Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-14

Bennett said. He grabbed ME by the
neck, and 1 tried to pull away. He pulled
out hammer or hatchet, took me by the
, hair, and I don't know what happened
after that
HE grabbed me first by the neck and
hit me once, but I don't remember much
| about it,
| Bennett identified the trousers which
Smith wore. He was also asked about the
money. He said he didn't know what
happened to It, He said that he didn't
know anything for three weeks. during
| which time he was in Casualty Hospital.
Witness Cross-Examined.
Attorney Shinn, for the defense, next
questioned Bennett, who told him no one
was very near at hand when Smith ar
ranged to have ride in Bennet's wagon.
II didn't show Smith any money, and
l don't know how he knew I had any
money" he said. Il had never spoken
to Smith and he had never spoken to
me, other than what we would say when
he came in now and then to buy a paek
Of cigarettes
Bennett SAID he passed 61st street and
the car line shortly after Z o'clock on the
morning of the assault, and mentioned a
colOred man named Gillen, or Gillann,
who lived near there. Mr.. Shinn men
tionNd the. names of several other men
supposed to be on the road that MORN
in out Bennett shook his head. He
said he saw nothing OF John walker,
'Cleve'' Walker or Lawrence Britt, and
had not seen anything of any of them for
several days.
MIR. Shinn drew out scores of details
How do you know he hit you with
hatchet?'
Il saw it in his hand 1t was either a
hatchet or a hammer saw the handle
sticking from his pocket l saw it i'm
his hand, too.
How do you know he hit your"
Haven't 1 got enough marks on my
head to know l got hit?
Police tell you anything?
Never told me a thing I have all the
marks l need to know l got hit"
Bennet's Jaw Painful.
After long series of questions on small
matters, Mr.. Wilson suggested that Ben
nets wounded jaw was hurting him. The
witness said he could hold but a few
minutes longer. He said, in answer to
questions. he didn't know who took the
money or his watch.
Bennett told story of his hazy thoughts
as he "came to- in the hospital.
81 woke UP, it seemed like, and every
thing was stranpe. | was coming to
myself. I don't remember anything that
went on before I came to-"
Mr.. Shinn made reference to the al
lesed attempts of Detective Berman to
get some information from Bennett as he
lay lowering between life and death in
the hospital, Those interviews were al
ways brief and for time Bennett gave
no sign Of intelligence. Finally. after
he regained his senses. Berman and
others asked him questions, he said.
II remember some one saying Who
hit vou? and showing me a picture of
Smith"
."They would ask you a question and
you would shake your head or nod it?'
asked Mr. Shinn.
Eyes" said Bennett.
Mr. Shinn had a voluminous sheaf of
newspaper clippings and asked Bennett
about his memory of any interviews pub
lisihed.
Bennett said he had procured all the
papers after he had recovered and had
read all the many news stories of the
davs when the police were looking for
evidence He also said that many of
the things he was supposed to have
said were misunderstood because of his
difficulty in talking.
In rerly to a question by Mr. Wilson,
Bernet said;
s.The first man 1 told about this thing
after I got my senses. think. was Capt.
Daley
Capt. Daley is in command of the
-inth police precinct.
Testimony by Bennet's Wife.
Mrs. Morris Bennett was the next wit
ness She pointed out Smith, said she
knew him, despite his mustache and
that he had frequently been In the Ben
net store at Fairmont Heights. Md.
Il heard his voice at the back door OF
our store that Sunday night" she testi-
fed. IT heard him ask my husband to
take chest of tools to some place on
9TH street, and Mr. Bennett told him to
call next day