Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-02-18
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE,

for the murder of John Wsbb.-when our re-
port closed yesterday, the opening Of the counsel
on either side had just concluded, and the pros
ecution had called to the stand
jobs STATION, sworn.---Was coming down
flrst street, near the corner of Frederick, in
deorgetewn, when ] saw some white BOYS run-
ming towards colored boy; heard them saving
something to him about lighting; the bow stood
on the corner of First and Frederick streets,
when one of the boys struck him; this was oppo-
site Ogle house; the eOlored boy made as III to
strike back and all the white bows began To pick
up stones; the white boy who had struck the
Diack, threw stone at him also, and the black
threw back at him. all the rest Of the boys, now
began To throw at the black boy, and witness
VINO had been during this time mp by the fence,
moved to the gutter TO get away from the stones
John Webb came and stood by the side Of the
witness, and pitched stone at the black boy;
SOM OF the stones which were now thrown
struck Ogle's porch; witness then saw Ogle
come out of the house with a gun, and then wit
ness ran over To the other side Of the street and
got behind a tree. All the rest Of the boys
up Frederick street; John Webb ian straight
down First street; witness looked up now, and
saw Ogle point the gun, and hrard him say that
If the boys did not go away be would shoot some
OF them; that was while they were running
away; Ugle level, his gun at them; afterwards
be took mp the gun aga ain, and pointed II at John
Webb, who was running down the street;
smoke come out OF the gun and then John Webb
after making one two steps, fell 10 the ground:
don't know how far Webb was from Ogie when
he fell; witness then went and told the other
knows OF the matter; only few stones struck
the porch.
Cross-examinti-was on the side Of the street
where Mr. Forrest lives; Webb was In the mid
Ole OF the pavement wien he was shot.
Godfrey NJ. Hunter, n youth perhaps 10 years
OF age,) sworn.-Was standing in his fathers
ne'i tue position Of witness was opposite and earl
OF Ogle's some four or five houses; saw 4 white
boy attempt to strike a black boy, aud the black
boy made as If tO return the blow; all the bows
at he r.
boy; two or three stones struck Ogie's porch;
Ogle came out and hallooed to the boys, and ther:
took aim at them; John Webb ran directly down
the street. and all the rest up Frederick street
except stanton, who ran behind a tree; gle then
took aim at Webb and fired, when Webb fell
down in the street; some people ran ont Of their
houses and took him up; be was living fat on bis
face; he was shot in the back OF the head; OyIe
shot very soon after he got out on the porch; the
nrst time he pointed the gun he leveled il at
Webb, and In minute afterwards he pointed
again, and shot
Cross-syamised Was in his fathers ward
when the gun was fred.
WHIfST y Cor, sworn Was walking up the
north side Of irst street on the day Of the muir
der, at 4 O'Clock p. m on his way to call at
engagement; just as he got to MIR. Hunters
house, heard some one exclaim In a loud voice
YOU'D letter clear ont ON here :" witness
raised his eyes, and saw a little boy the OPP
poste side OF the street runnin down First street
eastward; just as he arrived opposite Ridgeley's
house, which Is the fourth one ia the row, wit
a
saw the boy fall; il was John Webb; witness
glanced in the direction IF the report, and
man standing on the porch of what afte. wards
tnrned out TO be Ogle's house, with his gun Just
t0Wered; the smoke had not vet cleared awav;
e1tb9 moment witness looked at him he stepped
quickly In the house and closed the door; wit
60 ian over TO tbs boy and found him living on
his face mOtion,rss-d dead; the blood was pour
ing ont Of a wound in the back of his head; his
brain was Pr0truding from the wound little
stanton now ian up crying, and said he saw the
suggested q hoy
Le lifted up, and on doing so he was found to be
stone dead; some one then ran for police officer
aad another suggested thai precautions b+ taken
30 prevent Osle's escape; the man who made
Ihls suggestion was Col. Stuart of Georgetown,
and he went up and stationed himself ia the rear
OF Ogle's hOase, while witness remained keep
ing watch in front; ia twenty twenty five min
utes Mr.. frHnnel, police officer, came; witness
srold him what he has related, and went in CON-
pany with him TO O9le's house, and Trunnel
went in aud arrested him, bringing the gun out
with hia; witness then proceeded 10 the magis-
traie's office and gave his evidence and left
Crest-cr1hafass The distance from Ogle's
house 10 where w ebb fell was about fifty five
wards; witness paced il OF ddy or two subse-
qsesuy; from Oaie's to Summers house is about
EtWenfy yards, more less; Webb was almost
rKacfiy in the centre OF the pavement, Just half
nay Soween two trees, when be fol; the wound
va; On the right side Of the back par of the head;
ogle's porch ~ three four feet wide and
with the street.
William Slsssrsr. sworn Was sitting in his
parior when be heard the report Of a gun; his
little son rss Ia with the infoT nation that Webb
was shot went out, and about fifteen feet east
ward OF the line OF witness fence, the little
10y lying; lac Wa partially supported by some
Little boys, but was then dead he was then take
up and carried into witness house
Thomas Ban, sworn Was in Mr. O'NeaPs
wood yard, opposite OsIe's house. and hes the
report Of gun; looked oyer the fence, and
Osie gong In bis house with gun; he went in
the house AID shut the aoo.; went down First
street a few steps, and the boy lying dead in
the stPet; did not see Osie shoot.
DR.. Snyder, swOrn-SIw not hing OF the trans
artion. was called to see the boy after he was
shot; when witness saw him be was living I'm
Summers house. was dead; had been killed in
SANITY; found a gnn-shot wound in the back part
Of the head near the middle which had penetra-
ted the skull bone and passed through the brain,
thence forward, directly acTOss the base Of the
skull and resting against the frontal bone near
the middle OF the plate the rig ht eve; or ra-
tLer between the centre of the right ey. and the
Nasal bone: that wound was sufficient to have
produced instantaneous death; was, in fact, one
az the most directly fatal gun-shot wounds wit
ness had ever seen; the all had appearance,
other than that of having gone directly to its
destination; could not have struck anything be-
fore striking tie boy; had no appearance of being
glanced ball. the bail that was extracted was
rather larger than ordinary buck shot, and
was fattrned against the frontal bone.
cIOSs-erdutRsd.-Thea appearance Of the ex-
ternal wound was that of a gunsbst wound. Ii
seemed to have penetrated in FIgtt line; the
post m1rein examination proved that the track
Of the ball was direct from its entrance to thu
place where IL had lodged if the boy fell where
he is represented to have fallen, if the shot was
Ned from the porch where it is represented to
have bse flied, the bali went into a rectilineaT
direction, and met obstruction before striking
the boy; M missile could enter the lesser brain
vtheaf producing instantaneous death; witness
etfsSeted the ball aud gave il to the Coroner; il
p1esknt<d = Ls mis- spherical appearance; the fat
txAf9< pSzsf the ball was testing against the
tE9sool boasS a. above stated.
Walter y, Cor, recalled w hen the shot was
8rst - D9y FILL directly forward on his fare He
.vH tupet62 very swiftly at the time, and, as is
H<9etNNh person Tulniny, his head was in
efihed forward, he did not step after the shot
was fred, hut fell far forward with the momen-
Inm Of running.
Richard N. TaHHSl sworn is an officer;
rested O[le ia his own house; found gun la the
house. l'fhe gun was here produced in court,
aud the witness ideGti he'd il as the whic IA be
bad la ken AT Ogle's house Arrested Og lie about
nfieen or twenty minutes after the occurrence In
question; he was seated at a table eating when
arrested.
NJ Minry hen. annnnnced a the Cunt thai