Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-05-14


CRIMINAL CorRr.-TriaI Of Hillary Hntehras
aad John Jones' for the murder Of Jack Ennis
After our report closed Yesterday, the defence pro
cee,lrd with the case by introducing the
TESTIMONY OF MR.. RUrPLE
Mr. Rupple testified that he resides on West
Market space, within two doors Of Hutchins's
house, remembers the stOninu which took place
en- Monday night; il was between and no O'CLOCK:
next morning witness went in to examine the
h"7S" and saw a broken window and a battered
shutter, saw stone and several pieces of coal
which IL was said had been thrown in: that AFTER
noon the stoning commenced again; between two
and three O'Clock Ennis was arrested, and about
half an hour afterwards witness saw him again
standing on the pavement in front Of Hutc hins's
hnnS~- and appeared 10 be meditating; he then
went iato Huichins's, stayed some three or four
niirr'''. came out. and passed by witness's door,
towards the alley below Witness house and wit
irs1 went IN his own house this was about half an
hour before he was killed; witness, after seeing
han pass towards the alley, heard no more stones
ihrowHi no one going through this alley, towards
Truckers, could throw stones into 1Iutchins's
Widow unless they passed through TheckeI's
Na'd' witness saw Mrs Hutchins CRYING, and she
showed witness her arm, which was bruised there
were hvr or SIX Panes Of glass broken in the win
dow, and but one bruise on her arm
tr'S>-eEami ned w hen witness saw Enni, i'm
fr"ht "I Hutchihs : house il was a half or three
curriers' Of an hour after the arrest and about the
sfn,, unie before nc was shot, witness then in
froat of his own door; witness is sure there was but
"hr hruIsc on Mrs HGtChins's arm; the bru Sc was
perfectly blue; several PERSONS Mere sittinr in the
p,x-it-
mss went ia Ia cNaminc the broken windOvs:di,lu'
So" Mckinley there; after that witness went hack
10 his house and heard that Ennis Ind been shot.
Wllnt~ went IN there between I and y O'Clock
aud piece Of stone coal was thrown thruupb IN.
window while witness there four men were
siitlhG at table playing, and the piece Of coal
passed over their heads nearly all the upper panps
Ell the window were broken out at thai time. tho
middle panel Of the window shutter wa. broken.
there are two shutters and only one Of them was
broken
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th@ day Ennis killed; witness lives near
HntchlnS; witness Was standing near by and
some mule boys came up crying = Here's the man
Who stoned Hutchns' house, Jones and Hutch
las came out. and they and the boys ran down the
street. one Of the boys is named Davis one Butler
ahd the other witness don't know.
CroSS-examiued.-Ddn't See Dorsey come M
t'i"n witness Oh hearing what the boys said i'm
n'dIaieiy went into hs own house and took his
children IA, not wanting TO see any di lficulty
! W BoHrh.T testified that he lives in George
town; ON Monday night before the day Ennis was
s'nt- after the club meeting adjourned witness
aud Mr. smith went TO Hutchins to- see what
dhiiIc BAD been done to his house by the stoning;
''NIiHIhcd the window. and found one giass bro ken
and while witness was examining 4 stone STRUCK
tr' shutter. which, fortunately FOR witness Was
'''''d wltnt 81 left the house then; this was be-
lWrrn : ami ~ o'clock on Monday night; witness
thinks a stone could be thrown from Thee ker $
ward 10 llGtchinS' window, but il would be rues.
work because Of intervening Instructions; thinks
INC stUn-s must have been thrown from immedi-
'ir!y behind the yard WALL Tuesday witness
WIS IN the market talking with a friend. and
heard That 'hey Were stonin9 the house Of Hutch
lns. and seeing III told him 20 hurry home as
thcy were stOning bis hoUs-; II replied that il
WIS too Cd id bad -
CrUsS-eaanned.-Witn illness has been In Thee ker' s
lack yard. and don't think n stone could DE
thrown from there into Hutchinss window
Nh Norris here announced that the defence
have closed their evidence
mr. Ould here called. as rebuttinr evidence
d. CtSSsi, who testified that he knows John
Potter; las known him four years; his reputation
Tor truth and Vefacity is very poor; witness could
not believe him on his oath
Grafton HTTper remembers when Ennis came
down tue alley, at the time he was shot Was with
Baker Thorn when Ennis came out OF Crouscs;
witness didn't see any pistol; kept his eye on En-
Samuel Cropi'y knows John Potter; his reputa.
ton for truth and veracty is very bad and unreli.
ablci witness wouldn't believe him on his oath
CrOSs-eIaInined.-Never had any di ii Guilty with
hmm
JoIH Hammond remembers a ball on Monday
night. the day before Ennis was killed: met Ennis
- DOughertys s. on Seventh street in Washington,
between and O'Clock; took a walk from there
10 Dutch Georges; Ennis went home for a few
'rinutes and come back, and witness and Ennis
together till the ball broke tIp near morning
Cross-eXanlned. Me; Ennis first ut Wash
p"Hzhcriy :; II Was about O'Clock, was with
Inn from that time till the ball broke M; the bal
had not i-gun when witness and Ennis got there;
EHnlS was at the ball all the time; didn't 20 t.
Ge"rgetOvn at all that night.
R0t,rl johnson remembers the day Ennis was
shot, was with him IT ball at Thorn's building
le Night previous, wasWith him from 4 o'cloC (
TIL thr neat morning.
1hoo,ns MaSaH. the morning Of the day
Inns MAS killed. was at Burch's. Ninth street:
went Their" with Mckinley; we left at the same
time; while there didn't hear anybody Gail Hutch
ins Il long legged son Of b--h: WAS in the room,
with the crowd al tue time.
Mr Norris, for defence. then called as sur-rebut-
ting testimony
MIR 6,lcrh~r. who test fed that be knows ohm
Potter has known him all his life; would believe
LIN ON ms oath
Cross-e1aminsd-Don'tk know what his general
reputation Is; never heard it said that he would
tn lie.
NJ. Cor-Knows John Potter by sight was
nothing more than passing acquaintance with
him, has 10 right 70 disbelieve him
CrOss-eEamined.-Knows nothing about his gen
eral reputation.
E,RJaBIiH McGr1r.-Has known Potter twelve
or fifteen years; witness has never known him to
sT"5ir To a lie.
accommodates heard his reputation for
vrIaCIIy questioned ON one occasion.
tier G'iss.-knOws Potter, and would believe
L.Gt on his oath.
Cross esamined.-witness resided in George
tJan eighteen months.
VI RKPpis Has known Potter ten wears; has
u" "ause To doubt his word
c-''s@-PNarnined--He isgenerally called pretty
"a. as Fr.
E,k-J ThcrH Knows Potter for the last ten or
eleven Years. would believe him on his oath.
4 Ia rail Knows Potter since 1882; lived in
Gecrgc'O%n since le:S2 would believe him Oh his
9th.
tuition fuT truth questioned.
Ww- MCTgGH, city Register Has known Pot
ter twenty-five years wORid believe him his
cath Wien witness kucw him many wears ago,
h0 was quite Wild; witness has only seen him &C
,asionally fOI the last nine years
Gross examined. w illness has seen very little If
h'm since he resided in the District. say for the
iasr ten years Don't know What Lis reputation is
GCw.
M Uoo,fisy Knows Potter and would be-
i.'vc Kim his oath.
w loan Luz knows Potter, has known him
tf'sen or twenty years; las no right TO disbeleve
Ir,:i his oath
CruS.- eXamined Don't know what his general
rrpHtItIon -. Witness formerly lived in George
town, but las been ia Washington nine years.
Here the Court adjourned
SIXTH DAY.
To-day, the prisoners having been brought into
count and placed in the dock, the jury was called
and answered TO their names.
Mr Radcliffe, for defence, called
v EsdTSoH who testified that he knew John
Potter, and would not dIsbeleve his word on
oath
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