Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-22
THE scaNxIDER AURpER TRIAL
testimony TRhsn Yesterday Aftsrnoon Aft
the Regular Report Closed.

HuH v0HNE1DER MURDER TRIAL.
Testimony Tshs, Yesterday Afssrnoon Afss,
the Regular Report Closed.
In the Schneider murder trial yesterday
afternoon after The srAR's repor, closed Ser.
geant Chas. @. Myers testified that he was in
charge of the third precinct station ON the
night of the shooting A record is kept at the
station Of the arrival Of the prisoner the charge
against him and all similar information.
IRecord produced and offered in evidence for
the purpose Of showing the time Of thesrrival
Of the prisoner at the station house. On OBJ
lection by the government the evidence was
reiectsd.l Witness said he banded two pistols
to the property clerk on February 8. 0ne was
received by witness from the station keeper
and the other from Officer McAndrews. The
plst was received from McAndrews Monday
morning after the shooting. This is the
pistol. said the witness as he was handed the
pistol just pr reduced in court by Property Clerk
Sylvester.
JOS. 3. THOMAS
JOS. b. Thomas of Snickersvile. Va, said he
knew the defendant and the Hamiink family
The Hamlinks boarded at witness house in the
summer of 1890 and he had called at Col Ham
links several times. He said he was in the
room OF Frank Hamlink the 26th OF last Novem-
Der with him, the defendant and young
brother of Frank Hamlink. He also called hast
january, about the 18th. He remained two
nights that time at Col. Hamlinks. The last
evening he went to a shooting gallery on Penn
sylvania avenue with Frank Hamlink and the
defendant and then went back with them to
the Hamlink residence.
Judge Wilson then requested the witness to
describe what occurred In the room OF Frank
Hamlink on the night Of November &C. and If
he saw any pistols there. The government OBJ
jected on the ground that even if the witness
answered that he saw young Hamlink with q
pistol In his room on that night it had nothing
to do with the shooting.
Judge Wilson stated that he expected to show
by Mr.. Thomas that on the night in question
Frank Hamlink had Merwin 4 Hubert tive
chambered 3S-csliber revolver, answering pre-
cisely the description of the pistol found by
MIR. Manning.
OBJECTION SUSTAINED.
Judge Bradley, in sustaining the objection Of
the government, said that the defense having
informed the witness by its question of the
character of the answer 1t desired, the question
was an improper one, and therefore could not
be asked
Judge Wilson then stated that be had no
other question to ask the witness, and noted an
exception to the courts ruling.
Edwd- H. Combs a young white man, re-
siding at No 1765 Q street, said he heard two
yery distinct shots, followed by five very rap
idly fired ones.
Cross-examined-The witness stated shat he
counted the shots mentally as they were fired
He knows Frank Schneider and the prisoner
having known the latter for several years. He
knows Mrs Robey, but never said to her that
man had the right to shoot any one who came
between him and his wife. He mad, however.
said that no one had the right to interfere be-
tween man and wife. but he did not have the
present case In mind when that was said.
j. Milton Young, another young man, said
he was In No. l765 Q street when the shooting
took place. He did not count the shots but
had the impression that there were seven
shots-hrst two shots, then five more in rapid
succession.
On crOss-examinstion witness admitted that
he and Mr.. Combs, tine preceding witness, had
talked about the number Of shots fired several
times since the shooting.
EMMA JACKSON.
Emma Jackson, a young colored woman.
testified that she had been employed by Mr..
Frank Schneider as chambermaid since last
December At the time Of the shooting she
was Just clearing of the supper table. On
hearing the first shot she said she stepped
quickly to the dining room window and looked
ACROSS On Y street, when she saw the other shots
nreu- she saw two persons firing at each
other. 1he flashes came together from op-
posite directions She said she ran out of the
room and told AIR. and Mrs Schneider.
The witness was cross-examined at great
length by the district attorney and stated that
she was about three yards from the window
when she heard the first shot She was stand
ing with her back to the window at the time
but Immediately turned and looked oct. She
had no recollection Of the number of shots
which we're fired before looking out of the win
dow. The window curtains we're wide OPEN
They always stand open. She could not see
who Was doing the firing. 1t might have been
two women She was certain that there we're
two persons firing. She saw the flashes cross
each other. Whoever did the firing stood ON
the sidewalk. but she could not see the parties
at all She could not see just how far apart
they stood. but guessed it was about six feet
Ihe flashes both came at the very same time
She only saw two flashes before stepping back
from the window, but heard a good many re-
ports after that She knew there must have
Deen seven shots, but never counted them; Just
guessed at the number. She never heard any
one mention seven shots. She said that she
spoke to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Schneider on the
night Of the shooting about the number of
shots, but not once since then to them or to
any body else. She said she knew Judge Wilson
and did talk with him about the shooting a
week or so ago. She knew the prisoner and
had known him for about three months. She
said that the flashes didn't cross the street;
they went from east to west
The cross-examinatiOn of the witness con-
cluded, the court at $40 adjourned until 10
o'clock this morning.