Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-29
MARSHAL RANsnEII.

! Wittie Jefferson. both colored, employed by
Mrs. Campbell at 1913 De Sales street. She
admitted calling on the last two the Monday or
| Tuesday evening after the shooting and said
Sarah Jefferson might also have been present.
| She emphatically denied having a conversation
| with them about the shooting, although Sarah
Brodus may have asked her about it.
SEVERAL POSITIVE pENIALa
District attorney Didn't you tell Sarah
Brodus then that you heard five shots dis
tinctly?
Witness-No, sir. I didn't
Didn't you tell her one Of the other
women then that you were afraid to look out
or go to the door?
No, sir; never said anything Of the kind.
never talk about my business.
The witness said she made another visit to
the three women a few days later, but she de-
MED telling them that she was going to be o
witness in the case
Didn't the women say to you that they were
surprised to hear you say you were going to
| be witness after you bad told them that you
didn't know anything about the case?
No. sir; didn't.
Didn't you tell them that Mr.. Frank schnei-
| der had told you to testify and that you
wouldn lose anything by it if you did?
| No. sir.
| Didn't you say the same thing to Wittie
Jefferson last Friday night?
| No. sir.
Didn't you then say to her that there had
| been trouble between you and Mr.. Schneider
and that you were going to leave when your
month was up?
Yes, sir; L did say that.
| Dldn you then say that you didn't believe
that you would now get anything for what you
| had testified TO here the other Gay, and didn't
| they say to you, You have said what was not
true, and that all you would get would be to
get kicked out?''
| No, sir.
The witness was then handed the photograph
| of Frank Schneider's residence and questioned
concerning the curtains over the dining room
window. She then said the night of the shoot
ing the curtains hung as represented in the
Photograph. She had previously testified that
there were no curtains about the window
Now, Emma, haven't you ever said to one of
these women mentioned that you didn't know
anything of the shooting?
may have, sir.
DR. B. FRANK GIBBS
DR.. B. Frank Gibbs, physician residing on
Q street near the shooting had testified few
days ago for the defense that he was at home
and heard the shots He was asked by the dis
trict attorney yesterday if he hadn't been sent
for to attend Mrs. Schneider Immediately after
the shooting, and replied that he had.
We're you at home?
No. sir; not then But was at home at the
time Of the shooting. went out shortly after
the shooting.
/ don't remember. But shortly after
The witness admitted talking with a Mr. A.
g. HeIlman the night of the shooting, but
couldn't remember telling him that he was out
at the time Of the shooting. Witness said he
did not remember meeting Mr.. j. Wine that
night but he was sure that he did not say to
HIM that he (witness) was not home at the time
OF the shooting.
Witness then stated that he went out on the
street shortly after the shooting and that he
went up to the scene Of the shooting, but didn't
go In the Hamlink house, although he knew he
had been sent for Witness admitted knowing
Col Bracket and his wife, but denied saying
to them that he was out at the time of the
shooting. He said he knew none of the parties
TO the shooting. but stated that he had financial
dealings with Frank Schneider some time ago
WHY HE DIDN'T GO INTO THE HAMLISK HOUSE.
On redirect DIR. Gibbs stated that the reason
he did not go in the Hamlink residence after
being sent for that he saw number of
ply sicans going; that he was not their family
physician: that the physicians he enter the
house were of a different school from that in
which he practiced, and because he felt his SER
vices were not needed.
The witness then excused, and the court
adjourned at $3.50 until today.
Today's Proceedings.
The announcement in yesterdays STAR that
the trial of Howard ]. Schneider for the killing
of his wife would probably be concluded this
week had the effect of causing the largeet
crowd to gather about the doors Of the conrt