National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-06-04
GEORGE LEES CRIME.
Second Day of the Now Years Eve Murder

cross examination OF Thomas Brcwner was re-
sumcd by Colonel Cook, but nothing new was
brought out.
Charles Carroll, the next witness, testified
that ho was with the party OF boys on last
new years eve; ho met them at Brooks
church; after staying there five or ten minutes
they lcn and went to Lees shop; a fow stop
ped into Reeds on tho way; all of them went
into Lees; Maxwell called for quart of gin;
Leo said that he did not have it, but
would sell them quart of whisky;
Maxwell said that no would take it; Lee asked
for the money first; the boys said that they
would not pay before they got it; they did not
get tho whisky; then some Of the boys went
up stairs but not the witness; Lee went up to
tell them to come down; some of the boys
then came down; Leo then ordered them out;
the boys moved kind of slow; Leo told the
witness to open the door, he then told the wit
ness to go out and no did so; after he got out
he heard the shooting; who was shot he did not
know; thcro were -four or five shots; tho wit.
ness had got across the street before he heard
the shooting, and was on the southwest corner
of the street; some Of the boys came out whilo
the shooting was going on; Maxwell came
across the street and asked tho witness to hold
his coat; he took it and placed it on the rail
ing; Maxwell then went back after that tho
witness went across tho street aud saw Fam
els Williams lying on the pavement bloody in
front Of Lees place. Bray called to Williams to
speak to him, but Williams made no answer
the witness helped to carry the boy TO the drug
store he saw Williams the next night after he
was taken home at his mothers house in Goat
alloy, and he was dead then.
Cross.examincd by Colonel Cook Witness
was put in Jail, where be is now confined, for
slapping girl in the face; he had been nc.
quulnted with some of tho crowd for years;
most Of them were in the church when tho
witness got there; he did not know whether or
not any one in the crowd had pistol that
night
Robert Maxwell testified that on new years
eve he met Williams and Bruce about 8
o'clock at the corner of Ninth and n streets
and went up Seventh street; there they met
Boyd, and all three went to Thomas house,
IN West alley; then they went around by
Brooks church, where they met Brewner,
Williams, Hawkins aud Carroll; then they
started to go to the Asbury church, but
stopped at Lees place, aud all of them went
in; the witness called for quart of GIN Lee
said that he did not have it, but had some
whisky; the witness said that would do; Lee
measured 1t out and set il on the counter, but
| refused to let them have i: until it
was paid for; tho witness asked Leo If
Ire was afraid of them, and he replied
no, but wanted his pay before the whisky
was poured out; Bray wanted to know if he
was afraid Of them; Lee replied that he
was not; Williams asked for five cents
worth of "drazlings,n which he got aud
paid for; Bruce then asked permission
to go up stairs, as did Williams, Bray and
the witness thoy wanted to go up there to
sit and talk, ami had 10 expectation of meet.
! ing any person; when they got up they
| found three young women; their names were
Mollie COdwell, Annio Carter aud Ida Rob
| inson; Bruce, Biny and Williams were talking
| to them; they were single women aud did not
| live at Lees house; tho witness won't down,
and rs he did SO Lee went up stairs; then
Leo came down in front of the three men;
after they got past the bar Leo said: Get
out, gentlemcn;" everybody turned to 90 out,
and then the first shot was fired; nobody was
struck by it; tho mon thon got excited and
all rushed for the door TO get out at once;
Lee shot three times before the witness got
outside and twice aflcrwaId; he did not know
| which shot struck Williams but saw Lee
bring him outside and lay him on the pave
ment, then 30 back and shut tile house up.
Cross examined: The crowd went from
! Brooks church direct to Lees place; they did
not separate; the witness dia nct stop at Reeds
and if any Of the party did he did not know
il; while four of the party were up stairs a
Lees the others remained down.
Benjamin Boyd, another OF the party tina
was together on tho night Of tho shooting, wa
next examined. lie testified that it was alte
. o'clock when they reached Lees; witnos
!
while the others went in, and little late
they entered, just rs Maxwell was calling 70
a quart Of whisky ard saw him put up q hal
dollar; Lee refused TO permit them TO drink
over the counter, and Maxwell taking til
money put it in his pocket The witness thei
went up stairs, came down and passed out tn
door and was standing by tho hytlrant talk
ing 10 Hawkins, when ho.heard Lee order ther
all to come down stairs; the witness tLon wen
back into tho place; as he came in Lee toll
the colored woman to bring him the key; sh
did SO; nc unlocked drawer took out u pistC
and said, open that door; every bloody on
Of you get out Of hero" Lee said that tire
times; every one Of thc party was making 10
the door going out aud Lee commenced shoot
ing.
Tho crossexamination failed to bring OF
4 anything new.
William Bruce was examined, but his test
mony was merely cOrroboratiye of the pre-
vious witnesses, excepting MS 10 the shooting
himself Tho witness was leaning with h
right arm on the counter when tho firing bt
ggu; ho started TO go out, and when near til
door ho turned round and came back bcfOl
. he reached the door Williams had been she
and lay on the floor; the witness said to Lei
"Why don't you stop? you have killed one
my friends now" Lee answered that h
I would kill every id one of them" tho wi
ness then threw up his arm and received
SlQL IN II, ana lnth INC witness lcIL tuo fOOu
Cross.examined: The witness denied tbs
he or any of his crowd said that they woul
= 90 down to Lees that night aud have hell {
F., time and put Lee through,
| DIR. j. +. Hartgan, deputy coroner mad
} the post-mortom, and testified TO the nature
the wounds inflicted upon Francis William
aud that they were sufficient to produce dealt
Frank Hawkins ana Frank GIasse were tW
more of the crowd that went TO Lees p!aC
and confirmed the statements of tho preYiol
witnesses. Daniel Naylor testified to beil
on the outside Of Lco'B shop whom some on
inside opened tho door The witness starjc
TO 90 in, when he heard Lee say, Nov, over,
one Of you s. Of BIS get out Of here" as 500
M he said that he fired, and the witness ~
down T. street; he heard two shots and M
running at the time lie heard the second.
Cross.cxamincd lie knew some of I'll
crowd; BreWner used to work where the wi
ness did
At this point tho trial was adjourned unit
this morning.
SlALPACA COATS. FlSEMAS BROS.