Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-19
William N. Alexander Denies the
Charge Of Murder.
PLACED ON WITNESS STAND TODAY
The Evidence of Other Persons
for the Defense.
PHI SICIANS TIFY

fense in the case of William NJ Alexander
on trial in Criminal Court No. 1, for the
murder of Matthew Snow, the 10Th of last
August was begun this morning imme-
diately after court had been declared open.
Deputy Coroner Glazebrook was first called
to the stand and asked concerning an al
legged discrepancy between his testimony
given yesterday and his statements before
the coroner's jury. Reference was had to
the physical condition of the deceased. He
submitted an explanation, and the defense
next called Robert L. Miller. The witness
testified that he made a stenographic re-
port of the proceedings in connection with
the cCroners inquest. An effort was there
upon made to show by the witness that
certain of those placed on the stand yester-
day by the government made statements
contradicting the ones they made at the
inquest.
Mary Butler colored the next witness.
declared that the night of the fight, after
the trouble was ended, she heard George
Alexander: Il could have separated them
sooner, but John Rose said: They are
white, so let them fight it out "
Mrs. Edna Burgess, who followed Mary
Butler as witness. testified In a manner
tending to contradict several of the govern
ments witnesses According to Mrs. Bur-
CESS George Robinson, who recited the de-
tails yesterday in court of the alleged as
sault. declared in her hearing day or two
after the occurrence that he did not know
anything about 1t. Regarding the govern
ment's witness John Rose. Mrs. Burgess
said he had stated to her that he did not
see the first of the fight because he was at
the time talking to a fellow who going
to work for him. Continuing. the witness
testified that Durett. another of the gov
ernment's witnesses, had informed her that
he did not the first of the fight, because
he was then in a stable mixing feed.
The night Of the fight, Mrs. Burgess fur
Their said, she was in AleXanders house
John Rose called there and suggested to
Alexander that he go out and show the peo-
pie that he didn't have anything like metal
knuckles with which to hit a person.
Defendants Mother n Witness.
Next to face the jury was Mrs. Sarah g.
Alexander. mother of the defendant. She
stated that between II and - oclock the
night of the fight she saw George Robinson.
He was drunk. The next day. while in
company with Mrs. Burgess, she askei
Robinson what he knew regarding the
affair. His reply was:
II don't know anything about it. ASK
Tllman and Isaac
Mary Wilson, a colored girl. was also
called by the defense. The substance OF
her testimony was that the evening of the
occurrence on which the trial is based she
entered Marble Hall alley and noticed two
men fighting. The little man, she said,
evidently meaning Alexander. was trying
~ Stt away IRON TIE larger oIt
In His Own Behalf.
At the direction of his counsel. Alexan-
der at this point took the stand to testify.
After remarkng that he and Snow had
always been the best of friends, he gave
his version Of the ARRAY. as follows:
LAS 1 walked through the alley I noticed
Snow sitting on rock at the base of the
lamp post. AS 1 passed him he made a
remark. something about my being out rid
Ing with girls. l asked what he said.
whereupon he grabbed me around the legs
against the lamp post. l braced myself
with my left hand Snow bit my left leg
l told him to let go. and repeated it. He
failed to do so, and l had to strike him to
make him loosen his hold.
T1llman. who was pretty drunk, came
to us and said to me. Get away, Buck He
then showed US apart Tillman staggered
helped onto the rock, but fell again. this
time against the wall
Alexander denied emphatically that he
said anything whatsoever about Snow hav-
ing robbed the witness grandfather and
declared that never in his life had he had
metal knuckles in his hand. He struck
Snow he said to prevent the latter from
doing him bodily harm
Regarded As Important.
After a recess the defense introduced tes-
timony which seemed to be considered as
OF decided importance to Alexander. Dr..
w. L. Masterson testified that the after
noon Of the 18th of last August he made
an examination of Alexander, who was in
custody at the 9Th precinct police station.
On the left thigh Of the defendant the wit
ness found double crescent-shaped contu-
sion. He believed this to have been caused
by bite.
Dr. Frederick Sohon. the next witness,
made an examination of Alexander at the
9Th precinct station about 8 o'clock the
evening of August II. There were found
a bruise above the left eye, one on the
right hand and a crescent-shaped bruise on
the left thigh. From its appearance the
witness believed the latter bruise to have
been caused by bite Subsequently DIR.
Sohon continued, he made second ex-
animation Of Alexander at the District Jail,
and 1t tended to confirm the opinion derived
from the first examination.
DR.. Robert F. Sillers, who accompanied
DR.. Sohon the 18th of August, corroborated
the statements Of the latter.
DR.. Herbert NJ. Manning, hospital stew
ard at the District Jail, also testified that
the day after Alexander was admitted to
that institution he bore on his left leg a
double crescent-shaped wound that the wit
ness concluded had been made by a bite
HOME-MADE LINIMENTS.