Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-22

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then went back to the station He met several
parties there. among them Mr.. Frank Schneider
and Mr.. Palmer. He got in Mr.. Schneider's
carriage and drove to Col. Hamlnks. From
there they drove to an alley between Madison
and Q and 10th and 18th streets. Behind a tel
egraph pole in the alley. pointed out by Mr.
Frank Schneider witness found pistol Pts
tol produced and identified.] Witness turned
it over to Sergt. Myers the next morning. 1t
was Smith & Wesson. Never saw one before
Cross-examined-Witne the re-
serve that night He heard of the shoot
ing through patrol box abont o'clock
Witness and Officer keefe jumped into the
patrol wagon and drove at once to Col. Ham:
links, Frank Hamlinks body was upstairs
| then. Witness remained in the house eight or
twelve minutes. He did not hunt for the re-
volver then. but handed another in the
house by Officer Keefe. Nothing was heard
there at that time of the other revolver. Wit
| ness went back to the station then with Officer
keefe and saw the defendant in his CELL and
witness asked him where his revolver was,
but he would not answer the question. Wit
ness then went back to Col. Hamlink's with
Officer Keefe and got there about o'clock.
| 1t ten or fifteen minutes later that witness
| learned from MIR. Lipscomb of the other pistol.
| Witness went back again to the station, reach
| ing it about 1910. He saw Mr.. Frank Schnei-
der there and went in his carriage to the place
| where the pistol was found. Mr. Frank Schnei-
| der stated that it could be found in the ailey
behind a telegraph pole. Witness got out of
| the carriage before going into the alley. when
| Mr.. Schneider led the way to the spot
where the pistol was found. They entered
| the alley from Madison street. Witness picked
| the revolver up The alley was u frozen mud
hole. The defendants shoes were patent
| leather and were perfectly clean when he
| reached the station Mr.. Frank Schneider
| came to the station with some bed clothing and
left before he came back to ask Tor an officer to
20 with him after the pistol. When witness
| found the revolver in the alley it standing
on its handle between the Telegraph pole and
| the fence. There was no mud on it. Witness
examined the pistol, but could not break il.
Officer Riley then took it and broke it, 1t was
empty. After finding the revolver witness
drove back to the station with Mr.. Frank
! Schneider. Witness kept the revolver until
| next morning
PENDANT had been instructed not to say any,
| thing. Mr.. Schneider insisted that police
man should go with him for the pistol. wit
| ness not allowed to state the conversation
between Frank Schneider and the officer in
| charge of the station.1 Witness looked behind
| found.
BY the court--The alley was an unimproyed
one.
FRANK RENEHAN.
Frank Renehan, young man, stated that at
the time of the shooting he was standing at
New Hampshire avenue and @ street. Witness
heard shot. followed by pause, then six
| more. He ran down to the scene Of the shoot
ing Saw Young lady on the pavement lead
| ing another; also saw Frank Hamlipk lying in
the street. Witness saw him carried into his
| house Witness was not allowed to state the
result OF some experiments he made or the re-
suit Of the impression made on his mind by the
shots and an exception WAS noted.
| CONGRATULATIONS could not have
counted the shots. He noticed no one on the
south side OF Q street going westward. He
wonld hardly have noticed such q person.
Witness looked straight ahead. The two ladies
| and the man lying in the street were the only
persons witness saw on the street. When wit
ness got to the body some half dozen people
we're carrying it to the house. Witness did not
know Officer Morgan, the prisoner or Frank
| Schneider. He had known Will Schneider
him
A RETIRED ARMY CHAPLAIN.
Dr. George P.Yan Wyck, retired army chap
lain, residing at New Hampshire avenue and q
street, was in his house and heard the shooting.
| He said he heard single shot. followed by a
pause Of probably q second, then a number OF
shots, something like clatter, Like the falling
| of a wall
Cross-examined-w Witness stated that Il VA
| impossible to count the shots.
! MRS. VAN wYcKs TESTIMONY
Mrs. Octave B. Van Wyck, the wife Of the
preceding witness, testified that the shot,
sounded like an explosion Of steam pipe. fol.
| low ed by a rafting sound. The shots were &C
| mixed up that it was impossible to count
them. The clattsr Of shots lasted twelve OF
fourteen seconds.