Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-26

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1 weeks agU.s Witness said she had had
| trouble and that her husband had been
| sentenced to Jail for whipping one of their
| children. oShe was told by q friend that
Mrs. Smith could help her in her troubles
| When she called upon Mrs. Smith the lat
ter told Her she could get her (witneSS)
| husband outsof jail.
| Did she Charge fee for this assist
ance? the coroner asked.
Yes, sir"
How much did you pay herr"
| She told me 1t would cost me SO TO have
| 1t done, and paid her either $40 or SO. 40.
Mrs. Smith told witness she would return
one-haf the money if she failed in the UNI
Witness visited Mrs. Smiths house three
| times. The latter gave her no idea as to
how she was going to get her husband out
| of JAIL
Mrs. Gassaway said she wrote a letter
| for Mrs. Smith and addressed 1t to Lieut..
Daley. She identified the letter. copy of
which has already been published in The
| Star.
Testimony Of the Physicians.
Dr. D. w. Price, colored. testified that he
| reached the Hamilton home about o'clock
Friday afternoon He treated the sick
| child. who was between two and one-half
and three years old The symptoms indf-
Gated poison Witness treated the child,
| and suggested that the tea that was In the
| pot be kept for the police.
| DIR. Edward d. Scott, colored. testified
| that he was not at home when he was sent
| for. and 1t was after o'clock when he
| reached the house. He was called again
about O'Clock. and he found the child in
a dying condition. Witness was present at
| the time the child died. Mrs Hamilton told
him about the tea, and there was a guam
| tfty OF white powder in the pot. DR.. Scott
| said he reported the child's death to the
police.
Authorship Of the Letters.
Detective Helan explained to the jury
what he did in connection with the investi-
| cation of the case, and said Mrs Smith
| denied having written the letters when she
| was first questioned. She afterward adj
| mitted having written five Of the six letters
| in the case The sixth one, she admitted,
| was written by Mrs. Gassaway at her re-
| quest. Detective Helan gave similar testi-
| mOny.
The letter dated February Is and signed
| From Citizen" was addressed to Lieut..
! Daley. In this letter. which was read to
the jury. Mrs. Smith urged the lieutenant
to have his officers at 636 18th street at 9
| O'Clock that evening.
Right on the dot at O'clock" she wrote,
| send some of the officers to the back and
| their regular uniforms Let them disguise
themselves as tramps or workmen, so those
| negroes won't think they are policies or
omcers. because they are always on the
| Ao'.ONe Aot ulc pOilCc, hight anu udy.
After further explanation as to how
| the police should effect the arrests the
| letter reads: For the love of heaven,
| oon,t let those negroes get away. 1t may
| gang. l am sure they are the worse crimi-
nails at large. and they are not fit to be
| at large. And when you does catch them
| put them In the sweat box. When the
| men go In that house make them rip up
| every floor. take the oiicloth off the kitchen
| moor dig under the house, go in every
| closet. rip UP every floor in the place and
| dig down4fn the ground. They are going
| d1gnant face. but don't mind that you go
| on with your men. dig the kitchen floor
| up and search the house and see-and you
VIII IND thing or two. They ought to
| be hanged. Now. don't be hasty and give
them a chance to outwit you. for that is
| their game"
In conclusion, Mrs. Smith wrote: Go In
the front room upstairs. break the closet
| open upstairs and down and see what is
| In there; grewsome sight you will find;
| CHASTITY sight, If they have not got 1t
| out before now. Be careful; don't be rash;
| take your time"
Mother Of Dead Child Testifies.
Mrs. Martha Hamilton, mother of the de-
| ceased. testified to the drinking of the tea
| by the children and herself She said the
| first trouble SHE had with Mrs. Smith was
when the latter accused her of throwing
graveyard dust, chloroform and cayenne
| pepper on her flowers. and some of it, Mrs.
| Smith stated, was thrown on her husband
| The night before the child was poisoned
| her back door was not locked
| Mrs. Smith, the witness said is the only
| enemy she has. There Is not a truthful
statement in any of her letters, she said
| The only alleged threat she had ever heard
| Mrs. Smith make was to say she would
| get even with her.
Mamie Chase. colored. testified that last
| summer Mrs Smith Cd bar Oft
| her flowers and said that Martha Hamil-
| ton had killed them with graveyard dust
| cayenne pepper and something else. Mrs
| Smith told witness she would "get even
| with Martha. if it was a year to come"
| Witness said she saw the flowers in the
| morning and they were bright and fresh.
| In the evening they were dropping.
| Witness said she had known Mrs Smith
| a number of years and had participated in
| concerts given by her. She had known
| Mrs Hamilton only since she moved to
Policeman McGlue testified that the 18th
| of last May he went to Mrs Hamilton's
house to see about her children because OF
! the receipt of letter by the board of guard
| fans. His recollection of what occurred
| there was not of much assistance. He did
| remember that Mrs. Smith entered the
| house and said she wanted 1t understood
| that she did not make the complaint.
The Cause of Death.
Deputy Coroner Glazebrook testified that
the immaculate cause OI death was cOnReS-
| ton of the lungs. Poison could have caused
| this congestion. There no burning of
| tine stomach. showing the poison must
| have been diluted.
| Mrs. Ella Diggs, cclored, told the jury
that she knew Of the death of the Hamil-
| ton child. Mrs. Smith had told her of her
| trouble with the Hamiltons, and witness
| told her ito go to prayer
did you ever hear her make any
| threats?
"Only when she was calling across the
street two weeks ago." she stated. 'tShe
| said Them that tells lies ought to be put
| out of the way.
you certainly are mistaken" the prison.
err interrupted.
Denies knowledge of Poison.
Mrs. Smith said she wanted to inform the
| jury that she knew nothing about the poi
son. She said the first trouble she had with
| the Hamiltons was about the flowers. She
| admitted that she had written the letters
accusing the Hamiltons Of being might
DOCTORS
"Are they night doctorS?" the coroner