Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-21
Frank Jones to Face Charge
in Criminal Court.
VERDICT OF CORONER
EVIDENCE OF WITNESSES TO
TRAGEDY OF TUESDAY LAST.
Wounded Man Now in Hospital Held
Responsible for Death of
Katie Norbeck.

Should Frank Jones recover from his
self-inflicted wounds he will have to face
a jury to answer the charge of having
killed Katie Norbeck at the residence of
her mother. Mrs. Flick. 16 E street south
east, Tuesday afternoon last. Jones is
critically i'll at Providence Hospital as the
result of wounds in the throat and on his
body which he inflicted but a few minutes
after he had shot Katie Norbeck and
Rutledge Robinson. He was carried to tie
hospital at the time and is now being
guarded by a local policeman.
Inquiry was made into the affair at the
morgue by coroners jury this morning,
with DR.. hewitt presiding, and jury COM
posed of w. B. Grove. Charley Behrens,
w. l. Walker. W. E. Luckett, c. c. Lang
ley and Charles Jacobson. They took but
few minutes to come to the conclusion
that the case should be submitted to the
grand jury, and a verdict to this end was
returned.
Opening Testimony.
The taking of testimony began before
Coroner hewitt and the jury shortly after
IL o'clock. The jury was sworn over the
remains, in accordance with the law.
DR.. S. w. Howard resident physician at
Providence Hospital testified that Kate
Norbeck was brought into the hospital he
tween and 4:30 on Tuesday afternoon.
He said he dressed her gunsbot wound in
the right side in the region of the liver
lie said her condition was very bad She
was weak and had a severe hemorrhaga
Everything was done, he said and a few
minutes later she was operated on by DR.
Srook. The ball, he said, was removed
o. clock Yesterday
Dr. Howard was unwilling to say what
caused death. The primary cause. he said.
ne would not be willing to state, from per-
sonal knowledge.
Dr. Glazebrook next took the stand. lie
SAID he performed an autopsy yesterday
round surgeons dressing which upon re-
ihoVal found two surgeons wounds which
nad been stitched up and drainage gauze
inserted. He said a bullet had passed re-
tween the eighth and ninth rib on the
right side. He described the course of the
ouilet inside the body, and said there was
no doubt the death was due to hemor-
rhage and shock the result of a gunshot
wound An operation to save her life had
been necessary and that 1t had been ca re-
iuIy done. He thought too much blood
had been lost before reaching the hospital
Robinson Testifes.
The next witness was Rutledge Robinson
of the Soldiers Home one of the victims of
the shooting affray of Tuesday afternoon.
MIR. Robinson told the story of the tragedy
Mr. Robinson said he was in town Tues
day afternoon at the residence of Mrs
Flick when the shooting occurred He said
he had known Kate Norbeck for some time
He came into town after dinner he said
and called at Mrs. Flick's to pass the time
away He told of sitting on a chair at tho
window while Miss Norbeck was ironing
clothing. Jones came in the room and "a
soon as he got in he said:
L am going to kill you tts .-is-a5 iJii 4
knew Jones lived there" witness con-
tiEued. He shot the woman. witness con-
tinued. Then, according to Robinson. Jor{ps
turned the pistol on him and commenced
to fire. He fired four times in all, Mr.
Robinson said.
He shot the woman and shot me twice.
he stated Miss Norbeck 'hollered' and
ran back into the other room He shot me
twice without saying d word, and when 1
found was injured l ran out of the
house" t-
Robinson said Jones aimed the pistol point
blank at him. Witness said he called the
police and yelled murder.
Witness saw her placed in the patrol
wagon and conveyed to the hospital Wit
ness said he went into the Flick house to
look for Jones and saw blood all over the
floor. He said he went up stairs and lit
match in the garnet and found Jones in the
back room on the floor with every aIpear-
ance of being badly injured Witness said
he saw razor near Jones body He said
the mother of Miss Norbeck had secured
the gun with which the shooting had
been done.
He said Mrs. Flick spoke to Jones and
told him to stop shooting Witness could
not say what words Miss Norbeck uttered
He said Jones followed Miss Norbeck into
the back room.
Robinson said after he left the house he
went to the hospital to have his injuries
dressed. He said he did not notice any
signs of liquor on Jones.
In answer to question by Assistant
United States Attorney J. S. Easby-Smith,
Robinson was unable to say how many
times Jones shot at Miss Norbeck He
said the only persons in the house at the
time the shooting occurred were Mrs.
Flick, Miss Norbeck. Jones and himself
Charles Van Riswick on the Stand.
The next witness, Charles w Van Ris-
wick. who lives next door to the Flick
residence, told of having heard a distur-
bance. He said Jones came out of Mrs
Flcks house about 800 O'clock He
thought 1 was going riding and he didn't
care to co.
He went back into the house" said
witness. and almost Immediately / heard
him say. Kate. 1 am going to kill YOU
Then l heard four shots. / went in the
house" He said he saw Miss Norbeck
jump the back fence.
Miss Norbeck, he said, came into the
house where witness lives and said: II
am shot. Jones said he was going to do
it and he has done it
Il did not think she could be badly hurt
and thought she. was fooling," said Van
Rswick.
Witness said he heard Jones say in
whisper to him: Get my money cut CT
my pocket He said he found four dollar
bills and three pennies Jones said to give
the money to his SON. He said Jones did
not say anything about the shooting
Policeman's Statement.
Bicycle Policeman Williams was called and
told of being on duty in the fourth precinct.
He said he was sent to the scene of the
shooting and went into No. IA residence and
found Miss Norbeck on the lounge. She
told him Jones had shot her, and witness
took her to the hospital. Upon his return.
he said he went into No. 10 and found
Jones with his throat cut and two other
wounds upon him. He subsequently took