ThIs note continued witness yas yasa a 0 statement to the tho effect that pk was WAB GOIng to San I Francisco the tho next morninG and would like Uke to see h her r that evening A pair of gloves Cloes was sent with the note Some Same time after the note was sent I saw sav Miss Stromberg and Durt Morris come down the thc street t together Did you see tier her afterwards conic como with td hi the No o I did not walt wait on them Do you ou sa say asked Senator Drown that DenbrOOk appeared when you 1 gaa hIm the gun I do doJ J IId ld you notice him particularly 1 make mako an examination of him but I help hIm The answer called forth a laugh from the audienCe e and Judge Julge Powers said that ot at the threshold of lie trial lie ho wanted to interpose e an to an any demonstration whatever all on the part of the audience We concur In that said Senator Drown The court warned arned the spectators that If there was nn any demonstration Of as the trial proceeded he would clear cloar the court courtroom courtroom room taking Inking care however to make it ita ita a pUblic trial Referring back to lie tho testimony given shen b by this witness at the preliminary Son Sen atm olor Drown If h he hail had not said at atthe the thc that he did not notice taie Cace the replied that h ho stated ho be did not notice It at athe Iho he time referred to In the question par particularly In upon another objection to tills form or of questioning the court nn an announced that lie proposed to the tho State to put nil all on the thc stand and th that t the widest scope tn In croftS croas eX eXamInation would be showed allowed Did you OU See ace W U Dickson un there continued Senator Drown Brown I 1 say ay I see lieI hIm All the per perSons Sons I saw In going up and on reAching tIle tle room first I have hac named Did tell you he had come there to do Denbrook up Either that or that he would do tO him up or could do him up one of these ex cx Did you OU tell Morris you OU had taken Benbrook n a gun I did not Did OU take Mortis Morris up a 0 gun too No had been drinking I had haa seen him take but one drink Did he show ho any appearance of hat hav hatIng Ing been ho cairn and ond quiet lie was Vet cry much excited or ap appeared reared so 0 lie been drInking the nIght be before fore roro I dont remember anything about him the night before When did you Bee him first on this day About 1 or 2 In tho after afternoon I noon noen Dill Did you ou talk with Attorney last night Yes Q a few minutes When you OU left lert the room up there Leda t tell you ou to lock the door j q I ot of It L Jud Judge e again took the witness In hand and read his testimony gIven at the preliminary with reference to appearance of when witness tae gave him the I gun answered that that testimony was a cor correct rec t When you OU saw Ur Rogers last night ou ane and he take tako a drink did you ou Yes we had a glo glass of beer Senator Brown isaid ho to or ex amine re regarding this Interview of last and It was a brought out that tha t the senator simply accepted offer to show him the rooms at t the cafe I Continued on pa page two |