Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-07
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Arguments Begun in Smith
Murder Trial.
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Better Service.
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Civil Service Examinations for
February 2-3.
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| Civil Service Examinations for
February 2-3.
| Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA,, Va, January :. 1910
! The taking of testimony in the trial OF
| Henry Smith. the negro convicted Of the
| murder of Walter F. Schultz. the Chicago
! artist. who was murdered March q, was
! concluded before II o'clock this morning
and this afternoon arguments are being
made. Smiths fate will probably be
placed in the hands Of the jury shortly
after = o'clock this afternoon.
The trial Of Smith was one of the
| speediest of the trio convicted of the muir
der. HD counsel did not place the pris-
Oner OH the stand. 1t was deemed mex
pedient to have lin again graphically
describe the brutal murder, they being of
the opinion that this would do the ac-
cused no good, and for this reason re
| Trained from placing him on the stand.
| Shortly after IL O'Clock this morning
| the jury. accompanied by Deputy Sergt.
T.. b. Smith and Bailiff Thomas r.
| Fisher, went to the ticket Office at Payne
| and Cameron streets to look at certain
! anu also ~ see All cItCtI II
light at the ticket office, at which point
Pines, one of the men convicted OF the
murder, is alleged by Smith to have or
dered him to throw up his hands at the
point of a pistol and mix in with the
| trio who had Schultz in tow They also
looked at the house of Moses Stevens
| and Il house adjoining the ticket office.
| occupied by cOlored people named Brown,
| for the purpose of determining II the noise
| made would have attracted the occupants
| Ii 1aC
| in the courtroom. when one witness fol
| the defense, Harvey Summers, testified.
The instructions to the court were then
| argued and submitted to the jury. At !
O'Clock court took recess for lunch I'M
! til !. o'clock When court recOnvened this
afternoon the final arguments were begun.
Commonwealth Attorney Brent outlined
| the history of the case and asked for a
verdict of murder in the first degree or
acquittal.
The opening arguments for the defense
| were made by Attorney Frederick p.
Russell. He was followed by Attorney r.
u. Brumback, and Mr.. Brent will close for
the state.
Witnesses Examined.
Court convened at 9:15 o'clock this
morning and the first witness to take the
stand was Moses Stevens, colored. who
testified that he lives at Cameron and
West streets, near where Schultz is sup
posed to have been carried. Witness
heard no unusual noise that night.
Julia Brown. colored. residing next
door to the railway ticket Office. where
Smith claims the scuff1e with Schultz en-
sued, heard no unusual noise that night.
Rebecca Scott, colored, who was also
| in the house. did not hear any unusual
noise.
DIR. A. b. Penn testified that he attend
ed Eugene Dorsey, one of the negroes
convicted of the murder, and he said Dor
sey's physical condition was very poor.
According to the testimony of Benjamin
Thomas, cofored, on the evening of March
last between and O'Clock he saw
Smith entering Mary Earls house.
Lucinda johnson. colored, testified that
she saw Smith at police Headquarters
March IA last and heard him deny hav-
stayed at the Earl woman's house
March q.
The testimony given by Mrs. Fannie
Cook, who conducts an eating house in
the city market, was TO the effect that
March and purchased a dinner. She
identified him from a photograph.
Benjamin Dudley testified concerning
James Earl's visit to his home March q.
John r. Edelin, said Smith did not give
him any money March or i for work
done at his blacksmith shop. Mr.. Ede-
lin was of the opinion however, that
Smith did some work for Harvey Sum-
merS.
Capt. Webster Testifies.
Shortly before 10 o'clock the work of
examining witnesses for the defense was
begun and the first called was Capt
James F. Webster of the police force He
was of the opinion that Dorsey, one of the
men convicted of the murder. weighed
about 100 pounds. He said, so far as he
knew, Pines, another one Of the convicted
men, did nothing but go cunning. He
said Pines had reputation Of being a
crack shot. He had heard negroes say
that Pines was police pimp.' Pines
he said, was generally standing witness
III the police court in many minor cases.
Capt. Webster also admitted having said
that in the loss Of Pines the police lost
their best friend. His meaning. he said.
was that Pines was a 'handy man." He
also heard colored people, since Pines ar
rest, say they were glad Of it. because he
had been terror to them
Policeman Garvey was of the opinion
that Dorsey weighed about 100 pounds.
He also stated that Pines had a reputa-
ton Of being crack shot. Witness said
those who knew Pines well were of the
opinion that he was coward.
Policeman Sampson also said Dorsey
weighed about 100 pounds. He had heard
! that Pines was good game hunter. He
had also heard some people say Pines
was a coward. According TO Augustus
| Alexander. colored, Pines was reckless
! He he'd the name Of being crack shot
| Chief Goods of the police force said
! Dorsey weigher between 40 and $50
pounds. Upon being called, Policeman
| Garvey said when he arrested Pines for
the murder Of Schultz he pulled his pistol
| on Pines because he had been informed
| that Pines wa~ armed. and lie did not
| want him To 81 the drop on him.
| Witnesses for the State.
| The examination of witnesses for the
| prosecution was taken up at the after
noon session yesterday. and the first TO
testify Mrs. A. II. Gillette, Sioux
City. Ia. sister Of Schultz. who identi-
! fed photograph of her brother
w. W. Domaine. an undertaken, told
| of having handled the body of Schultz
Owing to the small quantity of blood
around the body he said that he at first
| made the remark that Schultz was killed
! elsewhere and brought where his body
was found.
Policeman Julian Rawlett stated that
he and Policeman Young arrested Smith
the evening of March II. According to
Policeman YOung's testimony Smith
asked him ii he was arrested for any
thing serious.
The night of the murder Mrs Maggie
Herring, a ticket agent. was employed at
PAYNE and Cameron streets where the