The national Republican., 1861-05-10

deceased slip away from the officer. Heard the
report of the pistol, and saw the policeman
standing over the corpse.
John +. May (Rhode Island regiment) testi.
fed that he was with the deceased and the
others nearly all the evening. Howard went
along very quietly, but all of a sudden he asked
for his money. Witness saw deceased slip away
from the police, and run around the hack.
Witness went across the street, and told police.
man that he bsheshot the man. He replied
that he did not shoot him. He saw deceased
IN the street. but did not see him when the pis.
tol was fired.
William Shed testified substantially as the
foregoing witness.
Albert Columbus testified that he was in the
crowd, but did not see deceased do ANYTHING for
which he should have been arrested. He saw
the deceased get away from the officer, and the
officer pursue him. When he got in the crowd,
heard an officer, who he took to be Holden, say
that he did not shoot him.
Lewis Reese testified that he was standing
near the corner, and saw the deceased running
round the hack. When he got on the pave.
ment, he ran towards Browns. Richard Evans
was the officer who pursued the deceased.
Evans stood over the corpse two or three min.
utes after he shot. Witness did not see de-
ceased make any resistance to the officer except
by running away. The officer was five or six
yards from the deceased when he shot, but had
been near enough to have grabbed him by his
head.
William H. Bright, Lieutenant of Police, tes.
tilted that Lieutenant McHenry and himself
went to Evans's house and arresed him, He
accompanied them to the captains office, but
appeared rather sullen. Evans answered the
rollcall at four o'clock in the morning. Wit.
ness did not see the occurrence; at the time,
he was with Captain Goddard on the Island.
The jury then proceeded to the Jail, where
the prisoners Neitze, Holden, Howe, Byers, and
Evans, were brought into room, and Mr.. Reese
was requested to point out the man who fred
the pistol. He glanced over them, and imme.
diately pointed to Evans, and said he was the
man.
Thomas Holden lone Of the accused) was
sworn, and, after being warned against say.
not know who it was that shot. The deceased
was in his custody. Witness had been charged
with the deed by some. He told them that he
did not shoot him, and requested them to &c
with him to store, and he would show them
his arms, and give them all the satisfaction they
required. He arrested the deceased for disor.
derly conduct. Six or eight officers we're on
the Island together, and heard some loud talk.
ing and swearing. They went to where the
young men were, and found Howard with his
jacket of, with the others around him. He
thought that they were going to fight. The
party was arrested on the orders Of Lieutenant
McHenry. When they had passed Sixth street,
iu the neighborhood Of Robinson's, the deceased
slipped, and ran across the street. He pursued
him across the street, but the deceased ran
around hack, and he did not follow him.
When the shot was fred, the hack was between
him and the deceased. Upon his oath, he does
not know who fred the fatal shot Witness
thinks he was the first officer on the spot. After
the shooting, he saw Evans crossing to the
north side of the street, About the same time,
the corpse was carried to the pavement.
Lieutenant Bright recalled. He thinks he
saw Evans at the corner of Sixth street before
nine o'clock, and at one and four o'clock. He
is certain that he saw him at four o'clock. Evans
wore his uniform.
F.A. Nei,ze Zone of the accused) testified
that he was on the opposite side of the street
when the shot was fred, and does not know
who fred it. Witness went over after the de.
ceased fell. He saw him fall. He had had
the deceased in his custody. The arrest was
made on the order of Lieutenant McHenry.
When arrested, he had his coat and jacket off
As they were coming along, he brought the
woman on his right and the young man on his
left. He made right smart Of a fuss, and said
he would not go. His friend came up, and
and his prisoner aud himself. Witness carried
the coat of deceased for him. Howard and bis
friend locked arms, but when near Sixth street
Howard let 90 his friends arm, and started
across the street. Holden pursued him, and
when they were near the hack stand heard the
report of the pistol. Witness had never told
any one that he knew who fred the pistol He
did not shoot. He saw officers Whalen and
Harrison in the crowd, but did not see Evans.
Witr ess's number is 80. He had the deceased
in custody until he reached Sixth street. Hol.
don walked alongside OF Howard and his friend.
Mr. Keesr could not say whether Evans was
| the man who shot.
CT. Mccarthy testified that he did not see
any person kill the deceased. Evans told him
that he fired. He told him that he fred about
ten or twenty minutes after the firing. Evans
gave him his pistol and remarked that the
whole matter was in his hands.
Daniel Cox testified that he is one Of the
Auxiliary Guard. Witness does not know any.
thing about the shooting. Mccarthy came to
him and gave him the pistol. When he re.
ceived it, he thought it had not been fired. He
did not suppose it had anything to do with the
shooting. Witness did not hear of it in con.
nection with the affair until he heard of the
arrest of Evans. He did not see Evans until
about half an hour after the shooting.
c. F. Mccarthy was recalled, and examined
by Captain Goddard. He stated that he was
in Werners restaurant, on the south side Of
the avenue, and, while there, Whalen aud Ev
ans came in and gotsomethng to eat or drink.
After they started out, he heard the report Of a
pistol, and ran out. A crowd was gathered
around hack, and some were hslloing that
he was shot. A number of persons said it was