Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-05-13
Mr.. Radcliffe FOR defence. called Jacob Thorn


by Mr.. Ould Ennis had his hand by bis back
as II on pistol; this was about TWENTY-FIVE min
! utes before the shooting
TESTIMONY OF J. N'kISLEY. ..
| MI Mckinley, sworn for the defence testified
that AT the time Of the shooting he resided at
iIutchlns'si Hutchins sent witness TO the Marsh
Market to see man named Cooley; witness went
into Burchs and saw Golding. Brown Ennis
tue Hurdles, and others there; Goldinc said
Hutchins had accused him of stoning his house
| the night previous; Ennis said never mind the
iong-legged son Of n b-h, III have il out If him
before long; after some further conversation when
II was agreed 10 90 to Georgetown at S O'Clock
that evening, witness and Ennis went out together
and had some conversation, and all started 10 90
| to tieorgetown; Golding and Brown got on bus
| and witness, and The. Hurdle, and Ennis got in
| side; Charles Hurdle walking along behind.
| After little, Addison came along in his car
| rage, and GOlding and Brown got down and
talked with Addison; the bus went. on and soon
Ennis said they had better get down and not leave
| Golding and Brown by themselves; Ennis got
| down and went back; witness rode on to (iroree-
town and they followed together; arrived in
| Georgetown, witness showed The. Hurdle where
| Grouse lived, and then went and told Hutchins
| what he had heard at Burch's and then went
| home to dinner; about two O'Clock witness heard
about the stoning Of Hutchinss house on that day;
| witness went into the wood and looked over
| towards Thecksris, and stones coming from
that direction; Mrs Hutchins cried out that stone
had hit her arm. and showed witness stone
which she said had hit her; Chas. Hurdle came in
| Hutchlns's house and asked Jones where Ennis
| was, and Jones said he had gone and Hurdle said
| to Jones to tell Ennis il he came back that he
| (Hnrdle) had gone over home; after that Ennis
| Was arrested for stoning Hutchins's house
| Cross-examined- Burc h restaurant. Goldinp
| asked the boys to come over to Georgetown. and
sild he had place there where he could set them
up In fifteen minutes, il they should get shot or a
leg broke, or anything like that; he said he had
| perfect fortress there, and asked Brown what he
had ut his place; Brown replied that he had
nothing but an old musket and Chas Hurdle
| said never mind, we can make a bob-tail of that
when the bus stopped for GOlding to speak to
| Addison, Golding came running back and said it's
| all right. boys In Burch's Goidipp asked Ennis
| Fheo- Hurdle, Chas. Hurdle, and several Others
Ia come over To town that evening, and they
agreed 20 meet at tho Capitol at five O'CLOCK and
| 90 over; Ennis got in the bus with witnes, and
| The. Hurdle; Ennis got out Of the bus after IL
| Iroceeded lite way. and after Goldng and
Brown, saying; let's get out and meet Golding
and Brown, and not leave them to come BY them
selves.
The. Hurdle got down at the corner of High and
Bridge street; witness soon went to Hutchins's
house; witness told Hutchins they were COMING
over to kill him; Hutchins replied Let them
come, don't know what have done for them to
XII me Witness went home, got his dinner,
and returned to Hutchinss about two o'clock
| liutchins said nothing at the time Of the commu-
nlcdtlon which witness made about the stone
throwing; witness heard stones thrown about 2H
| O'Clock; the window was broken more than once
| while witness there.
Thinks more than one stone came into the
| room; don't know how many stones were thrown
| while witness was in the room; after one stone
struck the table, witness went into the wood SIN,
saw the stones coming from the direction Of
| Thee ker's; Bill Dorsey and Jones were with wit
ness IN the back room when the stones were
| thrown; after Ennis had been arr -sted Mrs
| Hutchins cried out that her arm was broken and
she showed witness piece Of brick which she
said had hit her, and made the bruise on her arm
witness didn I Sec Ennis at Hutchins's house that
day. witness in the back ward at the time
Hutchins and Jones left the house to 20 down to
| Water street.
| The stones thrown at intervals fer some
time, and after the last stone witness went To the
back yard and watched for some time and then
came In. and soon some came in and said
| Ennis shot after the last stone WAS thrown
witness came in the blr-roOm and Bud Jones was
! there, and then witness went into the kitchen
where Mrs II was don't know how long he re-
. manned there; but when he came back to tue bar
room again, Jones and Mcdonnell came in the
door, and Mcdonnell told witness that Ennis was
shot; witness did not notice the time that Ion,
left the bar-room didn't hear any one come in
! and say ''here he goes, ;" and then rush ont
TESTIMONY OF BENJAMIN M'GRAw.
This witness knew Ennis; him the day he
was before Justice Rcavcr; Ennis stated to witness
that he bad been before Reaver that day on a
charge of stoning Hutchins's 10 Sc; tn was b,
tween and h O'Clock that afternoon; witness.
passed up Potomac street toward his place of en-
3 pcyment, and saw Ennis in company OF tIodinp
e Brown, and others at Smiths restaurant; Ennis
looked excited, aud when witness spoke to him
Ennis said he had been arrested for stoni ny utcb
mss house; witness said Well you did ut do it,
IA did your" Ennis replied ''No. dfd'nt; but ii
| have satisfaction out of himf Ennis then said he
would like to get bob-tail and Brown said il
I Ennis would 90 with him he would get him a
Dob-tal; there then was some cOmvers ltion aside
"A | from witness and Brown said lac would get Ennis
i pistol; Ennis then pulled Brown up 10 him and
said something to him privately, and witness then
A left.
Cross examined Witness didn I communicate
: is evidence tO Hutchins
| Captain Goddard was here placed on the stand
ana MI hdtcIine proposed To prop"und Questions
10 him touching the character OF Ennis and TO
: show that he was the kind Of man who would be
likely 70 execute a threat made by him under the
circumstances which the evidence proved him To
hive made them. Mr.. r. asked the Court i'm
view Of the circumstances. and of the facts aread
| proved by Potter. Nc inIry. Cox mcJirayy Thorn
|, Gross, and Redrick If this evidence did not flr
nsh ground To lead To the belief that the defend
at was in danger Of his life some bodily harm;
and II the evidence did not furnish ground 10 bt :
leve the defendant WIS in danger. did il not at
"aSt create doubt as 10 the character Of the HON.
1 ide,
Mr.. Radcliffe recited the evidence as TO the
threats made by Ennis and dwelt at some length
upon the points they presented in favor Of the
| question before the court. MIR. II. commended that
this evidence as to the character Of Ennis taken
in connection with the recently expressed sentj-
rnent Of Ennis towards IIutchins formed a part Of
The res Costa Of the case. In support of his position
Mr.. X read from the law laid down in whar-
tons Criminal Law, page GIL. Mr. X. also read
from the case of tueensbury agt the state (AIi-
bama reports. as laid down in LIST Hastead. pav e
Ji2 Also from page 2229 Of I'd Halstead as to thu,
same point.
Mr.. Culd replied TO the argument of Mr.. r..
1
| cided by the court and il Was unnecessary FOR
| him To make any further argument upon it,
The Court decided that this question was not
new 10 the Court and had been dec ided in the
cas-" of Bernard Magee. The character of the de-
| PENDANT was no part of tire geSta.
| The CONCERT LAST NIGHT-One Of the most
/ beautiful sights we ever behed presented last
| night at the Smithsonian Institution, where tie
hundreds of beautiful little girls Of the primary
| schools were grouped on the stage Of the lecture
room, presenting all the brilliancy Of parterre
with their white dresses, gay sashes, ribbons and
abundant floral decorations. Equally smart-look-
| ing, though Of course not quite brilliant. was
| the show of male Juveniles surrounding. and set
ting of bv their more sa,ber-tinted costumes the
gay little fairies on the stand
We were able To remain but short time, but
sufficiently long Ia that Prof Daniel has laLorrd
faithfully and successfully with his little charges
| - was eyinced by mnch proficiency both in time
aud harmony.
Among the pieces more particularly we'll snn2
during our stay, We're DueL-Our Ship Is H. htly
| bounding. lissrs 4. Paddon and A warwick
| sOlo--Shells Of Ocean, Miss NJ I.-unIoD duet
Come sing a Anna. Miss Dalton and