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

MISS MAUD SCHNEIDER
the street. She went to it in company with her
sister and mother. Two gentlemen. a Mr. Man.
ming and another, stood by the body. She saw
a. pistol in Frank Hsmink's hand rs he lay in
the street. As the body was lifted up the pis-
tol fell ont OF his hand.
Cross-examined-It sounded as if there were
dozen shots. Witness did not count them
She did not go out until the firing was over.
She went out the upper front door. Her mother
and her sister Annie went out together. She
first stopped by the side of the body. She
dldn notice any one on the street or any horse.
Mr.. Manning and the other man the first
persons seen by witness. She did not SEQ any
other living soul Mr.. Manning was near
enough to the body to touch it when first seen
by the witness. She thought the other man by
knew him as well as Mr.. Manning
They approached the body as witness
did. Manning first touched the body. Wit
ness was sure of that. She could not, she said,
be mistaken to that. She knew Col.
Overton by sight. No one but Mr. Man
ming and Col Hamlink were there when wit
iiess reached the body. The body was lying
with its head toward the southeast and the feet
toward the northwest. The body was lying
about on its right side with the right toward
18th street on the north side Mr.. Manning
stood at the head OF the body. Col. Hamlink
stood on the side on which the pistol lay. Mr..
Manning caught hold of the body by the
head. Witness saw the pistol before Mr.. Man.
ming touched the body. Witness stood on the
right of the body. toward 18th street. The
witness stated that she did not remember hear
ing any noise on the street after the shooting.
She knew the prisoners wife and her sister
and saw them OH the sidewalk after she left the
body. but, did not speak to either OF them.
She saw the mon start of with the body. but
she did not know it WAS Frank Hamlink that
was shot, nor did she hear any one say 30.
al frln aft 10 10
that you saw the body of man in the street
ana noticed the pistol, but did not know who
the dead man was?
Witness did not know that he was dead. 1
DIDN'T stoop down to see. was excited: but
not confused
When did you learn that it was Frank HAM
linkSwho had been shot?'
.! don't know. Some time that evening""
The district attorney Gmpressively)- Did
you not ask Jennie Hamlink what the mat
ter and did she not say, Howard has killed
Frank and shot Amy?'
MIR. Wilson-We object to that question.
Judge Bradley--The question is a proper
one.
The witness in reply-'No." Continuing in
answer to questions by the district attorney,
she said that it did not occur to her to ask
whose body it was. She knew Mrs. Walbridge
and knew her at the time OF the shooting. She
Thought Jennie Hamlink had hold of her sister
when she saw them standing on the pavement
but saw no one else have hold OF Mrs
Schneider. She didn't know where her mother
and sister stood. Witness did not 90 into the
Hamllnk residence that night
his concluded Miss Schneider's examination
and at l2:2O recess was taken until o'clock
MARION APPLEBY.
The first witness after recess was Marion Ap-
pleby, Young man residing at No. 1904 18th
street, who stated that he had been employed
by the defendant for eighteen months He
went wherever the defendants business re-
CURED. He was with the defendant the
night OF the shooting. He met him
at his home. No. 1879 Q street. and left the
house with him shortly before the shooting
They went across the street to the south side.
and witness said he was with the defendant
when the latter left to cross over to speak to
his (the defendant's) wife. He saw the shoot
ing. The flashes came from opposite direc-
tions Witness said there was more
than, one pistol and that he
the shooting witness went over to Ross Sell
mans stable. He met a Mr.. Thompson on
near 18th street Witness was with Ross Sellman
then. Witness knew Frank Hamlink and saw
him about a week before the shooting on the
corner of 18th and Q.
A QUESTION OBJECTED TO.
Judge Wilson-Did you hear him say any
thing?
District attorney--We object This is not
trial of the defendant for the killing of Frank
Hamlink.
Judge Wilson-Unless the court desires other
wise, we do not care to state Def e the Jury
just what we expect to prove by this witness
1t is in the direction of proving the feeling of
Frank Hamllnk toward the defendant that we
desire to interrogate this witness.
The court stated that at the present time it
did not appear that such showing was adms-
slble. 1t might be shown 50 later, and until
| then the offer would be rejected.
The defense then noted an exception to the
ruling.
Frank Hamllnk," continued the wituess.
| walked up and down in the neighborhood of
| 18th and Q streets that night for an hour or
more"
Judge Wilson here endeavored to ask the
witness what Frank Ramlink said then about
| the defendant, but was not permitted to do
Judge Wilson-we now propose to show, your
| honor
The court (interrupting) ASK your question,
| Judge Wilson.
Judge Wilson having stated that he could
only get the matter in the record by asking the
| question the court stated that he would make
general ruling excluding all such questions.
Exception noted
| TWO PISTOLS WERE BEING FIRED.
The witness, continuing said he did not see
the first shot, but on hearing it looked around
| and saw the rest Of the firing. There were two
| pistols being fired.
| CONGRATULATIONS stated that ON the
| night Of the shooting he slept at Sellmau's
stable. He had an appointment with the de-
| fendant to meet him at Sellmans stable
at that evening. Defen liant was not
| there, and then witness went to his
house. The defendant made the APP
pointment that morning. Witness did
not know the purpose OF the engagement. The
| defendant had left word ut the stable to come
around to his (defendantO house. There
were Ollie Sellman, colored man,
and Jim Nichols at the stable.
Witness did not remember which
| one delivered defendants message The mes
sage was. Come over to the house." and wit
ness supposed that No. 1888 Q street, defend