Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-29
FRANK LANGSTON,S TRIAL.
Testimony Taken To-day - Witnesses
who Saw the ARRAY.

In the trial OF Frank Langston for the murder OF
James spencer, after The STARS report closed
yesterday, Dora Fields, who was with Dennis Fields
at the time or the shooting, Identified Langston as
the man who did the shooting. Rosa shaefer, who
lived near the place where the shooting occurred,
testified TO hearing six shots nred Lindsey Nor
flaoh, night watcEman at the 9Th street stables,
testiied TO seeing the fight between wilkins and
Anderson. He saw LangSton there A stout colored
woman went toward Langston who had attempted
TO Interfere, with her hands up, saying, Leave
that man alone" Langston backed away some six
feet, but she afterwards began to run away rrom
him A short time after this he heard a shot fired
Ing toward the woman AID witness thought he was
aiming at her; she was six feet from LangstoI and
@ four Il feet from The Struggling men After Langs-
and walked and ran In Kicks park.
To-DAy's PROCEEDINGS.
This morning the prisoner took a seat In the court
near his father brother and sister, and some friends
The judge discharged the Jurors not engaged In
this case TO Monday and said that the court would
st tomorrow and Saturday.
James /. Rowland, car-dr1ver, testified that on
the evening OF March 4th he drove up his car just
as the shooting took place. As he turned the Bound
ary curve he saw two men tumbling about ON the
ground. He stopped twenty thirty feet from the
crowd in which the shooting occurred The man
who was firing was standing, he thought on the
plank walk, al the south end OF the crowd. and
was firing towards the north There were four or
five shots fired very quickly.
CrosS-examlned.-Nitnes had net reached the
end OF the route when he stopped. Some men were
n
shot WAS fired; heard no loud swearing or quarrel
ing; the men lighting were In the gutter. he
thought The street lamps were not lighted Wit
ness said he could not tell how the pistol held
Andrew j. Stewart testified, but no new facts
were elected
ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE SHOOTING
Andrew Sheaks testified as he was going TO the
turn-table he heard man coming out OF Ander-
son house, cursing, and when he returned two
men We're cDched in the gutter. There were six
or seTeh about there when he went up When they
were ci:nched man was standing below tsouth OF
ten or fifteen feet In front or this man. The man
saId "Let them alone" and the woman said some
thing about "DonI interfere and the shot was
fired The woman had her hand up, as II she was
going 10 ward OF a blow, when the shot was fired
There were several shots fired; don't know how
many. The man was only folr or nye feet from
the woman.
OTHER WITNESSES OF THE sHooTINa.
Charles Peck employed as a hostler, testified 70
having seen the crowd, and a man come from its
midst and turn and shoot towards the crowd; there
was car then between witness and the crowd
The man was shooting up the street towards the
north), the firing was rapid, and the man walked
away quite quickly towards the park DE cid not
see who the man was.
Chas kreider testified that he was coming down
9TH street with WIN. Lavender and Johnny Wid-
myer: heard some one quarreling and saw a crowd
OF over a dozen persons; saw the men lighting and
was there when they fell; did not know whether
there were women IN the crowd; heard the firing
and the light OF the psuol; could not tell how
many shots were fired, but they were rapid.
w. Ii. Lavender corroborated the preceding Wit
ness.
Jo widmyer testified that he went within
twenty-five feet OF the men ghting saw The pistol
fash and heard the shots-about I'VE. Was not
close enough 10 say who did the shooting.
George West, colored boy testified that he 10
sided next TO Spencer; that he was near the car
stable at the time; heard some one say 3D. tt,
that amt fair" and the shooting took place. There
were three slrots fred The man who fired was
only about ten feet from the crowd, and he walked
OF. he had on hgh-top hat Saw a man run
towards the hospital and some one SAID II was
INN Nyhn " aYQAf IN
have lis hand on his breast
Robert ii. Winsow testified that he was on Pome-
roy street, approaching 7th street, when he heard
the shots about fVe), and when he reached the
gate OF the hospital he met Dennis Williams, who
ih apIer and he saia ae he ss sn % ,hss
Langston had shot him Witness said IL was
strange that Langston had shot him for nothing,
ana he said that he was only parting some men
from fighting, and that be uangston) had shot
another man. Witness then saw Spencer slagger.
ing, and he fell over the foot OF tree but he got
up and went few steps, ana he then fell on his
face the pavement Witness turned him over
and questioned him, and he said that Langston had
parting some men from nghting
WILLIAMS QuARRElsoNE WHEN DRINKING.
On cross-examination witness said he went hons
with Williams, and Williams told bis wife that he
and Spencer came up TO some men who were night
ing 7th street; that he took hold OF wilkins TO
get him OF O white man; that a colored woman
said It was a shame; that Langston came up and
let him alone. and he and Spencer then went up
close TO them Then Langston jumped up and
said: SNOW, you let them alone" and he then
drew and fired the pistol Witness said that WI
nams was very quarresome when drinking. and ho
had been drinking that night, and he was very
strong. Langston was OF good reputation foe
peace, and was not likely TO get into q night bus
would act as peacemaker among his companion1
recess was taken
THE GovERNnENTs CASE CLOSED.
After recess the Witness winslow was recaus1
and examined by the government He repeated
that Williams was fussy but be did not regard
him as Dangerous
Onhcer B. F. Rhodes testified TO SEARCHING eR
Langston. The prisoners reputation was rood
witness had heard that Spencer was uuarrelSomA
Dennis Williams was recalled and furIhef cTuG.
examined. Witness denied ever having q tn WolA
Powell Wfnslow ut any time
Tim closed the oAse for the euVo1ne