Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-05-13


CRIMINAL CoUKr-TriaI Of HILLARY Hmtehia,
and Wm. Jones, for tas Murder Of jack Ensis-
Wien our report closed yesterday, Mr.. w. T.
Thomas, one of the witnesses for the prosecution.
h1d Just concluded his testimony and the jury had
taken a recess
Mr.. Lewis WEIGH was then placed upon the
stand
TESTIMONY LEWIS WEIGH
This witness testified that he was I'm eorpeto,yp
the day Ennis Was killed was walking along
Water street and saw a crowd man ran into an
alley or house. and the crowd stopped in front of
th" house; witness recognized HutelIins and Gross;
Ennis came ont Of the alley and made the excIa-
nations before alluded to. when Hutchns fred
didn't see Gross till after the shooting the crowd
was very much excited, and many exclaimed
Hileary, shoot the son of a b-h;'' Hutchins
was IN the rear Of the crowd; witness was within
twenty Yards of Hutchins; they cried, Here he
j., shoot the son OF b-h;-' don't know who
the parties were who made these cries.
Cross-examined-Witne knows Geo. Golding;
has seen him frequently; has seen Jim Brown:
don't know the Hurdles; Brown and Golding
were raised IN 6eOrgetOwn; saw Gross first when
be brought the wounded man ont of the house
didn't see Gross in the crowd
TKsTINONY OF !oHN DoxALpsoN
This witness testified that he examined Hutc hins
premises where the stoning took place; this was
On the morning OF the sth of February; HutchIns
requested witness TO do so; a stone was on a table
in the kitchen; there was pane of glass brok en-
in the window Hutchins said the stone had been
men were sitting at the table playing game Of
cards, there Were several mari on the shutters as
Il from stones Hut hns said be thought the stones
came from Mrs. Balcher's yard; witness went
there at the instance of the District Attorney: ex
auIned Thee ker place. the distance from n ITCH
lus window to ThccEefs yard is about loo feet.
il might be possible to throw stone from Theck-
as ward 10 Ilutchlns window, but would not be
probable, on that morning witness saw Mrs
Hutchins in the kitchen; didn't see her arm till
that night after Hutchins had been committed;
n Mt III Ina
arm. and saw two green marks which had the.
appearance Of being DID, thinks now that they
could not have been made that day, nor very re-
Gently.
Cross, mined.- In the morning Hutcbin, sid
nothing to witness about his wife's arm beinp
struck; IL was only after he had been committed
Georgetown; was invited by Hutchins 10 Iook N
his house: the stones could have been thrown from
inside Hutchins's yard. or from Immediately out
side the yard through the windows lint IN Il aY
trrInely doubtful if they could have been thrown
ia from Thee ker's, Balcher's or Ludake's wards.
abOHt o'clock that afternoon Hutchins came IN
witness al keavers ONCE, and complained that
more stones had been thrown. and witness sent
officers to 20 and ascertain if possible wher. the
stones came from; witness then went down town
On particular business, and in hour or so heard
that Ennis had been shot; witness had never seen
Ennis before that day.
TESTIMONY HENRY THEckyR
l'h'SS ilVes IN Market street, or Scotch Row.
AS u Is called knows Hutchins ever since he was
hIIn, did Mt know John Ennis; was at home the
ddy Ennis was shot; don't know il Ennis was AZ
ElS house that day: was ut home the evening pre-
yiouSi Ennis was not there that evening neither
that witness Is aware of; a stone thrown from wit.
ness yard could not be made to break Hutcbins'.
window witness thinks Hutchinss window can Z
he seen ON wltnesss yard and IL you 20 down
Witness ward twenty feet YOU can Z see even
utchins'S house; witness never threw a ston,
from his yard to Hutchins's house: witness keen.
restaurant, and don't know who freauents hi
nOuSe-lnauy Ia,
M ht. Brown may have been there; witness don :
think stone could be thrown from his ward int
HutchlnS's window; don't believe a man could
strike the window Of Hutchinss house from an,
part of Witness premises il he should stand anc
throw stones for two days; don't think il could b.
done from Iudakes yard either; witness hons.
- place OF general resort witness never examine,
Hutcnins's house.
TESTIMONY or THOMAS MORGAN
Witness remembers the day Ennis was shot
Was at III he ker's that day; stones We're thrown a
Hutchins house aDOuI } o'cIOck-say two hour
before the killing; witness there to See If h,
,onld md out who was throwing stones; I'm
nIS pass on towards the market house; did not SCI
hun IN the alley leading To Hutchins' house: IN
alley leading into Market street has no conn,t tin
In any way with Hut:Lins' house
CrOSS-eyamined Went OF his own will In 60
II he could see any one throw stones; witness di,
not throw any stones. nor any thrown: kuev
INNS ny sight never heard anything about lin
or the Hurdle till that day; knows tioldiny an,
Brown; has drank with fiolding; has met g 0ldin,
and Brown frequently ut THICKER: don't tlinL
man could strike llHtchins window from ThrcL
Srs yard saw Ennis go down the alley toward
the East.
TE>TIMoNT OF OFFICER CRAIG, (REcaILgpl
shortly before Ennis arrested witness say,
hIm IN cherry alley, which leads down to til,
wharf This was Just before Robinson arrest,I
him FOR the stone throwing
TESTIMONY ar HENRY roPEISs
saw Ennis folding and Brown. at Cox's: wa,
ON the porch when Ennis came out and waIke,
down to Water street. don't know which of then
went out first.
TESTIMONY UF GRAFTON HARPER, (KECALLEp)
saw no pistol in Ennis's hand or poswssi1r
when Ie went up FROM the hsh dock PARTICULAR,
noticed him; Ennis made no offer AZ all but ius
walked of DePoneDt was Standing then will
Baker Thorn and Charles Bridget
Mr.. Ould here announced that the testinony IN,
the United States was closed
The Wltnt sSes for the defence were then sworn
Mr. Rahlife called TO the stand, first, Mr. d. ]
Cox.
TESTIMONY OF D. cox
This witness testified that he lives I'm George.
town, at the corner Of Canal Bridge and Market
space; save Ennis In his house on the day he WAS
sup'; nm ana Two others came there together;
''"idlng and Brown came with him. STAYED there
hNe minutes when Brown and Goldiny left; En-
NJ was excited, and asked everybody about there
10 lend hum pistol, knife, or gun; he saidIAe
VS. afraid la 90 out Ennis asked brown if he
could give him pistol; he made the request gen
cfaI this WAS about 3 O'Clock: Brown said IL
Inns would go home with him he would give
hiin something To eat and gun; HutchIn.'s name
vas mentioned but not in connection with the
inquiry about the gun; his name WIS used in COLI
h''unn with the previous arrest; Ennis wanted
something. IA he said. to protect himself Ennis
used no threats towards Hnfchins except that Lac
was aira,d Of Ilutchins, and wanted to shoot him:
ihS was about half an hour before Ennis was shot
'rCss--1ainlned. -Golding and Brown were
ufunk very drunk this was after Ennis had been
afir>tt'i and tried before Reaver witness didn't
''4 hatchIns that Ennis had said he wanted 10
shOVt him.
TESTIMONY OF JOHN POTTER
ihls witness lives in GeOrgetOWn knew Ennis
Vel: Was on Seventh street, Washington. Thurs
Hil '~iple thu killing met Ennis, who said
IL'Lo, POtterr when is the elestion in GirUr:,,.-
%"h' wIlh' ~ replied. Sitting when; Ennis said
- u''t "t-'-lrIs,sed of a b-h ia town vet -
"''iess asked who he meant; Ennis said =. Hill
10y hntfhi that he meant Ia Kill IIutchins
we h-st time he saw HIM, or Hutrhns should kill
,lhi' That Le Thought IL would he no harm ~ he
.H'S Tor Killing that long legged son 81 a b--L:
ines Told han not 10 talk thai way aud Eunis
II oh Saturday following with saw Hutc hins
ana pared him ON his Guard
htinined- w illness tifOug ht IL well enough
D Ii"'e hHthins On his gnard; witness didnt
I've There was anything In f:nnis's remarks.
g. hal al. "a