Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-17
ON TRIAL roR MURDER
Trial of Meyers for the killing Of pciic~naa
Slark

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slack.
Yesterday after TnE sr,ss report Of the trial
OF Chas. J. Meyers for the murder Of Officer
James n Slack closed the government called
Miss Cora Slack, the daughter. She testified
that she WAS in bed aud heard her mother
scream. She ran out on the sccond-siory porch
and Meyers wss running down his wagon road
and her father and mother were on the pave
ment standing still She noticed her father and
mother when the latter blowing WHISTLE,
and she slipped on sack and went out Her
father thcn nj Meyers gate with his hand 20
his side. Her father exclaimed; MY God he
has killed me-" She ran 90 the car stable FOR
help, and. returning. both her father and
MEYERS we're the ground. Meyers on ton
The mea who came back with her took Mover.
on and carried her father into the house. Shs
saw a revolver on the ground. and afterwarf
she took il from Mevers hand before the men
were taken up. She handed IL 90 Movers ION.
Her mother and the men took her father INTO
the house, and she won't FOR the officers and
told them OF the occurrence and they went
after Meyers. She did not see young Charley
Meyers there.
JOSEPH = BOOTH.
Joseph :. Booth testified that he lived a, No.
Bladensburg road and was engaged in driving
a Columbia street car az the time and started
home with a gun, when he heard noiss likc-.
woman moaning about Slack or Mevars' atl
went over. Mrs. slack standing blowing
a police whistle. being near Mevcrs' gaze. aai
Mr.. Slack near Meyers gate. iear,ur
agains; the post. lie had his let hand 1f ma
post and his right hand around on his lcft til,
He asked what WAS The matter aud slack -.id
he stabbed aad Meyers had stabbed hirn-
Mrs. Slack told him to 60 set a policeman. ani
he went Of. but Mrs. slack called. He Z. caia-
ing back now" Meyers said: "non't como IN
my yard, slack. OF III Kill Won" slack ION
went in the ward and they got into = sruflic nd
they fell against board fence SLACK VI. ON
top Of Meyers Mrs. Slack and Mis- ~lak
seemed 20 be tusseing aDout thgir hsaas.
Meyers had nothing in his hands when ha ,Aw
him. Saw neither knife pistol. Mr.. Ncvcrs
came out with candle and witness took n aud
held IT to see, but the wind blew 80 hat he
could not see. Heard slack say when d. .ound
his pistol was gone: Charley. let me up L.. me
mp, You have done me. Meyers Nas -tiI on
the ground when slack carried away.
Meyers made two attempts 20 get VI, and his
son went to his assistance.
TonAys TESTIMONY.
Officer Nannell testified that he and Oscer
Brown arrested Meyers who seemed q have
been drinking. He noticed an odor of hquor
on him.
John Lackey and Patrick O'Connor testified
10 assisting Slack into his house.
District Attorney Cole said that the cnse was
substantially closed, with the exception of the
proof that the location was in the county, and
there Was a levy court ordinance m reference
TO affairs in the county.
Mr.. Allen Of the surveyors Office testified
that Benning road ehst of 18th street east was
beyond the city limits. The government closed
its case in chief
TESTIMONY FOR THE DTFENsE
Mr.. Lipscomb called attention TO the fact
that witness. one Rollins. who was before the
grand jury and whose name ON the indict-
ment, had not been called.
District Attorney Cole said that he did nos
propose TO call him.
Justice Cox said il not obligatory for him
TO do so.
Mr.. Joseph ShiIlington. FOR the defendant,
opened the defense, explaining by the diagram
the scene. after which he told what the defense
expected TO prove. viz: That slack attacked
Meyers, with pistol in one hand and stick in the
other, and that the knife used in self-de-
Tense.
MISS ADA MEYERS
Miss Ada Meyers the first witness and
said she was the daughter of the defendant,
who drove a stage from 18th street to Benning.
After examining the diagram Miss Meyers tes-
titled 20 the location Of the windows, &c., Of
the houses. On the evening Of November &c
she had retired about 1880 or IL O'Clock. and
was awakened by Slack talking, and got
mp and found her mother Mt the window
Slack was at the fence in his ward and said: III
didn't have my uniform on | would get over
that fence and whip him if it cost me my life,
and | believe II do II anyhow"
Slack went in his house and witness went
back to bed and to sleep. when she WAS awak-
ened by some one blowing a whistle and Q
sound like some one clubbing another. Her
mother was screaming and she tried to pacify
her. She then dressed aud went down and they
were then taking Slack into the house and her
father was lying on the porch She had seen
es.lying about The yard before this.
f. A Handrup testified that after he left his
car he heard women screaming and Climbed q
shed and saw two men fighting; heard slack.
whose voice he knew, saw to Movers II he came
into his yard again he would kill him. and heard
Slack say Il IN stabbed and II am done for"
Officer s l.. Brown testified that ne heard the
distress calls. and with Officer Mannel went TO
the scene. The latter arrested Meyers. who OBJ
lected unless slack was arrested first. lie
found marks of bloody hands Meyer steps
and the knife.