Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-05

AS soon As The DOORS ARE OPENED.
trasted her gentle and womanIy soIicitude and
sympathy for the wounded girl with that lack
of both exhibited by the mother and sisters OF
the defendant, who, without one word of
sympathy, turned their backs on the
agOnized girl and left her in the street The
positiveness Of Mrs. Walbridge az to the num-
Der Of shots fired, her simple yet penetrating
words, were also dwelt upon by Mr.. Clagett.
He next discussed Rose Rosary's testimony,
pointing out TO the jury how her statements
had been fully sustained Mrs. Rosary, said
Mr.. Clagett, was the witness who heard the de-
PENDANT cry out as he turned toward Frank
Hamlink. ''She is your sister. is she?' and saw
the defendant fire the shot which sent Frank
Hamlink out of the world because he was the
brother of the murderer's wife.
ToDAY's PROCEEDINGS.
The announcement in The STAR that the argu-
ments had been begun in the Schneider murder
trial had the effect Of bringing to the court
room this morning the largest crowd yet in
attendance Livery available space was occu-
pied and even standing room was begged and
pleaded for The desire to hear the argu-
ments seemed to create a greater rush for ad-
mission than did the desire to hear the evil
dence. Most of the ladies were fortunate
enough to secure seats, but a great many Of
them were compelled to stand.
WANTED IT KEPT FROM THE NEWSPAPERS.
Before the jury was brought in Judge Wilson
submitted an affidavit, sworn to by the de-
PENDANT and his counsel, and asked that its
contents be withheld from the newspapers.
His honor. after reading the affidavit and the
motion 1t contained, said that there moth
ing new in it and nothing in it that had not
been already passed upon For those reasons
he would override the motion. to which ruling
Judge Wilson noted an exception.
1t is believed that the affidavit was to the
effect that VIM. F. Lewis. one of the jurors
sitting in the case, had formed and expressed
an opinion as to the guilt of the defendant, and
the motion prayed the case be arrested and the
jury be discharged from the further consider
alton of the case.
MR.. CLAGETr RESUMES HIS ARGUMENT.
Mr.. Ciagett resumed his argument by quoting
the words Of the defendants wife, as she lay on
her deathbed, when am dead let my hus-
band look upon my body; it may be the
means Of reforming him." When she spoke
those words the death sweat was on her
brow, and yet she was loving to the end
Did he want to see that body? No. no.
The defendant had sworn that he did not know
he was shot, yet he had said after his wife cried
out Il m shot, I'm shot," as he left the fatal
scene, I'm shot, too" Yet the defendant
would have the jury believe that when he ran
Of he did not know his wife had been shot
Judge Wilson here interrupted Mr.. ClaRett
TO show that he was stating the testimony in
correctly, but his honor decided that counsel
had no right to so interrupt.
Mr.. Clagett claimed that the whistling done
by the two men on the vacant lot was, beyond
all doubt, done by the prisoner and his friend
Marion Appleby. alias II. Hempstone, and by
no one else. Reading from the defendants let
ter 10 Miss Lightfoot, he said that the words it
contained could not be obliferated. They
were a monument to the defendants
awful crime. Those words were: "My Darling
Gerold-I will get rid Of this living devil. "
Where under heaven. asked Mr.. Clagett, could
the theory Of self-defense or accidental shoot
ing find foothold after such words as those?
After reading from and commenting upon
the testimony of Julia Slater and Rose Rosary,
Mr.. CIagett began an elaborate discussion Of
the testimony of Miss Jennie Hamlink.
THE PISTOL SHOTS.
Mr.. Clagett dwelt at great length on the tes-
timony of Miss Hamlink which Immediately
related to the shooting. claiming that her tes-
timony alone precluded any substantiation OF
the claim of the defense that Mrs Schneider
was either shot by her brother or by
the defendant while protecting his own
life. 1t seemed to him. said Mr.
Clagett, that il was next to impossible to dis