Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-10

| through the hole in the glass in the window to
point about three and half feet from the
ground, which showed that the shot must have
been fired from point 67.36 feet distant. which
made the point between Nos. 1888 and l74l
street.
Cross examined by Judge Wilson the witness
said that he could not state definitely Just where
the pistol was held from which the ball which
entered the window came; he could only state
approximately.
At the conclusion Of the testimony Of this
witness, after waiting some time for another
witness, the court at 12:40 ordered q recess
until / o'clock.
PHOTOGRAPHER wrsE's EVIDENCE.
Harry A. Wise. photographer, was the
first witness called after recess and identi-
titled number Of large photographs taken
by him. representing the location where the
shooting took place and thead joining neighbor-
hood. The witness was infinitely examined as
to the correctness of the photographs. and they
were handed to the jury and closely examined
by them, the district attorney stating that he
desired by the means of the photographs to
familiarize the jury with the scene Of the shoot
ing.
HANNAH BURGESS SAW THE SHOOTING.
Hannah Burgess, Short stout colored
woman. was the next witness called. She testi-
fed that she lived at l7l7 r street northwest;
that on the night of January 81 last, between
the hours Of and 8. she was on Q street. on
the north side, walking toward 18th; she
about the middle of the block; that
they were going in the same direction she was
going; that as she passed them she noticed a
gentleman crossed Q street and said something
to the two Indies and gentlemen she could not
hear that hat she ., was two doors ahead Of
stopped and one in black went
on ahead little; the next that she knew there
was pistol shot and she turned; the man who
came across the street fired the shot and four
more; the ladies screamed and the shots fol-
lowed close together; there was no time be-
tween them; heard no one speak, only
one Of the ladies screamed, "Oh, I'm
shot I'm shot" The man who fired the shots
dropped the pistol and grabbed up his over
coat and it was the one who had crossed the
street. This man went down Q to 17th,
where he joined by man. the
man who shot, then ran down 18th street,
and the other went out Q to 10th. She said she
did not know any Of the parties and would not
know them now. When the man shot he faced
the house on the north side. The lady with the
light was facing that man, and were very close
together. The other gentleman was standing
little way back from them. The whole five
shots were fired right after another, with no
time between them.
CONSTRAINED BY MR.. WILSON.
Cross-examined by Judge Wilson: She first
told the ladies in the house where she stopped
about the shooting that night. as soon as she
got in; they were Carrie Epps and George
Banks. Did not tell them just as l have told
it here. She told 1t TO two or three others and
to gentleman in the district attorney Office to
Mr.. Cole and another gentleman. Her state
ment was taken down and afterward signed by
her. After she heard the gentleman say some
thing it was only few sec onds before the shoot
ing took place. When the man first came up
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and touched her. The man dropped his pistol
right at the curbstone. right where the shoot
ing took place. The other man fell right ut
the curbstone, part Of his body and his face
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