The national Republican., 1861-12-27
CffmtnAl Court.

Trial o. Riehard Euans for he Murder # John Ho,on
The trial Of Richard Evans, charged with tn
| murder Of John T. Howard, in this CITY, on tn
iOth day OF May last, was commenced yester
| day. The deceased was three months vol
un eer. and belonged to Uapt. Nalley's com
pany. ......
DR.. HELEN sworn. Knew the deceased; wa
called on to attend him at the Infrmary; foun,
the deceased lying on the flour, insensibls, an,
in a dying condition; he died in about twent.
minutes after Witness WAS at the post ,norter1
examination; Howard WAS shot over the lef
| eyebrow, the ball entering the brain; extracted
the bullet from the head OF deceased. Witnes
ceased.
Justice Thompson sworn. Testified that Dr.
HELEN showed him the ball that he (Dr. Hellenl
Extracted from the head Of deceased.
Daniel Whalen sworn. Knows the prisoner
Saw MoCarty and Evans on the corner Of Sixth
and Pennsylvania avenue, about five minutes
and took drink with him just before the shoo'
Ing occurred. Witness stopped and told SOL
der, who inquired the time, that It wanted Ia
minutes to nine. Heard the pistol 20 of; ran
to the corner of Browns Hotel, and saw several
men carrying deceased to lamp post. Took
a drink vt Werner's; saw Evans hand Notary
something; don't know what 1t was; Evans
came and stayed with witness until 4 o'clock;
was with Evans; went to Marble Alley with him;
there had been disturbance there several
dbVy was IDIu ny OApt. UOuuhru 10
Captain Goddard testified that the pistol was
handed him by Squire Thompson; witness
tried to get the loads out, but did not succeed.
/ Charles McCarty sworn. Testified that he
did not know Howard; knows the prisoner
was In Werner's restaurant; saw, the prisoner r
and his partner, Whalen, come in, they did not
stay long before they left. They had been
gone some two or three minutes before he
heard report Of n pistol. Witness, in the act
Of drinking a glass Of beer, ran out and went
70 tla nra -
pie picking up deceased. The crowd was halloa.
ing, Lynch him ~" Lynch him !" "There he
goes!" There he goes" Witness started 10
20 down the street, when hs met the prisoner,
who was all 10 tremble witness told the pris.
oner to hand him his pistol, or the crowd would
hang him on the spot, II he was found, upon
examination. to have 1t in his possession. Wit
ness then went over, and deposited 1t with a
Mr.. Cox, barkeeper for Werner; they both
went in to the cellar, and examined the pistol,
and thinks 1t looked as though 1t had just been
hred. Witness left the pistol with Cox, and
came out; met the prisoner on the corner he
was very much scared, saying to witness,
My life Ia In your hands, or 81 am in your
hands" or THE whole matter is your hands !"
witness cannot remember which.
Cross4examined. Did not arrest the pris.
oner; the crowd did not disperse for some tim :.
after Howard was shot; did not ifiake any re-.
port to any oficer until next morning, when he
told Mr.. Phillips, the deputy marshal. Saw
wernsr's and get drink; did not see them go
out exactly together; there may have been u
few seconds between; but they were both on,
when witness heard the report of a pistol
Witness then ran out saw people going towards
Browns Hotel, have known the prisoner a
year or two; thinks he was one of the best m en-
on the watch was afraid the crowd would
hang tho ptisoner; was very friendly towards
him. Met Whalon on, The Gother; WAS on one
side of prisoner and Whaen on the other; the
crowd was crying cut, "No. 32n Witness
knew thai. the prisoners number was not 90.
Lewis Kease sworn. Knows the prisoner.
Witness keeps oigar store on the corner I, I
Sixth street and Pennsylvania avenue. Knew
store door about half past eight O'Clock on the
10th of May last; saw young man dressed In SOL
dier's clothes, running, policeman after hr
He ran AZ far as Sixth street. There was hack
with two grey horses attached II, standing
there. The deceased swung himself aro md
the pole OF tho hack, and came the pave.
ment. The policeman that was after him ran
~ far xs the ladies' entrance Of Browns Hotel.
Witness saw the prisoner eight Or ten yards
from the lamp pos. The dec ased turned, saw
the prisoner standing in the street, turned TO
run up Sixth street. Just rs deceased turned,
witness saw the prisoner pull II pistol from his
Immediately on his face, bruisng his forehead
very much. The prisoner then turned and
went In the direction of Parker's store. Wit.
ness saw the prisoner put his pistol back into
his pocket. The lamps were burning, aud
every thing very quiet Has known the deceased
for some fifteen or sixteen months. The de-
ceased belonged to Capt. Nalley's company
Metropolitan Rifles.
The court then adjourned until this morning.