Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-07-23
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

s.,.p,-Afer our report closed yesterday the
.-.,-,,ctions which had been prayed by Mr. Rat
"a an tn part If the defence, We're argued for
IN, length Of iIm~ by Mr. RstciiG for the de-
-. H.. Nessrs Ould and Cross in behalf of the
prosecution.
Mr. Cross then presented the following insiruc
, which he prayed the court to ant 10 the iurv.
Ff-om The evidence the jury shall believe thai
o., Johnson did not shoot Stoops with his oun
"a and though present, did not aid and sbet
- rte mortal wound that led to Scoops destb.
-, bs is not an accomplice. IL said " m Iobn
-, knew nothing OF the intention to shoot or xiii
,,iI the mortal wound was givsn then he is not
- a.,Omplicr, thong h be NAV have assaulted the
Jsrssssd StoOpS. and concealed the KNOWLEDGE
rbs felony afterwards but If TIL Jury shall he.
" t1at Wm Johnson did know of the inten,
q, kill and stood by aiding and abettng the per
.r-.,,r then b. j. an 3CcOmplicp
Tris instruction was granted by the court A,
,,gI a, thu>S which bad been PRAYED on the mart
= fbs dsfrn-e, nut with some verbal exDlan,
..g.s IN the course of which his honor read px
fr+r.S from Instructions which had been GRANTED
70 previous similar eases Tie remarked that the
.Ie,,iOn whether VIM johnson was or was not
.a sfcomViice in this Transaction was one ex
tu.vely far the jury TO consider
Tue case having now been closed, with the ex-
-sptOn of the Arguments of the counsel before the
NV thu court was adjourned.
lOtqtSSIoH In the cruSs-eNam nation Of Mrs
Hru,lry, reported IN " edEeSday'S Star The 10
porter omitted mention of All Important mod ifca-
=
given HCbIrf. After stating that shes wv DI.ioI
in the tall mans hand. she mod tied the express
sion, by saying that she meant to say she S:,,y a
fish. but saw no pistol. The fash Of the ristoI
disclosed the parties to her view more fully ard
shs ;hen saw that one Of the men was taller Than
tue others he witness then stated thai the nj Jbt
was 80 ddrk that she could not have seen a pistol
1.-THE distance she was standing from the parties I
FOURTH DAY
To DIV the prisoners were brought into the
cru room and placed in the bar
Mr Ouid, To- tine Prosecution b,0un the oDen
tu2 ar. uI.-lt To- tne Jury by statin3 the circr-n
Stances under which the prisoners Were BROUGHT
10 trlIl for the murder OF the decreased man
SfOUp>.
Here The traverse jurors on the panel i'm the
p~udtHg case, Were dismissed until next We'd
Hrsday morning at ten O'Clock
Nj Ould went on 10 state that be should occupy
Tho jury but 4 short time, a. there were but few
points IN the case that required discussion, The
prayers Tor Instructions which had been ausv red
by court had left the matter in 4 cOInpaTatiypIv
pam condition for the jury to pass upon The
.Fy We're 10 Judge Of the character of the dsf.ncs
which had been set mp. He begged the Jury To
I"os upon the circumstances which had been de.
tailed by The principal witness for the prosecu-
ton.
Mr.. Ould then detailed the evidence NJ the
witness To the jury, and commented at length
upon the points to which il referred lS fastening
the Sullt Of the murder upon the prisoners at the
bar H. then called upon the Jury to consider
the question whether the witness Wui Inbuson
stood before them witness worthy of belief
or Was an aCCOmplICe with the prisoners and a
parry 10 the murder fth- jury should believe
lAd' ne was not an accomplish, il competent
Tor them To hnd the prisoners at the bar .'uiItv
on his uhC0TrObOTated testimony. The Spea kpT
thrh Went ON To contend that the counsel on the
"iLer side could not sustain 4 theory that " n,
Johnson was at ali connected with the murder :.
~Hu that relieved OF the charge of participation
nr >toOd before them Us witness entitled 10 their
fIli credit and belief
Passing on he referred IN tho faS,i,,,,,,- -, 81,
witness Mdnvette. which La cited 10 shoyy by
the d-tallS Of his evidence that in most of The
NJ me 'II POlhS. ne cnrToborated that givea by
w M Johnson An additional coordination of
J1hn>oh'S testimony was also given in Mrs
Hrn>ley ! examination, wherein she states tbat
ihIre parties did come out OF the Ninth street
door OF the barber shop, : stated by him Mich
"idS DTGmmOnd also cOTTObOTated him AT ths
point where he stated he ran to. on | street for
IL stalled that but a few minutes after the shoot
lnS, hr met W IN. Johnson at the corner Of and
seventh streets coming from the direction of
Ninth street. Patrick GUrmey even more point-
IDLY cOTTOboTdtSd and sustained him d. 10 that
point IN his testimony. Those Were some Of the
mot direct coFTOOOratiOnS Now how was this
soft OF force pretended to be refuted'
Inc ohlN points were the apparent incOnSiSt-
rnrI~s In the testimony Of Mrs HpnSley and
which Were natural considering the fact that
there were SiN parties to the transaction, two Of
whom were entirely unaccOunted for IL WIS
tue, >hs testified that the tall man ran nm in
stead IL down, Ninth street; but she WAS not cor
ioborlird 10 this testimony by any witness: she
ful>. tu-rrio-o have been mistaken Th, iury
h''t a-Ii 'li' :" Infrr This fact did not reflect
ppm her integrity IN the least for, after stating
that she sIw pistol in tue tall mans hand SL,s
hlndihrd the III presSiOn by saving that She meant
O. ~ay. b. tLIt, that she saw q dash and IL CAM
Tom TIE direction OF the tall man; and she also
4dAllivd that the nlg ht was dark she could
"0i have sean pistol IN il mans hand A sig
a.ac4ni fact Of the Truth of the statements of WIN
joanNoH Wa, HAT the counsel Oh ,hp other side.
did not attempt, by crOSs-examiniiIg him to con-
~ Hns4N In .
"ld therefore wisely abstained from cIoss-eN-
an nation
- ILr prosecution We're moi afraid to cro<s-ex-
amin al l.nndH Johnson. and ne broke down.
Ii came EtIe convict, and he went away
i5.on He stated tbat William Johnson told him
tLdt II shot man Now. ne only told lie:
Le would state this for his benefit; he only told
lie - Ia OAe word, and that was by substituting
-lt word ''l'' for ''HeIsSer." After DENYING
'Lat night, after bring told of the murder any
EnoWl'dge Of II; after stating, next morning,
LAT LIE knew nothing, nor had heard nothing Of
a. after he saw that his own brother was arrested
AID charged with participation in the Infamous
a't, and being possessed OF the information
which lac states was communicated To him bv
T" m Johnson, would he not have come ont al
once ard relieved hiS brother. by Informing the
authorities what hr had heard Weigh the two
"lt"es>es in the scalr. end see which Of I EN-
"ds entitled To the greatest wtig lat Of crrdence
''hr OI them had committed perjury aud the Jury
'"uId J"dgs and determine " no was entitled TO
"eii-i. and who was the PerIured man.
ar Ouid, after SPEAKING upwards of an hour
concluded by saying that tie had discharged his
dh'y fu!Iy- although iabOTiny under Temporary
illness ID now became the Jury TO dI>ihar1,
tL"lfS. They Lrid in their hands the scales of
Justice and wore her sword and II became,
ideIn Q" bc true aud careful IA their SCRUTINY Of
~ tr<tlIn my which had been given. aud 10 SCI.
that justice be dOGe not only 10 the prisoners At
Tic bIr- but 10 the law. whose high behests had
lrrH TUtLl-Ssy outraged.
Mr.. Ratcl.tie opened tor tie defence by stating
= lac jury that LIE ShOIId indulge in no ont>id,
>STrS. but should bring himself up TO the Issues
~ IA were presented before tn-In He wOuld
~Inslk IA the be. lnnnI. 10y stating. with all uue
'>pr5t 10 the l-Lined gentleman who had lust
-to>rd. that he had not in his Argument met one
~sasi~ point corupTearnded by the instructions
Shi'L had been given To them by the court He
'lrH 10 tie Instructions over, and remarked
"FOu the al.' rInrHf OF the other side to show
WHEREIN they i.ad failed in presenting the proper
.''u- - them.
AleI dwelling upOn this point for some time
Af RItciiie remarked upon the point of law
ILal ia al Casrs all the circumstances must he
'on-i.ent with Tie charge made: and read from
a eminent authorities TO sustain the pToGO-
-.I"I lie COHtends Il that instead Of the witness
" tE- Johnson being cnrfOboIaItd he was contra
t'i"d "a The most material points of his evil
c-u,r
In- speaker then went on to contend that the