Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-16
THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN

from the wound. Her death was caused by the
wounds. She had apparently been in very
good health. She was medium-sized woman.
HIS cEoss-ExAMISATIoN.
| Cross-examined--The ball which entered on
the right was back ward and to the right The
one on the left passed little to the left When
| witness saw the patient she was suffering
| terribly. but she was capable of in
| diligently answering questions. She was
| put under the influence of anesthetics abou,
o'clock that evening Next morning wit
/ ness raw her about 10 o'clock. She then
an'.er the influence Of morphia. Peri
units sometimes produces delirium. but
; .idom until the last stage of the disease.
Witness saw her the following Tuesday in the
,aJrnIng and in the afternoon. She had been
gwen opiates both days.
HER MIND PERFECTLY CLEAR
Z nedirect-What was the condition of her
/ mind when you saw her after the operation?
! The witness-It was perfectly clear-per-
| foctly conscious
| Distract attorney-was she capable of max
| ing n rational statement
| The Enthusiastically so.
| The witness added that very slight things
will cause detection Of a ball. He also said
l that while under the influence Of shock little
| reliance should be placed in the statements of
the patient He found o fourth bullet in young
Eaniinh's body.
| THORNTON roWNsLEY.
Thornton Townsley, q young colored man,
testified that he was employed in Col Ham
links house. He saw the defendant at the
| front door on Sunday morning, the day of the
| shooting He asked to see Mr.. Frank Ham,
4 link Mr.. Frank went to the door.
Mr.. PEAcHAM HEARD FIVE SHOTS
Herman H. Peacham, young white man,
| ,a,;soa H., \. haa ,o,, s.o.,,-oa.x. o.. >
s., .. -. ar -, . III,
| -" ' o''o'e VIC suo''iis "no Was ~aA-
ing up ioth street, Wnen he heard the
nrlng. lhere were hve shots, with
snSht intervals pet~een the tnird and fourth
,hs Ioar ~ q" HI a,sa o.. v.o~u arI Ii.
on the sidev.Ik nsa, tbs cnrb in front ~ NJ
! 1913. He that the body had not yet been
| removed. Heard the young lady say: Howard
Crosse,aminad"N ."w taa anu ,a ay s n"sa.
and 49, 49, NJ IA nn, ,n,,, ~ ot h
anu never sihce- nc JIG not count the shots,
n ou' sI len muloer niaoe 'i''a impression
"po" H'' n'i"u
MRS. JENNIE D. Overflow.
Mira Jennie d. Overton OF No. 1929 @ street
heard the shots. There were Eve. fred "A
randlv as IL wa. no.s;h,s 20 g.,
II -,:, or
sen-eochins re'oiIer, one looked out the WIN
low anu saw oouy oeing carried into the
Cross.s,sm,naS MA No. ANN. A.
while thew were being fred Have nsed a self-
cooking pistol often.
Ju1ge wilson tas the witness left the stand)-
ten you, m gong TO be very careful
when SO around among the ladies Of Wash
ington hereafter
mrs hebekah Z: Lyman OF No. 1852 q street
les'iheu tha' she heara the SHOTS; that there
were nve, ana ihat they were fired as rapidly
40 II was possible to do 30. Went out to the
Irohs uo1r' anu heard woman cry, MY Lord,
NJ sot' IN Shot!
Miss Lucy hunter, young lady who was
etoPPine d. hts- lyman AT the time OF the
snooting, STAYED mat she heard hve shots and
mat lhere was signt interval between the
hrst ana second and the second and third.
COUNTED FIVE SHOTS.
Archibald McLachleu- a real est.te da,,e~
.ss,,fed The, n. ID ~. ,,,;..
-. :. no. NO Anu nI' "ne were Gaming the
ihSnt OF tne snooting at NO. l7l2 z street.
heard the shots There we're five. rapidly fred,
with slight interval between the first and
second.
CrOss-examined-Counte the shots mentally
as they were being fired
Redirect-The interval between the first and
second shots was too slight for Demonstration.
The wife OF the preceding witness was then
called and corroborated her husbands testi-
mony as to the number of the shots. the rapid
ity with which they were fred and as to the in
terva between the first and second
DIR. FosrEE's TESTIMONY.
Dr po0r,rs - Nam
osei Vi No. -o-' V
io ~S'ineo 'na' ne WAS
tapn;I, rhys,pia :, u.s. wa. ne nao Deen the
six wears. He soio that he did not reanb RRr u.s.
Schneider's bedside until about $50 the night
OF the shooting. when he found her undergoing
the operation, and that from that time until she
died. l2:45 p. m. February 6, he was with her
every three or four hours.
Mrs. Schneider" answered the witness in
reply to the district attorneys question, ire
covered very quickly from the anesthetic
after the operation. / never saw one recover
so quickly and from that time until about an
hour before she died her mind with a single
exception, Was perfectly clear. The exception
refer to was the night of her collapse. Friday
night, when she was delirious for while But
she then shortly recovered Consciousness, and
| retained it until shortly before she died.
The District attorney-Doctor, il you heard
her express herself as to whether she would or
would not recover, please state what she said
and when she said it. IQuestion and answer
objected to and overruled, and exception
| noted
The witness-"Aboutda ybreak Monday morn
ing she said to me: DIR. Foster. can not have
| glass OF waterT I replied: You may have all
the Ice you wish, but il / should allow Won to
have the water you would vomi. i. up She
then said: i cannot live but few days and
think You might grant me so small request
At another time she requested to be propped
up In bed. saying: Il cannot live and the
change would relieve me So "