Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-05-11


srAR OFFICE.
CRIMINAL CoUKr.-TTiaI Of HtIeGry Hmehins
ard Jobs Jones fer ths murder Of Jack Eaais-
When GU. report closed yesterday Grafton Harper
WAS on the stand, and testified as follows:
TESTIMONY oE esAFroN HARPER.
Mr. Harpvr testified that he was in Georgetown
on the day Ennis was sh'd; first saw Mr.. Hutc hins
when he was coming down Potomac ct towards
Watsr street. witness was standing on the Fish
wharf and came up am alley and met Hutchins
and asked him what was the matter and he said
that man CEnnis) had either struck his wife O,
stoaed his house; he passed down the street. and
soon after witness followed and saw Hutc hins put
bis hand out. and heard pistol shot; witness at
this time saw some men behind Murphy's house,
In the open lot, throwing stones at something or
other; this was on the north side; witness passed
down TO Water street, crossed over to the middle
II the street and saw Ennis come out of the aIley
dhIs the first witness saw Of Ennis0 and
hutchins pulled pistol and shot him three times
and one snap at the first FIRE Ennis gave way and
sort Of turned about witness passed the east
side " MurPhy's house, and saw no more Of Ennis
Gil Gross brought him out Of Murphy house; at
thss time witness met Neal Morgan coming out Of
the alley, with stones in his hands; Jones came
down the street before Hutchins, and Bill Dorsey
Bill Mcdaniel and others were with him; some,
body said, . there he goes and witness then saw
Jones and the rest throwing stones In the direction
Of the lot; saw Jones afterwards come out of the
alley and 20 mp TO Hutchins and take the pistol
and place II in his pantaloons; this was imInedi-
atcy after the firing and about TIN. time Gross
brought Ennis out OF Murphy's house; Jones,
HEtchiHS and W alker went up the street together:
the pistol looked ike a revolver with one barrel:
witness stayed there till Ennis was taken away
Ennls stayed on the pavement minute or two
before taken away, and laid down on his side and
requested To BE- permitted to lie down and die: a
doctor was sent for; witness helped TO take him
into Murphy house; witness asked him if he felt
any other wounds beside the one in his side and
he said he didn't know; two persons assisted wit
ness 10 take Ennis in the house; whom witness
don't know; when witness went out he met Mr.
IdcS coming in at the door the first time witness
saw Ennis that day was on W alter street. between
2 and o'clock, p. IN at that time witness was
Standing on the tsh wharf; saw him 90 up the
street with Jim Brown and George Golding, and
20 up towards the market; five or ten minutes
Afterwards saw Hun come back again by himself
and went into CrOuses booth; aud afterwards
came ont aud went upto the corner Of Duck Lane;
ne it'en came BACK again ON the north side Of
Water street, and passed out OF Witness sight he
might have had time To 20 perhaps a h4ndr red
Yards, when witness saw Jonesrand crowd of
some nfteen men come out Of the market-house
ana down the street, and some one haloed there
h. SOCStn Hutchins was then standinp i'm front
Of Rays warehouse and when this cry was raj sed
Hutchins came down tue street with large crowd
which was with him; il Was then that witness
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Cross eNamined.-KnowsC has Hurdle. f,rowp
GoldInS, bat don't know Theo. Hurdle; when
wlinrSS hrSt saw Ennis, he was with these men !:
thinkS HutChlnS lives on Potomac street saw
Morgan with Jones, Walker and Dorsey behind
thu house after that saw Morgan talking with a
man SIw Jones, Walker and Dorsey throw stones
pretty viCiouSlY at something witness coulJ moi
see Morgan also threw stones; Walker was ont
SIDE the head OF the alley where Ennis was shot
mey threw ln the direction OF Murphy's inclosed
lot Jones was on the outside Of the Enclosed lot
Snd Hutchins was say the length of the lot from
him; don't know whether they could see one an
other distinctly man in the alley could have
gone out, II no obstruction was in his way: the
others threw stones from the north and MORAN
tsrew stones In position commanding the east
also, witness asked lIutehlns what was the matter
snd ne replied without stopping; he the
eagth Of the square from Marphy's house at that
tine.
Here the grand jury came in, and were dis
eIfged I'LL next Monday, at Il o'clock, a MI
me witness continued :-Hutcbins did not A n
par very much excited when witness smoke To
MA, aid not notice anything out Of the way in
hs aPlearancei witness has often seen him ex-
cited didn't see what he shot at the first time he
shot he was facing nearly north when he shot;
si'f the firSt shot about minute more or less
elapsed before he fired again; every time he shot
DIS ace was towards the north, and at the last two
shos he was very near TO Ennis, near as almost
70 Ne able To touch him; witness heard four shots
and one snapj saw Jones throw stones Just before
W three last shots; witness don't know where
hotgan, % W alker, or Mcdaniel, are now; wit
heSs don't think Ennis was more than six feet
ir"m liu'chins at the first shot; thinks IL Ennis
hiu TIED To get over the fence on the east or to
w cH' north through the alley, he would have
ttta IL the range of the stones which were then
bag thrown at him from the hill back Of the
iAcsi The tence is about seven feet high.
TESTIMONY or Mr.. CORNELIUS sTRIBIISG.
Th's witness testified that he was present when
INNS was shot; his place of business il nj the cor
htr q High and W alter str,ss; ia his count np
'''hh, and was called tO the door, and saw a larg.
crowd and ON that instant pistol was fred by
lhtn at another pc son in rear of MOTpbys build
lhs' The Intn who shot the pistol was very till
ahn wItness did not know him by his features;
Whites believes the prisoner llutc hins is the man;
me man shot at came out of the alley and receded
sSah. and then they met, aud the tall man fired
thfet times more; there d great many persons
'hfre' after the first firing OI.icer Gross came up
ana appeared To he looking after the man who
Was being shot at.
ss-eNamined.-The officer appeared to be
el.rI Inc man that was shot, and did not seem 10
nina The man who was sbOoting this orficer's
IHe was Gross witness is perfectly satisfied that
Hu'chihs shot the first pistol.
TESTIMONY OF DR.. J. ELIOT
" Ithess made AN examination Of Ennis on the
evening Of the affray; there no post InorteIn
made there Was wound about the size of five
cent pierre on the upper and left ss,lc Of the ahdo
hHl there was an abrasion on the Oh; the wound
ON the abdomen was made by bullet and was A
4i'fal one, from which he died unquestionably
=, TESTIMONY OF MURRAY DONALDSON.
Murray Donaldson, little boy ID years Of age
ltS,ihed that ne saw Ennis at SIR. Tenny' corner
anu again On the corner Of Water street and Duck
iahfi witness was about ten Yards from him across
the tanali he went down Water street; from there
ut",s. come from towards the market and they
went down TO Water street in pursuit of Ennis;
wines went with the crowd. and heard the men
sV 70 nv Gross, There he goes;' then witness
SaN Jones trying TO poll Ennis out Of Murphy's
nouse' aiter awhile Ennis came out and Hutchins
hred al hlmi Hutchins fired before that; did not
Sc CTis Grouse there; saw Han Addison over In
hls store; heard OF the breaking Of Hutchinss
wInuow at Mr. Theckers, and il was about half
On hoHr after that he saw Ennis 20 down TO Poto-
I,H. street, was about twenty-five feet from
nuNhihs when he fired; SONIC boys went with
Nithess 10 Thee kers place; when they saw Ennis
a. DUCK alley the rest Of the boys ran away; wit
htss was within few feet Of Hutchins when he
40, az Ennis; when Jones was trying 20 pull
,.l I o,lt OF the house, Dorsey aud Neal Morgan
Nas 10 him, as well as others.
,., testimony OF ". W. EDEs.
as witness was not present till after the shoot
ih- Ennis had been carried into a house or shanty
IeNt Witness store, and crowd was about the
uoo' ana witness went in and asked him who
100 hlin and he said Hutchins did IL; there
vi ~ was sken away in a hack witness sent for
Ldek % take him 70 his house, and assisted TO
NHe aim Into the carriage; Hutchins bad left.
a. NIO>s-ex 1mihed Knows the Crouses; one Of
IN vas in the room at the time; knows GoldBg
Hu resrsoni Pearson spoke 20 witness, saying he
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