Evening star., 1902-09-12
MURDEROUS ASSAULT
CHARGE AGAINST JAMES BUNpY
IN POLICE COURT.
The Evidence Of Witnesses for the
Prosecution-Case Not Concluded
This Afternoon.

The case of James Bundy. a colored man
ABOUT twenty-eight years of age, who was
charged with making an assault with intent
to kill on Arthur d. Moffett a policeman
OF the seventh precinct the afternoon of Sep
tember B. occupied the greater part of to-
days proceedings in the United States
branch Of the Police Court.
A large number of witnesses were ex-
amined, and considerable interest developed
IN the case. Assistant United States Dis
trict Attorney Mulowny conducted the
prosecution, and Attorney Peyton appe ared
for the defense.
The first witness for the government was
Officer Moffett, who stated that he had
been on the force about two months
Ihe witness said that on the afternoon of
the day mentioned he was on leave so he
Went out to do little detective work on
his own account.
II was looking for fellow by the name
Of Washington" Moffett explained Wash
ington is suspected the murderer of a
man named Ernest Campbell, who was
Killed about year ago.
Il went to a saloon at 28th and streets
northwest, where 1 expected to learn some
thing of the whereabouts Of the man I
while in the place treated the bystanders
several times, for the purpose of getting
the information 1 wanted"
Did you drink anything when you
treated the others?" asked counsel for de-
fense.
Il drank nothing intoxicating" replied
the witness.
Followed by Bundy.
Officer Moffett said he stayed at the sa-
loon probably an hour and a half, and
when he left the place Bundy and a COM
panion followed him across the Rock Creek
bridge into Georgetown.
1t appeared from the testimony that the
officer objected to being followed, and ask
ed Bundy what he meant by so doing. The
two became involved in trouble, and the
policeman placed Bundy under arrest.
While taking Bundy to the call box, ac-
cording to the witness, he broke away and
ran with the officer in pursuit.
When Bundy reached the east end of
the bridge, said the witness, ''he pulled
his fire and the bullet hit him in the leg
I saw Bundy throw his pistol away in the
direction of the creek"
Several officers testified to the finding of
pistol on ball ground near the scene of
the shooting two days after 1t occurred.
The revolver had four loaded cartridges
and one blank in the chamber
BENJAMIN Chamberlain told the court that
some time before Labor day he saw Bundy
with a revolver in his possession. but he
could not identify the weapon produced in
court as the one he had seen the prisoner
have.
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until 80, when the eXaminat ton of govern
ment witnesses was continued
Policeman Bachenheimer told the court
that he heard two shots within an interval
of five minutes in the direction of Rock
Creek bridge. He also stated that he was
present when Moffett arrested Bundy the
second time after the latter had been
wounded.
Jacob Metalits, a boy about fifteen years
of age, testified that he first discovered the
pistol, alleged to have been the property of
Bundy, lying on the ground near a clump
of woods, close by the Rock Creek bridge
At this point the case was continued
until ii o'clock tomorrow morning in order
to make way for the Juvenile Court, which
opened at 2:2O o'clock.
There were several witnesses for the
government yet to be examined, while the
defense had over twenty witnesses who will
testify tomorrow.
1t is probable that the hearing will con-
sumo most of the time of the court to-
morrow after II o'clock.