Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-13
SMITHS STATEMENT.


It is now generally admitted that
Doctor Cook has formidable competitor
for the position of monumental fabrIcasor
in the shape of Henry Smith, The peRro
who vas convicted of murder in the first
degree in the Corporation Court on
Friday last for completely 10 the murder
of Walter F. Schulz.
The community seems to be divided
10 It's judgment of Smith. Many still be-
lieve be, In the main, told the truth dur.
Ing the trials of johnson, Pines and
Dorsey, aud thu! bis recent assertions to
the effect tina. he committed perjury on
those occasions ara for a purpnse.
Equally as many more, however, believe
he is the sole murderer OF Schulz, anu
that the negro told the truth when ne be,
ssid the true story of the crime Will
never be known until he shall have been
placed in the electric chair.
The authorities repndiate Smiths 1851
abatement and ara So firm SO ever 10
their convictions that the verdicta OF the
tour iuries were just and that the real
mnrderers have been apprebended and
convicted. Many facts brought out at
these trials which tended to corroborate
Smiths statements before the court are
cited.
So far as can be learned, Smith has
made 10 supplementary "statements'
today.
Governor Swanson today commnnl.
Gated With Judge Barley and informed
the latter that be had respited ''ohnsou,
Pines and Dorsey until March 16. Inc
Governors term will expire on February
lst, so he will be relieved of any further
action in the matter.
Governor swanson's secretary told
Mr.. Macben over the telephone today
that papers respitiug johnson, Pines
and Dorsey for 60 days were sent to lac
penitentisry yesterday.
Judge Barley today. after a consul
tstion With Commonweslth's Attorney
Brent and Attorneys Brambsck and
Russell, counsel for Smith, announced
that the latter would be brought into
court tomorrow and sentenced. smith
| still says he does not want new trial.
FIN the statement made by Henry
Smith, published in yesterdays Gazette,
the negro was made to say that Mr.
is. G.. Brent during the trials in the
Corporation Oour! We'd with policemen
in indicating what questions he should
mi
suited from the misresding Of the state
ment and the placing of period where
one should not have been. The darkeT
stated that "Ohief Goods eat behind Mr..
Brent" etc, not that Mr.. Brent com.
| municstsd pantomimicslly with him. 1t
is needless to say that Mr.. Brent and
the policeioficers laugh at Smiths as
sertlons to the effect that his statement
was extorted from him. Mayor Paft was
| in the station house at the time Smith
asked to be allowed TO maze confession.
The mayor says the whole procedure was
voluntary on the part Of Smith, as dc
also Chief Goods aud Officer Sampson.
On the night Walter T. Schultz was
murdered two men, paperhsngers, who
were keeping bachelors ball In house
on Patrick street, near Wolfe, were
awakened about twelve O'Clock by &
cry of murder" One Of the men
arose and went to 8 window when he
saw a colored man running north on
Patrick street. a few seconds later
there we're two mora cries OF murder,
and almost simultaneously two negroes
were seen ruuning toward the south.
The men, both of whom Sere awake
when the second cries of distress we're
heard, were positive they emsnsted
from an unoccupied house on Wolfe
street, but three doors away. The mst-
ter was subsequently reported to the
police, but Smith having made bis
"statement' 10 the mssu!ims, the mid.
night cries of murder failed 10 interest
the authorities.