Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-02
CROSS SECOND TRIAL
Testimony Tor the Prosecution - 10 the
Shooting Of HE Wife

Nesumouy for the Prosecution - 10 the
Shooting Of HE Wife.
The trial Of Vim. Douglass Gross for the
murder of his wife Hattie, by shooting her on
October !, 1889, was continued in the Criminal
Court yesterdsy-Dist Attorney Cole and
his assistant. Mr.. Armes, for the government
and Messrs. c. Maurice smith and Joseph shil.
Engton for the defendant
After The SrAR's report closed Mr. Fenwick's
statement Is to hearing the shots, running
over and hnding the defendant helping the
wife to the corner and saying that she had shot
herself was corrotorased by Frank Richardson,
T. OConnen and VIM, simmons
q. J. P. Maier testified to seeing couple on
It'll street near Cstreet, and hearing the man
threaten the woman If abe followed him he
would shoot her.
On cross-exsmination witness made the time
about 6:47 o'clock.
ToDAY's TESTIMONY.
This morning the court met at $50 O'Clock
and the witness Maier was subjected TO long
cross-examination as to the time he passed the
couple on 9TH street. as to his testimony in the
former trial. He insisted that il was somo-
where near o'clock when lac reached home,
but said he started from over the Eastern
branch at o'clock and he could walk IL in fifty
minutes.
Ruth Turner, sister of the deceased. testified
that she heard her sister and Cross talking in
their bed room Immediately after he had come
In. Heard Will say, IF You follow me I will
kill you" On cross-examination witness SAID
that Cross and his wife lived on friendly terms.
Mrs. Turner was recalled aud identified the
light straw hat worn by the deceased when she
left home and said that the discoloratio,r on
Witness explained how the daughter wore the
hat, slightly to the left
The deceased spoke Of dying the morning
when witness wanted her to take medicine, and
slie spoke Of leaving her brothers. The mex,
morning she spoke Of the dog not knowing hsI
and said that he would miss her.
The government offered the dying declara-
ton. but the court ruled against the oder, and
this closed the governments case.
EVIDENCE FOR THE DEFENSE.
The defense called attention to the fact that
some witnesses Endorsed on the indictment had
not been called, viz: W. II. Amiss. X. X. NASH
and DIR. Crook. He asked if they should moi
have them.
The district attorney said these were simply
cumulative.
The court said the government would not be
required to call them,
Marcellus G. Galliher was called for the de-
PENDANT and testified that on the night of the
homicide he went to Mrs, Turner house and
the room was crowded and a bed was in the
front room and a woman on it. The govern
ment objected, and the defense said that the,
expected to show a circumstance bearing upon
their defense of suicide.
Witness resumed and testined that he ex.
amined the head of the woman; about the
wound the hair was of brownish tinge. grit,
and brittle, breaking easily.
Mrs. Mary Watkins testified to seeing the de
ceased on the day of the homicide practcinl
firing with a pistol in her daughters yard
She also testified that Maier during the las-
trial said that the man he passed on 7th stree
was not Cross. but taller and darker MAI
who wore a high SLOUGH hat.
DIR. Harrison Crook testified that he was il
charge OF the case and was at the autopsy. anc
that the ball went straight through the head
the direction being slightly forward. The de-
ceased was about nye feet tour or five inches.
By the government: Witness reached the
patient about o'clock. did not remember tina,
the hair WIS tinged, nor die he observe an,
powder marks.
Susan Robinson testified to the deceased
firing pistol in the yard anu also to having
heard her threaten TO take her life and on one
occasion, three weeks before the shooting she
said she had got some laudanum. she was OF
jealous disposition. On one occasion in Angus
she came TO witness house with pistol in bel
hand.
On cross-examination witness said Hattie be
came angry at seeing Cross speak to a lady. an,
she told witness that she would not allow him
to see him. 1t was Fanny Hicks, with whom
cross had been Intimate, that Hattie WIS afte
with pistol.
Bernard NJ. Cohen testified that hearing tn
| shot he went over from his restaurant 52s yir
ginia avenue, and saw the woman living Oh tn
ground. He lighted match to see who il was