The Washington herald., 1909-06-10
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I6 South Royal Street
alexandria, Va, June s.-The jury in
the case OF Richard Pines, one OF the
four negroes charged with the murder
OF Walter F. Schultz, this afternoon.
after court adjourned. visited the scene
OF the crime. accompanied by Judge
Barley, Pines. and Henry Smith, the lat
ter who turned States evidence. Smith
Tor the eleventh time related with pre-
cislon every movement made by the men
on the eventful night, until he reached
q small wooden cross which marks the
place where the fatal knife thrusts were
inflicted by Dorsey.
He described how James Dorsey pro-
ouceo a rag which Calvin johnson called
for and how the latter bound it about
Schultz's throat, while Pines, captain OF
the gang. stood over the men with pistol
IN hand like desperate on a Western
prairie and at times would in q loud
voice command: Work fast"
The Fairfax County jury was awe
stricken as the details were narrated by
Smith, who stolidly faced Pines and once
remarked with his index finger pointed
the truth
Smith also described the parting of the
four men after Dorsey placed his hands
IN Schultzs pockets. and exclaimed: 7
have got mine" Dorsey and Johnson, he
said, went In one direction, while Pines
went westwardly toward the union pas
senger railway station. but before doing
so. remarked TO Smith: IF you mention
this. you will know IT." Smith said he
was badly frightened. and ar once went
70 the home OF Mary Earl as rapidly as
he could. He said he was expecting TO
be killed al any minute Captain. I am
telling you the truth; 1 was not here that
night" was the only remark made by
Pines 70 Smiths statement. and this was
made TO one OF the Jurors during the mar
ration Of the crime by Smith.
throng OF several hundred people
followed the jury after it begun its trip
over the ground Of the crime He de-
tailed the events Of the murder. repeating
the testimony given at the trial Of John
SON.
Pines took the stand in his own defense
this morning. and was subjected to a
gruelling cross-examination. by Attorney
Brent, and at times was mixed He
however, described with accuracy his
movements the night OF the murder,
which was 10 the effect that upon leav-
Ing home about o'clock that evening
he went 70 Ed Green's poolroOm. where
he played several games with Phil TOler,
q negro, after which he went 10 sleep
on a bench there and was aroused by
some one about midnight and told that
II was closing I'D time. He left the
place, he said, and went home and re-
tired. Pines heard Of the finding OF the
r-H
II o'clock, and with his two dogs and
a white youth named Irby viewed IL
The testimony OF Henrietta Washington,
Pines mother, was 10 the effect that he
left home about o'clock the night Of
March 6. saying that he was going TO
play pool. She denied having received a
letter written by Pines from the jail AT
Fairfax Court House. Ida Washington,
sister Of Pines. cOrrObOrated the moth
er's statement
W. NJ. Rittenour, a trolleyman on the
electric railway. testified that a negro
and white man disembarked from the
rs O'Clock train out Of Alexandria the
night OF March 3 last at St Elmo. and
that the negro resembled Smith. A youth
named William F. ONeI testified that
the morning following the murder Pines
told him he could find the man who COM
mitted the crime. and James O'NeIl, an
other youth. said Pines had told him the
following morning that ne could catch
the man in ten minutes Gardner L.
Boothe testified that he did not believe
Schultz was the man who boarded the
electric train the night Of March ). The
negro who accompanied him, he said.
was considerably younger than Smith.
Harry Crack. jailer Of Alexandria COun-
~ Jail. said Pines informed him that he
ma H~ur al fvz
had q weapon on him. Others who testi-
fed were Carroll D. Woof, DR. A. R.
Penn, Frank F. Roat ". ". Demaine
Charles Tyler, o. H Shaner, Moses
Stevens Blanche Taylor, George Rector.
Isaac Thornton, John Ellis, Mary GRAY
son, William J. Whalen. Policeman. Frank
Sampson. Arthur Parker c. w. O'NIeara
Wash Jackson, Ed Green, and William
Wills.
The State rested its case after two wit
nesses had been examined at the morning
session. after which the defense began
the examination Of witnesses. With about
five more witnesses for the defense. the
latter viii rest its case. II is expected.
however, that the Commonwealth will
call number Of witnesses in rebuttal
The case will in all probability be given
10 the jury tomorrow night.
Alexandria Lodge. No. 75S, Benevolent
and Protective Order OF EIks. will hold
Flag Day exercises Monday night next al
its hall, and an interesting entertainment
has been prepared. a musical programme
will be given. and there will be an ad-
dress by Representative c. c. CarIin
Samuel P. Fisher VIII make an address
on the history Of the American flag and
Past Exalted Ruler Jacob Brill will also
make an address. This will be the first
exercises Of this character to be held bv
the local lodge.
". Roxby. 800 North st Asanh st-oo+
denies that he was the W. Roxbv ar
rested IN a raid Sunday morning last 3,
an alleged gambling joint in King street
It appears that the man arrestea $40
that name and Roxby knew NOTHING Of n
until he saw it published.
The fiftieth anniversary OF the Wood
lawn Baptist Sunday school VIII be cole
brated next Sunday with appron~iata
exercises. when children's day services
will be held in the morning. In the after
noon Rev. W. F. Eatson. pastor Of the
First Baptist Church. this city. win make
an address.
Considerable business Of a routine
nature was disposed OF at a meeting OF
the Knights Of Columbus held at it's han
this evening. The meeting was attended
by large gathering of members.
Three cases against the Greek frpit
dealers. charged with violating the sun
day closing laws. slated TO have been
heard in the Police Court to-day. were
not brought IN the defendants ba,-i-,.-