Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-10-11

he was. She answered w was klau oi w tnht
Harvey was very drunk q nd was raising rum
nus Witness then advaL ced towards the sta.
bie when Wood came out With gus witness
.s %BSReN SaS, Are you EolnF e He
UessTordi" wood responded, "lll chAlengo all
who pass here" and In moment Wood ave.
charged the Enn wltn ne. ro Gaa o ss, u me
Robert FrnnklIn, (colored) witt Ne@ knows
MT. Wood worked awhile lvr 60 ~ SSS sns,5.
witness was across the street, nea.r the otncej
heard the report Of the gum thinks Wood bad
been drinking that nlghG Wool wal complain.
inT that he did not feel wells witness saw Wood
about an hour before the gun was tiisoharBod
sittISE at the window OF his houaei wood toh
thn dnty Of witness to watohI witne - saw q
buggy dtIya up that night don't know ghAt ne
man IN the buggy said, but Wood SAID 20 70
drove away; IL came back again; witness law
three men get out Of the buggy and heard one
of them say "why In the hell didn't you TAKE
nnt RnoW any horse and buggy that night to
cIear out,n about ten minutes alter that WI ness
heard the discharge ol gun.
IyToss sXamIned: Witness stood At the cot ner
of ina old s.hOuse when he hear'i this cor yer
saIIon. AFTER the shooting, Wood asked WIZ ness
what the men 5lid3 Witness said that on,' OF
than said take him to the doctor" He then
saII no did not believe anybody was shot, b W
I0i Witncss TO 20 and see u nybody had gob o
10 The doctor. Wood called witnoss to tho win e
n
TINS pAUuHTER OF THE ACCUSED.
Anna Wood sworni Witness Is a daughter OF
the accused; Is about II years old. On the night
| If The homicide witness went TO bel about $3.50
o'rlocE on that evening witness mother held
heT father white witness put medicine In his
| mouth His face was contorted, and u was A..
most impossible to get the spoon out OF his
month Mother had to open his mouth to get
| tbn spoon out. Witness had seen him In that
| condition ten or twelve times, lie had these hts
| when he drank hard. He had had such ht
week or two before Her little brother had tho
'I U'TTSos sex Father had got quiet when
Dr, Nichols. witness knows Wood; no Nas In
witness employ foI' three years, Just absut the
| opening Of the war, he was an attendant on the
| Insane; no had cha rye OF tho ward OF the most
| yIoient and Pxoltatlo patients. Wood was con-
sldered a superior stlstant Of good nature, TOT.
| bearing, and had much tact IN the management
| OF patients. The t. ats he showed were the 70
| verse OF hard or cruel,
under tho observation Of witness. .,-,
Jos. T. Burns testified that he WAS employed
| t.st summer at tho corner OF Second and z
| stTests one day thOro Wood had at at the
| door no fell on the ground, and after 3elny
! aSEaJ WWhere am l ?" and witness told him he
| :. "a IN the hands Of friends. Ho was taken away
IRON lcnSe: witness Is guard at tho jail; while
Wei :, - in Jail few weeks after his con1nc.
mani ons Of the boys cried, "GuHri, Barney
wooa'S Tot nG" he went and found Wool
,ESa, = tr,rn Mt gave him some collo mcdi.
snnerinE LiVl r.. 'sibir and amer he got better
Ss e5SptipuSd 10 e a. I'll and heavy and wandered
:" Thomas Collins WITH ess works a. The Ice,
housej had charge Of the thsps toy IN, ~, y
/ OF the horses; witness was no. "a 80 ILL v "
tho homieide; before he loit Woe Soma IN NJ
and going on strangei he had DRANK 'n nhonI
| evening; witness drank twice with h.. soou'
/ $50 O'Clock; Just about evening Wood saw. Tsa,
| sitting on tho platform in front Of the o. ~
/ Wood said he was not going TO have anybool
| about there; he asked wltnoss II all was locked
| up, and witness responded yes" there were
| two locks hanging up at the Offleei Wood asked
| where they belonged TO; Nitnets said that there
/ were no KEYS for them; Wood thon took ono and
/ threw II into the river, and then ran back, got
/ tho other and pitched that In likewise Just
| before witness LETT, Wood said, TON, when you
come here tomorrow hallOO before you come
within a square," witness hal TO come In the
| morning about o'clock.
| Frank Brown (cOlOred) testified 10 two attacks
| Of its which Wood suffered last summer, INC At
| the wharf, and the other near Mrs. whites, on
| the corner OF Second street witness went after
| the doctor, but the doctor was not up.
| John Kelly. Witness lives at Great Falls;
has known Wood for twenty years; became &c.
| qualntsd with him In Harrisburg; knows that
he has hts while drinking; enlisted here while
| drinking; when witness next saw him II was at
tho barracks; he did not know witness, nor did
he know his brOther.in.laW. Mrs. Wood got him
| discharged.
James Boyle testified that his sister Is Woods
wife. when Wood drinks, and the drink Reti
ahead Of him, he acts very strangely. lie en-
listed when he was drunk, and was wandering
IN mind for several weeks, until he was dis
charged.
Cross.examlned. lie did not enlist Doc ause Of
H. J. Hurley testified that Woods reputation
was good.
The court then adjourned until this morning
at 10 O'Clock.