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

n Vt In an irrational and ire
sponsible condition.
MR.. COLEMAN. number of witnesses were
called to show that from the time of
Wards first business troubles-when he
was obliged to close his establishment on Sd
street.-the had geographically becoming cratic.
The third line of defense outlined by Mr. Cole
man was that Adler's surgical and medical
treatment was improper, but no testimony
bearing on this had been put in by the defense
up to a late hour today.
WARD WANTED coAKLEY TO BUY MINE.
When the trial was resumed this morning
Thomas A. Coakley, assistant doorkeeper of the
House Of Representatives, was called as a Wit
ness and examined by Mr.. Wilson. About
week or ten days previous to the shooting he
said he met Mr.. Ward and Frank Finley in
Abner 8 saloon on East Capitol street. There
were number Of others present including a
man named Schell, who dabbled in mines.
Ward handed witness a big roll of money and
wanted him to buy mine of Schell. 1t was a
big wad-a thousand dollars or more-and
Ward took it out of his side coat pocket. Wit
ness said he knew nothing about mines, but
Ward insisted on his taking the money and wit
ness had some difficulty in making him take it
back. The witness remarked at the time that
Ward was ''a little off his nut"
In answer to questions by Mr.. Wilson the
witness said that Schell was a man who went
about with a shovel and pretended to find gold
mines in the District Of Columbia-a sort of
genteel deadbeat.
WARD THREW MONEY AROUND REcKLEssLY.
MIR. John II. Harris, now Of Allentown, Pa,
formerly proprietor of the Harris House here,
was next called and examined by Mr.. Chaplin
Brown. He said he had known Mr. Ward for
twelve years.
MIR. Harris said his relations with Ward were
intimate before Ward opened his place on Sd
street. He did not know what the extent of
ha NOT fan lior
with his private affairs, but knew that he was
one of the brightest, most ambitious and pro-
gresslve business men Of the city 1t was the
witness opinion that Ward had been gradually
losing his mind from the time Of the Sd street
trouble. Saturday week before the shooting
Ward came to witness place and asked witness
to go with him in his buggy. Witness de-
chned first on account Of demands Of bust
ness. but Ward looked SO wild and pleaded
so that witness concluded to go. They
drove first to the National Metropolitan Bank,
Ward coming out with wild, restless look, and
then to Wormley's Hotel. He talked in a RAM
bling way, and after coming out Of the hotel
drove away in a reckless way, oblivious to
everything. They drove to X street, broad
street, where Ward drove into a wagon that was
hitched at the curb. After being extricated
Ward did the same thing again. They went
then to n beer saloon at Heurichs brewery,
where Ward acted i'll a strange manner.
His face, the witness said. was the face of a
crazy man and his talk incoherent. He
took out his money-apparently several thou
sand dollars, all wadded up in little wads-and
threw it all over the place. Ward was so wild
they could DO nothing with him. Finally while
witness held him Mr.. Radcliffe, who was pres
ent forced the money. which had been gath
cred together, into Wards pocket. Upon
leaving there they drove home. Witness
thought Ward was crazy and SO expressed him
self to friends.
On cross-examination by Mr.. Clagett the wit
ness said Ward had always spent his money
literally. He had seen him drunk once. At
buggy Ward showed no indication of having
been drinking Witness did not know whether
Ward was accustomed to carry O great deal of
money with him. Ward drank at the saloon at
Heurich's, but witness did not know how much.
He did not remember whether it was after
Ward drank that he exhibited the money or
not.
GEORGE HOLMES THOUGHT WARD WAS NOT RIGHT.
George Holmes, the next witness, was ex-
amined by Mr. Wilson. He testified to having
observed that Ward had large business on Sd
street About week before the shooting Ward
was in witness bar room distributing money.
When witness came in Ward said: Holmes. get
on TO this?" Witness found that some of those
present had $40 bills Ward had given them
They were spending it at the bar. Ward had
Col. Boyd recitiEg. Ward, he said. talked in
rambling way. He would go in and out and
talk in a wild way. There were three or four
hackmen in front, all claiming that Ward had
engaged them. Witness though Ward was not
exactly right in his mind and spoke of his i'm
preston to several people.
On cross-examination the witness said that
there were eight or ten men there drinking
with Ward. Mr.. Clagett asked about one or
two of them if they we're not the kind of people
who were waiting for just such men, and the
witness said they liked to be treated. Witness
said he did not notice Ward drinking anything
but beer. Witness did not prevent him from
spending his money. The barkeeper took it,
that was what he was there for. Witness said
he was not his guardian. He gave Ward the
best advice he could. and tried to get him to go
upstairs to q room and go to bed.
Col. Jack Brown, a member OF the bar. tes-
titled to having known MIR. Ward intimately for
six years. On the day of the shooting, about
noon, as witness came out of his Office on AZ
street he saw Frank Ward standing at the curb
near the corner. There was no one else in
sight Ward seemed to be idazed and when
Ward hailed him scarcely recognized witness
When witness returned to the Office he re-
marked about Wards strange appearance ard
conduct He thought Ward was out of his
mind. On cross-examinatiOn the witness re-
peated that Ward merely recognized him. He
was under witness observation about a min
ute. He had frequently seen men under the
influence of business cares who were distracted
and did not care to talk. He could not saw
II
Charles W. Cunningham testified to seeing
Ward between and o'clock on the afternoon
of June 1s, the day of the shooting. Witness
went there with Mr.. Finley. Witness repeated
what Finley had testified to about the borrow
ing of the rifle. Ward appeared to witness
wild. and witness remarked to Mr.. Finley that
Ward appeared to be bordering on delirium
tremens.
Howard Keyworth, the next witness, said he
knew Ward intimately and saw Ward on a
night early in June, 1889. 1t was the night of
the food and between and O'Clock in the
morning. A great many people were out look
ing Mt the food. He saw Ward Mt the corner of
Sd and G.. Ward came around the corner
rapidly, holding his hand to the side of his
head. Witness saw that there was knot on
the side Of his head as a large as a hens egg.
Witness hailed him and Ward said: II have got
so cents. It's all have to give YOU" Wit
ness said he did not want his money. Ward
talked incoherently and appeared to have a
notion that some one was following him. Wit
ness tried to induce him to 60 home.
WARDS QUEER ACTIONS AT THE CAPITOL.
John F. Ancona, the next witness, said he
had known Ward intimately. He noticed for
several months prior to June IS, 1859, that
Ward was becoming peculiar in his conduct
and rambling in his conversation. Ward came
to the Capitol and called witness from his Office
to his cab. There he drew out from his over
coat pocket large number of bills and threw
them on the seat and asked witness to count
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