Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-08-28
STAR.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

CRIMINAL CoURr-TRIAL OF SULLIVAN -
The Court having decided yesterday that the
evidence of Mrs Eggleston was inadmissible-
Valentine Din-el was called to the stand
Saw the prisoner night Of the 4th of July
about Q o'clock; be came into Schuseler's
without hat; had blood on his right hand
it covered the whole hand nearly; Richard
Jones came to the door but did not come IN
didn't mention seeing the blood on Sullivan's
hand at the hearing before the magistrate
Mrs Mary Schussler swOrn.-Was at the
Park the night Of the 4th; Sullivan came
there about ton minutes before nine; saw
seven or eight men running from Bockert's;
thrce of them got in buggy and drove down
the street; about ten minutes after Sullivan
came up; be looked very strange, and said,
"By God 1 have lost my hat, it is over there
ut Bockert's, and By God I'll have it If have
to kill somebody and 60 to the penitentiary )"
be had blood on his arm he went back to the
same place again.
Mr.. Martin, counsel for defence, rose and
complained that Officer Reese was operating
disadvantageously to the prisoner by confer.
ring with witnesses outside the court room and
advising with the District Attorney.
The Court answered, that if it could be
proved that Mr.. Reese so conferred with the
witnesses, a remedy should be applied; but it
was beyond the Courts power or right to die
tate to the District Attorney in the matter, or
as to the manner Of the performance of his
duties.
The District Attorney rested the case here.
Officer Reese was recalled: Had no recollec-
tion Of telling Waterman Birkhead TO arrest
short, chunky man on the 4th of July; did not
see Thoma with O knife at the picnic Kohr.
man had no knife or pistol about him Wit
ness then exhibited in Court a dangerous look
ing bowie knife which he had got from old Mr
Tanner a few days after the homicide, and
subsequent to the arrest. 1t had no blood on
it when be gotit Witness had kept the knife
secretly from his family, and it had not been
cleaned while in his possession The spots on
it were supposed By some to be blood and by
others to be rust.
Dr. Elliott recalled Tho wound was an
inch and half or two inches wide, and might
have been made with this knife; the wound
was lot Jagged butserrated, like the letter W.
Ell Dawson sworn, for dsfence.-Is a bar
Der: shaved Mr.. Sullivan and cut his hair
2sth June shaved him again 81 of July the
moustache was shaved eff, clean
Rich'd. Jones sworn.-About O'Clock 4th
July went to the Park; got in company with
Sullivan about 81 o'clock, and persuaded him
TO 20 to Beckert's; he went with me
V DingIe recalled Saw Mr.. Eggleston
have knife at the Park about o'clock, like
the one in court
Thomas Dawson, witness for the United
States was called, and identified this knife as
one lie had seen in the hands Of Eggleston on
election day and on the 4th Of July; it was
between 10 and III o'clock at night when he
s.w the knife there was blood ON it. and also
on the lapel OF Eggleston's coat; Eggleston
did not come to the piece whore witness saw
the knife in a carriage
The Counsel for defence here proposed to
put in as evidence Dawson g statement of Egg
gleston' confession to him Of having commit
ted the murder
The District Attorney objected to the admis.
he md OF has
dence; that the confession might have been
made to Illustrate the ends of justice, and that
the witness (Eggleston) was in roach Of a sum-
mons and could be placed on the stand if de-
sired by the defence.
The Court decided that the statement of Egg
gleston to Sullivan was clearly inadmissible,
he being himself a competent witness who
could be brought in person upon the stand by
the defence.
Columbus Eslin sworn for defence.-GOt to
Beckert's when Sullivan and some Dutchmen
were fighting; saw Eggleston hit Kohrman
with both handsome blow on his back and
ono on bis left side; didn't see HOFFMAN strike
blow; was so far couldn't see whether he had
anything 10 his hand; went with him from
SchUssler to Bee kert thinks that IL the knife
he had at Sohussler's; the last time witness saw
Sullivan he and Eggleston had German down
beating him. Diagram shown, witness point
ed out the position Of the parties When Egg
SttSSOB UeCodStV NC tLSSitslobJ
before witness and ran out the gate; thinks
Sullivan had slight moustache; Eggleston
had more; didn't see Sullivan have q knife;
when Egg! lesion went out of the gate witness
followed and ttrec or four after; about two
minutes before Bell was struck, Sullivan and
Eggleston were fighting two Germans.
Dir. ESlin recalled BY Mr.. Key: " Were
you not indicted for q riot Z" Objected to,
and ruled out
Daniel Stewart sworn.-Was on pic-nic on
Fourteenth street on that day; Eggleston was
there; saw him draw out a knife, something
like this; went to Schussler's first with E.,
thence to Beckert's; saw f. and deceased
talking at the gate about shutdown; saw E. 60
and clap deceased on the shoulder; witness
and his brother then left Beckert's in buggy;
when they got to the Park, Eggleston was
there, and asked to ride down in the buggy;
ct the time EgglestOn clsDped deceased on the
shoulder witness saw nothing in his hand.
James Bowen sworn Saw Eggleston on the
night Of the 4th Of July; saw him at Dorsey's,
on Seventh street, early in the night; that
looks like the knife; there was blood on the
knife; thinks there was blood on his person;
thinks be had on white clothes, and blood on
one of the sleeves, but can't say which sleeve;
he had the knife in his hand.
TO-DAY.
The DistriJt Attorney, in reference to the
objection raised by Mr.. Martin, on yesterday,
" s1O InbctLcIcDCc VI OulceI hcese Ia the con-
duct OF the trial, said it was necessary that he
should haYe some one by him to communicate
with who was acquainted with the details Of
the case and with the German language.
Mr.. Martin replied that he did not desire to
complain Of the course Of Mr.. Key, but thought
If, as had been reported to him, Mr.. Reese,
who was q witness, had eonversed with other
witnesses who had not been examined, it was
improper interference.
Mr.. Reese re-called.-Is acquainted with
VIM. d. Bell; met Bill Bell on his way 10 mar
, ket; told him to arrest Eggles:on if he saw
him, as he was concerned in the murder Of
Captain Bell Witness here produced some
pantaloons which he got at Sam Tanners the
j, brother-in-law Of Eggleston Eggleston had
W on white pants that day; witness testified that
the Germans had not given him any monev;
there was good deal Of blood split in the fight