Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-19

MORE INSANITY TESTIMONY.
Witnesses Tell Of Further irresponsible Acts
Of Ward.
| After the usual recess at noon Mr. Wilson
stated that the defense desired 10 take the
| deposition Of DR.. Hamilton Leach, who was i'll,
and for that purpose would AJAX an early ad-
| journment Of the court.
Chas Pelham, a member Of the bar, was
called as o witness. He testified that q few
days before the shooting. Ward approached a
party OF witness friends in front Of the Ma
tional, addressed one whom he WARD did not
know at all as ''Bill" and insisted on converr-
ing with this man, although the man did
not know him and tried to get rid
| OF him. Fearing that Ward might get hurt, as
the man was from Texas, witness turned to his
friend whom Ward had addressed and said:
''He IS friend of mine. He means no harm"
Witness got between the two men. Aterward
Ward talked to witness, but did not seem to
know him. His face was blank and lacked in
telligence, and he seemed to be in a maudlin
state He was not staggering or boisterous.
DRIVING AIMLEssLY ABOUT TOWN.
David Smith, cab driver, testified that
week or ten days before the shooting, between
II and o'clock in the morning, Ward hailed
witness at the corner of 10th street
and Pennsylvania avenue. He said to witness:
DO you see that wagon running down 10th
must be blind. Followit."
Ward got into the cab and witness drove
down 10th street. There was no wagon. Then
Ward had him drive uptown to 22d and H
streets; had the cab stop there and had witness
put his lights out and stop. The witness de-
and aimless manner At length Ward
had him stop at the dairy and got
out, telling witness to wait for him. Witness
waited q long time, but did not see him again.
pr fnur oh o ~ o~l nit oak
Ward and told him abont it, but Ward did not
seem to recollect anything. Ward said If wit
ness said so he would paw him. That night he
hauled him again, Ward making him
drive drh up and down the avenue
the other 80 that witness had to tell him TO get
out of the cab if he could not sit still. The
witness said that after that Ward had a way of
stepping out of door, whistling for a cab and
then disappearing.
On REORGANIZATION by Mr.. Clagett the
witness said he had told this to Mr.. Coleman of
the defense a week or ten days ago. He had
been out of the city during the summer. Mr..
Clagett wanted to know why he had not told of
this sooner. The witness said it had not oc-
Cured to him.
Il would do the same thing to you, SIR"
said the witness to Mr.. Clagett, '.if YOU were
accused Of murder and could do justice to
You"
William B. soper, the next witness, testified
ton on the day of the shooting. where Ward un-
dertOOk to make contract with one of his for
mer employees to run q dairy, as testified to by
another witness. Wards action was strange
and like that of wild man.
ONE OF WARDS WILD NIGHTS.
Michael Raedy testified that q month or so
before the shooting he saw Ward at ShComak
er's and was asked with others to have drink.
The witness then described wild night of
Wards. Ward went off in his buggy and wit
ness and others in cab. They raced about
the city. visiting different saloons.
At one place Ward unlocked his mare and
called her into the bar and had her stand there
while they were drinking He told OF another
occasion when Ward seemed to act strangely.
He did not think Ward was in his right mind.
Richard ID. Lloyd testified to meeting Ward
on D street near 9Th Ward stated that
he had advanced gentleman S1,GCO on a
cargo of ice and wanted to know if the bills of
lading were good security. Witness told him
that the bills of lading were Of
ment. Then the gentleman he re-
ferred to opened his pocket book. showing
the money, and Ward took the $1,J0O-three
$500 bills-and put them into his own pocket
Then Ward went to restaurant, slipped
q 500 bill into witness pocket to
treat. himself treated everybody generously
and foolisbly and during the time recklessly
dropped $500 bill on the floor. The witness
said the 500 bill and the 800 bill Ward had
slipped into his pocket were restored to Ward
WILLIAM DECISIONS TESTIMONY.
William Dickson testified that he had known
Mr.. Ward since Wards connection with the
signal corps Of the army. He testified that one
day, about q week before the shooting,
while passing along PENNSYLVANIA avenue,
was going and then invited witness
into his buggy. They drove along.
talking Of Wards business. At the corner
Of A.. street and Louisiana avenue they saw in
front Of Mr.. Thomas Office or coming down
the steps number Of gentlemen, including
Warl said: Il am on the dissecting
table. There stand my executioners"
Then he drove rapidly away and in
stead of going to the Commissioners
up 4th street and said he was going to Bright
wood He seemed much excited and
lashed his horse, thing he had never
known him to do before. He said he was
going to commit suicide. rhe witness in
listed on going to the District building.
however. and there told Ward to wait until he
came out. but Ward did not wait. The witness
thought Ward was ont of his mind.
At 2:40 o'clock Mr.. Coleman took charge of
the examination of witnesses and began
putting in medical testimony. DIR. Jacob
l.. Workman. formerly ana.omist Of the medi-
cal museum who was present at the Adler
autopsy. was called first.
He said he assisted DIR. Schaeffer in making
the autopsy and was called upon by
DIR. Schaeffer the next day to examine
part Of the spinal cord l. the
part lying between the base OF the skull and
the first dorsal vertebra. He examined the
portion of the cord beneath where the bone had
been removed, rs witness was informed by
surgical operation. He had examined the
membranes inclosing the spinal cord without
the aid Of glass. There was beneath the arch
of the bone tribe thickening Of
tho dura mater, which might be ac-
counted for by the removal of the bone
The other membranes showed no evil
dence of injury. They were abnormal
There was no evidence Of any solid substance
having passed through these members or having
injured them. There WAS destruction Of
continuity. The cord might have been in
jured by conclusion without lesion of the
membranes. The cord he did not examine
except to look at it with his naked eye. 1t APP
peared to him to be normal. 1t was preserved
for the micrOscOpist.
THE CAUCUS FINANCE BILL.
A Favorable Report From the Senate Finance
Committee.