Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-07-13

| CRIMINAL CouRr-TIiai of Charles Barrel
| and Henry Williams for Mnrder.-when our
report closed yesterday, the regular panel Of ju.
| rors had been exhausted, and one Juror only
sworn. Those who were disqualified by reason
| Of having expressed opinions as TO the guilt or
innocence Of the prisoners, were as follows, viz
James +. Scott, christopher Cammack, Samuel
Lewis, z. ID. Gilman, John w. Martin, Francis
hohun, Jno T. Bradley, Richard barnes, Zadoc
Williams, N. P. King, Columbus Alexander,
Abr'm Kimmell, A. F. Ofutt. John f. Neale,
Jas. Y. Davis, A. Geddis, and Jas. H. Shekell.
Those who were challenged by the counsel on
Edwin Green, Jos. w. Nairn, John Shaw, Henry
=: Purdy, Jas. A. Burns and Thos. Fl Miles
Kick. Nj. Smith was sworn. The Court then
issued a a order to the Marshal to summon fifty
talesmen from whom to make up the jury in the
pending case. .-.,
No further business was transacted until Eve
O'Clock p. m, when the talesmen who had been
summoned began to return their names to the
Clerk, and on being sworn to the Court, Joseph
Libby. jr., HILLARY l.. Ohu,t, Edw'd ) Wright,
G. A. Upperman, James A Riley, John c. John
son, Francis I. MilbuIn, William F. Seymour,
Thomas A. Lazenby, John Wilson, and George
fed
Cornelius stribling, H. w. Blunt, and E r
Mavteld were excused.
Jonathan Catharell. Ohio IL. Muncaster, and
Jesse LiPscomb, were challenged.
John +. Campbell, James Murray, VIM Hyde,
Theo +. Boucher, George Shoemaker w
Hurdle, " lillian Ii. Ernest, Daniel W Oyster
George w. Cooley, Irwin ) Barker and James
plete.
They were all sworn except one juror, Ia order
to give the jury opportunity to return to their
homes for the night.
The Court then adjourned.
SECOND DAY.
To-day, the prisoners were conducted into the
box, and the trial was resumed by swearing In
the twelfth juror, Mr.. James Fulalove.
The charge against the prisoners was then
| read to the jury by the Clerk, and the witnesses
| for the prosecution was called and sworn.
Mr. Ould then opened the case to the Jury on
the part OF The prosecution, occupying consider
able time and going into the circumstances Of
the case Ia point with minuteness aud EXPIRES
siOnS OF deep feeling. number of lega.
thorltes OF eminence were referred to to plain
the law in relation TO the crime of homicide.
Mr. Chiffon follOwt d in behalf Of the defend
ants, stating that the United States counsel had
| made one of the most vindictive OPP nnpS that
| he had ever heard; that the learned counsel h,d
SCARED into the realms Of fancy and poetry to cite
the evidence which he expected to bring to con-
wet the prisoners. Mr. e. stated further that the
| law supposed the prisoners innocent until they
were proven guilty They stood before the Jury
guiltless at the present time Of the charge which
had been preferred gainst them. II they should
be proven guilty then they would have to pay
the penalty Of their acts. He warned the Jury to
| try the case fairly; to scrutiuize the evidence
carefully, and to weigh every point irrespective
VI all prejudice, or public clanior feeling; and
should rational doubt arise Of their guilt to
give them the benefit of it and acquit them
The prosecution called to the stand
Joseph NJ. CdTrieo, who testified that the rst
he saw OF the prisoners lat ny ht was at B.yer-
idse's cellar: saw them both there; Barrett was
brought out OF the cellar by Officer Davis he
stood In front OF the cellar few minutes tail
TO the ofcer, when the officer let him 90; he then
went TO Browns clothing-store steps and sat
down; witness then went into the cellar and lust
then heard the reports of two pistols lust utside;
witness then instantly went outside to see who
had fired them, and saw Barrett, Chambers and
another unknown man there on the steps wit
ness spoke harshly to them about firing pistol,
in the street. but could not ind out WHO fred
Chambers then started toward the Capitol; wit
ness followed him TO ind out who had a red: wit.
ness then turned back toward where he had
started from, and. at the corner OF Third street
met Barrett and Williams who were going to,
ward the Capitol; witness cautioned Barrett
against firing pistols ON his (wtne.s's) beat;
witness was at that time a Waterman: Barr.tt
answered that he could take care Of himself and
Barrett said "Jos, FL take care Of Barrettn to
witness; they went down the street, and shortly
witness followed and overlook them at X illmon's
corner, ana another man was with them, whom
witness did not know; they stood there ten or
fifteen minutes, and during the time seve: al per
sons passed by; three men came down the street
ana went across the pavement to the Capitol
gate, and they then went up to the north side of
the Capitol grounds on the sidewalk; soon after
Williams and Barrett crossed over and went up
the same way; they went on I'D the hill aud vii.
ness followed them, thinking that Barrett who
was In liquor, would get Williams into q di Ill
cuity The three men kept on, and had got Oh the
pavement ahead OF Williams and Barrett, SO far
ahead that when witness arrived at the north
gate he could not see the three men at all; Will
liams ard Barrett after arriving 1t the top of the
MIL walked along outside the trees, by the curb
stone; witness thinks one OF them WAS walking
In the gutter, and the O.her on the curb: at III 2
northeast CORNER Of Il e Ca Jitol grounds witness
being on the opposite side of the street TWO men
turned the corner from the south turning the
north corner OF the grounds Barrett and WiI-
liam, had then got in tue middle of the pavement
ana were walking on; they passed each other
eight or ten feet, and Barrett wheeled around aud
shot three times; at the trst shot one of the men
fell, the ther made for Barrett aud grabbed him:
Barrett lad then got OF the pavement into the
st,eet; Williams then ran up and fred. and tie
other man fell the two men, Barrett and Will
ilams, thea ran oil, and witness tn ned and r,-
traced his steps towards the avenue; the Prison
ers ran across towards the Old Capitol witness
was some 30 40 feet of at the time Of IN, shooi
Ing; the night was rather cleaT; afterwards the
latter part OF the night, II was darker; tn W. s
about fifteen minutes To IL o'clock; the lanp,
witness thinks, were lit; the thing occurred on
the night OF the 9Th OF last Mach witness WIS
acquainted with Williams, but only knew Ba,-
rett 10y sight Lewis fell at the rst DISCHARGE of
the revolver; witness don't know which Of the
prisoners lost garment he He'd; W ilIiams
had on KOssuth hat, and witness think, Barrett
had one on also; In going up the hili with SIS
kept the prisoners in sight all the way and as
they reached the top witness got much nearer so
that he could see tham good; it mig have been
hve or six seconds between the third and fourth
shots; the frst three Were one after the other I'm
quick succession; Lews's back was iowa rds the
prisoners when Barrett shot, Williams advanced
o-fore shooting at Entwisie, so that he was close
to him when he fred; witness did not know the
two men who Were shot, at the time
CrOSs-sraminsd Witness reported the facts
to the authorities as soon he could do so with
safety to himself; the next Monday morning wit
ness went to grand jury -man-Mr q. A Bob
rer-and told him that he knew methinp that
two men had done. bet would not tell thei nam s
III the men were arrested; had not, at that tim
found out that the men could be arrested; found
IL out the next saturday; IN then az soon as il
was ascertained that Barrett could be- arr. 4 I'd
civilians could have been arrested at any time J
witness informed Captain Goddard where Bar
Tett could be found after they Were arrested
witness refused to testify at the guard house, and
was sent to ja I; witness went to jaiI for a sham
to save himself from being shot by the friends Il
Barrel and Williams; previous to this affair, wit
ness had regarded w illiains a very quiet re-
Specialize young man; witness heard some d ~