The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-09
WITNESS SCORED
IN SCHULTZ CASE
Defense Tries to lmpeach
Evidence Offered by
Henry Smith.

The defense scored point In the case
of Richard Pines. the negro on trial in
the corporation court of Alexandria, for
The murder of Walter +. Schultz, this
morning when it placed a negress
named Mary Earle on the stand who
testified that Henry Smith the man who
turned States evidence came to her
house about o'clock on the night Of
Saturday, March g. and stayed until
O'Clock the following Sunday after
noon.
When Smith was about to go ne made
the remark. the woman said, that he
was going 70 Washington Witness
asked him why he was going to Wash
lngton and Smith replied. Because I
hit a white man in the head with a
stone" After this remark Smith, the
woman testified, left her house Wit
hess testified that VIXEN Smith came to
her house his shoes were clean and she
made a remark about that and ne re-
piled he was always careful where he
walked.
The first witness on the stand this
morning was William J. Whalen. He
testified that he saw Richard Pines at
Roats' blacksmith shop shortly after
schultz's body was found. and that Pines
had pistol in his hip pocket. He told
Pines TO be careful or he would be ar
Fested for carrying concealed weapons.
Policeman On Stand.
Policeman Frank Sampson testified
that he saw Pines at u 80 o'clock on the
Sunday morning that Schultz's body
MAS found. Pines came on the field
where the body was found from the
direction of a railway eulvert. He had
with him two dogs Pines walked 10
where Schultz's body lay. then walked
away and stood about 100 yards off He
made no remark to Policeman Sampson.
The prosecution rested its case at 1925.
The first witness for the defense was
Arthur Parker, colored. who testified
that he would not believe Henry Smith
on his oath. Washington Jackson. a
coIored hoteIkeeper, testified that Smith
had bad reputation. and he would not
believe him on his oath. c w. Omera
manager of the Cable Piano Company.
testified that Smiths reputa ton was
poor, but that he would believe him on
path. Mary Grayson, coloreds saw
Smith at John Ellis house at 1 o'clock
On the afternoon of March o. John Ell
lis. colored. testified that when he re-
turned home from work on the after
noon of March 6. at 4:30 O'Clock. Smith
was II his house. Smith left his house,
he said. at o'clock that evening, and
witness walked as far as Paine and
Queen streets with him. He did not no
Lane. Thomas Cole. William Wayland,
To Jury Tomorrow.
1t is expected that the case viii go
to the jury tomorrow afternoon.
Yesterday afternoon Chief Goods.
Mrs. A. r Gillette. Policeman Samp-
son. HilIman Bayliss, James Rich. Ed
ward Green. Leonard Carter, Thomas
RLne. Thomas Cole, William Wayland,
Beverley Diggs. William Anderson and
Henry Smith were put on the stand.
Smith recited for the ninth time the
story of how Schultz was murdered.
During the recital Mrs. Almon Hume
Gillette. the sister Of Schultz. sat in
the court room and listened Smith S
story did not vary in any material
boint from that told at Johnson's trial
tross-eXamination by Attorney Aylett
NicOl failed TO shake Smiths story
Upon examination by Commonwealth
Attorney Brent, Smith stated that while
ronfned in the Alexandra county jail
with Pines, Pines had asked b5m
fSmith) TO help him knock the iaaer
Town and take his pistol and make
heir escape Smith declined to do this,
20 he stated. and reported the matter
10 the jailer.