Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-07-16

geo. II. Phillips, sworn for the United States
Mr.. Phillips stated that he was the Deputv Mar
shall Of the District Of Columbia; that he kne,,
the defendant, Cross; that a bench warrant had
been issued for his arrest the 18th dav of June
last; on the LIST day of July. about IL o'clocka m
witness heard that Cross was in town; went in
search Of him with the warrant in his pocket. II
was rumOred that Cross had gone to Georoetoyyn.
information was finally received that he had been
seen on Eighth street; Officer Horner gave the
information; witness started off after him with
several officers whom he directed to search in dif
lerent directions for the prisoner and arrest wher
ever he was found; about IL o'clock m Mr. Mur
phv, magistrate called witness as he was passino
and told him that there was riot i'm the Nortber9
LlOertes IN consequence of the officers having
arrested Cross. and that Cross had shot Oaicc1
Robinson; witness went Immediately tn ,scer
tain the fact, and when at the corner of Fifth and
r streets saw the officers with the prisoner i'm
their possession coming down towards the ial
CToNS-t|nm'Hed.-Didn not see Robinson among
the ofhcers whom he directed to 90 in search of
the prisoner, but he was no doubt there; did not
Know Robinson particularly; had doubt that
he was one of the men whom he had ordered to
arrest Cross
b. DOHHsHy, sworn.-Witness belongs TO the
Auxiliary Guard; Robinson one of the parties
VINO were ordered to 90 in search Of Cross; wit
ness went into MiddletOn'S restaurant corner 9th
and streets: Cross came In and went to the bar:
he aSked witness To drink with him; witness re-
fused and told Cross that he was fugitive from
Justice, and if he (Hitness) had authority he
would arrest him; witness then came to the CITY
Hall and told Mr.. Phillips that Cross was in
Of1cpTS
In search OF Cross and arrest him; witness went
up Seventh street in search, and saw him at the
corner of Seventh and 6 streets; ran after him
with several of the officers and on the north side
OF Il, between Sixth and Seventh streets caught
up with him and told him to stop; Cross drew
pistol and said that he would kill the first son of
D-h VINO should attempt to arrest him: he
packed OIL and told witness that he did not want
to kill him, but that he had better leave; witness
had no weapon; Cross backed up an alley and
aiter going that way for a short distance. turned
and ran, still crying out that the first man that at
tempted to touch him he would shoot: he had
the pistol in his hand and pointed il to witnesses
head; after moment be spoke to witness say
ing, lyon id son of Il b-h, why don't Won ar
rest NE - witness then ran up Seventh street as
far as the market house, and turned down New
YORK avenue. to intercept Cross as he came up
Fifth street; heard pistol shot and saw him turn
the corner OF Firth street, saw officer Birkhead
take him by the arm and carry him to an apothr-
cary shop; large crowd was following who act
ed as II they wanted to rescue the prisoner from
the officers; saw Robinson coming down the
street towards the apOthecarv's with the blood
running ffoIn his wounds; did not see Cross fire
the pistol.
CTOSs-erdmined.-Ha known the prisoner some
five years; refused to d.ink with Cross in Mid
detOn' restaurant because he had had some fiji
Guilty with him some time before the election
and thought that Cross wanted To yet him wit
nesS) into difficulty of some sort or other; wit
ness had no malice against prisoner, but thought
he had against him CwitnesS:) witness did not
care to have any thing to do with the prisoner
that day because he thought that Cross was his
enemy; witness while in Middleton's told Cross
that he was fugitive from Justice and if he
lwltneSs) had a warrant lie would arrest him
(CrosS;) when witness Informed the Deputy Mar
shall that Cross was in town, he 1.-THE NIarshaN
showed witness a bench warrant for his arrest:
NJ? BIRD, one of the officers, had a warrant also
Tor him; the prisoner did not ask the officer to
show his authority for arreSting him in the Dres-
ence of witness; Cross told witness on the street
that he did not care for warrant; that he would
shoot the man who attempted to arrest him; AT
witness told AT no dor
tzed by the Marshal to arrest him; Cross said he
did not care for that A horse pistol was here
shown TO the witness, who identified il as the
one used on that dav by Cross
r. v BeTEhdrd swOrn.-Was standing on the
coIhe! OF seventh and l streets. on the day in
question, when Officers Robinson and Harper
came up and asked witneSS-who was in CONVEX
sitlon with Capt. Suit-if he had seen Cross in
that neighbOrhOod; at the same time they said
they were ordered to arrest him. and ordered wit
ness 10 20 along and help; witness gave one of
them twenty -fve-Cent piece. and told him to 20
into FTdnkenbeTger'S restaurant and ask them all
IN to drink, and see if Cross might not be there:
they went in. and witness saw Remeiious Burch
(CroSS'S cOmpdniOn) 90 out through the back
door; witness, with the rest of the officers went
OUT ana ran down as far as the corner of g and
Ninth streets, and then saw DOnnellv standing on
the corner of Seventh and streets talkinI to
CroSs Cross run Oft, and witness asked the Off
GERS IL they had any weapons and there was no
weapon among them all. but billy. which Uar-
per lad; they went up to the market house and a
large crowd followed them; witness told Robin
son 10 20 by the r fth-StTeet engine house, and
he would 90 the other way to intercept Cross az
ne came around the corner witness thus got sep
dTated some 2W yards fGcm Robinson; witness
soon came mp with Robinson again and saw
Cross walking back from Seaton's garden towards
The officers; Cross said to Robinson who was 4
little III advance, =. Who are Won runninp after
yon son of Il b-h,'' lie had the pistol in his
hand, and il was pointed directly at RobinSon's
head; Robinson jumped side and made a
motion To seize the weapon. when Harper cried
out To Cross, - Don't YOU shoot him;'' Cross in
stantly fired, and ran; witness and Harper ran IN
and caught Cross. Just as he was tryinu 10 oct
through board fence; Cross exclaimed that it
Was ID hard To be arrested by lot of foreign
eiS;'' witness said 10 him. You are Il pretty |
Americana" witness helped to take him to Jail; |
cross did not ask the officers to show their an
thOrlty for aTTeStng him. until after he had fired
and had been arrested; when they were taking
him To Jail he asked them to show their warrant
anu anu nj. anSh took the warrant from his pocket
and showed il to him.
CrOS'-eJnDliH .d.--CroSs presented his pistol |
when witness was quite near him: witness cried |
out, stop thief he ran until he GOT ON 5tI street.
he then turned and walked down toward the Off |
GERS he hred the pistol before Mr. Waugh had |
TIME 10 show his warrant; he did not ask to see il
until lie had been arrested
DR.. DHhGHsI, swOrn.-On the dav of the af- |
lay, was driving up IN street; saw a crowd COM
ln@ down the street; some friend told witness that
man had been shot, and asked witness To 90 |
ana ste him. went to the drug store and saw the |
man Robinson sitting in a chair; he was very |
weak and faint from loss of blood; had him re- |
moved to sofa and Probed his wounds; 4 ball
had passed through his hand and one through his |
fic,- witness. after further examination, found |
ana cut ball from the fore finger Joint and one
out OF the check also ball which had lodged |
near the ear IN the neck witness extracted three
balls from RobnsOn's hand and face. These
Were produced by witness in the court. they Were
buck shot Of the usual COlt-rPvulver size.
MI Key, for the United States. here announced
that he would close the Oh the part OF the |
prosecution without any further examination of
witnesses.
Mr.. Chiffon for the defence, stated to the Court
that he had been employed in the case only that |
morning; that he found that he was short Of evil
dence. and that some of the witnesses for the |
defence We're not present; he would like to ex- |
anime them in course, but could not do until |
they could bc brought together he asked the |
Court TO postpone the public consideration of the
case until to-day, and he would endeavor TO he |
ready Ivy then TO take up and inish the case with
out further delay.
The Court granted the request and the jurors |
Were allowed to 90 home, with an injunction that |
they were not to talk in the interim upon the |