Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-01-24

CRIMINAL CouRr-T|iai of Celia Jsnifsr feord)
chdTgtd 'cafA numbering her otcn child Yesterday
yen Jnr9rs mad been sworn in this case when our
| Iepo!l Closed Two talesmen were selected to I'LL
| me TWO vacant jurors seats, viz: Messrs. George
n varneli and Ephraim Wheeler. The trial then
Nelly Taylor testified that she has known the
prisoner ever since she was born. (Oficer Boss
mere testified that the witness passes for free ne.
| gro. witness resumed. Has lived with the prs-
oner when she was small, and also since she has
| been grown. Witness lived with prisoner for
5hree months before she had the child. Witness
| Hves IN Prop Alley. Was midwife at the time the
Sn en- was born. Defendant told witness that she
dlo no, want the child. Witness thinks that the
| child died about O'Clock in the morning-this
was IN November; thinks the child was about 8
Gays ola when it died. Witness had charge of
the enid for four days after it was born and on
the fifth day witness gave it to its mother About
gay oreak In the morning witness heard the child
struggling, Is il it was smothered; called to prjs-
oner ana Told her about the child struggling She
Ctoss examned-A gentleman came there in
carriage with coffin and buried it. Witness kept
the chlld from the time 1t was born until four
DAYS, and on the fifth day gave it to prisoner and
on the same morning it was killed.
Lacy Ann Hspbrnne.-knows the prisoner; wit
ness called by one afternoon, believes 1t was on
TUESDAY,. asked prisoner how she felt she said she
was ll,tie better. Witness went to see her every
DAY; prisoner told witness one ony when some
oody was vexing of her. that she would throw it
In the nre Witness saw the child after death it
Jail next day 0 'S"' "
Cross ned.-Don't know who the person
was that buried the child. Witness wanted to take
tne cnIo out thought it was too young to be taken
longer '"y A''uo
EhzaLeth Wright.-Was there when the child
was nrs' porn. Grandmother took it, washed it, and
dressed II, and 1t seemed to be very we'll The
Then OF the stages to the cars woke witness up
her that the child was scSeg! she MADE snS sJ no
reply. Witness went and got candle some time
after and saw that it was dark in the face Did
not examine it particularly see if there were any
marks of violence about it. Thinks the child was
about eight days old when it died
DIS Waters and B"tter testified touching the
appearance Of an infant which has died from suf-
location.
Or. Duhamel, for defence, testified tb.t he
attended the prisoner in jail. She was laboring
under high fever, much SO as to be Temporarily
out Of her mind. She was suffering principally
from neglect
The case was given to the jury without aryu-
ment, and they retired to consider upon their YER
dict.
The jury in the case of Cecilia Janifer returned
verdict, after being out about five minutes of
not guilty.
To-day-The court took up the case Of the Uni
ted States agt. Michael Pfeifer wherein the de-
PENDANT stands charged with bigamy.
Mr.. Ould stated to the jury that this indictment
charges Michael Pfeifer with bigamy; that on or
about the sixth day Of September 1916 the said
Michael marie ed. in the State of MARYLAND one
Catharine Dill, and that in 1859 he, the said
Michael, married one Jane Ann Jones, of Wash
ington city.
MI. Ou1d said that he would produce witness
who was present at that occasion OF which he
deemed the best of proof; and if this should turn
out to be the fact, then you must convict the de-
PENDANT
Mr.. McCutchen followed on behalf of the de-
fendant, arguing point Of law before the court
respecting the manner of proving the previous
marriage
George Baunstack testified that he knows Pfeifer,
has known him fourteen wears in the city of Balti-
more; used to board with him; was present at his
marriage with Catharin Dill, in the State of Ma
ryland. He was married to Catha.in Dill about
thirteen years ago in Baltimore City; don / know
who married them, but it was done by a priest.
and in a church; knew them afterwards; they
lived together. He continued to live in Baltimore
Tor sl years afterwards, and they lived together as
man and wife. The last time witness saw pfeif.r
before to-day was at the corner Of Charles aud
Ih!rteenth-street in Baltimore, this was about ten
months ago. Six years ago was the last time wit
ness saw them together saw him last about two
years ago. Their names were published i'm the
church for three Sundays previous to the marriage
1t was In st Alphonsus Church
Rer AIR. ROglGTd.-lsa preacher in the M f..
church; married defendant Sd of last November
Pfelfer came to witness ard asked him to be home
between and O'Clock next night. DIS a couple
wanted to he married They came, and witness
married defendant to Mrs Jane Ann Jones This
was in Georgetown. Witness knew Mrs Jones
gether for a short time. Witness married them
according to the forms Of the Methodist Church.
Witness never saw Pfeifer before this time The
name is not spelled in the license as he spells it.
Pfttr DH.-knows prisoners has known him
or 9years. He married witnesses sister She is
alive. She never was in Washington. Witness
has visited them at their residence in Baltimore:
they We're living together man and wife Wit
ness wa' Introduced to Ffefer IS his brother iE-
law. WITNESSES sister is now living in Baltimore,
and has four little children
Jane Ana JOnsS-Knows the defendant Wit
ness has been living in Georgetown for the last
two or three years. Was single woman-a
widow-5efore the Sd Of November last Knew
Prefer about four months before was married to
him. He made proposals Of marriage, and wit
ness was married to him by Rev. Mr. Rowland
This was the Sd of November last
Cross-examined-Don't remember whether2 it
was witness or Pfeifer who first preached the sub
ject of the marriage. Don't think il is Gus omary
for a female to make such proposition to a man.
Don't think witness did do it. Thinks it was
done in the usual way.
The case closed here, and the jury without
leaving tie box returned verdict of guilty as
indicted
Az OWNER FOUND.-Yesterday afternoon the
4" cheap robe mentioned i'm the Stars local
column, was identified by Mr.. w. ii. Birch as his
property. He did not know how 1t passed from his
possession. 1t might have been stolen from his sta
HES he NAV have lost from bjS huuou I'm that