The evening world., 1891-04-15
SWORN AGAINST HIS FATHER.
Eight Year-0ld Johnnie Smith on
the Witness Stand.
He Describes the Blow with tho
Policeman's Club Which Killed
His Mother.


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he sa'u .""' ''n'"' 'u0 "'oueou "'' "u'-
derer, had been member OF his squad FOR
three Years and Identified n long locust mic ht
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h'ch us INC ono "n'o" "a' 'a'''u W eh''u
on the night OF Dec 81.
81 was informed OF Mrs. Smiths death BY
NJ, p,,,,,.a an, s,n.au on tho nioht NJ J,r
9, " he testined. "Iwent Immediately over TO
the house of Smith aud learned Of the orcum-
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''"noo' 'o' '"o u''' '".0
"on my way back to the station met smith
In Madison avenue and One Hundred and
Thjrty.second street aud arrested him, All |
said to him was that his wife was dead, and
that he was In trouble that he would not easily
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w. ou. We
s,an,er
,,ues,,d ro,n,no. but fo,,owed mo to the
he salu ho'nina' ou' ioioweu ne W ue
station. Instructed the precinct detectives
to Investigate the case
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looked up the witnesses In the case including
unlesp''' nrI ,. 's"' s"a ,,.o 49,
oAhes ie"'S' anu n.u "'o
down In writing the statements
made nv ,ittle Johnnie smlth the eiRht-year-
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his father club his mother.
The detective saw tho child at the house Of
his prandmother in one iiunured and Eleventh
street III "a nay after his mother died
Driectiye Mott Of the same precinct who
worked nm the case with Detective Price, also
testified to the . me facls
Then little Johpnie was called. lie 10 q
d,minutive child hut nas A bright wide awake
look. and seemed TO know Whh was required
of MIN.
u When Mr.. stapler began 10 question him
he waa some what Fri ghtened and cried n little
bit. nut he qot over II in few minutes
lie ss,d he was eignt wears old, and had been
at school in one Hundred and Tenth street for
s.Can YOU speIl, Johnniean
eyes ar,
..bo You @ know wna, the Bible sY"
..Yes n IA Gods BooK
..bo e, Won ~ L Know low what Z % a lie is.w
,Yes. y said the boy. s.it IL to tell what IL
not right.
lie iold Mr., Stapler very positively that all
boys wno told lies went to he'll when they died,
but that good boys who told the truth went 10
heaven. @ ,ea' E''' '''' "A' '''' 'A' "''A "'A' W
LAWYER Grant then asked the child II anyone
had told him how 10 answer the questions that
n a haan autad MIN nv Mr. Stanler
I" No. sir, answered johnnie promptly and
emphaticuIly.
lie said that he had been to Mir. Starters
oflIce several times, and had testified before
the Coroner and he was only telling what he
knew,
Judpe Barrett decided tnat the small witness
could be sworn. ami AZ he seemed TO be an
intelIiu enl and bright boy, tie Judge thought
ne was perfectly competent TO testify.
.IWhere were Won on New Year's eve,
,Jobnnie ~ asKed Mr.. stapler. WV
81 was with mamma
"Wnere did you 20 with herr"
nMamma went out to look for papa, and
went with her ~
Where did Won Po?"
nWe went down 10 LeWis'An
.Whare IL thatfI
..At One Hundred and Thirty-1fth atreet, ~
..Nhai did Sonr mamma do when sSs 90,
to lewis's?" con,inued Mr.. stapier
..she went in TO get acme money from papa ~
uWhrn dil won see your mamma and mana
apatn?"
~ saw them come ont at the door when the
otbcr nennl. came on, y
80 MI rnpr rama sav anvtbino IN vour
mamma -, f' "
g.. hon,t rnov Ue hi, her in the face with
nis dst' y "' -" - "
.. Wnat did be do thep,n
.urnsv went down Inc s,reet tooether.r
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:. Whaf h.np.psa ,ben,v
81 ssw mana tsre ont nj. stick and hit
m NINA n, ~ he hend v,,h ir -
s;Wnere was you at that timer
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''n, ,h.pa sba ,tad a rag ANN n her ne.d md
- d"wn on tho hal
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win h,ood "N '
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You say your mother wore % nat ana 'hat at
get tiood on ner Sh. VIII" ' '"N