Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-26

have made an engagement with Bennett
Tor the latter to haul tools from near
Gitchie Spring next morning. LIZZIE
Jones saw her employer driving in the
direction of the spring on Central ave-
nue.. She knew 1t was an unusual thi
for him to go to market in that direction,
and so. remarked when she reached the
house.
Lizzie Jones declares Smith was In the
wagon with her employer. It was only
an hour later that Bennett was as aulted.
Name of Kabusta Familiar.
The name Kabusta did not seem to be
Unknown to some people in Cedar Heigl is
yesterday afternoon. At least. one resi-
dent Of that section indicated that the
name was familiar, although he did not
say he had heard it before.
John Walker, who had employed Smith,
and who had arrested him, said that
Smith had frequently spoken about CHI
cago. Walker had expressed a desire t.
take trip with Smith to the Windy
city, but Chicago did not seem to have
any attractions for Smith
Smith was a good tight-rope walker"
John Walker remarked. He would
string a wire from one tree to another
and walk 1t as good as circus perform
er could"
In this connection. 1t is stated, Smith
participated in theatrical shows and prob
said at Cedar Heights yesterday that
Smith had a lawsuit over the sale of
small house at Cedar Heights to a South
washington woman not long ago. He
had an option on the property. it was
stated, and the suit was decided In his
favor.
Squire Case Recalled,
Along with the Miekle case, the police
are now investigating the old evidence in
the murder of Joseph c. Squires, who was
shot November IL 1904 while passing
through the woods on his way to the
Wine View Grub. The police record in
that case shows that Joseph c. Squires,
sixty-seven years old. a clerk in the pen
sion office, living at 10th and Adams
streets northeast, was shot in the heart
and killed while passing through the
woods near his home on his way to the
Wine View Club. The suspects are two
young white men. who were seen running
away"
me police obtained the name of a young.
boy who saw the men running away and
it is understood they may ask him to
look at James Smith, probably today.
The witness In question is William Sar-
tain, seventeen years old, residing at 1346
Franklin street, Brookland D. C.
The Star yesterday located Sartain at
the Corby yeast factory, LaLgdon. D. c..
where he is employed. Young Sartain
said he had seen the two men running
away from the scene OF the crime just
before he found the body of Sauires, but
said he did not see their faces and would
not be able to identify either of them.
Record Of Assault and Battery Case.
In looking up the record of James H.
Smith the police yesterday obtained
statement from John Weast, justice of
the peace at Capitol Heights. Md, giving
an account of the conviction of Smith in
January, 1910. for assault and battery on
William Dyer. The statement was OBJ
| tanned by Sertg. Mccormack of the ninth
precinct.
Smith was tried before Justice of the
Peace Weast January IA, 1910, and also
was given a hearing at the same time on
| a peace warrant sworn out by George w.
Stout, who charged Smith with making
threats and discharging a gun over his
head.
| In default Of payment of fine and costs
In the first case and In lieu of bonds re-
Quired In the second case Smith was
| committed to jail and kept there until the
April term Of court in that year, when he
was given his liberty.