Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-12-28
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O'Clock TO-DAY on the body OF Mns y Jane
Shipley. who died yesterday morning about ;
o'clock from the effects OF pistol shot In the
abdomen. received on Christmas day while In
tGe act OF stepping out ot the rear door OF her
house. No. 222 ~ street southwest
Lieutenant Gesstord this morning nnonei
na,rsi ~ IN wno 1ust before l2 o'clock re
| SITTER which they went 10 the FIRST prpcinct sfa
tlon mouse on street, near * street and lis
tened 70 the testimony.
! The Jurymen were as follows: Jos. 4. R1rcb
/ George W. SI1lhson. +. ID. DowlnE W A
Barnes. John Morse, John Imrle J, f, F. Car
1 {. Harvey, j. y. Ruds and John MISC with
Mr.. CaIlin a. foreman.
= TEX BREBANED HUSBANDS TESTIMONY
The first witness called was Mr.. Theadare
Shipley. hasnand al the deceased. lie testified
that az the time OF the accident he was dressing
himself for dinner. his wife being engaged I'm
cooking the Christmas turkey ana remarked
! That she would 60 out and get some wood 10
increase the fire, so thar the turkey would get
Gone. Just aS she went out OF the door she
screamed out %, NV God, | am shot, at the
same time holding her hands on her stomach.
She fell INTO his arms. Here the witness broke
down and could hardly proceed for the choking
IN his throat He laid hts wife down aud ran
out IN The direction the report came from. an1
lnqurt q who II Vas thar shot There had baen
considerable firing that day OF nre-crarkers
Every one oenled having seen any one shoot.
This colored man WAS the first one he saw
looking out OF the window and witness asket
him who had shot into his house. Tie replied
",
been done on the other side. His next door
/ ntighbor's house had been shot into that day
from the same direction.
WITNESS WHO MADE NARROW EsCkrE
Mt. Phillip Goliath testified that b. lived AZ
22o X street, next house north or Mr. Shipleys
He testified that he got up about y O'Clock and
went into his yard, when he heard pistol shot,
and ball struck his kitchen door close by him.
AT l2 O'Clock, going out 10 get 1 bucket OF
water, he heard another shot aud a sore am I'm
Nj. Shtpleys yard. Mr.. Shfpley az once called
W - A n laNH
and at the same time he heart some one say.
there has been shooting about re all day"
MI. Shipiey at once ran 10 the rear OF his LOT,
and witness saw this man In the window put
his hand behind him. as Il putting away some
thing.
CoLoRED WITNESS.
Robert James. colored man testified that
he lives in Willow Tree alley. lie a0d "a.
Lucas had had some words in the m0ruing 10
his alley, and afteFward he (HitneSsN vent
to his home. He afterwards met Lucas at the
corner OF street and Willow Free alley. aud
they had some more words together, Lucas ask
ing witness what he had hit him for. Witness
replied, ''Becaust yo0 hit me with a stool on
Friday night He then warned witness 10
watch him lLucasl, afterwards witness then
went up the alley again. Lucas preceding him.
Lucas stopped ar ne pump aud said n ha1 70
go down on the Island and went our n l. street
while witness went into Mrs. Coats house back
OF Mr.. Snip!ey ;. Witness sat down about halr
an hour there. aud on opening the door ne saw
stood in '''ts the alley about fffte,aa auu min n
utes, while witness remained In the house.
Witness notioSd that Lucas either movai out OF
the alley or Went into the back yard. Witness
then went TO his own house. next door 10 Mrs.
Coats. After be had been Ia his room about =
minutes be heard the report OF pistol sound
ing at the next door. Witness started 10 look
our OF his window, when Emma Smiih h. who
was In the room, warned him that it was
sham OF Luca~' 10 get him cut 50 that he
could shoot him (witless) lie then sat down.
lie then heard some one else shooting IN the
alley. and suon another shot was heard. when
Mr.. Sbiply came into the alley and charges
Lucas WITH shooting his wife. Lucas deniel IL,
Mr. Shipy Insisting that he did IT, MItoesS
heard the Shot and saw the smoke pass by the
window. AT this time quite an al arm was
raised and man. named Scott, said, Don't
give II away Witness give the names OF
several colOred men who were IN the alley at
the time.
DIR. HAMMEFT DESCRIBES THE WOUND.
DR.. Hamnett testified that he was sum-
moned about ! o'clock. When he arrived he
found Mrs. Shpley IN the dining room lying In
great pain on the floor near the door where she
was shot. on examination, found a wound in
the right side. DR.. Fenwick soon arrived and
they found that the ball had lodged In the left
side near the hip near the skin; the entrance OF
| the ball was above its exit some two Inches.
The wound was the cause or her death.
Dr. G. p Fenwtck corrOborated the statement
OF DR.. Hammett. He was present at the deliy-
cry OF the child about six hours after she was
Charles Jackson and Emma Smith. both col
ored, testified, but threw no new light on the
| SuOOllnG.
GETTING TO IT.
Wm. Lucas, a small BOY, the twelve year old
| son OF the arrested man, said all ne knew WAS
| that his mother said that his father had shot a
woman. She told him that when he came home
| from play.
Julia Lucas. wife OF defendant, testified that
! all she knew was that Sue was In the street
! when she heard loud report, and starting
| home she heard some one say that white wO-
| man was shot. witness found this pistol Chris
mas near Shea's. She didn't know what um3
/ she found Ii. as she was drunk.
Mrs. Ella Whitlow, who lives at 342 street
southwest, corroborated the former witsesS
! LCCAS SAYS HIS Is INNOCENT.
| The defendant Lucas here asked 70 be heard,
| and said there had been shooting all the morn
| Ing and IL was actually dangerous 10 be out on
| the street. He denied fir1ng the shot or OF hay-
! ing q pistol ia his possession. he was innocent
/ OF the charge.
/ Lucas Is aeout IS years old, quite black, and
has sullen, bad look.
| THE VERDICT.
The Jury gave verdict that they believe that
| death was caused by pistol shot from pistol
/ In the hands OF Ed Lucas. Lucas was COM
mitted by the coroner for the action OF The
| grand jury.