Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-06
SMITH ON TRIAL.

When the case OF Henry Smith, the
negro implicated in the murder OF Wal.
ter F. Schultz, was called 10 the Cor
poration court this morning. the court
room was SLED with q mixed crowd, SIS
on the opening days of The trials OF
Pines, Dorsey snd johnson.
A panel of 35 from Charlottesville
responded to their names aud jury was
secured 10 lees than half an hour.
TIE prisoner was then asked to plead,
aud In a firm voice responded "not
guilty"
The jurors selected are: A. NJ. E.
Runkle, ]. 81. Nails, 8. ]. Dudley, ].
E. Jsrman, 8. G Blakey, E s. Pugb,
O. N. Wood w. II. Gfeives, 8. Il.
Florence, f 3. Newman, q. E. Parrot,
aud w. E. White.
Counsel for Smith moved to qussh
the yeDire as whole and individually
and 10 quash the pauel, bat the motions
we're overruled by the court.
The Jury was then sEorr.
Mr.. Brent made the opening statement
for the prosecution, He said Smith was
either guilty OF murder 10 the first de-.
gree or wss not guilty at ell; there was
no middle grouod. He reviewed the
evidences the state intended to bring be-
fore the jury aud Ia closing said he ex-
pected 10 prove that Smith was an active
participant In The murder OF Schultz.
Mr.. Bent was brief and was followed
by Mr.. Biumback. who made the open.
ing statement for the defense.
The court then sWore 10 B. b. Smith
as deputy sergeant end st 40 O'Clock
court adjourned until 2 o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The frat witness called was Mrs. A.
r. Gillette, OF Sioux City, lows, who
stated that she vas sister OF Walter +.
Schultz and identified q photograph OF
the murdered mao.
Windsor w. Demaiue, undertaken,
testified to having been called to the
field in which the body was found. He
states that while the mau had lost st
least q gallon and half of blood, there
was but little blood where the body was
found, and he remarked at the time that
the man had not been killed whers he
ess found. Under cross examination
Mr.. Domaine testified that the ground
on which the body was found WAS 30
saturated with water that it would not
have absorbed the amount Of blood that
must have been lost OF the dead man.
Mrs. Maggie Herring, who was the
ticket agent at Payne and Came,c5
streets station the night of March 6,
testified that she heard no unusual
noises outside the Office.
DR.. s. B, Moore, the coroner de.
scribed the cuts 10 the side Of Sehuliz's
neck, severiug The large arteries and
the internal vessels. DR.. Moore also
testified that from one to two gallons Of
blood bad been discharged from the
body and bat little blood was found on
the ground. Under cross examination
nothing new was brought oct from the
witness.
Chief Goods testimony vas along The
line Of thst given In the previous trials
90 far as the finding Of the tody was
concerned, and be identified The cloth
Jog worn by the dead man.
He said Smith was arrested March IL
aud made no statement until the follow
ing Sunday that when Smith made q
statement to Mr.. Brent 1t was with the
understanding that it would be purely 0
voluntary one, and no promises OF i'm
munity were held out to him.
The chief said that Smith was not
perturbsd during his incarceration in the
ssllon house, bat seemed relieved after
hsyiug confessed, Chief Goods was on
tho stand when this report closed.