Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-14
SATURDAYS TESTIMONY.
Witnesses In the Schneider Trial Examined
Late in the Afternoon.


SATURDAYS TESTIMONY
Witnesses in the Schneider Trial Examined
Late in the Afternoon.
In the Schneider murder trial Saturday, after
The Stars report closed, five Witnesses testi-
fed. who were of the highest personal charac-
ter. which fact added in no small degree to the
weight Of their testimony. They were evil
IDENTIFY called to establish but two points-the
number of shots fired that memorable Sunday
evening and the rapidity with which they were
fred.
REPRESENTATIVE BACON WITNESS.
Hon. Henry Bacon, portly gentleman. tenn
porarily residing at 1741 Q street, member of
Congress from New York. testified that on the
his house. Heard the shots. There were five
shots. First three shots in very rapid success
SION; then slight, very slight, interval; then
the other two. Went at once to the front door.
Saw body lying in the middle of the street.
cluster of people about it, and a cluster on
the sidewalk. Saw young lady crying. and
she and q Mr.. Maish and myself met. Asked
what was the matter. She replied lreply OBJ
jected to and objection overruledl: Howard
Schneider has shot my brother and my sister"
Mr.. Maish and witness helped her to her house.
Her father met her there. Just then saw a
colored woman at the steps. Did not see the
lady who was shot. The reports of the pistol
we're very loud. evidently from a pistol of large
caliber.
COULD NOT HAVE BEEN TWO PISTOLS.
Cross-examined-There could not have been
two pistols fired at that time. If two pistols Of
the same size. same charge, had been fired at
identically the same time. it possibly might
have been impossible to distinguish the shots.
But the shots were unquestionably fired from
one pistol
Re-direct-The shots were fired like this
clapping his hands rapidly three times, then
pausing a second, then clapping his hands
twice more rapidly than before.
COL GILBERT Z. ovERToN.
Col. Gilbert E. Overton. an army officer hv
ing at No. 1929 Q street, heard the shots. There
were five or six. Fired about as rapidly as it
was possible to fire q self-cocking revolver.
There was no interval between. They were all
fired in the space of about two seconds. Have
had much experience in firearms. Saw a crowd
and body lying in the street. The body lay
partly on the right side. Col Hamlink was at
the head of the body. Went up to the body.
No one else near enough to touch it. Was the
first one to touch 1t after Col. Hamlink. He
was asking some one TO help him carry the
body in his house. Assisted him and two
others in carrying it In. Took hold Of the
right shoulder of the body. Col. Hamlink was
on the corresponding opposite side. The body
was quite dead when witness reached it.
Carried the body upstairs in the back room,
placed 1t on the bed and helped undress it,
Then went in the front room, where Mrs.
Schneider was lying on the bed.
The defense had no questions to ask this wit
ness
REPRESENTATIVE MASH.
Hon Levi Maish Of York, Pa, was next
called. On the evening of the shooting was
calling at No. 1743 Q street; was in the parlor;
was within three feet of the bay window. The
shots were fired in rapid succession. There
were five shots; noted them particularly. There
might have been a very short interval between
the fourth and fifth shots. They were all fired
IN two or three seconds time. In few mo-
ments went out on the street; picked up a
small derby hat; saw a man being carried into
a house; followed with the hat went into
on the floor; also saw young lady there, who
said she was shot.
Cross-examined-Di not count the shots;
counted them mentally. however; am quite GER
tam as to their number; cannot be mistaken.
HERMAN D. wALBRIDaE.
Herman d. Walbridge. an elderly gentleman
residing at No. 1871 Q street, heard the shots
There were five, with a slight interval between
the first and second shots Went out on the
street and helped my wife in assisting Mrs.
Schneider into her fathers house.
MRS. wALBRIDGE.
Mr.. Walbridge's wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Wal
bridge, was the last witness of the day and a
most effective one. Her testimony was given
In simple, straightforward manner, without
the least trace of dramatic effect, but there was
pathos about 1t all which affected every one
who heard it. Particularly so wher she de-
scribed the pain which Mrs. Schneider suffered
and the agony OF Mrs. Hamlink as she knelt
beside her dead boys body as it Law in the
parlor. Not only did tears rise in the ewes of
the ladies' present, but many of the sterner
sex we're as vlsIbly affected and among them
were several members of the jury.
Mrs. Walbridge testified that at the time of
the shooting she was standing at the foot of a
short flight OF basement stairs; that on hearing
the nrst shot she at once started up the steps
on run, but the firing was all over before she
was half way up. There we're five shots. with
very slight. an almost Imperceptlble interval
between the trst and second shots. Running
out on the street she saw Mrs Schneider CRYING
Witness put her arm about her to help her IN the
house, when Mrs Schneider cried, ..My GodI
You hurt me terribly. Please don't toueh
me-" Witness calling her husband. helped Mira
Schneider into the house. Seated her
IN the parlor, took off her coat and hat and nm
clasped from her hand a small PRAYER book
which she tightly clasped in her terrible agony
Mrs Schneider's coat identified by the wit
ness. Remained IN the house until Mrs.
Schneider was carried upstairs. "As passed
out. said the witness. Il saw Mrs HamIink
kneeling beside her dead boys body in the
parlor. L went to her. tried to speak a word
OF comfort and told her that there was another
child OF hers upstairs who needed her care and
love-"
PARTING SHOT.
Judge Wilson had but few questions to ask
Mrs Nalbridge on eross-examination 1t was
this: Mrs. "aibridge, how was il, then, that
you realized there were only five shots fred?"
Mrs WaISridSe (quickly)-In the same way
that when hear the clock strike | realize
that 1t didn't strike II.
With this parting shot The witness was ex
cused, and the court adjourned until this morn
ing.
COMBINE IN INDIANA.