Evening star., 1909-06-09
DEFENDANT Tells HIS STORY
PINES ON WITNESS STAND IN
ALEXANDRIA TRIAL.
Denies He Was Involved in the
Murder of Walter F. Schultz
March 6 Last.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ALEXANDRIA,, Va, June 9.-Richard
Pines. charged with the murder of Walter
F. Schultz March last, was on the wit
ness stand for forty-five minutes at the
session of the corporation court today
He gave an account of his doings the
afternoon and night of March 6. Court at
1910 O'Clock took recess until o'clock,
when Pines resumed the stand for con-
tinuation of cross-examination.
After the examination of two witnesses
at the morning session the state rested its
case in chief.
William J. Whalen was the frs. witness
this morning. He said he saw Pines after
the murder with a pistol while in the
blacksmith shop.
Policeman Frank Sampson testified he
saw Pines the morning following the mur-
der Pines, he said, viewed Schultz s
body.
Witnesses for the Defense.
Arthur Parker. Wash Jackson and C.
W. O'Meara were called by the defense to
testify that the reputation of Henry
Smith for truth and veracity is not good.
Mary Grayson, colored testified she saw
Henry Smith at John Ellis home at
clock the afternoon of March 6. Mary
returned at o'clock and Smith was still
there.
A summons was issued for E. p Purvis,
a Southern railway freight conductor, of
Amherst county. He is expected to testi-
fy to seeing the body of a man where
Schutz's body was found the afternoon
of March q.
John Ellis colored saw Smith at his
home at $50 o'clock the afternoon of
March &. Smith, he said left about {
O'Clock and he accompanied him to the
corner of Queen and Payne streets.
Smith invited witness to visit a nearby
saloon for drink. He declined, and
Smith left
Mary Earl colored. testified that Smith
was at her house at O'Clock the night of
March q and remained there until :,
o'clock Sunday evening. Smith tod her
ne thought the police We're after him be-
cause he knocked white man in the
head with rock for calling him a name.
Smith. she said. slept and read the pa
per.
During the night he groaned while
asleep. Smith, she said told her he
believed he would go to Washington. be-
cause he knocked a white man in the
head. Witness denied having made a
statement that it was about o'clock
that Smith came to her home.
James Earl. colored, husband OF Mary
Earl. also testified that Smith arrived
at his home March last at O'clock
in the evening. Smith read newspaper
requested that he be allowed to remain
over night He told witness. on leav-
ing. that he was going to Washington
To lie around. because he knocked a
white man in the head.
William Willis, colored. testified that
the evening of March Beverly Diggs.
colored, employed by him, was under
the influence of liquor.
Defendant Denies Charge.
The defendant was then called. He tes-
titled that at o'clock March 6 he was at
Mrs. O'Neil's. cutting wood. He returned
nome few minutes after 6 o'clock and
later went to sleep in a chair. His
mother aroused him for supper. After
ward Pines left home for Ed Green's
poolroom. He described the route taken.
With other things he said that in pass
ing the Webbs' home he got out in the
middle of the road because John Webb
recently died there. Pines said he played
several games of pool with Phil To'er,
colored. Pines said that after the games
he laid down on the table and went to
sleep and knew nothing further until
some one aroused him and told him 1t
was time to get up. He did SO and he
then went home and to bed.
The next morning about 10 or IL o'clock
the defendant continued Policeman Ar
rington told him about a man being cut
up. Witness said he called his dogs and,
with a boy named lrby. went rabbit hunt
ing colored man told him about the
finding of the Schultz body He went
over to see it.
The defendant related how he secured
q pistol in a game of cards Afterward
he put the pistol in pawn, and subsequent
ly boy paid the pawn fee. Pines said
the last time he had pistol was In jan
uary or February.
Pines denied telling Dorsey at the Fair
fax Jail that il he didn't stop fussing he