Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-21
Counsel May Be Present.

1t is thought That when the prisoners are
brought before the jury their counsel will
be permitted to be present. 1t is the con-
tention Of counsel that they have a legal
right to be present when their client is
practically placed upon trial States At
torney Magruder opposed the open-door
hearing last week, and asserted that the
doors will be closed when the hearing is re-
sumed. So far as the people in Hyattsville
know, he has not changed his mind upon
the proposition since then. The October
term of the circuit court at Upper MARI
boro. it is thought, will end Monday, and
the states attorney will then have nothing
to prevent his attending the inquest and
taking an active part in the investigation.
Many stories have been In circulation about
what Constable Garrison and others have
learned respecting the place where the
operation upon Miss Smalwood was per-
formed and of the identity of the one who
performed it. Some of them have appear
ed in newspapers and been contradicted.
L have not told anybody other than the
county officials and Baltimore detectives of
what have really ascertained," Constable
Garrison said to Star reporter this morn
ing, and many of the publications about de-
velopments in the case were purely fakes
Work of the Constable.
1t is admitted by those interested in the
that Constable Garrison is the man
who has done the police work upon It, The
Baltimore detectives were not called into
the case until the eleventh hour and there
was no ground in the case that had not then
been gone over by the constable What he
had done was approved of by the detectives
and States Attorney Ma&ruder and all seem
to feel satisfied that the mystery will be
solved next week. Winfield Scott Hancock
is still under treatment in the county Jail.
He does not deny that he had been hard
drinker for q number of months preceding
the time of his arrest a week ago, anu DR..
Hume finds it no easy task to restore his
nervous system in a short time.
Hancock Is making the best of life in
jail, although he is becoming impatient and
thinks the inquest should be held without
delay. At the time of his arrest he pro-
tested his innocence, and despite stories
to the contrary the constable says he has
made no confession. He has made state
ments about the case, however, that the
constable thinks will have an important
bearing upon it. Joshua Braxton, the COL
ored man under arrest, seems nervous un-
der the strain and is also anxious that the
inquest should be held.
II haven't done anything" he said when
placed under arrest, "and If you hang me
1t will be for nothing.
Did Not Disappear.
Braxton did not disappear from the neigh
borhood of Col Hancock's home just after
the death of Miss Smallwood, as has been
stated. He worked about the grounds there
this week and conyersed with Star re-
porter about the case. He recalled the
disappearance Of Miss Smallwood from the
Eouse and said he was not at work upon
Col Hancocks place the night she died.
BraXton said he worked at Col Hancock s
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of last
week, and was employed some distance
from there the remainder of the week.
mo trespassing' signs are still displayed
at Collingswood the home of Col. Han
cock, and visitors, other than friends OF
the family, are not permitted upon the
place. A constable, it is stated. has been
on duty there some time keeping away OBJ
jectionable persons. Complaint was made
of alleged offensive conduct on part OF
some persons who called there, but not
against the officers who conducted the In
yestiga ton. The Baltimore detectives met
with some opposition when they first called
at the house but the opposition was soon
withdrawn and they were given the tree
dom of the premises.