The Washington herald., 1919-04-23
DYING GIRL TOLD
OF BRAVE FIGHT
TO SAVE HONOR
AnteMortem Statement Of
Miss Hood Presented at
Murder Trial.
DEFENSE INSANITY
Prosecution CompletesC Case
And Witnesses for De-
fense Heard.

Miss Lill1an r fOoo. tno nhuiucfoo
war worker, received mortal wounds
while fighting to protect her honor.
she stated in her dying declaration
made at Emergency Hospital and ad-
nnftted as evidence for the prosecu-
ton IN the case OF James Henry Jack
500. on trial for murder in Justice
siddons' division of the District Su-
prems Court yesterday.
The statement Of Miss Hood was
taken by Miss Pauline NJ. Scott. a
stenographer from the office OF the
district attorney, and read to the jury
by her from the stand as a witness
She said that Miss Hood became
very weak while making the direct
statement and her voice became
almost uninteIligible when questions
were asked her. so much so that
James ]. oLeary. who asked the
questions. was obliged to lean over
the bed with his ear very near her
TO understand what she was saying.
standing BY bed-
Miss Scott said that Miss Hood
stated that she was awakened by
some one standing by her bed. and
she called out to know who it was.
She said that the man said. It's me,
hnd began climbing in the bed.
She fought him back. calling for
help. which did not come. and he shot
twice She seized him by the ankles,
And was dragged out of the window.
She was then shot and beaten over
the head with a pistol.
Aliss Hood then grew very weak and
fcpeated. almost unintelligibly, Il
p shoot inn shoot inn" She had been
tJld before Miss Scott entered the
ward that she could live but short
lime. Miss Hood told her when she
entered that she knew her condition.
DIR. ]. W. Mankin, surgeon at
Emergency Hospital. told on the
stand of having been requested by
officers from the office of the district
attorney to tell Miss Hood that she
could not recover and ask her to
make a dying statement.
He said he hesitated. then when
he went to her ward he could not
tell her and went back to the officer
with the statement that he could
not do IL. The officers insisted that
n was important that it be made
and he at last went back and told
her. She said she was aware of
her condition.
Prosecution Rests.
District Attorney5ohn L. Laskey
Insisted over objections, that the
condition of Miss Hood at the time
she made the statement be given to
the Jury.
The prosecution rested their case
before noon and the defense asked
time to get their witnesses to the
court Justice Siddons gave a re-
cess until 1 o'clock when the de-
fense began the submission of evil
dence
Official Stenographer John T. Laws
was the first witness called when
court convened yesterday. He iden-
tilted the statements made TO the po-
lice at headquarters by Jackson after
he was arrested and told of the cir
cumstances surrounding its being
made by him.
r. District Attorney Laskey read the
statement to the jury. In it jackson
described how he had Travelled over
the distance of the trail of crime and
how he had committed each act as
had been testified to by police officers.
DIR. Mankin. of Emergency Hospital.
told the jury of his having treated
Miss Hood when she was brought to
that institution. Mr.. Laskey an
nounced. That's the case of the gov
eminent; your honor, please"
Defense Opens.
The defense, in stating their case to
the jury. made it known that they
would ask that it find on evidence to
be submitted that the prisoner was
degenerate with a continuous crime
record extending over a period of if
teen years of a diseased and insane
mind at the time that the crimes. for
which he is on trial. were committed.
That as boy Jackson had traits,
characteristics and tendencies distinc-
lively foreign to the average boy.
While in the Leavenworth peniten-
tiary he developed evidences of In
sanity.
Mrs. Fannie Jackson. mother of the
prisoner. was the first witness and
she was rather reserved in speaking
out for her son. He was always un-
ruly and OF a bad nature, she said.
She was away from home when, sew
eral years ago he was arrested for
firing the house.
Hazel Roy Henderson. a colored
man and a former bellman. now
serving time in Jail for house,
breaking. told of having been to
Jackson's room many nights for
liquor and that there was a dope
outfit there from which Jackson
often doctored his liquor before
AEf ~ . II
which Jackson also used.
But two witnesses of the defense
were examined at the afternoon ses-
sion OF the court. They will call
several. DR.. William A. White, who
had hAAn CALLED as an annarf IN in