Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-01
THE MATTHEW'S SHOOTING
Witnesses Tell Of Shoemaker's Crime Near
Tenleytown.
TOdayss Testimony in Court-Borrow-
ing q Gun and Returning 1t
After the Shooting.

Win the mur0eT OF IuOLuAS AAdeehC"Sp q
young colored man. near Tenleytown' on the
10th Of last September. was resumed before
Judge Cole. in Criminal Court, No. 2. this
morning. Yesterday afternoon, after The
Stars report closed, Policeman Hartman
identified the gun, a single-barreled hreech-
loader, with which the shooting is alleged
to have been DONE and Mrs. Helen kiefer,
living near the scene Of the tragedy, testi-
fed that Shoemaker came to her house
about 1890 the night Of the shooting, and
asked for her husbands gun. saying that
some one was robbing him. She gave him
the gun and had hardly walked upstairs.
when she heard the report Of gun near
by. Shoemaker almost Immediately return
ed the gun he borrowed. and, placing 1t on
the porch, said: Here is the gum" w. G..
Kiefer the husband Of the preceding wit
ness, identified the gun as his, stating that
he handed 1t to Officer Hartman the next
morning.
Lucy Matthews, a sister Of the man
killed, stated that she heard her brother
cry out as If in pain or trouble and upon
going down the road saw her brother COM
ing toward her. followed by Shoemaker
The men went under the shade of some
trees and then she saw flash and heard
the report of a gun. Shoemaker made on,
and witness, after calling to her brother
and receiving only a moan In reply, started
of for assistance.
TOday's Testimony.
This morning Mr.. Kiefer was recalled
and testified as to distances between the
different points at and near the scene Of
the tragedy. In answer to an inquiry by
Judge Cole he said that he had his gun
about a year, but was not certain that
Shoemaker knew that he had it.
At this point District Attorney Birney
stated that he wished the attendance Of
three absent witnesses. and asked for re-
cess until / o'clock in order that he might
have them in court. His request was grant
ed, and a recess taken until that time.
Mrs. Annie E. Smith was the first witness
called upon the reconvening Of court after
recess, and she stated that she knew Shoe
maker. and on the night Of the shooting
was awakened by hearing Hyson. the colo:-
ed man who was with Shoemaker and Mat
thews the night of the shooting, tell Shoe
maker to go home to his wife. She did not
hear his reply, and she went back to bed. a
few minutes later hearing the report Of a
gun. Getting up. she looked out of the
window and saw a man lying in her front
yard. At first the man lying in the yard
was the only person she saw. but eoon
ness for light. saying that Matthews had
been shot. She gave them a lamp. but was
too frightened to go out
The witness said that Matthews was ly-
ing beneath branch willow tree. The
man lay with his head toward her house
seemingly lying on his side.
TO MI. Shillington Mr.. Smith stated that
persons standing under the tree could be
seen from the road.
MystifyinE the Case.
Aaron Dixon. young colored man, testi-
fled that he lived back Of the Broad Branch
road. past Mr. Smiths house. a little lane
running back from the main road
On the night Of the shooting he and
his family heard quarreling on the main
~ nd ic ctc IT, L.
a sister of the man killed, started out to
see about II. Witness also went out and
on the way heard some one say three
times: viii. bring me the gum" He had
gun. He FASTENED on, meeting Lucy
Matthews coming back. He went on to
Mrs. Smiths yard, where he found Mat
thews lying on his back in the yard.
Found Him Dead.
To Mr.. Shillington Dixon said the first
words he heard were, wait. Hold him
till get there" He did not recognize the
voice.
The witness was subjected to a lengthy
cross-examination. but nothing new was
developed, and Mrs. Matilda Snowden. the
mother Of the man killed, was called tc
the stand. She said her son was twenty
years and six months old.
She had come home a short time previous
to the shooting with her daughter Lucy and
others; She went home, and shortly after
ward Lucy came running up, saying that
her brother had been shot.
II ran down to him as fast as I could"
explained the witness, land when I got to
him l took his head In my arms and asked
him to speak to me. But he did not an
swer me. and then saw that my boy was
dead"
Helen Dixon. a sister Of the man killed,
next testified. and said that she heard Hy-
son talking very loud on the road a short
time before the shot was fired. The sister
and husband of the witness went out to
the scene of the shooting. but witness did
not. She heard some one cry out three
times: will. bring me the gun" She
heard no other expression.
Upon the conclusion Of the testimony of
Mrs. Dixon District Attorney Birney an
nounced the close of the case for the gov
eminent, and Mr.. Goode made the state
ment to the jury Of the case for the iris
oner.