Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-04-27

Hutton, and did not see his wife until last
Tuesday evening, the day before We were to
return to New York en- route for contemrlat ed
visit to Europe Mrs. j. D. Hutton and myself
and little sister, in the absence Of our hus-
bands, we're sitting at the door, when my little
sister says, There comes Billy and Fanny"
meaning VIM Hutton and his wife looked
up and sure enough they we're appro aching IA
I was astonished for I did not suppose they
would come where was. said to Mrs. J.
D. Hutton, "What do behold can believe
my own eyes?" At this time they were op.
posite the door, and in tho twinkling Of an
eye he dropped his wife's arm and hit me in
the face, knocking mo from my seat, and he
commenced kicking me in q brute like man
ner, until, with the assistance of my sister-in.
law, Mrs j. D. Hutton fed into an adjoin-
ing room He then left I told him that M.
Harris, my husband, would cowhide him for
that; his answer vas, "Tell Mr.. Harris I'll
be back In ten minutes His wife all this
time stood at the street.do1r looking on. He
then took her to the next house, Mr.. -,
where she was harbored until the next night,
az her husband did not dare return for her, or
fulfil his engagement in ten minutes with my
husban who returned few minutes after
the assault and was in waiting for him with
eowhide in hand In the meantime a warrant
was issued for his arrest and placed in tho
hands of officer Stoddsrd for execution, but
tho officer was unable to fud his whereabouts,
and my husband went in search and found
him secreted in q gentlemsn's store, on the
avenue, but not being empowered with autho-
rity to arrest him, he feigned friendship and
told him that if he would call that evening
and ask my forgiveness, he thought the
charge would be Withdrawn. Ny brother pro
missed Mr.. Harris that he would call after
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aged to have the officers in readiness when he
should call in the evening.
About 9 O'Clock, he made his appearance,
and entered the house where his wife was
secreted. In few moments he came out the
back way, where his lite brother and some
other boys were at play, and deliberately
aimed pistol at his little brother and fired,
but missed his brother and shot his own hand.
He then ran into tho house next door again,
and in q moment very large crowd collected
who were eager to administer lynch law on
tho spot, but for the timely interference OF
my husband and tho officers who, after mo-
ment's refusal from Mr.. -. gained ad-
mittance to the house and took him into Gus.
tody and conveyed him to the watch house
The next morning Mr. C. Eckloff came to
me and desired me to withdraw the charge
saying that it would 60 very hard with my
brother, as there were two or three other
charges pending against him, and that my
charge was a very serious one-I having beer
under the Doctors care from the kicks and in.
juries received. He said my brother was very
badly hurt, and was truly sorry for what hs
had done. told Mr.. Eckloff that my brother
might call himself, and in the meantime ]
would consult my husband and we woule
weigh the matter between US
Soon after, my brother called and asked the
forgiveness Of myself and husband, saying
that he was truly sorry for what he had done
aud that If We would forgive him this time b,
would henceforth become a quiet and better
citizen. Taking all things into consid GRAFTON
my husband wrote note to CAPITA Birch
stating that in the case of the People agains
w. Hutton, wherein / was the complainant
the defendant was ovm brother to the com
plainant,) and that he had proved to Us that b,
was penitent, and promised to Eroft by hi
past conduct, and henceforth become peace
able, worthy, and respectable citizen-anC
under the existing circumstances my husband
| solicited the lenity of the court in his behalf
His honor, on reading the note, dismissed tn,
case and hope my brother will profit By
the past. These are the plain facts in the cas-,
without exsggeration.
MARGARET A. HARRIS,
No IT'S d street.
trust the public will consider me justiiel
in asking the lenity of the court in the abov,
case when they consider that tho defendan
va. o,Cn brother to Mrs. Harris, and that i
would have been hard for US, when in another
country, to think that our brother was il
durance vile, and that perhaps We should move
return to see him alive P HARRIS.
WASHINGTON, April II, 1S55.-1t*