Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-09

stroke Win an oar. Ii might have been in
tlcted il the arm was straight. as at the be-
ginning of the stroke. The arm could not have
been bent ut anything like right angle.
Mr.. Shiiiington attempted to show that the
wound might have been inflicted while the arm
was raised III the net Of striking blow, but the
doctor said that to have inflicted n wound like
that while the arm WAS bent at a right angle the
ball must have come from directly above if
the arm was raised above the shoulder to
strike. Hnnnegan had broad arm, n stout
chest and altogether the physique of a more
than usually well-develOped college athlete
On redirect examination DR.. Peek said that
| the wounds We're gunshot wounds. Senator
Voorhees,, taking a cane in his hands, gave the
| motions Of u man rowing, and DIR. Peek said
| the wound could have been made while the arm
was extended.
Mr.. Shillington. taking the cane and going
through the motion of man raising stick or
| oar for the purpose OF striking a blow. asked
the witness whether the wound might have
| been received while the arm was in that posi-
ton. DR.. Peek said it might have been if the
| weapon had been sufficiently elevated. In his
opinion as a medical man he would say that the
wound in the chest was the first one received
The body had been washed when he first saw
it and so he could not tell whether or not blood
had flowed from the wound in the elbow. This
closed his testimony.
ADJOURNED UNTIL THIS MORNING..
| lit was now 8 o'clock, and Mr.. Shillington
u u,
| as another witness might carry them on for an
hour longer.
Judge Gunter Is evidently not o dilatory
judge for he finally agreed.to the adjournment
| only on the condition that the counsel would
be ON hand promptly at o'clock this morning.
This seemed decidedly early for MIR. Lipscomb
end Mr.. Shiilington, the two Washington law
| yers, and on their urgent request the hour for
convening the court was put of until $3.50.
Col Bird Tells His St0rv
The second day Of the Hams murder trial
began at the Hampton court house this morn
| ing at $50 o'clock with the hearing already in
| quite an advanced stage.
When court adjourned last evening at the
close Of the first DAY the jury had been selected
| and two OF the most important witnesses for
| the commonwealth had already given their tes-
| timony. These were Commander Evans, an
| eyewitness OF the shooting itself, and the ply
stefan who performed the post norton and ex-
| amiued the wounds on the body Of Ned Hanne-
gan. Mr. Evans testimony on which the case Of
the common wealth ia mainly based, bore out in
every detail the story printed at the time of
the shooting in the columns of THE SrAR. 1t
WAS dramatic but plain and unvarnished
word picture Of the shooting. Mr.. Evans told
| his story in straightforward manner and the
cross examination only seemed to make it the
| stronger.
THE DEFENSE RKrSFoRcED.
The defense received an important rein
forcement today in the person Of Hon. John 8.
Wise Of New York. who arrived at Fort Monroe
this morning TO work In the interests Of young
Hams. Directly after the court was
| opened this morning the defendant was
brought in and took . scat inside the rail
| and 70 the rear Of the constable. HE