The Columbian fountain., 1846-07-02
CRIMINAL COURT.
WEDNESDAY, July /, 1876.

u. $. Us. Ed,card L. Hamilton, for the mur-
der Of. M artha Ann Hamilton, his fe.-This
morning, after the rendition Of the verdict in
the case of ar Richie, Gully OF an assault
and not guilty Of fthe assault and battery with
the intent 70 kill,) the court proceeded to
empanel a jury in this case.
Ofthe number called, Messrs. Wilson, Ric-
ketts, Belt Thyson, Cunningham Perkins,
Critenden, 4. Drury, Middleton, Smallwood,
Hines, c. Ennis, and Gunnel, were perempt-
orily challenged, and Messrs. V. Harbaugh
and Hilton, challenged for cause. The follow
ing gentlemen were finally sworn as the Jurors
in the case G. H. Holtzman, f. S. Myer, G..
Barnhill. I'll. V. Hill, A. Pickrell, Jas. Lusby,
w. Warder, L. Orme, Jno. Ward, w. b.
Dyer, VIM. Thomas, and Noble Hurdle. The
first witness called was Mrs. Mary Gates, the
mother Of the deceased She testified to con-
yersaton that took place between her, Hamil-
ton, and the deceased, shortly after the injury,
in which the deceased repeatedly stated that
her injuries Were received from the hands Of
Hamilton, who, on her refusalt give him l21
cents, that she intended to buy stockings with,
10 purchase liquor with, threw her upon the
floor, and beat, kicked, and stamped upon her;
breaking one Of her ribs, and tearing ther hair
from her head, and Hamilton did not deny
the statement. Mrs. G. produced a bundle Of
the hair belonging TO the deceased in court.
Mrs. G.. also stated that the deceased address
ed Hamilton, saying Edward, you prom
ised my mother never TO lay your hands on me
again. To which Hamilton replied--"Yes
but never SAID wouldn't use my feet" She
also testified, on cross examination, that Ham
ilton had always treated the. deceased unkind-
". James Gates, the brother of the deceased,
also testified to some conversations between
him and the prisoner, relative to the matter; he
charged Hamilton with having killed the de-
ceased; Hamilton did not deny it. Mrs. Phil
lips. sister of thedeceased, testified to threats
made by the prisoner at various times against
the deceased, that he would kill her, Sc.
These witnesses all declared they had never
seen the deceased intoxicated.
DIR. Causin testified, that day or two after
the occurrence, the deceased called at his resi-
dence al night, wishing him TO do something
for her; he examined and discovered that one
Of her ribs on the right side was Hoken, and
that she was in very bad state. He directed
her to 90 home and have bandage put round
her waist. lie called next morning: he was
taken sick that day and saw her no more. a
long and tedious cross examination took place
relative TO the cause and effect of a hundred
Hypothetical cases, put TO the Dr. The result
OF il was, that the DIR. was firmly of the opin-
ION that,the death of the deceased was caused
by the breaking Of her rib and the other ILL
treatment of the deceased
DR.. Condiet attended the deceased during
her last illness. He was Of the opinion that
her death was causedby the blows, &c, from
which her rib had been broken.
Dr. w. p. Johnson stated that he had attend
ded the post morem examination, and gave a
long detail OF the state of the body OF the de-
ceased. He is under examination when close
this report
Key and S. S. Williams for U. S.; Ratcliffe,
Warner, and J. w. Williams for defence.
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