Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-05-12


s.,rd Thomas A. Newman.
TESTIMONY o THOMAS A NEWMAN
MI Y tssti fed that he Is a merchant Of George
.~rn and that his place of business Is on Bridge
,,,st next door tn the office of Justice Reayer;
Srtscss remembers the day Ennis was shot; on
,bst day he was TIED before Justice Reaver on a
eharge Of stoniug the house of Hutchins Ennis
- ia the Justices office, and Hutchins and a
1T rrp,vd on the outside in front of the ofico
md " Witness store; Hutchins, while standing
,rtbiu five SIX feet Of witness. said - III had
pistol would shoot the id son Of a b-h;" this
was s1id in the above distance II witness who
stood in The door Of his store at the time
This witness was not cross-examned
TESTIMONY OF W-M T. CRAIG.
Mr. Craig stated that he was present at the trial
Of Ennis before Justice Reaver on a cbsry. of
s,cnibg Hutchins' house; after Ennis had h.en
di~Iarged Ilu,chIns asked witness to lend hIm
his pistol. witness refused and Huc hiDs said that
he would shoot Ennis; witness was not present at
the killing thinks 1t was Officer Robinson who
srrestsd Ennis for the stone throwing: ALI this
occarrcd on the day Ennis was shot
Nr Ratclitfe, FOR defence, waived cross-exam-
;aaicn Of this witness
TESTIMONY OF HANNIBAL G tnnIsox
Nr. Addison testified that he remembered the
DAY Ehnis was shot; witness was standing i'm the
door Of his warehouse on Water street and saw
Hutchlns shoot man; who it was witness did
not know TIL after the shooting; Witness ware-
hnuse Is nearly opposite to Murphy's house on
Ws;cT street, and witness was in his counting
rv'ni reading either the sun or the Star when he
tn lie
aud saw large crowd coming down Water ,treet
add collect about Murphy's house; some Of the
crowd were crying out there he is Hillary
and NJ that moment Hutchins Rsed his pistol and
rr,d AT a dark object who was making Eastward.
Hutrhins followed; the object which had made
of went mp tine alley and presently returned meet
ing hur hlhS, ana holding out his hands cried
cut don't shoot me-" IIutchins held bis pistol
within I'VE or sir feet Of him and fired three more
times, HutChlns fired once before he ran east
wardiy ADD three Tunes after he had followed the
Nrfar fra- fsafls
that witness siw; after the last three shots TN, man
who WIS wounded ran up the alley and iunped
the fence back Of Murphy's: witness stiII
looking slw OfhccI Gross run the wounded man
ont Of q ward, aud heard him call out 10 Hutch
JUS not 10 shoot again, the man was his prisoner
attbattIme did not know whothe wounded
man was: The last witness saw of him he was in
charge OF the officer
Huichins then went up Potomac street: witness
followed. and met two police officers and told
them that Hutrbins bad just shot a man. and de-
sired them To arrest him; they replied that they
could not do 50 without warrant; witness went
with them tn Reavers office. and Reaver asked
WHINE - Who was shot; witness replied tat he did
not knCw; Reaver asked il il was white man.
w'tH"ss replied that il was and Reayer made ont
ile warrant for the officers to arrest Hut-hins for
shooting white man. On that morning witness
had attended the marsh market in Washington
had man employed in Washington TO tend tai
BIS business here; had come over tO market in a
wo-Vhe-led go-cart, which witness generally
uses Ia his business
OniS
ncr docs h" know the Hurdles; has seen line
r"'isrs. ON - not acquainted with them; witness
knows where Thee ker's place is hut don 4 Lpov,
tie precise l"~ality of Hutchinss house. ,xi,ness
NAV have met Girls Grouse At Thicker but docs
re- know that ne has; has not had occasion 10 GO
70 Ihcckcrs any during the last two wears on the
morning Of the day in question. witness drove to
Washington IN his two vhe, led cart and ,raS
hailed by Brown and Godiny from tin. ton of am
omnibus; they got down aud came and spoke Ia
WIN :. anu desired ." ride m his cart to George
"'Nn NI'n'SS toid Them his cart would not bear
hem, aud they must get down; witness struck N
thcm with the hut of his whip To made thor, ,,ct
I""h' witness knew Golding, because he used TO
WiF' an omnibus Tor Nanderwerken when witness
superintendent his omnibus line: witness 49,,
SAN Ennis nor tine Hurdles at Thee eT's pIac. ~,
iu- day BroVgn aud Goldng tried to gtt on vii.
aesS cart witness didn't see Ennis get ont Of the
hhs dlhn hcar any one its all riult bovs.,,
When witness beat them of they said IN W., -,
would not bear them. II was all right and tbev
would 20 horae; they wanted TO borrow a ousrter
1oiLi from witness, but witness did not lend
u" them witness thinks he got home 10 Cirorr.-
t'%n about o. clock on that day and that ni,1bt
n'hsSs Was IN w ashington city with some ladies
and Go is ~ s faf ff him i'h lG tp sn
top Of the omnibus.
TESTIMONY OF CHARLES GRIMES
ny Orlmes testified that he with Mr. Add
son the day in question, and saw Goldinp and
Brown on the avenue; they got off the omnibus
ana wanted To borrow a quarter Of dollar from
!'i Addison; they also wanted to ride to George
town. neither Of their requests were complied
with.
Cross-exaInined Witness don't r.,neube, 4,
lave stated IN Mr. BaTndrds store that Addison
dd give them the quarter of dollar; witness and
Addison were hailed by Brown and Golding at
tc corner of Twelfth street and the avenue: NJ,
one came mp tO the carriage save Coidiur and
brown; thry did not address any person or persons
it thr Omnibus; IA soon Is they got down The bus
dro'H along they did mt get te quarter Of dollar
they ask'd for; witness never knew Ennis and
uoh know that he vas in the hrs: witness did MT
SO the Hurdles. and don't know them and heard
~ enc it's All right boys " tines. has bec,
a. The hers house, but not lately; don't think Le
isd l"rn there for month prior to the shooting
GU tnnis; didn't Ennis that day at all and
TT lh" ofIIr Of the quarter OF dollar did mt sec
b'"~h or iVlding tiiat day, the Hurdles, nor
lie CTOuses.
TESTIMONY OF JAMES BROWN
MI Brown ttsilhod that he saw Ennis at Mrs
hfo"ns "h Water street, the day he was shot;
TINS was in the afternoon and before the sh,-,tiru
wiiH'Ss. fielding aud Ennis drank ber. sev,rIi
'hi' :, alter which they all went up to Mrs Co1's
opposite the market and thirty or forty wards from
,t' hIs house which is nearly oPpcste bad
dr"kS here; and then witness and GoldinC went
over ." HuiciIinSs mouse. leaving Ennis al Mrs
Cor : to"k drinks at EIutchins's
Mf pnld- How many times did you drink
Witness really could not saw, but thinks Inc
mUst have drank several times in the course of
the dr. VI
Nr. Ould. WAS you in Washington that
dag -
Witness. Yes -
~! Ould GLOW many times did you drink
while tlcrC' ''
MifneNS couldn't say. but supposed he must
NV" d-drA dozen or so times; couldn't say for
certain taungh.
VT it~iife. Never mind about that MIR Ould
Nj Ould did not think il at all iniportint but
"ds curious 10 know how many drinks man
'cnld take ~ day
Inr witness went ON To srv that he sl>v Addison
IN Washington that day; witness and GoIdinV
N'fe in thr stage aud addison Ia his carriage,
bedding hailed addison and the 'bas stoppsd
ahd ""idlnT and witness got down in order 10
- ,"'" AddIson's buggy; the shafts Jew up over
!" WICK II The horse, and Addison made witness
@"i "old.ng yet of, they went up the avenue To-
i'iher, aad Addison and Grimes rode AWAY
Iro,>-~-N ami DIV itnrss did not borrow any
hi"n-y that day, nor did Guldiny; Addison Id
"'t >r a, witness. but mOtiOncd 20 them with mis-
W p u yet oil. witness at Burch's restaurant
On \ih'h street. that morning; met good many
l"'n here, and lad certain drinks saw Charles
'Ao Ih'"- Hurdle there. and "A Mr.. Mckinley from
,''"fSei"WH; witness met Ennis and GOlCiin:, here
~ tne nrSi time that ddy; nothing particular
,''''d mere that witness remembers; soin.tI4iny
y siId about Stone-fbroWing; Golding said thai
tiGtchlns had accused him Of stuDiug his house Oh
We previous night; don't know If Ennis was in
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