National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-31

again told the man he wanted nothing to do
with him. The man still pressed him. aud
the firing began Williams said, 81 am shot,
and shot for nothing" Spencer was
looking on at the fight and doing
nothing. His hands were down at his
side. lie said 81 am shot" and then ran
toward Pomcroy street. After the shooting
Langston buttoncd up his coat and ran toward
the park, and the last he saw OF Langston ho
was going into the park.
The witness on cross examination said there
were three cars at the turntablo, and one had
just gone away. II was after the men had
been parted the first time that Langston told
Anderson he had bettor go in the house. and
Anderson refused to go. The men clinohcd
and fell again. As Langston stopped down,
the woman came up from the south aud struck
him twice in tho back, ouce with
each hand. Langston then pushed her
away and told her TO go off. Williams thon
came across the street from direction oppo-
sitO to that the woman came. They were
not together Langston was pressed back
against tho house. The woman had her
hand raised and fist doubled up behind him.
Williams had struck him once and was
striking him again when the first shot was
fred, and did not stop striking at him until
after the fifth shot was fred; then Williams
turned and ran.
The witness did not say anything about
the affair because he did not want his mother
to know that he know anything of IL, for she
might think he was in it. When he did tell
her she told him to keep quiet rs most Of the
people thought that LanEston was in the
wrong. The witness said that was the gem
eral impression prevailing in the neighbor-
hood, and he concluded to say nothing about
1t until he came on the stand to testify.
John II. Harris testified to recollecting the
shooting, and before 10 occurred he met
Williams in a bar room and they drank
together Williams drank whisky twice and
beer ouco. Williams left the place first and
going up The west side of the street to where
the car stables were he crossed over, and the
witness heard him say, "Staud back or I'll
fix you ~ Then the witness heard the shots.
He did not know how many shots were fred
or who fired them.
On cross. examination the witness said no
visited Shehey's place. ten or fifteen times
that day for drinks or tobacco. He never
taught school in the south. lie had taught
in Maryland, in Prince George county, in
1865. He never praoticed medicine or tried
to euro diseases by charms. Ho never tried
to cure by putting corn under stone and
returning after many days TO find it gon o.
He declined to answer whether he had ever
been arrested for doubtful deal In corn.
Oscar Brown, shoemaker, testified that he
saw Dennis Williams and John II. Harris in
Shehey's place, but did not see Carter
Holmes there. He saw Williams drink, but
he did not know what it was.
Isaac i. Norman, colored, an employee of
the treasury department. testified that he saw
Dennis Williams the second or third day after
he was shot at his home. Williams, in
telling of the affair." said he was
coming up Seventh street, and saw two
men fighting. just then young man came
up and attempted to part them and Williams
said that he told the man not to interfere,
and tho firing commenced. The witness asked
Willams's wife If she needed anything,
and she said that she could not go out and
work as she used to. lie gave her dollar
and told her she could have more If sho
wanted it. Williams said at first he did not
know it was Langston who did the firing,
and that he was SO close the powder burned
his face.
Howard Gordon testified that three or four
days after the shooting he met Dennis
Williams who told him that he got into the
trouble by trying to part the men, and Lang
stan told him to let them alone. Williams
said, "What you got to do with it," and went
toward Langston whom he pulled the pistol
and fired.
Armstoad Turner testified that after the
court adjourned last Monday Williams, Mrs.
Spencer, and another lady were walking down
the street together. The witness said he heard
Williams say HE asked me how my
wounds folt now and whether they hurt me
and told him no they did not hurt me much,
then no asked me if Mr.. Langston had been
to see me or offered any money. | said 1t was
not necessary to offer me money. / was going
to tell the truth and hang Frank Langston If
l could"
Capt. o. s. B. Wall testified that tho de-
PENDANT WAS his nephew. The witness had
an interview with Williams about three
weeks after the latter had been before the
grand jury, in which he wanted the witness
to do something for him. The witness said
that he (Williams) had been before tho grand
jury and made his statement. Williams said
that it did not make any difference, he could
tell an entirely different story in court
On cross-eXamnation the witness said that
he did all he could to get the defendant out
of the country and keep him there until his
father came home. He did not do it know
ing that Langston had shot and killed man.
lie had only heard so, and it came upon him
so sudden that he could hardly tell what to
do He would say To Langstons credit that
he wished to remain and give himself up.
Charles Alexander testified to seeing Lang
stOn before the shooting, and he was sober.
Daniel Jones corroborated the testimony OF
tho preceding witness
John Johnson testified that he knew
| Spencer for ten years and saw him at
o'clock ON tho day he was killed at the back
| gate of the witness with two others, cursing
and swearing. The witness thought he was
under the influence of liquor. He remained
there until 5 o'clock, and then went back
into camp" as they called it back of the
hospital.
The court then adjourned until this morn
ing.
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Mr. r r Samuel Music Teachar Ia MnHcotte