Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-16
MRS. HAMLINK's TESTIMONY.

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Hamlink and DIR. Poster for further cross-e1-
| animation.
MRS. HAMLISK's TESTIMONY.
Mrs. Ellen Hamliuk the mother Of Mrs.
Schneider, was the first witness called. Mrs
Hamlink. small dehcate woman, clad in deep
mourning. was permitted to testify while
seated. she being in very poor health. She tes-
tilted that she first became acquaint ted with the
defendant last May. She first learned of the
marriage of the defendant and her daughter
from her daughter Jennie the 23d of last Oc-
tOber. She told her husband the next day of
it. Witness talked with the defendants mother
about the marriage two or three times before
the defendant came to live at Col. Hamlinks
Col. Hamink was present at one of the inter
views which were held in the Hamlink resi-
dence.
The witness then corroborated the testimony
already given concerning the locking of the
door on Schneider in January, and also identi-
fed the notes. already submitted in evidence.
which passed between the defendant and his
wife at that time. lIhe notes have appeared in
The STAR.l
Mrs Hamlink stated that a few DAYS after he
was locked out the defendant and two strange
colored men called for his things. AS he went
up to his room the defendant called his wife
and she went upstairs with him to their room.
THE SCENE OF THE TRAGEDY.
District attorney-Mrs. Hamlink. when did
you first see your daughter after she was shot?
Mrs. Hamlink-While she was standing in the
street.
District attorney-When did you frs. see
your son after he was shot?
Mrs. Hamlink between her sobs)-Whie he
Was lying III the street l bent over him and
called TO him. but he did not answer. Then
went to my daughter Amy. asked her if she
Was shot and she replied, .Ob, mamma, I'm
shot, too. He has shot me and Frank too"
District attorney-AIrs. Hamlink, did your
daughter ever say in your presence whether
she believed she would recover?
Mrs. Hamlink-Yes. sir. On the next morn
ing after she shot went INTO her room
about z O'Clock. when she said to me: "Oh.
mamma. | can't live. I can't be with you very
long. 1t is hard, isn't it, mammal
Inc witness stated that her daughter after
ward frequently spoke of the fact that she
would die and about to give Mrs
Sehneider's version Of the shooting, when
Judge Wilson objected on the ground that no
notice of the taking of the dying declaration
lad been served on the defendant or q COPY
of it.
The objection was overruled.
AMY's STORY OF THE SHOOTING.
Mrs. Hamlink-She said: .'lIamma. he took
me by the wrist and fired three shots into nv
body and then turned and fired twice at
Frank" asked her if Frank did any shoot
ing and she replied, No, mamma. he did not.
TIC Atu no biHtOi. ou. WIldL q krhsD
he 1.-THE defendant gave nv wrist
Mrs. Hamlink then corroborated the testi-
mOny heretofore given concerning the bruise
Oh her daughter wrist. and stated that her
daughters mind was perfectly clear except for
a short time during tie night before she died.
QUESTION NOT ADMITTED.
Judge Wilson. on crosse xamination-"Nr
HamlInk. what was said at the interview had
between you and Mrs. Schneider, the mother of
the defendant?'
The court-lou need not answer madam.
The conversation Is between third person and
therefore not admissible.
Judge Wilson-While the answer might be
inadmissible, my object is to get the question
before the court. 1nis case may go up before
another court. and unless this question is per-
mitted to be asked that court could not pass
upon its materiaiity.
The court-As the question is not proper the
answer could not be. You cannot ask the
question. Exception noted
The witness, continuing. said that she only
heard part of the interview between the de-
PENDANT. Col. Hamlink and her daughter, Amy
Frank might have been present Howard was