Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-03-30
EVENING STAR.
LOCAE INTELLIGENCE.

saturday. He urged tn at had Lee really fe.
lieved the charge he msde against Hume Ms
course would hSTs been very different; that
Be would never have exch snged cards at the
Presidente House with person be believed
N Be rickpoeket; that had he believed the
charge his course the next morning would
have been the reverse Of What II was; that.
instead Of arming himself 10 meet Hum, be
would have had him arrested as piekpockst;
snd that he persisted In the charge, fnovjns
that be was mistaken, because his msiies
would not allow him 70 DO Hume Justice. He
Gid not retreat from the blows of Hums: but
the few PAGES Of door he went over va. ~ siv.
him an opportunity TO geto out deadly weapon
20 make deadly attack.
Mr.. hey closed ct half. past tvelv. o'clock.
Ne. Chiffon, on the part Of defence, nex, al.
dr, ssed the jury, commenting, in his opening,
with severity upon what he termed the relent.
Fess and Tindictive manner in which the prose.
cution had been conducted Taking M the
instructions granted BY the Court, he contend.
81 mat the 6overnmehps c0ansel had dis
eOlorsd the facts in q manner calculated 20
induce the Jury % decide In N amer different
from y hat The court had Instructed them the
Law would justify them in DUNG
Mr.. Chiffon eencluded mia elaborate nd.
dre's; gong over the Whole groubd Of the law
AMI the sStieneer a. fftesn minutes psst two.
J.. m.
Mr.. DsTiiSe for"sed for defence. snim al.
ssrting also with considerable ssy GRITTY MOON thu
course pursued By the prosecution. and rsul i'm,
With No. little seihIy % the points made 6y the
District Attorney. lie contend ed that Lac Raj
no reason % expect visit from Hume ~.
Eext morning he Lsel being the injured Bar.
". alter having been slapped two or thr..
fmes 10 tbs lace ~ the leyee by Hume In the
presence of the ladies be had taken there:
tnat IN regard TO the point made, that " Lee
would rot hsys exchanged cards with Hume
had be really believed aim to be piek ,s,ek.
e., that Lee did not make the proposition 20
exchanges csrds, bat dii 90 at the suggestion
81 Msjor Lally; and If the exchange Of csrds
really meant anything Lee had a right 10 eY-
P>et visit from come friend ef Hums's, and
aSirom himself IN person that Lee doubt.
ls's viewed the card given asa mere trick.
ana tnss hume was not the person he repre-
sented himself 10 be. The gist Of the matter
he eoEtendsd vss this that If the prisoner
believed he Mas In bodily danger he was ju.ti
aei, while that danger Was Impending over
hln, 70 take means 70 rsIel the threatened
attack. he drew picture Of the different
appearance presented by Hume and Lee per-
'onally, the one perfect man, some six feet
tso inches In height sna developed proper
ucuably, and the other q weakly man, ff y
I've pears OF age, and argued THAI Lee. seeing
stick OF that sire In the hands o. an infuria.
led giant like Hume, had reason to believe
himself In dsnger.
Mr.. Dsvidge concluded at 5! m and at
y. Mr. Bradley commenced the closing aryu-
msnt Tor IoVernmsnt, aud in the outset sI.
pressed bis surprise st the remarks INDUCED
10 BY the other side in relation 70 the oour,.
&C the District Attorney
Mr. hey here rose md ssid that if the Of ne,
side we're dissatisfied with his course, thew
mast remain co. Was IL TO be eIrected that q
r1olic prosecutor should address jury In
milk-and-vster style when a grand Jury had
brought "a Q charge OF murder
The counsel tor defence here disclaimed any
purpose OF sttributing TO the District Atlornsy
any Intentional departure from the proper
limits Of Judicial iLquiry
Mr. hey remarked, yOtt0 r0c>, on resumins
his seat, that if they did not like his speech
he would try and make asbstter one next
time. Laughter.
Mr.. bradley proceeded 10 group the syi.
dence rather than % take i, In detail. and
argued that the defence had passed by the
question whether Lee could have escaped With
safety; thar he did not try to disabuss himself
st his error; that In regard 10 the age ami
fseslsness Of Lee, no was but one year older
than him self, tBradley1 and be by NO means
considered himself an old man. and tn at mar
who could cock the pistol produced In court
With one hand vas a. strong as most men; tbs I
Lee could not have eonsidered bimsslf in
deadly peril; that he could have Tended of
the blow easily that had he thrown nm hi.
arm or closed in with Hume DO harm eoold
have been done, az there we're seven or eight
persons IN the room ready TO interfere, 81
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purpose when the pistol was fred AMI that
&c retreated to draw his adversary on. ana
give him'eil Al Opportunity TO crafty his
malice
On the eoncla.iOn of Mr. Brsdley's nAs,srly
cumming mp, the Court al j,urnei tor one hour
iantil hait-Pasi i've. p. N 20 give the iary
an Opportunity % take Refreshments; and on
its reOPsning the case was given to the Jury,
Who retired 20 their chamber
AZ ten minutes to p M. the jaty hving
rendered 10 verdict, the Court sJi1urnsd to
meet ut 10 o clock yesterday morning
At that hoar the Court sat, and shortly
ai,sfI upon rsqaes. Of the jury, Judge Cr.s.
tOrd rs.dsliysred the Instructions granted en-
the day previous The Jury thereuIrn brought
In verdict of rec g"thy. Lee vas then re-
ls.sei and retired, accompanied by his coan-
sci and friends.
IL Is undsrsssOd that the jury on Saturday
night stood nine fOr seQ vital, Two f,r murder
as indicted, and one fOr msnslsughter.
USIrrO STATES PoLIcE RrYcxrs before
Justics Dom
John Cssesu va. arrested By Oscar Par.
BAN for an sssaa!, ami battery on a man
psned John X al. 1: srpears that thew are
both Eirgi1Eahs, AMI had, vi:a Others, come
70 this city Or lark, zni while at a f.s:su.
rant kept by W. Burch syb, cccurrei he.
tween Halt and nss Bsaed Davis. UaII
having got the ssyAntsse cf biz antagonist,
S1cNNht ZINC 10 O3Fls rcecue, 2uu
hence the ee>4sit Bonded for the Crimina ii
Court .r. ...
Thomas welsh was arrested by Officer Bay
Us, charged sith an assault and battery Oh q
Jsuug woman nsDed Ellen Mann. Tue vo
mao and her mother IL appears, were tenants
e the defendant, ard teiny nearly all the
time ineeristei ks 4ssiTe1 10 get them out VI
hi. house and sndrsY9rsl 10 eject them
hence the charge 1f ssssult and battery The
mother being TOO drunk TO appear, and the
tsughter but little better, nothing could be
made o. the ease, aud the deirndsnt wa. liz.
nIsssd.
Ino Essi1 was arrested by DEieer Eor.oad
charged vi,n having ia bis possession ssy, n
hsrsls OF aourr toe property Of William Il
Eiee, Of Georgetown. Tue defendant. n .ho,t
fims since, called on Mr. Elss % get a few
barrels OF -four on credit ne being bak.rl