The Washington herald., 1919-04-18
,IRL DESCRIBES
FIERCE STRUGGLE
WITH ASSAlANT
coNTuD FROM FACE ONE.

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Py the striking OF a match on the
|loor casing Of her room.
There was q second match and
hen a third struck and at this she
burned her head and asked Who's
[hat?" and q voies replied It's me. -
saw MAN In Room
She was startled and sat up IN bed
Ind saw the form OF q man stand
ing in the doorway, while the light
burning in the han shone in the
toom-
Don't you scresrf.- she said the
|aan called out, and a. she screamed
be sprang with his full weight upon
per. throwing his arms around her.
|,inioning her hands down by her side
She gave q loud scream and the
man loosed his grip with one hand
|hnd drawing a pistol from his
pocket pressed it to her side and
bred. 'He then let go OF her and
bed through the door and down
! he stairs. She could not see his
lace. she testified. and could not
leH whether he was a white man
|br not.
Her screams brought to her aid
der cousin, Henry NJ Loomis. OF
fsastpoTt. Maine, who with his wife
|was stopping In the home. and 9TH
|kr members OF the family.
AIR. Loomis was afterwards call
ID TO the stand and identified ar
ieIes OF jswelry and clothing of
himself and Mrs. Loomis stolen
fom the GeaSan home and recoy-
bred from Jackson after his arrest.
He described the scenes In the
bpme AFTER the shooting of Miss
Feagan and told OF how she was car
fisd to another room and then sent
10 . hospital Miss Geagan was in
Fhe hospital but i've days
Police oricer Adolf Waldorf, who
pushed from headquarters after the
kau came for the police. went to the
foom and picked the bullet from
|he foor which he marked and turn
Ia over to headquarters.
This was produced by the district
kttoFney and he identified it
District Attorney John E. Laskey
|esumed charge OF the case at the
Spenins Of the trial yesterday and did
host OK the questioning Of witnesses
or the Government through the ses-
ion Assistant District Attorney
laws was at his side. till the case
|ras adjourned over at 3 o'clock to
Monday.
Man Ran Away.
The nrst witness called yesterday
borning was Afiss Ruth Levy, en-
Pioyed IN the Treasury Department
md living at No. 11os Fourteenth
|treet.
Her room looked down on the lot
bto which Miss Hood was dragged
[hrough the window from her room
before she was shot.
Miss Levy. testified that she was
Weakened by the scream of a wom-
u anu Nhehcu 70 lnc "lnQO". II
has dark and she could see no one
3 the lot, but she heard scuffling in
he bushes There was q shot, then
|hree shots Then there came the
foIce of woman calling for help.
nd someone said help had been
lent for.
A searchlight flashed through q
Flndow two doors away and she
|aw q man standing at the corner
d the alley for a little while and
hen run on at full speed. looking
Jack all the time.
Sergt Joseph 8. Johnston, Of the
{eccnd precinct. told the court Of
y having turned in at I:32, at
twelfth and l. streets. and then went
d Thirteenth with Sergt. Batson.
Fhere the two. saw a man walk
trangely across the street. look to-
ard the second story of the house.
ben walk bach across into the alley
nd disappear toward a vacant lot.
The two officers went in different
irceuons 70 watch for the man to
pne out Of the alley. but he did