Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-28


for to get receipt in full for colt so that Mrs.
Cheshire could get her husband out of Jail the
next day. L was goin' up 18th street. an jes as
| turned into Q 1 seen two ladies an a gentle
man coming down Q street on the north side.
They was jes bout four or five doors from 18th
| an comm toward me. Jes as 1 seen 'em / saw
| a gentleman cross the street like he was goin
| to meet EN-. passed 'em. an jes as got by
| bout fifteen feet away / looked back an seen
the gentleman what come cross the street put
out his arm to touch one of the ladies. He said
Annie. | want to speak to you The man that
was with the ladies objected. but the lady said,
Never mind Frank. you go in the house. But
| the man then said You s-n OF b-h, an
pulled out pistol an fired at the other man.
The man what was fred at he lodged behind the
| lady, an the other man shot the second
time. Then they both begun firm
at each other together. an when it
was over the gentleman what touched the lady
on the arm pulled up his overcoat collar an
run cross toward 18th street The other man
he ran after him till he got in the middle of the
street. when he fell on his face an rolled over
on his back Jes then two men came up to the
body. i went up an seen one of the men have
pistol in his han an heard the other man say.
1t is nv son Frank Then more people come
up, an | walked off. An that" remarked the
musical director. folding his arms and staring
dt the district attorney, lis all know bout 1t"
The witness was then cross-examined by MIR.
Clagett and some of his answers caused
laughter of the ladies being particularly notice
able.
MIR. Clagett-You say the lady said 'Never
mind, Frank
witness-Yes. sir; but 1 didn't know at the
time what Frank she meant Whether it was
Frank Schneider or some other Frank.
Mr.. Clagett-Who said anything about Frank
Schneider?
The witness-I did.
Mr.. Clagett-What made you think Of Frank
Schneider!
The witness-Because as my faculties led me
to think of him. had a right to.
MIR. Ciagett-Are you sure nothing else led
yon to think of him? Did you know him?
The witness-I had heard of him, but I
wIelI tall acquainted Win the gentleman.
The witness stated that ON the day of the
shooting he left his home about 10 o'clock in
the morning for church and did not return
until evening service, making calls when not at
church.
Mr.. Clagett-Busy making calls all the time?
The witness-Weil, i wasn't maxim em when
/ seen the shootin'.
Mr.. Clsgett-which one of the ladies' did the
man touch and speak to?
The wItness-Ihe tall lady. Jamie Schneider
was much shorter than her sister Jennie. being
n few inches over five feeIl. She was dressed
in light, steel colored dress.
Mr.. Clagett-You said you passed the ladies
and gentleman and then looked back. Why did
you look back?
The witness-Don't know why, unless had
occasion to from force of thought.
Mr.. Clagett-Which way did the man who
spoke to the lady come from when he crossed
the street?
The witness-He came cross cat-a-corner
from 18th street.
Mr.. Clagett-what did you do after the firing
began?
The witness-I walked away.
Mr.. Clageu-How in The world. then, did you
see the rest of it?
The witness-I seen it because was walkin'
away backward
|. The witness stated that he didn't see any
vacant lot across from the scene of the shoot
ing; that he didn't see any colored women
across the street, and tina. be didn't offer to
help carry the body i'll the house because he
seen lots of white men around and so didn't
think he was needed. He said he heard q
scream after the first shot
Mr.. Clagett-Was it the tall lady?
The witness-Cant tell you; wasn't lookin'
at her mouth.
Mr. Clagett-Did it seem as if she was in
pain?
The witness-Don't know. It's hard to tell
when a woman is in pain
Mr. Clagett-Cant you tell whether it
sounded like she was in pain?
The wltness-No, 1 can't. / amt q woman.
But can initiate the scream if you want
me to.
Mr.. Clagett-But you know how q woman
screams!
The witness-I told you l wasn't . woman,
didn't /?
The court-I don't want you to say II told
you so" again. Answer the questions
Nitness-Tm answerin EN-.
The court-If / hear any more impudence
from you will send you to Jail.
The witness stated that after the shooting he
went to his church; that he told his family and
Mrs Cheshire Of what he had seen; that he got
SO interested in the shooting that he forgot all
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that night and that he never went after it
since.
Mr. A. A. LIPscoMB RECALLED.
Mr.. A. A. Lipscomb was recalled, and stated
that he saw Mrs. Schneider sitting in the parlor
few minutes after the shooting. "For some
reason" said Mr.. Lipscomb, ~ thought she
was shot, and asked if she was not She re-
| piled that she was and when asked where she
| pointed to her abdomen. She was evidently
| suffering great pain. and my wife and carried
her in our arms upstairs On the way up she
room she wished to be placed in, and at her re-
quest carried her to the front second-story
room, where We placed her on the bed.
My wife then began removing Mrs. Schneider
clothes. and retired from the room. Return
i ing later TO the room found there Dr. Ander-
| son and several others. Nv wife was on the
| bed beside Mrs. Schneider and Col Overton
/ stood at the head of the bed questioning Mrs
| Schneider. Leaning over, / said, Excuse me,
| sir; but any statement she might make would
/ be valueless unless she believed she was going
| to die Mrs Schneider then said she could
not live aud that she did not want to- / then
| asked her to relate the circumstances when
she stated that she and her sister and brother
| had, after finding the church closed gone to the
drug store for her father scigars and then
| for home; that when their home her hus-
band stopped her and said, Annie, 1 want to
speak to YOU, when her brother said, Don't
Mrs. Schneider was suffering intensely and
growing weaker and fainter. She ceased talk.
ing. when L asked her this question: who fired
the first shoGT Il don't know she replied
impatiently and with pain, and then begged
for chloroform. Mrs. Lipscomb then said il
was cruel TO question her, and as it seemed se
| to me i asked her nothing more"
| On cross-examination Mr.. Lipscomb declined
| expressing an opinion to the condition O
Mrs. Schneiders mind at that time stating tina
| she was very weak and faint and that she wa
suffering terrible agony.
Mr. MARION APPLEBY AGAIN.
The last witness examined was Marion An
pleby. the young man employed by the de
PENDANT He was recalled for the purpose o
showing that Frank Hamiink. about week be
fore the shooting. had lain in wait for the de
PENDANT and had threatened his life. The gov
eminent objected, on the ground that such
| showing was not material His honor said tina
it seemed to the court that the issue on the evi
dence was squarely made, and that issue wa
| whether the defendant shot the dsosass