Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-21

y j. Orville Johnston.
of it first in my right hand, and held it at
@. Before he shot?
A. Yes, sir; and when he turned. I don't
remember how it happened, l remember 1
then got both hands on it. and there are
the scars that I showed Coroner hewitt
where l clnched both my hands around it.
Used the Window.
Q. Was there any blood on your hands
then? A. No, sir; not then. These scars
We're where my hands were clasped, my
whole weight was bearing to it, and we
fell forward together l didn't know he
was hurt l thought l was turning it away
until the blood poured from his mouth over
this shoulder dlustrating), and then l
called Help! Help" l. thought maybe he
| wanted to kill me. 1 didn't think before
that he wanted to kill me. 1 wasn't fright
| ened. l thought he wanted to intimidate
me. I wasn't frightened for my life, but
when we fell to the floor | thought he did
want to kill me- and l cried Help! Help!'
And when the blood came I knew he was
hurt: and before l knew that just l
knew that he drew back, and don't know
how l got away from him, but the next
thing | remember l was the window.
How l ever got up in the window l don't
know
Q. What dress did you have on? A. l
was dressed in this brown wrapper.
q. The one you showed us? A Yes, sir.
q. Did YOU go on the fire escape? A. Yes,
sir; | was on the escape; right on the es
cape when | first knew where l was.
q. You went down the ladder? A. Yes,
sir
@. You remember that, do you? A. Yes,
sir.
@. Went in the parlor? A. Yes sir.
q. From the parlor to your room? A.
Yes. sir.
Q. What stairs did you go up? A. Our
own stairs.
Q. Your own stairs? A. Yes, sir.
Q. How long after you opened the door
and went in the room was 1t that ne put
his arm around you? A. II wasn't half a
minute. Just as he shut the door and bolt
ed it he said: Now, 7 guess you will listen
to me- and l started to run and he caught
me.
the window. l was going out on the fire
escape.
@ What did he say: A Now L guess
you will listen to me-
@. State all he said? A. Yes, sir. When
he turned it to me l said, Don't point that
this way" When he turned 1 caught it
after he said that.
@. Did the firing take place after you had
grasped the revolver with both hands? A.
No, sir; the first, as remember. think it
was with the one hand and instantly 1
grabbed it with both hands.
Q. Did the three shots-did they occur In
rapid succession? a. I don't know how
many shots there were. l was SO fright
ened
I. "A. L
and cried Help. Help!
q. Then yon cried? A. Yes, sir
Q. Did he moan any? A. I don't know If
he moaned. l was SO frightened. My i'm
preston is it was the blood gurglng up.
Q. Do you think that Miss Minas heard
you. A. No, don't.
.. You had no conversation with her in
regard to this matter? A. Yes, sir; we
talked it all over.
q. Did she realize that you were In that
room? A. No, sir; she knows nothing Of 1t.
Q. You believe she doesn't know anything
OF IT! A. am sure; can't any one know
anything of it.
g Have you talked this part Of it over
with her? A. No, sir.
q. Haven't told her the story? A. No,
sir; l never told anybody until 1 told Mr..
Horne a few minutes ago. | intended to
tell it at the inquest
9; Had you any financial transactions
with him al all? A. No. sir.
Q. Advanced him any money? A. No,
sir.
Q. You dressed yourself and put on this
wrapper? Have your corsets on? A. No,
sir; because / never wear my corsets when
l wear that wrapper.
Q. Did you have your slippers on, shoes
on? A Yes, sir.
Q. Did you have them on when you went
down the ladder? A. Yes, sir.
Q. DID you talk this over with your hus-
told Mr. Horne and Mr.. Gould.
slippers on, didn't you? A. Yes sir;
beaded slippers.
@. by Maj. Sylvester. Do you realize at
all how these wounds were made? A. No,
| sir; haven't any adequate idea Of the lOca-
ton.
Q. Did you see him after his death? A.
No, sir.
| q. Do you know he was shot in the arm?
| A. ] heard them say SO; that is all know
O. You don't know. of course, where he
| was first struck? a. No, sir.
Q. Were your hands bloody at all? A.
cir fha Il
| der. -
O. Was your wrapper bloody7 A. Yes,
| sir Il
| Q. Did you wash it,. A. Yes sir
O. Did you wash your stockings? A.
No; there was nothing on my stockings.
Q. Did you wash your hands when you
! went to your room? "A. Yes, sir.
Q. Do you know whether your hands
! were bloody when you had them this
| revolver? A. 1 don't know; oh, yes,
! had; it poured over them. .
9. Did you have a hat on? A. No. sir.
Q. Your hair down? Al No, sir; up, as
Q. Did you see anybodyewhen you went
| out on the ladder? IA. No. sir.
!, Q: Hear any one ean? a I heard Mr..
Q. i, Hear ea1 Mr. Baker reply to him2 A.
Q. Was there anybody awake in the hotel
that you know of? A. 1 don't know that
Q: Was anybody down stairs in the par
| Tor? A. No, sir
g On the stairways? A. No. sir.
Q. Had you been in the habit Of visiting
his room? A No, sir; not in the sense of.
| you know what I mean
| O. Did you notice this crack In the door
leading to Miss Minas' room? A. No. l
| never; but read of it.
Q: She is a very warm friend Of yours?
| A. YeYs, sir.
9. Ever visit her room? A: YeYs. sir.
Q. Visit her room that night? A. She
| asked me to come in.
| Q. How long were you with her? A. Ten
| minutes, I suppose
| Q. What was the conversation about that
| night when you called upon her? A. She
wanted me to go out to Falls Church the
next night to a chicken party supper. l
| and she said if she didn't feel too tired out