The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-07-15
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
CoURT-TIsIAL OF BARRETT AND VIII
~ " asa "a LJAMS FOR MURDER

~ lad t LIAMS FOR MURDER.
WEDNESDAY July 1.-THE court met at the usual hour
and the trial resumed Before the calling Of any
witnesses, Mr.. CHLoS read the advertisement in the
Evening Star of March 20, in which reward OF $3.50
offered for information which would lead to the
rest aud conviction of the parties who had made the
sault Messrs Lewis and Entwistle This was intro
duced evidence to show that the witness Crico was
OF the fact that the reward had been offered when
he gave the Information to Capt. Goddard
Mr.. ouID then called, rebutting evidence for the
prosecution,
WV. III THOMPSON, who sworn. Is a Waterman at
the Capitol remembers the night when Messrs, Lewis
and Entwistle We're shot il raining little about
halfpast twelve o'clock, when witness first went out Of
doors the street lamps of the ordinary size and
thirty or forty yards apart Thinks man could
recognise another ON the opposite side OF the street. If
the lamps were lighted; witness does not know the pre-
else time at which the shooting took place.
w. A. MuILoY sworn.-Could distinguish person
gas lump any night, though it might be rainy
foggy, at double the width of the if the night
was dark person could sec who passing lamp
80 much the plainly has often Identified persons
500 yards off under such circumstances
w. w BAssEIT sworn.Wit fitness passed up Capitol hill
with his brother and another little before the
shooting of Messrs Lewis and Entwiste heard three
shots fired just before going into his house witness pass
ed two walking slowly whom he took to be Messrs
Lewis and Entwste, as he was going home 1t not
what could DO called dark night Witness lives East
the corner He about 20 feet from the northeast
of the Capitol grounds when he met Lewis and
Entwiste thinks it about quarter before IL o'clock
As witness going up the hill he heard steps behind
and looked sxound three about sixty PAGES off
who appeared to be together
Inc evidence was here closed. No instructions
asked upon either side, and Mr. Cross proceeded to adj
dress the jury in behalf of the prosecution He remarked
that although ho might not be expected perhaps to dis
play the oatorica powers and forcibe reasoning of his
absent friend the District attorney yet he would at least
initiate him in the proverbial brevty for which his adj
dresses to the jury distinguished And, in truth, in
this there little to be disputed either to law
or fact No doubt could arise in the mind of any
to the fact that this of murder by whomso
ever the crime might have been committed; and the
only question that could arise to the identity Of
the prisoners at the bar This was clearly to by
the witness Carrco, and the simple question, then was
whether the jury thought the evidence of this witness
entitled to credence AS far the conduct of Carrco
the night in question was concerned it must be conceded
that he signally ailed to discharge his duty a
and police officer but that in respect detracts from
the crediblity of his testimony. He had given salts
factory for his delay in mpartng his knowledge
of the transaction in the fact that he considered his life
in danger unless both the prisoners could be arrested
and for similar he had declined to testify
against them, and had gone to Jail a sham in order
that their comrades might suppose that he had been
creed into giving his testimony.
The jury took brief recess and after coming in
Mr. MAURY addressed the jury in defence of the prs
oners, placing his sole reliance attempt break
down the evidence of CaTico and ndulgng in the most
structures upon the character Of this witness He
contended that the legal presumption of the prisoners
innocence ought not to be shaken by the positive tes
mony of base creature the counsel for the prose
cution had conceded this witness be and showed con-
siderable ingenuity in his attacks upon the consistency
and pausblity of Carricos evidence nsnuang that he
was parict ermins with the prisoners. He further
argued that there must be reasonable doubt of the guilt
of the prisoners and hence they ought to be acquitted
Mr.. CHIFFON followed the same side recapituating
the evidence and commenting at considerable length
on the various circumstances which, in his opinion
tended to mpeach the testimony of Carrco Upon the
conclusion of his argument, it being nearly four o'clock
the closing speech the part of the prosecution was
postponed until tomorrow morning, and
The Court adjourned