Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-17

MRS. HAMLINX 49, .u'YISG HER DAUaHTEBs
SIGNATURE.
she was capable of giving rational statement
then not. He saw the bullets extracted by
Or. Thompson. who handed them to witness
Witness said he wrapped them in two separate
pieces OF paper. marked his initials on Them
and afterward handed them to Mr.. Clagett,
whom witness had at once sent for
Cross-examined-Witness said he could not
identify the bullets
Judge Wilson--What did Mrs. Schneider say
to you?
District attorney--ye object.
The court-Objection sustained
The witness, continuing-The first doctor to
arrive gave her hypOdernic injcct of NOR
phia The ether for the operation was adj
Ininistered by DR. Sewers through a cone
formed by napkin DR. Thompson did the
cutting Mrs Schneider was placed on two
small tables brought in by witness. She made
no struggle.
Redirect-The papers about the bullets seem
to he just witness placed them. Am not GER
tain whether the morphia was administered to
Mrs. Schneider before o. after witness asked
her concerning the shooting.
THE BULLETS IDENTIFIED.
Mr., Clagett was then recalled to identify the
bullets handed him by Mr.. Lipscomb. They
were brought to the district attorneys office by
witness and placed in the office safe The bullet
taken from Frank Hamiink's body was handed
to witness by DIR. Shafer after the autopsy.
That bullet was handed by witness to Mr. Given
OF tue district attorneys office, who locked 1t
up in the safe.
Cross-exnmined-whe hen Mr.. Lipscomb handed
witness the bullets taken from Mrs. Schpeider's
body they lay on the paper. They were not
wrapped up then. Witness did not mark the
bullets for identification, but there is a mark
on the wrapper. The bullets were dripping
with blood when they were handed to witness.
Mr.. Given was then recalled and stated that
he received the two bullets from Mr.. Clagett the
day after the shooting and locked them up in
the district attorney office, where they have
been ever since. Also received tile bullet taken
from Frank Hamlinks body from Mr.. Derby,
who received it front DR.. Shafer. Locked that
| one up also in the safe. where it has since re-
| manned. The bullet found in the Hamlink res
idence was also locked up.
Cross-examined-Mar the bullet taken
from the Hamlink residence. DID not mark
either OF the others.
The bullets were then offered in evidence
and placed in the custody of the clerk.
Judge Bradley here interrupted the proceed
| ings to state that it was not true that he had
| directed that members of the bar be denied
admission 70 the court room at any time during
| this trial
ONE PISTOL IDENTIFIED.
Officer Edw. J. Keefe Of the metropolitan po-
| lice force testified that he reached the house,
| No. 1913 Q street, few minutes after the
shooting, about sos. He said be saw crowd
about the house and In the house. He was
handed revolver in the house by Special
Officer Morgan, took it to the station and turned
| 1t over to the officer in charge. Officer Gougher
marked it. Witness then identified the pistol.
There were four empty shells and an empty
chamber in IL.
Cross-examined-M Morgan had been looking
at IL before he handed it to witness.
you?
District attorney-we object