Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-27

NJ. schhefer. Who testified that ysndorf wss
i've feet one and three-quartsr inches in
height weighing about las, o short stout man.
ne tesuned that he found no external injury
on the scalp. a large blood clot near the ieft
ear; and be described in detail the fractures,
, mo 'nere vas no depression. The skull was q
NOR than the average thickness. The death
Was caused by cerebral hemorrhage the result
OF the INJURY. Tho blow could have been made
by the shovel and he believed that tho blow
must have been struck by the center OF che
lower side OF the shovel, for blow BY other
portions sufficient 60 have caused the an Jury
would have cut the skin or soAlp
On cross-examination witness said.that ia -
not possible for the wound TO have resulted
The government at this point q 50 o'oiscl)
rested its case.
TIE PRISONER rrrIs MS sroRy
The prisoner took the stand in nj. own b.
half. giving the name Of Samuel Moore and
age seventeen years Jsndcrf, he said. looked
up at, him when he looked in
at him aud they had some words. TIA
when, yasn they we're Walking up nepsnb,ins
dorf pulled out his penknife and opened
and put it back In his poctss
and when he saw Jandorf approaching him
with his hand in his pocket he got the shovel
and struck him. The knife Was . large
Jsndorf he stood there with The
shovel for fifteen minutes till Mr.. Graham csno
IN Ihe other persons were afraid 20 come 10
him. He was then hung up 20 the window with
arms extended and then crossed arms and neat
SO as to Keep him In shopping position.
Mr. tsraaa.a had some talk with him but be
did potsay What Graham stated. Graham told
him he was going 20 make him . present Of
rope necktie and he replied. go 10 ~"
He struck the blow because he had been tolA
the d Jew intended 20 cut him. Jandorf
him.
On REORGANIZATION witness said his mother
TOLD MN he was seventeen In July. He had
oeen IN jail three months and seven DAYS when
thus occurrence happened; was there for e~e-
ing IN contact with girl in Howardtovn-
cutting her with knife. Piepenbring had the
knife nrst and was endeavorings 60 take the
screws out of n lock.
He did not ask Lawson or Fox 70 say tbsS
they saw Jandorf with the knife He reiter-
atea That he saw Jandorf with the knife and in
sisted that he was appuehensive that he would
use ~ lie acknowledged that he had struck
his brother with knife and denied that he as
saulted a bailiff or Judge Miller. Mr.. Young
IN jail told him 10 watch the d. Jew, for no
would cut him. "A colored man uould
do anything, for sl.25." said the prisoner
when asked as 10 certain statements.
head when he struck him. This was natural.
he explained. for any man would take his hand
out OF his pocket TO scratch his head when
struck. and he had had some experience that
way He repeated that when PIepenbring
showed Jandon against him Jandorf said:
You b-s- of a b., If YOU do tina,
again I'll cut your throat" He
said he was in passion when told as to jan
dorf Injuries II wish 20 Christ had killed
him" lie thought the officers killed Jandorf.
for they har no good love tor him. He didn't
believe the crack he gave killed him. and that
what the fall didn't do they did toward killing
him.
He denied that he had a cheeser in ,ail. for A
was not sharpened and denied that he asked
any one Of the prisoners to swear as to yandorf
having had a knife. He owned TO having been
IN jail several times. two OF three times for
stealing and four times for assaults, once with
knife and once by shooting.