Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-01

Joseph shreve Says He Saw Cross Fire the
Pistol ut His Wife.

Joseph Shreve Says He Saw Cross Fire the
Pistol ut His Wife.
The trial Of VIM. Douglass Gross for the
murder OF his wife Hattie. by shooting her on
October 1, 1889, was continued in the Criminal
Court Observation-Disclosures Attorney Cole and
his assistant, Mr.. Armes, for the government,
and Messrs C. Maurice Smith and Joseph Shil-
lington for the defendant
Mr.. Armes opened the case, stating that they
expected to prove case Of murder.
Mr.. Smith, for the defendant, said that they
expected to show that the deceased shot her
self.
Officer Henry testified to the location az
drawn, and the residences Of Fanny Hicks,
Cross's father and the deceased.
Mrs. Emma Turner the mother of the de-
ceased, testified to Cross coming home going
upstairs and hearing them having some talk
about his going out and his threat and that
she followed him. She also testified to Cross
coming back and saying that her daughter had
shot herself and she was brought home, where
she died.
Joseph s. Shreve, colored, who appears now
foNthe first time, testified that he was on 7th
and streets; saw a man followed by a woman
and the man telling her to 60 back; drew his
pistol and fired.
THE NEW WITNESS.
The court convened at $50 o'clock this morn
ing and the witness, Shreve, was cross-exam-
ined at some length by Mr.. Smith and said that
he was fifty or sixty feet from the parties when
he first saw them, and they were near the
second tree box on the south side Of G street;
he saw Cross raise his hand to the side of her
face, and saw the flash of the pistol; he was
right close to her, and thought he had his left
arm around her neck; she did not fall, for he
put his arm around her and took her toward
7th street, using both arms.
He followed Cross when he started to run,
but saw no young man near the body.
OFFICER HENRY RECALLED.
Officer Henry was recalled and testified to
measurements in the locality; that he reached
the place short time after and found the
woman unconscious. She was placed in the
wagon and taken to her home, 426 8th street
southwest
After recess Officer Henry testified to seeing
Cross near 9th and F streets and he ran. wit
ness running after him and calling to him to
stop or he would shoot. Cross halted and he
took him in custody.
On cross-examnation, said when he arrested
Cross he was somewhat excited. Witness was
not allowed to testify as to Cross crying stating
that his wife shot herself, &C., as exceptions
were noted.
Witness identified the pistol and stated it was
o cheap one of twenty-five caiiber, seven
shooter. single action and is about the smallest
he had seen. There was only one shot dis
charged.
Redirect-When he examined the pistol the
night of the homicide it worked hard, as it
does now
ALBERT FENwIcK's TESTIMONY.
Albert Fenwick testified that he was, with
others, sitting on Lown's steps, and hearing a
pistol shot, he went over and saw woman had
been shot
When he heard the shot, saw the man and
woman, heard the voice. 'Oh, my God, she 9
shot herself, by the man. When he got over
he saw no one but his companions.
In two minutes there we're twenty people
there and some one went to the telephone for
the patrol wagon. Some one came up and
struck u match to see where she was shot. The
man had the woman in his arms trying to get
her to the corner, and he put her down and
ran.
The man asked witness to hold her while he
went home to tell her mother. Cross did not
return again, that he saw. Her mother came
and was standing over her crying.