Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-15

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On motion. this latter statement was stricken
QUIT The defendant was locked out but once,
and that was several nights after the enterta tain
ment Mt Frank Schneider's. He never knew of
Howard being locked out once after going into
the country for his horse. The defendant paid
$40 part of his board for the first month,
but he never paid any more nor was he ever
dunned for more.
Redrect-The bullet hole in the window was
discovered the nigh. Of the shooting after the
night The attention of witness was called to
it by his daughter Jennie. Window pane iden-
tified.1
This concluded Col Hamlink's testimony.
EDWARD GRAHAM.
Edward Graham, young colored man, was
next called. and testified that he was house
servant at DR.. Burns, No. 1898 @ street. He
was there on the night of the shooting and
heard the shots. There were five of them and
they were fred together, very rapidly Wit
ness said that he ran out and saw man lying
in the street. He didn't notice any one near
the body and went toward it Several men got
there witness did. He heard a noise, a
woman's scream, and saw some one running
toward 18th street.
Crosse xamined-Th person running was on
the north side of the street Don't know
whether 1t was man or woman. There were
first three shots, pause, and then two more.
He said that no one ever talked with him about
in the district attorneys office.
AT the conclusion Of this witness testimony,
l2:4O, recess was ordered until 1:15. ~
AFTER RECESS.
When the recess was ordered MANY ladies
begged the court officers to allow them to re-
tain their seats during the recess and many of
them had their luncheon with them. But
every one was excluded. When the doors were
reopened an indiscrimnate struggle for ad-
ia& he
until the court ordered that no m ore people be
admitted.
Before the proceedings were begun Judge
Wilson complained OF q draught which struck
the back OF his head, and said that he found he
would be obliged to ask permission to put his
hat and overcoat on.
Judge Bradley-"I have noticed the same
thing, and it is all due to the overcrowding of
this room By all sorts of people, dirty and
otherwise. The atmosphere yesterday YVES
rotten"
HEARD FIVE SHOTS FIRED.
Jane Butler, young colored woman, was the
first witness called after recess. She testified
that she was n servant at Congressman Stones,
No. 1921 Q street. at the time of the shooting.
She heard the shots and counted five of them
They were fred very rapidly. She ran out on
the street and saw crowd in front of the
Hamlink residence and saw them carving
young Hamlink's body into the house.
Cross-examination-Coun the shots az
they were fired. There was no interval be-
tween the shots.
EosALIE HENDERSON.
Resale Henderson, servant In the Hamlink
residence, was next called. She said she knew
the defendant and saw him at the door the
Sunday morning preceding the shooting She
saw him leave the door that morning and heard
him say then: 'An right I'll get even with
him. III put bullet in him." [Answer az
ceptcd to- She said she had not seen him
since until now.
Cross-examined-'NI Schneider" said tho
witness, Ibid not ring the bell that morning.
A colored man did. He gave me message
from Mr. Schneider and gave it to the butler.
Thornton Beverly. Mr. Schneider walked away
Of the rapidly His house was
Ey the court-when Mr.. Schneider went off
witness was standing under the outside porch.
DIR. J. FORD THOMPSON. Al
DIR. J. Ford Thompson was next called. he
said that he SOW Mrs. Schneider o few moments
after she was shot. She was in bed in the front
room on the second floor. She was suffering
intense pain and continually begging for
water. She was in state of almost cojiapae
She was not in good mental condition, although
suffering greatly from shock. She was not II, a
condition to state with accuracy what had
occurred. Found three wounds, one on the
right side, one on the left and one in front,
Her condition was such that an operation could
alone save her life.
District attorney-state the operations,
doctor.
Judge Wilson-We object to any description
Of the operation. Not to the operation itself.
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THE WOUNDS MADE BY THE BULLETS.
The witness, continuing-I extracted two
balls, one above the right hip and one on tho
left Then I opened the stomach abovo
tho navel and found wound of
tine stomach, not penetrating wound.
Ind three wounds IN the small mites.
tines. l then stitched the Inter wounds. The
ball which caused these wounds was not found
| until at the post-mortem examination
| The wound In the stomach was
| two inches above the navel, a little
| to the left. Another ball entered on the
right above the hip bone and passed down
ward pas6ng through the bone below its en-
trance. DR.. Shafer made the measurements.
Tho .knh was fred from In. trout.
| The third ball entered the left side
passing through ihe nissolss over The hip. Il
| did not iujure the hip bone, and was found
about two inches below the y point of
entrance. The first ball WAS 6red
| q the paxtfee stood facing eask
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