Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-10
IN HIS OWN BEHALF
BOYD WALLACE's DEFENSE AGAINST
CHARGE OF MURDER.
His Version of Circumstances Leading
to Death Of Robert Stafford
Arguments ON Prayers.

| When the trial of Boyd Wallace, unde
indictment for the murder the 7th OF las
! August Of his half-brother, Robert Stat
| ford, was resumed this morning in Crimina
| Court No. 1, the introduction Of testimon.
| In behalf Of the defendant was begun. Wal
| lace took the stand and recited to the jur!
| his version of the trouble that ended in
! tragedy. He contradicted the statement
| of Hannah Reed, witness for the gov
| eminent, who appeared In court yesterday
by saying he had no conversation will
Hannah the day Of the unfortunate occur
renee.
Continuing, Wallace stated that the nigh
of August he did not know where Har,
riet Jackson had gone until she returned
from the car ride to Anacostia. Harriet
Is the woman about whom, it Is said, the
quarrel occurred. AS the party was stand.
Ing at the front door of house COZ N street
Wallace said:
Harriet, l would like to speak to you
and also you, Bob"
Harriet proceeded to the back yard and
into woodshed, the defendant following
her and seating himself on a trunk. The
defendant said to Harriet:
1T looks mighty funny that every time
BOB gets paid you and him go car riding"
Ihereupon Bob advanced down the yard
from the Kitchen, with his right hand be-
hind him. Approaching the witness he ex-
claimed:
What the - of it."
+ m not talking to you. I'll talk to you
after awhile" is what Wallace said he told
Stafford.
While he was still sitting on the trunk,
Wallace testified, Stafford struck him. The
witness struck back, and fight ensued
STAFFORD picked up short-handled ak and
ran the witness into the woodshed
He struck at me with the AK" declared
Wallace, "and 1 jumped out of the way.
he rushed me again, and L cut him. He
continued to rush, saying, with an oath,
that he was going to bust my brains out
Says Stafford Repeated Threats.
After the cutting Wallace went into the
house, so he said, and one of the women
locked the kitchen door after him. Stafford
appeared at the kitchen window and said:
open the door; I've got an ak in my
hand and I'll kill the --."
After the fight, according to Wallace, he
proceeded to the home Of his mother on
Madison street, and stayed there till the
policeman called in search Of him He in
formed the policeman that in cutting Stat
ford he acted in self-defense
Preceding Wallace on the stand today
the defense called Harriet Jackson. Cor
nelia Dixon, Bessie Porter, Emma White
and Lucy Coleman, who testified in man
ner intended to contradict Hannah Reed,
who gave the most damaging testimony
against the defendant. According to these
witnesses Hannah had displayed animus
toward Wallace by uttering such remarks
as:
Il don't like one bone Of Boyd's body
and III do all 1 can to see him hanged"
Il don't like Boyd. and I'll try to have him
SWING IF l ever get an opportunity I'll
poison Boyd Wallace"
1t was stated on the stand by Policeman
George johnson that Stafford had assault
ed several policemen, but this was ruled
out of the evidence.
After the examination of Wallace was
concluded the defense announced It's case
closed. The government then called two
witnesses in rebuttal and the consideration
of prayers for instruction counsel desired
the court to give the jury was then taken
up.
The consideration of the prayers for in
structions had not been concluded when
this report closed.