Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-01-07

THE TRIAL OF MARION CRoPrs AT TowsoN-
roN.-Considerable progress was made y,s:er-
day in this trial. large number of witnesses
for the State have already been examined. Among
the most interesting portions Of the evidence
yesterday was the testimony Of Thomas Kennard,
follows:
81 am clerk In the Office Of the clerk Of the
superior court Of Baltimore city; have known
crops for several years; on the evening Of the
3th OF November, about ~ O'Clock, | passed
Geddes and Smith at he corner OF Green and Bal.
timnre streets; went on TO the second pavement
on the cellar door as passed; he spoke to me and
Deckoned me towards him; 1 asked him what he
wanted and he asked me II ] had seen some one
on that day, but he was drunk and did not I'M
d. rstar him; ! turned 4 ON the cellar door and
L saw Marion Crops standing at the awning
post adjoining Mr. r igdon's house; the frst man
who spoke to M | now know was Corrie; Cropps
came up TO where was standing and struck me
on the breast; he said they have convicted Henry
Gambril Of murder in the first degree; his friends
say what they will do, but / will do more than
any OF them will do; will go into the court
mouse when they bring him out for sentence and
take him out Of the box, Corrie said NO by-,
they shall never hang Hen Cambria | said to
crops You ought not to talk that way, as that
Is the reason for so many reports being about
stepped OH, and CIOpps asked me to z i've hi IN
aquarter, aud told him had none; he then
asked Inc to go into Bob Rigdou's house and ask
MIN 10 come out; | asked him what he wanted
Win DliHi NE Sdlu, never you mind, YOU in
and tell him to come OUT Corrie said, 'You 90
and bring him out on the pavement turned
around to look at Corrie, when Crops put a
nistol at my throat and commenced to laugh;
L caught the pistol in my hand, and told him to
take care what he was about; told him Ripdon
was no: At home, that he had better go to the
watch house or on his beat il he wanted him:
Crops said 80 no, he IL in the house talking 10
old man Butfs-teli him to come out:D I then
crossed over the street, and a. ! passed looked
over TO Rigdon's house and | saw an old man
standing in the store, and a woman took TO be
Mrs. Rigdon, sitting down; then crossed back
to them and told Crops That Rigdon was not
there, and they had better 60 away; then pass
cd on, and, after going a short distance, looked
back, and they were both looking in Mrs. Rig
don window, close up to the window; | again
looked back, after going few yards further and
they were four or five yards from the window; |
could not tell whether above or below the house;
passed on TO Mr.. Graham's, and stopped TO get
nv weekly paper, and remained in conversation
with Mr.. g abam from ten to twenty minutes
when heard the report of pistol and ran to the
door, | then saw Corrie, on the opposite side Of
the street, running and officers Cook and Hig-
gins running after him; when CorTie got TO the
corner Of Pine and Baltimore streets, he turned
around the corner and seemed almost exhausted;
then ran down Pine street into German, and on
tie corner of Penn and German | found Corrie
under arrest; I then returned to Rigdon's house,
and saw kigdon lying dead on the floor.
The State will probably get through with Its
evidence to-day.