The Washington times., 1904-06-19

left arm around the woman's neck. and
heard him say, as he did so:
Kate. It's my turn now"
The woman gave a scream and said:
"Oh, Gust Then. "Oh, my God"
shafrer drew a razor across her throat
inficting three wounds. one seven inches
long, from the base OF her skull 10 the
point of her chin. This cut caused her
death. The other cuts were parallel to
IL lower down. They were smaller.
when he had done this. Shaffer laid
her on the pavement and stood by, look
ing at her. making no attempt to escape
| Bystanders grabbed him, and Fireman
Sullivan. OF No. 6 engine house, took
him into custody. Word was sent 70
No. 6 police precinct station, and the
patrol wagon was brought.
Several of the policemen at No. 8 knew
Shafer we'll, and one OF them, when he
! arrived n found out what had hap
pened. asked haffer what he had done
Il did it." he said. 1T is all over
now. There's no use talking about It.
After he got INTO the patrol wagon ne
was again questioned and asked why he
did It.
"she done me dirt" shaner said
you see, I'm not worrying"
Later he said he fought 10 have one
It long ago. All this was brought out
by witnesses called by the Government
Plea of Drunkenness.
The defense made no attempt to cast
doubt upon the fact that Shaffer had
committed the crime with which he
stands charged, but upon c-ross-examina-
ton of the Governments witnesses
Skaters attorneys asked all manner OF
questions tending 20 create, in the minds
OF the jury, the impression that Shafer
was drunk at the time he committed
the murder, and that his min was un
sound. 1t was shown that Shafer wat
drunk for a week before the crime was
committed, and that he had always beer
erratic. When drunk he was violent.
The Ivey family was called by the
Government. and the Shaner family was
| called by the defense. OF the two faml-
lies. the Shaffer family has been much
more composed throughout the tria
than the IVey family. Brother or the
defendant have sat with him every day
and since his mother testi1ed, she, 100
has been In constant attendance upor
the trial. The Ivey family testified or
Wednesday, and have been at the court
room every hour since. Both families
pay the closest 70 every move
that is made. and ppear 10 be fascinat'
ed by the testimony, which means 50
much to both.
Shafer Composed.
shaffer. himself. has been composed
throughout. Day by day. he has sat be
hind his counsel. a perpetual frown OF
his face, looking neither to the RICH.
nor 20 the left. Occasionally he lift
his eyes TO the witnesses on the stand
but they never rest there long. II wa
only when his little boy was On tn
stand Yesterday that he showed any un
usual emotion.
In appearance. Shaffer is about me
dunn height. with brown hair. mustache
and beard. His eyes are gray and deep
set. and his color is high. He is ratheI
slender in build. and apparently abou
forty years Of age.
At u:40 yesterday morning the defens,
rested It's case, the last witness upon tn,
stand being Willie Shaffer. His appear
ance was the signal for profound atten
ton. and as he gave his answers 20 tn,
questions that were put to him he pro
duced the first sensation OF the trial
HIS resemblance 10 the Ivey family wa
striking, and yet his feelings seemed [,
be with his father.
In answers TO questions put to him b.
Mr.. Davis, he told OF the meetings %
his mother and father after they wer,
separated. and or his having taken note
from his mother TO his father durinI
this period. Willie himself lived, he said
with his father at his boarding place
with his Grandmother Shanrr. and a
ST. Joseph's and ST. Johns orphan
asylums.
The meetings between his father an,
mother occurred often. Willie said
Sometimes they met at the Navy Var,
Bridge. sometimes at Judiciary Square
sometimes at the bach OF the State, Wa
and Navy Department. and sometime
at the Washington Monument Upol