Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-25

from 18th on the north side of Q street. said
to Marion: There comes my wife. Annie. III
go over and speak to her. Annie was in the
middle, Jennie next the curb and Frank next
the house. / walked on ahead and let them
come up. They reached me just as got near
the tree on the east line of my mothers
house, No. 1749. L stepped up on the
curb and touched my wife on tho
arm and said, Annie, I want to speak to you.
Frank Hamlink said, i object replied. She
is my wife. l have right to- Just as I said
that Frank said. You 81 Of b-h,' and
fired at me. The ball passed through my coat.
Annie had just turned around and faced Frank.
She said, oh. Frank. Don't, don't several
times. But he continued firing and then got
my pistol out from under my black chinchilla
coat, empticd it and ran. As ran saw Frank
fall.
RELATIVE POSITIONS AT THE SHOOTING.
At the request Of Judge Wilson the witness
pointed out the relative positions on the chart.
stating that his wife was nearest the curbstone,
Jennie Hamlink next and Frank Hamlink on
the house side. When the witness touched his
wife she turned slightly toward him,
Jennie Hamlink walked ahead and
Frank Hamlink turned partly around, facing
southwest. The first shot, witness said, passed
in front Of his wife and through the breast Of
his coat After tire shooting commenced their
positions changed, his wife facing her brother
and imploring him not to shoot. and witness
position as Frank Hamlink was in the first
place.
At the request Of Judge Wilson, Bailiff Spring
man and Mr.. Hoehling placed themselves
with Judge Wilson in position before the Jury
and the defendant then illustrated the position
of Frank Hamlink. Mr.. Schneider and himself.
The defendant then stepped outside the court
room for a moment and put on the coat, vest and
overcoat worn by him at the time OF the shoot
ing. Returning, he pulled up his overcoat
collar, buttoned the overcoat and explained to
the jury how the ball from Hamlink's pistol
passed through the two coats and vest
Juror Spies here requested the defendant to
explain more definitely the position in which
Frank Hamlink stood. when the defendant
stated he stood facing the southwest. The de-
PENDANT then stated he had on a brown derby.
and that he ran down Q street to alley near
10th between 10th and 18th, went down the
alley to Madison street, down Madison to 10th
street to Scott Circle, when he met two men, to
whom he said he had been shot. and asked them
to accompany him to the 4 street station.
his pistol behind the telegraph pole. He
went to the station and told them he had shot q
man in self-defense. He was searched and
then locked up. Later, when has brother Frank
had thrown in the alley. Pistol produced and
identified Defendant then stated that he had
seen Frank Hamlink have q pistol In his room
about two or three weeks before the shooting.
Judge Wilson, producing the Merwin a HUI
bert pistol found near Frank Hamlinks body
Is this the pistol?
Defendant, after examining it-"Yes, sir. That
is, it is the same kind"
THE QUESTION OF THREATS
Judge Wilson then endeavored to ask the
defendant to state what threats he had learned
Frank Hamlink had made against his defend
ant's) life, but the government objected Oh the
ground that the defendant was not on trial for