Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-01-20


." charge Of tAs murder Of Axdrsv Boriss.-
To-day, the Court met at the usual hour.
Edgar Patterson was brough BIT into Court, aud
placed In the prisoners box to be tried for the
murder OF Andrew Bowler, colored, in George
Mr.. Radcliffe appeared counsel for the de-
PENDANT.
A jury was called and w,rn, as follows: w
h. Evans, John n. Budget, WIN. Eagan, VIM
Cleary, VIM. Flenner, James Murray, John
Turton, VIM. Sandefson, Edward IA Edelin,,
Tnomas Young, Robert X. hewitt, and Peter
Berry.
The jury was then called over aud the indict-
inent read to them.
The District Attorney stated the case to the
J5ry and, also, the distinction between the crimes
of murder and manslaughter
MIR Radcliffe, for defence, deferred his opening
until the evidence for the prosecution should be
closed
Joseph Libby, sworn.-Knew the prisoner by
sight; did not know the deceased; be was a ne
gro about twenty years old on the I'D of October
witness was going out OF a lumber yard, and
saw the deceased walking along the street and
the defendant coming after him very softly until
he got within about eight feet, when he threw
stone, weighing about one pound al the de-
ceased, which knock him down; be then went
up and kicked deceased twice, and afterwards
picked up the stone and walked of; witness
asked the prisoner what he had done that for,
and he made reply that the deceased had struok
him (pEisoneT) about week before; the next
morning witness heard that the deceased was
dead, and then thong IL his duty 10 20 and
state before the mag istratc what he had seen
Gross eyGmiHsd.-Dld not hear deceased say
anything before be was struck; thinks the stone
with which the deceased was struck would weigh
from pound TO pound and a quarter; saw tue
stone fall, and, also, saw defendant pick il up;
witness l. sure the defendant pic ked mp the same
stone which he threw. deCeased fell very hard,
and had one hand in his pocket he seemed TO
nave much difficulty in getting his hand out Of
Dis pocket, and finally made out to get up and
StdSSeT towards the CuIbstone; witness thinks
Tue deceased had no idea that the defendant wds
behind him at the time
Charles Wheahey, sworn.-was passing from
BIS fatheT's lumber yard, and turned to look to-
wards the river, and then turned to pursue his
route up the street, and saw the prisoner about
eight or ten feet from the deceased, and saw the
deceased fall saw the stone fall, and also saw
prisoner kick deceased, after which he picked
up the stone and walked; saw the deceased merit
day after be died, he died about II m next day;
hotlCeu cut over the deceased's eye; the stone
was about as large as witness fist; knew pris-
oner by sight deceased dropped when the stone
struck him as IL dead
Dr. CFdglu sworn-Sdw the deceased OF the
dsY ne died at d house where be had been car
Ile<i was sent for to see him. found him with a
large cut over the rig ut eye; he was suffering vey
much was told about the affair In which be ad
been wounded; found no external wound on the
back of the head, bit afterwards heard that there
was one, the wound over the eye one that
might have been produced by falling on the pave
ut; he was very restless; witness prescribed
Ter him and went away; later in the day was
called back, and fouGd him bleeding at the ear;
next morning on visiting him found him in
profound stupor. from which he could not be
rousedi witness did not make any post moTtem
examination, but is of the opinion that death
was produced from compression of the brain, re-
sulting from the wounds which he bad received
After the close of the above evidence, the Dis
trlct Attorney abandoned that portion of the
which charged the prisoner with murder, and
confined It's further investigation to the minor
charge Of manslaughter
Mir Radcliffe, for the defence, then proceeded
to state to the jury the grounds upon which
rested the defence in the case
John Henley had been called to the stand for
the defence, as our report closed.
POLICE MATIERs-wm. Pool was brougl,
before Justice Williams, Of the Northern Lib
critics police district, charged with making use
CT PTofane and indecent language In the public
streets, and was fined 81, and 81 cents costs.
Stone throwing in the public streets has got TO
be a'mania with the boys in the Northern Liber-
ties, and a most intolerable nuisance il is The
little delinquents have attained such skill in
dodg Ing that the hourly battles fought by them
are perfectly harmless to the combatants, but are
excessively dangerous to the street Passengers
who have not yet acquired the trick Of jumping
behind the tree boxes at the right instant One
OF these young imitators Of the illustriOus David
named william Brown, was YESTERDAY had IN
before Justice W illiams, being taken in the act
OF stoning a neig hboring boy, while that perse-
cuted Juvenile was driving his mothers COW out
on the commons. He was fined 81, and IS cents
C9sts.
SsrsHh DfSfTict-James II. Butler colored
was arrested last evening, by Oticer Ross for
j. NailOr which
larceny caused the arrest of a white man several
Gays ago, In whose possession the article was
found The person arrested gave up the wheel
barrow and explained satisfactorily how he Oh
tanned possession, which explanation led to the
arrest OF the accused. He was sent to iail for
further hearing by Justice Dom.
The larceny of the - blind pirl,sD Miss Ra
ker's) watch, excited an earnest desire on the
laH OF the proprietor Of the boarding house
ME- Cndllp, where she Is stopping, to recover it,
and detect the thief. Last night, Ofhcers Gill
dIIested n MalS
cion Of being connected with the felony He was
taken before Justice Dom, and after n careful
examination, no evidence was ELECTED 10 connect
him with IL, and he was, of course, discharged
NswsFAPER THIEvEs.-The letter below
from this mornings Union, shows how the sub
scribers sometimes miss papers when the carrier
is not in fault. We may add that the depreda
tons Of newspaper pilfrrers have grown so fire.
quent that some Of the newspaper folks in this
city have determined to make an example of the
neIt individual or individuals caught in the act.
Me''TS Editors: send you six eight copies
OF your paper recovered from a bow of sixteen or
eighteen years Of age this morning NV papers
have been taken for several mornings and watch
ing this morning, the thief was pursued three or
Your squares. During the chase the papers sent
you were shaken from his hat The plunderer
has been accustomed to pass little b. fore or a f.
t.To o'clock, sometimes taking the sun, which
u lef after six o'clock. l write that your sub
scrloeIs and carriers may be on the look out.
Sixth, BErwEgS AND r STREETS
Washington, Wednesday, January 10.
SuPREnZ CoURr, IEsTERDAY.-No IL Hiram
Barber, appellant, vs.. Hulah A. Barber, by her
friend, George Cronkhite. This cause was az.
gued by Mr.. DOolittle for the appellant, and sub
United on printed argument by Mr. S Brown
for the appellee
No. q The United States, plaintiffs in errsx.
vs. sherman NJ. Booth. This cause YVES argued
ny MI Attorney General Black for the plaintiff.
in error
No. 10 Enoch McCarty, plaintiff In error W
ny Mr.. Gillet for the defendants in error and
submitted on printed argument by MI O. IL
smith Tor the Pla ntin In error. Adjourned
COMMITTED FOR CoURI.- The color d boy
VIM Dent, arrested Saturday, on suspicion Of
stealing Marseilles counterpart and a pair Of
fne blankets, the property of Mrs NJ A Knight
OF tue Eboett House, was brought out Of Jail Tor
trial before Justice Dom this morning Tbe
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