Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-15

An the Testimony in the Case Now Con-
ciuded.

DIFFERENT STORIES TOLD 1T THE wTTSEssEs-
THE DEFENDANT TEsTIfIEs IN HIS OWN BE-
HALF-Hs EVIDENCE coRRoBoRArEp By
OFFICER aARvEr. WHO WAS SHOT OK THE
NIGHT IN QUESTION.
After The Stars report closed yesterday Of
the trial Of Officer Mellen for the shooting Of
Chas. Lomax W. c. Jones testified that he saw
Page fire at the officers, and fearing that they
would return the fire he left.
SAW PAGE FIRE.
W. H. Winters testified that the Page woman
was arrested in front Of his house, and saw the
Page boy fire at the officers. He came running
around the corner with his pistol in his hand
There WAS a crowd about the corner. The
officers dropped the woman and one pursued
the boy and fired at him.
Martha Lomax, the mother. was recalled and
asked where her son usually kept bis pistol, but
she could not say.
RALPH woRMLEY.
Ralph Wormley, uncle Of deceased, testified
that he went to Lomax's house after the shoot
ing; saw Officer MelIen in the door and the
by Mellen, who told him not 70 20 in, that he
could not come in. He said that it was his
mothers house and Mellen recognized him and
he let him so in. The boy was sitting on box
lying back against another. Witness asked,
''Who killed the boy?" and he replied he did,
asked how he knew, and Mellen walked over
and, taking up q revolver from near the boy,
said: "This Is how I know" Witness was at
home when the first shot was fred.
James Forsyth (of the surveyors office) tes-
tilted that 4th street was fifty feet wide from
building lines.
This closed the governments case with the
exception Of the production of the bullet, and
the defendant entered upon his testimony.
TESTIMONY FOR THE Defense.
Augustus Thompson, officer, testified that he
was in charge Of the patrol wagon that night
and went with it to ~ and Wilson streets on q
call at SOB. Officers Meilen and Carney had
four prisoners under arrest and they we're taken
in the wagon. Officer Mellen remained there
A pistol was turned in, in which there was q
shell and one or two cartridges
Officer VIM. Mcdonald testified that he was
with the wagon and corroborated preceding
witness.
Witness was asked as to the character Of the
nefghborhood and the government objected.
The court sustained the objection. saying that
in charge Of murder the testimony would be
admitted, but he could not seehow the evidence
would apply in this case, where the main facts
were admitted.
Officer Mcdonald testified that he returned
in about half an hour; tried to look in the win
dow, but curtain was across the lower part of
the window, but he could look in by getting on
high bank.
HEARD OF PAGE THE NEXT DAY.
Witness was asked if he heard anything that
night of the Page boy, butt was objected to, and
the court said he might be asked when he first
heard of Pages doing the shooting
Witness said ii was the next day he heard Of
Page doing the shooting.
Officer Samuel Crawford testified that he was
at the house with Mcdonald, and there was q
great crowd there; curtain was over the win
dow. 1t was q bright moonlight night quite
cold and they wore overcoats.
Officer Frank B. Kelly testified that that
night the lower half of tho window OF Lomax's
was covered with curtain.
DIR. Z. NJ. Schaeffer produced the bullet
TESTIMONY AT THE INQUEST.
Henry W. Lomax, q juror at the inquest. tes-
titled that Allen Lomax stated that his brother
in some way got in front of the officer. Other
testimony taken at the inquest was read and
witness said it was correct. He testified also
to the reputation of Mellen being good for
peace and good order.
DR.. W. r. Stone testified that he was on the
coroners jury and remembered the testimony
as read, which had been denied BY Lonnax.
Beverly, Fry, and he visited the house and
saw the bullet hole in the door.
MELLEN's REPUTATION GOOD.
Michael Sullivan testified that Mellen's repu-
tation was good among the law abiding and he
was regarded as terror by evil doors.
James Flanagan testified to seeing the Page
woman fall and the officer trying to raise her,
when the shot was fired at the officer, who ex-
claimed: I'm shot in the back!" and he left
the woman and started in pursuit of the man.
Offer was made to show the disorderly char
acter of the neighborhood, but it was ruled out.
Lieut.. Joseph w. Gessford testified that
Lomax's pistol had two empty chambers and
Mellen's pistol was out Of order and would
go off in cooking. He noticed that the win
dow could not be seen through.
Sergt. Huntington and Station Keeper
Thompson testified that a she'll picked up in
Lomax's ward fitted Lomax's pistol
I. H. Chamberlain and G.. 7. Wade testified
to Mellen's reputation being good.
OFFICER aARvEY's STATEMENT,
Officer Charles E. Carney testified that he and
Mellen had dispersed q crowd OF boys and had
placed q woman under arrest for disorderiy con-
duct and were endeavoring to take her to the
station when the shot was fred and he felt
the bullet. He turned and saw the man
running away and started in pursuit, but
Officer Mellen got ahead of him and he
(uarVcy) went 10 the DOX 10 telephone,
and while doing 80 he heard Mellen blow the
distress call. to which he responded. and he
went to Lomax's house, when Mellen wes on
the inside.
MELLEy IN HIS OWN BEHALF.
Officer Mellen then took the stand and testi-
fed to the arrest OF Solomon Page and others
and to the woman coming up and abusing him
and to putting her under arrest, when she re-
fused to go with him. He and Officer Garvey
were attempting to raise her when the shot was
fired by young man, and Carney said he was
shot and he started in pursuit of the man. The
man ran into the Lomax house and closed the
door. Once during the chase while attempting
to cock the pistol it went off, and when he
reached the house it went off again in the same
manner. He forced his way through the door
and young man who was at the foot Of the bed
said, "Get out of here. You have no business
here
HE said: young man want you. You are
under arrest, ;" and he replied: "Get out of here.
will kill you, and he said this he raised his
pistol and fired at witness and he returned the
fire, the first shot being fatal He denied that
he used his billy or that he struggled with Mrs.
Lomax or made any threats to her. After the
shooting he blew his whistle and Ralph Wormley
came up and asked who did the shooting. He
replied that he did and that Lomax had fred
Mt him first and called Wormleys attention to
the pistol still in Lomax's hand. When pur-
suing the man he believed that Lomax was the
man who fired the shot which struck Carney
md ho helioved pnU :"