Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-01-26
LOCAL NEWS.
AMUsEMBNrs TONIGHT.

An.e PIaclds, who has been 30 e. at fav rite
ou TIC same boards under The management of
and gracr Of pCrson, and good voice, and has
had The benefit Of excellent africa! training
Her orenlnE Psrfcrmance will be as" ha Slave
QUEEN n the rlay Of "yalsha.' "Dl,t on
Spr-- will conclude the entertainment
Gko'IKs THKATBR.-Mr. and Mira. Barney
"Hhldms commence THIS evening a star ~
gaseIn' ut az Growers. They will, during their
eEgas ufnt produce number OF old Aud
fsEoTite plsys, and alse some ones. The
Irish character which Mr.. Williams
fsmous IN repr senting. and the Yankee chtr-
acur IL Which Mrs. W. has been no less sue
G ,tfu., VIII both be portrayed o-ni:ht, the
bill ~ inE "Bnrn 10 Good Luck" "Cu toms Of
tine tuuniry.' (wi Mrs. Williams AZ Nancy,
= ankee girl ard the "Irish Tiger"
CAsTiRBURT.-The best evidence of til. e.-
eeiIeRce OF the Canterbury company Is to h.,
found n -hcIT c,ntinued success. On s Luriav
nj h; ;br hali WAS literally packed 20 -arly as
half pas .ght O'Clock, and the MANAGEMENT
1t hat rIlr closed 'ha ticket Office, as they y-ra
sNeriy unable 20 ncc"rnmodate all who desired
10 " linrss The T. rios NANCE. n good uItt TO-
hit, again. 81! tEe cid favoTitss rrr,:tininc
al d two new Stars. J. N. Carr and G. w. Par.
k-r, beng aided.
ARIyTIEs-The MANAGEMENT at this -.,o-,
Tt';'in ii'e same troupe that 80 well entertainrd
inr !-Uh1c I3sf We h. The graceful and ft-ci
rating French dams" usa, Mile Helene, has been
me rT-ipirDt OF much applause Mise. Eva
BrTDt aDG Ada Tssman. not ONLY ain o most a.
E1IEao'F' rnt M = have the knack of making
no ~ ~, u. ny sel",'iona. Mr.. Geo. WInshiD
ODE FELLOWS HkLL.-The CampheD,s ira
Ne" ts,St he'd for u brief SEASON a; odd FeI-
lows Hail They have lost none whatever OF
tt character th,-r have ALWAYS posxp.sed Of
beng per-orrarIs of the Rrst order IN their no
euiiar line Their p. rformanccs are also per-
sies; crr. lr:m va gSIiy The orchestra, be-
now performing. Altogether il il a cn,n,,sny
well vCrth patroniZing
BrREs CLUE SCPPER. st Dorr & Stautor-s
HF'ei' No as Seventh street. This is the In!fb
IssT- n of fh,.h f,tt,
VIII ie cHle rated in that agreeable ;. T.. which
Always characterises these reunions OF tha Sons
OF Scotia.
THE Soss OF MICHIGAN also give q su,n.r
g. Mark n:Ias,, in Celebration of the 2;;h ami
YER airy OF the aGmiss ION of that star. INTO tl4
I'll, n he Proce, Dis viii he d,.y utrd 20 The
Michigan Soldiers Riff A>vnIiatIOu Much
interest Is felI In This entertainment.
SNITHsoSIAN.-Frae lecture hv Prot Hors
fold Subject: Rifles and PrcipcliIes"
leAPEEANCE iALL.-1hr >hi;ljs BOYS give
th' " eleventh grand ball Tonight a fine
en- snee to trip IT OF the light fantastic toe''
HARMONIC HALL, Georgetown-Thr Ppacea
oie thb " III gave their Sc coma Cotilion party
at The above hall, Grcon street, between
Bridge and the Canal, this evening.
CRIMINAL Court, Jan. 2i-Tri1T of John o.
Lafae TOR he h.ufdrT IF Policeman Leach TIL iTI
Ddy.-Aftrr our rep 'rt closed on Saturday
M. Grdytsr was recalled to explain his evil
dcnCe Of the preceding day. He stated that he
had net sS"n Lowry until Friday morning.
sey motel was that Ee could NOS set on. from
has home II GtOrgctOwB III time for the trial
Lowry and himself stopped in the same room
b. Mir. Carrington.-Lieut Dalton took wit
meas To the hotel.
.S1rrI d. Leiyis was recalled, and IN reply TO
Juror stated thai ne met Leach at No 10 nra-
yious to The sta bling.
The counsel on each side offered PRAYERS for
tne instruction OF The jury, which were dis-
cussed until half past ore, when the Conrt
granted the following, (hr two first being given
by The Court IN lieu Of those offered bv the Dis
trfct Attorney, aud the others Being offered by
1!It, defence y
1. If the jury find from the evidence that after
a previous struggle between the prisoner and
the deceased the prisoner withdrew from the
scene OF Conflict. and there was time for his
passions to cool, and he thprrupOn deliberately
armEd himself with the d ably wrapon pro.
dUced in evidence in the cause for the PURPOSE
OF using IL upon the deceased, and then returned
10 the place and provoked new conflict tor
the purpose OF using the deadly weapon upon
him. and the conflict was then resumed, and in
the course OF 1t the prisoner used The weapon
upon the deceased so as 10 cause his death, then
he is guilty OF N arder.
q Ii Is for the jury 10 say from all the evil
denee In the case whether there was time be-
tween the first and second encounter for tina
passions to cool and reason re- Ine It's sway.
If, from the whole evidence aforesaid the
Jury shall find that the deceased entertained
hostile feelings towards the prisoner aud had
rptatedly threatened to take his life; that they
casually met in M rble alley On the night in
which deceased received the fatal wound; that
deci ase ID was powerful man, OF much greater
"eiSht and bodily Higor than the prisoner, and
previous provocatiOn being given 10 him by The
prisoner, attackeda and knoc led down a naa
accompanying the prisoner, and then attacked
and beat The prisoner, and that the ARRAY then
ceased that at the time o! th,. attack SO made
tie deceased was armed with = revolver; tina,
the prisoner and his com panion went away
and shortly after returned, anu during his brief
atsGnce was under the proTocaion OF that as
SAUL, and upon their return the deceased and
another man. without any further pro g, ocati1n,
attack q the prisoner and his comp Union; that
the companion OF the prisoner +was knocked
down by the MAJ who vas with the decs.a>pd,
and got up and fied, and during this transaction
IN deceased pursued the prisoner, the prisoner
r'frra'pd, was overtaken Nv the deceased and
VIOLENTLY assailed by him, while the companion
OF Tie deceased was rapidly apprOac ming t.iat
II was dark and in unfrF uented place and
hcrt upon, while the struggle between deceased
aed prisoner was going OF, and the companion
OF deceased was approaching, the prisoner in
nlcted with a knife the wound OF which the de-
CEASED died, then the prisoner is not guilty of
murder, although during the heat of his passion
he went and armed hims+i with the knife with
high he inflicted the dc 't wound.
:. But If the jury believe that the deceased
assaulted and beat the prisoner, and that shs
difference was made up between the said par
ties, and that the deceased renewed his attack
urcn the prisoner and that the latter retreated
as far as under the circumstances he could and
waA pursued by the de ea-ed and overtaken
and beaten tho head with q pistol or other
dangerous weapon, and had reason to baitevs
hAeS nc "SS III iiHiEineuL Oh UedJE OF OF
very great bodily harm endansering his life or
some one OF his members, a.d in eelf defense
the prisoner inflicted the o:tal blow upon the
deceased. the jury ought TO find the prisoner
not guilty.
AFTER It had been determined that each OF the
Counsel should speak three fourths Of IN hour,
and that the closing speech should be of ono
hour
Mr.. wilson, for the prosecution, reviewed
the testimony, calling the attention Of the Jury
70 tho conflict Of testimony for the defense.
be commended that the prisoner had no appre-
hension OF danger. II mustappear from ali the
circumstances that there existed in the prison
1r's mind at The time OF the first ARRAY q dspo-
stion 10 do malice not only general but towards
the deceased In conclusion he would say that
IL verdict of acquital was rendered that IL
would seem TO him that laws were msde il
vain.
Mr.. Dayidgs, at tan minutes to three O'Clock,
Commenced hie address to the Jury, Remaining
that not enc important fact that he ID stated
an his opening but had been proved. IL WAS