Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-17

o'clock in the morning. The former had d
bottle of whisky, and witness warned nm
that ii was against the rules to drink from
a bottle in the hall.
Frederick Coles Statement.
Frederick Cole, colored, of the two
men locked up suspicion In the case
was next sworn. His address was given
as 229 st. James court, and he said he was
a tailor by occupation. Witness testified
that he left home Saturday night about
$50 o'clock and went to OConnor's bar
room al 18th and streets northwest, where
he saw a girl named Pat Wheeler. He
then accounted for his movements.
While on the street he met the Coleman
woman. and he told her not to tell Ella
Smallwood that she had seen him.
Il looked at the post office clock said
Cole, and it was sharp 1890 O'Clock.
Witness said he then went home reaching
there about / o'clock. He said he had some
words with his wife because he had not
taken her some oysters.
Just about the time I got in bed he
said, Il heard the st. Aloysius Church bell
strike = O'clock"
Cole said he did not see Landon after he
left the house on G street shortly before
u 30 o clock, did he return to the house
after that time He denied that he visited
the Reed house about 2:30 O'Clock Sunday
morning.
In His Own Defense.
William Landon, colored, who had also
been locked UP, testified that he went home
to his wife and children about o'clock
Saturday night and then went to Harney,s
pool room. Then he went to O'Connor's
saloon, where he met Cole. Witness treat
ed and also bought pint of whisky. He
said he remained in the pool room until
midnight and then he went to George
Reeds house, where he again saw Cole.
1t was then between 12:30 and / O'Clock,
and he left there about an hour later.
,1t % nd
not drunk He told of his movements
about the disreputable section of the city
and said he reached home about 20 clock,
or a little after. His wife said something
to him about being under the influence of
liquor and he todd her to shut up Wit
ness said he did not see Florence Coleman
in the street house that night, nor did he
recollect having seen her on the street.
i4andOn said he did not see Cole after he
left the house mentioned
Result Of Autopsy.
Or. Glazebrook testified that he perform
ed an autopsy on the body Sunday morn
ing. He described the condition of the
clothing, and said that while the body was
being handled at the morgue a 25-cent
piece dropped from his clothing. There
were scratches on the mans forehead such
as would be made by fall. Dr. Glaze
brook told of wound over the left ear.
the only wound found, and beneath the
scalp on the LETT side there was memoir
rhage. There was also a fracture of the
skull. The hone, the doctor said had been
driven in. 1t was circular fracture about
the size of a Waterbury watch.
He found no injury to the ear, and it
was probable that there would have been
such an injury had the man fallen. Wit
ness gave it as his opinion that the injury
had been inflicted with heavy instrument.
a brick thrown with some force could have
inflicted the injury.
Detective Sergeant Hartisan explained to
the jury the statements made by Cole and
Landon He read statements made by
them, and said the men had afterward
changed them Witness gave the jury in
formation concerning the records of the
two men.
He said he traced the movements of
Beckwith Saturday night and learned that
he paid bills and spent money in George
town to the amount of $3.50
Despite the statements of Cole and Ian
don that they got home before O'Clock,
the officer said he had number of wit
nesses who had seen them at a later hour.
This closed the testimony and the case
was submitted.