The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-23

reply had instantly qualified him and he
took the stand.
The witness said:
Mr.. Smell raped at the door and asked
my father for a drink Of water, and when
my father went for IL Mr.. Smell walked
into the kitchen, and when my mother told
him to get out he came into the room
where Lizzie was sleeping and he sat In
/ the chair by the bed for a minute and
| then he took Lizzie's head on his arm and
cut her on the throat like that Cllustrat-
| ing) and she hollered three times muir
| der and holiered murder"
| The razor was placed on exhibition and
| identified by the brother Of the murdered
! child
In the cross-examination the boy made
every answer plainly and was at no time
confused by the various questions put 10
him by Mr.. Turner.
A NeighbOr Tcstifes.
Katharine B. Kraft, who, with her hus-
band, occupied apartments the upper
floor of the Weisenberger house. was
called and corroborated the testimony Of
Mrs. Weisenberger in great part. adding
some to it, but at no point contradicting it.
At the present time she said she lived at
1903 Fifth Street northwest. She testi-
fed that on the Friday preceding the
murder she had heard Lizzie weisenber-
ger cry out, Let go OF me-. as II she
had been caught by Smell while he was in
the room. and that she had heard him
threaten TO take Lizzie with him, dead or
alive; also that he had said he would kill
her and himself. too. On the morning OF
the murder the witness was Just rising
from bed when she heard a knock. and
opening the blinds of her room saw Shell
just entering the house. She later heard
the screams of muruer from Henry and /
his mother, but did not hear any cries |
from Lizzie. She saw Smell leave the /
house. his head bowed and the razor in |
his hand. She followed him with her eyes |
until he turned the corner into Benning /
Road. He walked as IL nothing had oc-
CURED.
John Kraft followed his wife on the |
stand, and gave similar testimony and told |
OF following Smell.
Some little furry was caused at this |
point by a remark from Mr.. Turner to the !
effect that the witness was peculiar one
He was rebuked by Mr.. Anderson. who ap.
pealed to the court for protection TO every
witness.
The court said that the counsel for the !
defence should not repeat the offence, and
Mr.. Turner apologized.
After Recess.
After the noon recess Mrs. Welsenberser
was recalled by Mr.. Turner.
did you say to Mrs. Luscom that you
would rather put Lizzie under the ground
than let her go back to Snell's?''
81 don't remember that ever said that"
Counsel for Smell recalled the witness
Kraft and asked II he remembered testi-
tying before the coroner's jury that he hal
never heard Smell threaten .he life OF Liz
.ie Weisenberger
The witness said he did not remember so
testifying.
The Government called Mrs. Mary Moore.
,olored who testified that on the day of
he murder she saw Carl Weisenberger
,ome up the road with Smell. and she heard
he former say TO the latter:
Eyes; Il Cot Her Throat
You have cut my daughters throat
What do you mean by doing that to me?
Mint you ashamed to treat man so?
Then" proceeded the witness, Mr.. Smell.
Who was walking along very slow, said
Yes. l cut her throat, and I'll cut yours
90 Mr.. Smell walked along and Mr..
was behind him.
After the cross examination by Mr.. Tur
Ter, the witness was dismissed, and David
.fOore called. ,
The witness said that when he saw Smell
N the Sunday morning of the murder, the a
nan was walking along eastward on the I
,enning Road. He said he heard Mr.. =
hallooing. and he thought
here must be some trouble and he called d
lis wife, and they both Smell and Mr.. J
He heard Smell. in reply a
D Weisenberger say that he had cut his v
aughter's throat, and he'd cut his. too II
what the Autopsy Disclosed.
L. W. Glazebrook. Deputy Coroner. was =
allied. and stated that in the capacity of v
citing coroner at the inquest over the body c
Lizzie Weisenberger. he had called DR.. C
. e. Mcdonald as deputy coroner. who Il
the autopsy. Il
The body of the girl was about Ave feet fl