The Washington times., 1911-11-22

rel of potatoes had brought up from
down the river.
he ThursSay RI wS, got Sp early 50 as to
turned that evening at S o'clock Smith
was gone. He got home about 10:30
o'clock that night, but when got up at
$50 the next morning he had left the
house. l did not see him again until
Saturday"
1t was Cleveland Walker who identi-
fled the ,hatchet with which Morris Ben
nett was killed as belonging to his
brother 49,
being that of my brother" said Walker.
II knew 1t by notch In the handle.
My brother cut the notch there to desig-
nate six-inch length from the blade
end of the hatchet. He used this as a
measurement in laying shingles.
The hatchet was used by my sister,
in-law to chop little kindling wood
Sunday night and placed In Its accus-
toned place between the wood box and
the chimney. The next morning 1t was
missing, and was not located until
found In the road near the scene of the
assault
Smith got up early Sunday morning
and sharpened that hatchet almost to
Says He Lies.
Smith lies when he says he was with
my brother and myself last Thursday
evening"" John Walker said to a re-
porter for The Times IF the remain
ing part of his statements are as false
as this. I shudder to think what part
he really did play in the two crimes" E"
The senior Walker lives in q little in
accessible house off the main highway
which cuts Prince George county in
han, going eastward, a short distance
from Cedar Heights. 1t was Walker
who forced Smith to go to the District
line Monday morning and give himself
up to the police.
Walker said he never had much con-
tidence in Smith,, and always kept a
close watch on him. He helped him
II did not see Smith after . o'clock
last Thursday morning." Walker con-
tinued. HE left nv house about that
hour, saying that he was going out o for
ton of hearing him come in some time
Thursday night, and I think 1t must
have been after 10 o'clock.
Friday morning my wife went to his
some time during the night. He must
have left before s o'clock, as We were
all up by that hour. This looked pc
culiar to me at the time.
prising testimony when the trial Of
Benefits alleged assailant is called.
At Bennett Home.
Three times Sunday Smith was at the
Bennett store, according to a colored
maid employed there. She says he had
the hatcnet In his pocket at the time.
Because Smith is carpenter, nothing
was thought OF this until after Ben
nett was found in his wagon.
II am confident" said Mrs. Bennett,
that Smith planned to take the life of
my husband Sunday, and that the only
reason he did not assault him then was
because he was unable to get him alone.
He knew that my daughter and ! We're
in the habit of going in to Washington
to spend Sunday with my relatives, but
this Sunday We did not go. Three times
during the day Smith came here to the
s.o.s. s.y'ng that he wanted to buy
now that he intended to get my hus-
band out to the stable under the pretext
of looking at the horse. and while there
S'siee Mounted t Policeman si mae Nevis Lewis rrumbo,
who found the blood-covered hatchet
head, Is confident he knows the route
taken by Smith from the scene OF the
crime back to the Walker home. The
Trumbo in working out the course.
Not a spark Of life would have been
left in BENEFITS body II that hatchet
head had not worked loose from the
said. II traced his assailant from there
across the branch, and to the Walker
home Near the Eastern branch found
a handkerchief"
Washed Off Blood.
The policeman displayed the soiled
piece of linen. He said that in his
opinion 1t had been washed in the East
ern branch. He believes the assailant
washed the blood from his hands there.
Concerning the habits of Smith.
Cleveland Walker said that he was a
heavy drinker. II believe he used CO.
caine, too" said Walker. Sometimes
he worked for my brother two weeks.
then of sudden he would disappear.
He turned his hand at many things,
but would never do any more work than
he had to-
Asked as to the feminine acquain-
tances that Smith had. Mr.. Cleveland
said: The only woman we knew any
thing about was one called 'Paddlefoot.'
One day when a woman was visiting us
she asked him the question, How is
Paddlefoot?' l understand she lives on
Union street, near M. The police are
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