The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-06-20

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prisoner testified neverat any time said |
would swing for Schwindt.
MRS. EISENHOWER PRESENT.
At 10 o'clock this morning. aud while the
prisoner was ON the stand, his wife made her
first appearance in the court room since the
trial, being accompanied by her mother and
youngest daughter They took seats among
the spectators and Mrs. Eisenhower was OBJ
served throwing sharp side glances at her
husband, the witness stand being some dis
stance to the right of where she was sitting.
The looks Mrs. Eisenhower directed TO her
husband were by no means Of an atiectonate
character. Mrs. Eisenhower stated ON the
way to court that she had been subpoenaed
and would take the stand in behalf of the
Commonwealth.
Eisenhower continued his testimony by
saying that he really had no clear recollec-
tion of events ON the day of the shooting
after he left his little boy and he could not
explain why he shot John Schwindt and
didn't shoot the man who was walking with
him. He didn't know how many shots fired,
how long he had the pistol in his hand, or
whether he fired any shot.
The witness also testified that when he
rambled along the Catawissa Creek, as testi-
fed to by his sister, he tried to drown him
self by catching hold of a root in the bottom
of a reservoir where the water was four feet
deep. He failed in the attempt because the
root broke.
Mr.. Whalen How long did you hold on to
the root?
A. don't know; didn't keep time
q. You didn't have Waterbury? q?
(aughter)
Mr.. Brumm: That's pretty good.
Mr.. Whalen Yes, l don't often get them
off, but when l do they are corkers (To the
witness) You can remember what took place
at that dam six years ago, although your
mind was gone, but you can't remember what
took place at the shooting, three or four
months ago.
Witness Well you see, sometimes people
get sick, but they get well in few days; but
at other times they get so sick that they die.
Mrs. Herring's name was called, but she
failed to respond and Mr. Brumm announced
at 1O:l5 that the defendant rested.
W. j. Watkins, Of the EVENING HERALD,
was called as witness on rebuttal by the
Commonwealth and testified to the conversa-
tiOu had with the prisoner in the lookup on
the day of the shooting, during which the
| prisoner stated that he did not know that he
/ had shot John Schwindt and that if it was so
] he was sorry, but if he had rot Bill
| Schwindt he was satisfied, as Schwindt had
broken up his home. The witness said Eisen-
/ hover was remarkably cool during the con-
versation and did not have the appearance of
being insane.
Mr.. Brumm limited the cross-examination
to asking the witness whether he was, or pre-
which the witness responded in the negative.
! Justice r. r. Williams, of Shenandoah,
was recalled and was examined in a similar
manner as to the appearance Of the prisoner
ON the day Of the shooting, as bearing upon
his mental condition.
| Emile Boyer swore that after Eisenhower
parted from his wife the prisoner boarded at
his house. He never noticed anything in his
manner or habits indicating insanity, not
even on the day of the shooting and before
the shooting occurred.
John p. Boehm. of Shenandoah was called
and testified that he knew the prisoner for
five or six years aud never saw anything in
his actions different from that of the ordinary
man.
Savilla Eisenhower, daughter of the pris-
oner, was recalled and testified that her
father struck her mother twice on the night
of August last one blow drew blood on the
forehead. Her mother left the house and
went to a neighbors, Mrs. Hopkins, next
door, and remained there all night. Her
mother carried the baby in her arms at the
time, and there was also blood on the baby S
clothes.
Miss Rcbecca Thomas, of Shenandoah.
testified that she was at the Hopkins home
the night Mrs. Eisenhower came there, and
she saw blood ON the mother and child.
Judge SNvidge adjourned court at 1870, to
enable him to make train for his home,
until 100 o'clock Monday afternoon.
The evidence is all in with the exception
of Dr. Biddle's testimony, who will be called
to identify the instrument he used in per
forming the operation upon John Schwndt
the victim of Eisenhower's bullet.
1t will probably take all of Monday after
noon to submit the points of law. Mr.
Brumm will address the jury on Tuesday
and will likely occupy the entire day in
summing up for the defense. Mr. Whalen
expects to consume all of Wednesday, but it
/ is said by those interested in the conduct of
the trial that the case will go to the jury at
noon on Wednesday.