Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-27
MIR. WARDS CASE.
The Application In the Police Court to
Admit Him to Bail

Yesterday afternoon, in the Pslics Court, a.
stated in TIE STAR, application was made 10
admit Frank Z. Ward 10 bail. Messrs Jsrs
Wilson, Chaplin Brown and 4. B. Williams ap-
peared for Mr. Ward Mr. Armss represented
the District attorneys once.
Judge Wilson, in calling the case TO the A.
tentisn Of The court, stated that Mr.. Ward was
confined In Jail on bailabls oHsnss. He made
this statement, he said, 10 assure the court that
he did not have any evidence TO offer the court
regarding the matter.
TEE MEDICAL TESTIMONY
Dr.. Wagner, who has been at Adlsrs bedside
nearly 100 days, was called to show the condi-
ton Of the patient. When he first saw Adler
after the wound had been inflicted, he said he
did not think he would live more than forty
eight hours, and be thought that good treat
msnt only was the reason why he had lived SO
long. Witness said that the patients mind was
wreck and his pulse was very weak. he
was likely to live, but he thought there was
absolutely no prospect for his ultimate re-
covery
Witness in describing the operation per-
formed on Adler said that the pressure on the
spinal cord had been removed and that all the
patient has to contend with now is the lacera-
ton OF the cord. He never read of a wound
similar to Adler's in which the patient had re-
covered.
DIR. HAMHoNp's OPINION.
DIR. VIM. A. Hammond, who was in court Is .
witness in the case Of Mrs. Rowland was called
as an expert. He said that judging from what
he had read Of the case and from the state
ments made by the physicians, he regarded the
patients recovery as an impossibility. He said
that such wounds usually caused instant death.
From what witness had heard he thought that
Adler might vet live six months
DIR. John w. Bayne, one of the attending ply
sicians, corroborated the evidence of Dr. Wag-
ner. He regards the wound as Q necessarily
fatal one.
JUDGE WILSON'S ARGUMENT.
Judge Wilson then asked for the release of
the defendant on the testimony given. The
evidence, he thought, showed that while Adler
was liable to die in week it also showed that
he was liable to live for year.
''Mr. Ward" said Judge Wilson, sis charged
with assault and battery with intent ~ kill,
which, under the statutes. il bailable offenss.
and the question for the court to decide is
whether 1t is justified in holding man with
out bail who is charged with such an offense.
II the defendant 10 again refused bail" asked
Judge Wilson, "how long is this condition of
affairs to be continued? Is the defendant to
be demanded until the expiration Of the year
and day? 1t does not seem to me that the
power Of the court to remand prisoner tenn
porarily should extend to a case like this whore
the injured person is likely to live for a year.
This is case where think the court would be
fully justified in accepting bail, and for that
reason the application is made.
THE COURT CONSIDERS TIE CASE.
Judge Miller said that where it was shown
that the fatal blow had already been inflicted ho
thought the court had perfect ight to hold the
prisoner. He would not, however, act hastily
in the matter, and would give the question
some consideration before rendering the de-
cision.
NoDEcIsIoN UNTIL TOMORROW.
Judge Miller said this morning in Police
Court that he had not been able to come to a
decision as to the application of Frank Ward
for bail; he needed to look up number of
authorities. The decision will be announced
about noon tomorrow