Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-25

hand. and all I have to do is to attend
to the warrant in this court"
1t was regarded as significant. how
ever, that Mr.. Given said he intended to
ask for the limit, in case the assault Is
proven. Those who have followed the
case closely believe that the United
States attorneys Office cannot believe Il
has very strong evidence in the Mickle
| affair.
Bail Fixed at $4,000.
James Smith was brought up to face
Judge Mullowny after the other cases in
court had been disposed Of. He did not
step outside the dock. Mr.. Given. holding
| paper in his hand. addressed the court
Your honor, l have here warrant
| charging James Smith with assault with
| intent to kill on Morris Bennett. 1 un-
derstand that Bennett is in the hospital
| in desperate condition and is unable to
appear here. Owing to the seriousness Of
| the case and the circumstances surround
| ing it, / would ask that you fix bail for
this man at $4,000
Judge Mullowny nodded, and Smith
went downstairs to his cell and his cigar
cites
| 1t is probable that Attorney Shinn will
make the police prove everything they
have to say, and that preliminary hearing
Will not be waived.
Sees the Kabusta Circular.
Detective Frank Baur showed Smith the
Kabusta circular, while Smith was in q
cell in the Police Court.
With the same stolid expression which
has evinced no trace of emotion since the
man has been prisoner. he gazed at the
double portrait He said nothing but
paced up and down in his CELL
He reminded me Of panther" said
Detective Baur afterward.
Smith, after being placed under $4,000
ball. was removed to the Jail and detec-
tives followed him. They intend to keep
up their line of questioning and to en-
deavor to force from him a confession
or some statement which will enable
| them to follow their hunt in the Mickle
mystery and the Bennett case.
Bennett Says eyes"
Norris Bennett gave what the police re-
gard as a clear identification of the man
who assaulted him with a Ratchet last
Monday morning to Detective Berman at
Casualty Hospital last night.
Did Smith hit your he asked.
Yes" said Bennett.
How much money did you have with
you?"
Bennett was given a paper and pencil,
and made figures. He could not handle
his pencil well. but made a clear 80"
and in front of the figure 50 he drew
line, which may have indicated that he
had $3.50 with him Monday morning.
Ninth precinct policemen found a col
oreu woman Today VINO said she saw
Smith in Benefits back yard Sunday
afternoon with a Ratchet in his pocket.
Other witnesses have been found who say
that Smith had gone to Benefits house
Ito get Bennett to sell horse
Smith said he played cards all day Sum-
day and most of Sunday night, and Of
ferS the Walker boys as evidence. They
say he did not play cards there all the
afternoon, but started to play only q
little while before dark.
Police Searching Woods.
Capt. Daley. in command Of the ninth
precinct, with Sergt. Mccormick and sew
eral policemen, started a systematic
search of the woods about Gitchie Spring
this afternoon, in an effort to find the
money and gold watch which were miss
ing from Benefits pockets.
Mrs. Bennett told the police that her
husband had his watch with him when he
left home Monday morning AS Smith
was arrested in such short time after
Bennett had been assaulted. and the
police declare he assaulted the grocer, 1t
is believed the money and watch were
secreted by him in the woods near the
spring.
Every tree. nook or stone is being ex-
amined by the police in an effort to find
the watch and money. and il it is In the
woods they say they will undoubtedly
find them.
]. S. Bauman, night clerk at the Hotel
Grand. 18th street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. northwest, who was held up and
robbed several months ago in the hotel
by a man with his face painted, went to
the ninth precinct police station last
night to see Smith.
Mr.. Bauman told the police that Smiths
chin resembled that of the man who had
robbed him, but that he could not identify
him, as the robber had his face painted.
Smith Put in Sweat Box.
Smith yesterday afternoon was put
through three-hour grill by Capt. Daley
in an effort to definitely trace his move
ments Thursday, November 16-the day
OF the Mickle murder-and the following
day, Friday. November II. At the con-
clusion of the examination. at which
Sergt. Mccormack and Detective Baur
were present. Capt. Daley declared Smith
had made grave contradictions, and had
become badly tangled In trying to ex-
plain the discrepancies in his statements
of his movements.
According to Smith ne arose at Z o'clock
Friday morning, and at 8 o'clock left
John Walkers house and went to the
home of William Godfrey. At 10 o'clock.
he says. he left 61st and c streets north
east on a street car and rode to 9TH aid
New York avenue, where he transferred
and rode to AZ and / streets southwest,
arriving there at IL O'Clock. Smith says
he waited until noon, when he met Mrs.
Davis, and that he talked with her until
1910 o'clock, walking to Sd and X streets
southwest, where he left her to board a
car at Az and l. streets. He rode to 9th
street and New York avenue, he said.
where he transferred and continued On
the car to the District line near Chesa-
peake Junction.
Came Back for Whisky.
John Walker got on the car at 10Th and
III street northeast and rode to the DIS
trict line with him, he said They both
got off at 61st street. and Smith said
they went to Godfrey's, arriving there
about o'clock.
Smith says he then boarded a car at
o'clock to come back to the city to
get some whisky, John Walker having
given him 81 and two car tickets. He
said he procured the whisky at Talbert's
and went back to Godfrey's, arriving
there at $50 pm. Until o'clock, he
said. he and John Walker. Lawrence
Britt and William Godfrey, jr., sat
around the Godfrey home, talking and
drinking the whisky, when he went to
| 'Joe's" place, at 6lst and G streets pur-
chased some cigarettes, and from there
went to John Walkers home, where he
spent the night. He said Lawrence Britt
| H..