Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-04-12

10 b Inserted IN tie BALrIMoRK Sun are ,ses,v..
st and fo-warded from The STAR Office.
The HAw SHOOTING CAsE-The following /;
the evidence before Justice Dom at the furthe
hearing OF the case against Mr.. ] B Haw charo %
with shooting John Banks, colored: -
DR.. ID. X. Hngner, sworn.-Was called In SO,
Yno Banks Dr. Butt was there. Examined tn,
wound Of ball, which was in the tbiph W.
were afraid at first that the large vessels Rad bss,
Injured. Went at six O'Clock to see him. viii
Drs. Butt and Richards. Examined the wonnd
Ills cond tion was much better The large vessel,
we're not injured, and there was no danger of :
fatal termination
NJ w. X. Plorman, sworn.-J Hitchcock
called on witness on saturday, and said that Haw
mad run this negro through his house and that Il
Ine negro caught Haw he intended to whip him
ch sunday morning, about nine O'Clock Hitch
SoGk asked witness wanted to see neat little
h2ht, sitting that Banks was going to wbip Haw
OF that morning, and was waiting for him. While
stindlng on the steps, about $50 wards distant saw
one man strike another on the head with stick
about three strokes; then heard pistol: ran down
and before getting there heard a second renort
When witness arrived, the negro had Haw bv The
hair Haw was on his knees Officer Keesa wa
hand and pistol with the other Witness cauo hi
hoid OF the negro, and he let 20 He then cursed
and swore. and said he would whip Haw Wit
ness arrested Haw. and Reese took the negro, and
Drought them before Justice Dom. When wit
ness first saw them, Haw was retreating, and the
negro striking him over the back. Did not see
u occurred
jacob Orth Saw Mr.. Haw near his house Uaw
PISSED man One had basket on his arm Saw
him beat MIR Haw. He struck him four or five
times; heard pistol shot; then he again beat
Reese was present on his horse and then got off and
pirted them. Saw that the negro was bleeding
Saw them near the bridge, on Boundary street
Haw was trying to get away
A. E. l.. Banks was on Boundary street nm
horseback. Went to see John Banks; he was moi
at home Returning. met Banks coming out on
Seventh street. he had basket and a stick
stopped him, and asked him to nix Witness
fence, and started with him Saw MIR Haw walk
ing towards Boundary street Got near Hitch.
cocks; John observed . that ii was a id shame
because he was a colored man he couldn't walk
along without being molosted On Yesterday be
had been driven into that house " Haw observed
you id son of b-h did you mean that re-
mark for me will whip you for it y He called
witness to observe Banks remarks as he wanted
him arrested. Some words passed The negro
said he did not want to be called son OF bib
CT a b-h." The negro said "you are another
one" Then Jesse said YOU SON of b-h I will
whip you. and then dropped his umbrella and
cane and 'ed his stick towards him. The negro
raised his stick, witness then rode between them
aud said 1t was no use to quarrel. Haw observed
ne did not want the yellow son of a b-h TO inter
fere with him The negro then called him pot
Quilted son of a b--h. As he said that they both
rushed past with their sticks up both Offering t.
strike. The negro struck little first; they both
struck several times, Haw threw down his stck
anu tIfneui the negro then struck him behind on
back. Haw pulled out his pistol while retreatino
to wards the branch, and fired he ran they we re
distant about eight PAGES when he fired. He then
cooked his pistol and fired again. The negro
came up when Haw was behind witness and
cOught hold of his hair and going to stri ke
ann which witness prevented. Haw SAID don't
let him hit me y Witness then had the pistol in
his hand Plowman came up and he got them
separated. The negro's stick looked like limb
Of a tree, and was four or five feet high Never
heard him threaten Haw; but be would fl ht hi m
Z attacked by him. Knew Haw by si9bt but
b We no acquaintance with him.
CdthorHe Hitchcock sworn.-On Saturday morn
Ing, between and III O'Clock, Mr.. Haws raced
Banks through witness house; Mr. Haw follow.
ed. Witness asked Haw what was the matter
law replied, "the s. of b., intend to kill
hlm The negro ran from the back gate into
the house, and Haw followed him; the negro ran
into the front room. On Sunday saw both have
their sticks raised; heard both pistols On Satur-
day: Mr.. Haw Immediately left the house John
sSld Haw threatened to kill him, and he was
hye minutes. Haw was near the bridge
JohH II. Cook sworn-Sunday morning was at
the Park Saw two men, one one horseback, who
witness recognized as MIR. Reese He was trying
to keep back a man who had on white clothes
the other was dressed in dark clothes The man
IN hgat clothes appeared excited, and wanted to
take on bis coat He passed around the horse and
they met Both had sticks raised. They struck
only once; the man in black retreated the other
striking him two or three times with a stick
Witness then heard the pistol; they continued
running, and witness heard another fire MIR
Reese at that time came up, when the negro
caught the man in black by the hair Reese
tried 10 separate them. Witness had fine view
of them; being the platform, could see over the
fence.
John $. EdtcGrdS sworn.-The pistol which
Rlr Haw had, witness had for two or three weeks
To shoot mischievous hog On Sunday morn
Ing Haws wife being afraid of the pistol, asked
him to take 1t away, which he accordingly did
He was dressed in black that morning.
John 5. Stanley AT OK O'Clock Sunday morn
Ing saw Banks walk up and down the pavement
three or four times with an empty basket He was
very grum, and weat into McChesney's and back
again slme way. Had his coat drawn up on hi
breast, as If something under 1t; he walked from
McChesney's To Boundary ST. two or three times
as II waiting for some one. The reputation of
Banks when drinking is bad.
E. WHsOH.-On Sunday was talking with
Mr. Plowman when they were lighting; saw the
negro beating Haw with stick. Haw was on
his knees, and was hallOing murder. Mr. Plow-
man separated them; the negro had hold of Haw
This was after the second shot.
Won MeChssney and John Eggleston corrobo-
rated the foregoing.
II T. L. Wilson testified that the reputation of
Banks is bad.
Haw was cut slightly over the left eye and on
his hand
Mr.. Haw, ss stated yesterday, was held for
court In s. security.
THR THEATRE-A supel b bill indeed is offered at
the Theatre tonight the occasion of the benefit
of MIR j ;. Clarke, it being no less than the two
Everybody IS Friend;'' MIR. Clar Ike as Asa Trench
ard, e: b Hill as Lord Dundreary, 5. w. Glenn
as Sir Edward TrenChard. and Mrs. Gladstane as
Florence, in the former and MIR Clarke and Mrs
iadstane as the principal characters in the latter
III this bill and cast will not draw a large house
we don't know what would. The re .der who has
not seen Clarke as Major De Boots has missed one
OF the richest theatrical representations ever pre-
sented in this city. Take our word for this, and
go to hight, get front seat, middle seat or back
seat; unbutton your vest, and then Law back for a
little the heartiest laugh ever experienced.
FUR COURT-Yesterday officer Kimball arrested
Edw. Jones, j Bearsley, and Jas MAXINE, for an
assault and battery on Jno. O'Leary. 1t appeared
that they had a misunderstanding at a bali, Mon
day night after which O'Leary went with some
ladies' to their home. Upon the stopping Of the
coach, the young men came up, and when O'Leary
got out they attacked and beat him, bruising his
head and face. They were held to bail for Court
by Justice Dom.
Robert Hepburn was arrested by officer Narrower
Tor rot, ana assault and battery on a man named
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