Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-08-06
THE EVH.z- .ANS.:


'tTing from their box, returned verde, Of guilty
~ indicted.
: And the Court adjourned.
To-day, Charles Barrett and Henry Williams,
blately convicted OF the murder Of Reeve Lewis,
were brought from the Jail into court and placed
IN the prisoners box.
The Court ordered Charles Barrett to be placed
At the bar, and asked him If he had ANYTHING to
say why sentence Of death should not be passed
upon him for the crime Of which he stood con-
The prisoner replied:
Yes, sir; Oaicer CarTico has sworn INV life
away falsely. He testifs at the jail that he saw
me clench Entwistle by the collar and shoot him.
aud that he didn't know who red the rest of the
shots. And Afterwards, at court, he swore differ
emily, after finding how Entwistle was going to
swear. He has sworn my life away falsely and
i am innocent Of the murder
The Court then said: You have been convict
ed Of one Of the greatest crimes against society
known to its laws. The life Of a fellow being
has been destroyed by your hand trial Of en-
tire fairness, and a defence conducted by the
counsel OF your selection with the most yigilant
zeal and distinguished ability and learning, has
resulted in q verdict of which the legal conse-
quence to you Is the penalty Of death No con-
n0yerted questions Of law were made on the
trial, II being too plain for dispute that whoever
peTpetrated the crime with which you were
charged was guilty Of murder. leaving a. the
only ground Of contest the Identification Of ne
individuals who committed the deed You, and
your associate convicted Of the lesser offence of
manslaugh ter, the jury have said by their YER
dict, are those individuals. Generally speaking
motive, however bad, may be seen that prompts
10 homicide, but in this instance there is no ptr.
ceivsble cause for the terrible act You, and
your companion, were entire strangers to the de-
ceased and his companion (; not word Of any
sort-not even a gesture-on either side pre-
coded the outbreak, but in utter wantonness Of
fatal mischief, wounds were inflicted which
caused death. Until recently such crimes Were
unheard of, and have been generated in yicious
associations and nocturnal clubs Of wild, idle
and dissiPated young men, who sally out from
their midnight haunts iDhaInsd by liquor. to
hnd their way TO the penitentiaTy and ignoulin-
ious deaths.
You were deeply intoxicated on the 27,h Of
March at night, but for which probably would
not now be performing a most unpleasant official
duty. trust that others NAV profit by your sad
fate, and that you will devote all the time that
enalhr TO You oh earth to reflections on the past,
TO repentance real and heart felt for its misdeeds
10 prayers to the Great Judge for pardon Of them
and to preparation to meet him in Heaven /
would advise you to send for one or more cleTgv-
men OF the religious persuasion to which YOU
belong Any of the ministers OF the Gospel will
instruct and assist you in efforts to secure
the favor Of the Almighty, will aff..Id YOU the
consultations OF religion, and will 50 guide and
them success.
IL Is now the painful duty Of the Court 10 pro-
nounce the sentence Of the law upon you for the
crime whereof YOU stand convicted The SEN
tence -, that you be hanged by the neck until
you are dead, and that the Marshal for the Dis
tIlct OF Columbia do, on peril Of what may fall
4 thereon, cause execution of this Judgment 10 be
y, made and done upon YOU, on the twenty second
day Of Octobet next, between the hours of nine
10 o'clock in the forenoon and twelve (I2) O'Clock
at noon OF the same day; that YOU be now taken
from hence TO the jail of Washington county in
the District Of Columbia, from wht nee you CAM,
there TO be closely kept until the day of execu-
ton, and on that day Of execution appointed a
Aforesaid, you are to De taken to tine place OF exc
cutiop, according to the provisions Of the act of
Congress Of % h January, Io53 there to be hanged
as Aforesaid, until YOU are dead | prayAlmig hty
God to have mercy on your soul
Henry Williams was then placed at the bar
and sentenced to eight years Imprisonment in
the penitentiary.
They were remanded to the Jail
Augustus Heisslsr and George Johnson were
then brought into Court
The Judge replied at length upon the aTpu-
ments OF the counsel for the defence on motion
frs new trial OF George Johnson, everything
the motion.
heissler and Johnson were then placed at the
bar, and sentenced each To eight wears i'm the
Penltentiary under the conviction for the murder
OF StoOPs, and seven years each in the peniten-
nary Tor the robbery OF John e.. Cornell, making
tfteen years in all for both prisoners
The prisoners were then remanded to the Jail,
heisSler betraying great indifference as to the
sentence, and smiling, as he left the Court John
son seemed to take ths sentence hard
John Roach and Thomas Hanahan were then
placed upon trial for an assault aud battery upon
John Z. Magruder with intent to kill.
FINE IMPROvKxENr.-Cons among the
many really fine and commodiOus business
houses, now IN course OF erection in this city,
exhibiting the growing and increasing wants Of
the active and industrious among our merchants
cohSonant with propOrtIU nate enhancement of
their business operations, is the large warehouse
OF our neighbors, Messrs. Sibley L Guy, hard
ware merchants. This building is situated on
street, beiwee Tenth and Eleventh streets,
fronting on Pennsylvania avenue The dinen-
slOns Of the house are twenty five feet front by
one hundred feet deep, and three stories high
he n1SiU - htyH
Italian style Of architecture. The front wall
above the first story, which is constructed of
iron, is Of brick, succeed in imitation Of the
beautiful reddish brown Seneca stone. The
front windows are archrd with heavy caps and
stlls, and are arranged with a correct eve TO the
pest mode OF conveying sufficient light TO the in
terror. having one iull-siZed window in the CEN
TIE and two half width co uidistant side windows
The front elevation is now receiving the finish
ing touches ofthe stucroers and attracts deserved
attention from all who pass.
The cellar is divided into two large apart
ments, the front one for use a store room for
heavy iron merchandise, and the rear room is to
10 { neatly finished for d workshop
The sales room extends tue entire Isnuth and
breadth OF the building, and is thirteen and a.
hali ieet from floor To ceiling, the rear portion
being raised couple Of feet for the double pur-
pose OF having snowy place for marble CRATES
and other valuable articles IN the hard ware line
aud an elevated Office overlooking the entire bu-
slBcss establishment. This portion Of the room
occupies space about twenty feet deep by TWEEN
y-nye feet vide the entire remainder being fitted
up WIKI snelEing Tor the repository of he multi
tudinous articles of trade. From the floor OF this
room Is front and a rear entrance to the lowest
story, before alluded to
A wide stairway opening TO the street leads to
the second story, the height of which is twelve
and haI feet. with a large wateT-tank in the
middle, sufficiently large to supply al abundance
81 water to the entire building. The front and
rear portions are divided into several laTue and
handsomely furnished rooms convenient for OH.
ces, or lodgings for single gentlemen the local
iy OF the building makes them highly desirable
for either purpose
ION the centre Of this story Uses "a grand wind
ing stairway TO the third floor This room rx
tends the entire length and breadth Of the build
Ing The ceiling IN arched, and fifteen feet Ia. IA;
?GG along The centre u raised skl light for the
better admission Of light, well as for purpoS-s
Of ventilation This elevated ht is ten feet
wide. and extends for q space Of sixty feet along
tue room. his room has been built III pIesSly for
the use Of the members Of the Wash ing ton Art
A-soclat ON, and IL certainly admirably located
flr hat liz IA