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

UCCNpHyIOn MA aho and
tn. other women had truthtuIiy tsstiaed ,han
John Little WAS innocent. The poIice wer. =
po"fIIui organization, and there seemed to bs
had Ls.rd hin, az a sanst me prisoner. The jury
ndo LeHro MN ask W here Lowry was Eswas
a'I.tt-o Just after the adjournment of the court
"a" preceding Day. The deceased a sery.snt
- p IiIr, ON OF the men of all othors who
sxouio Yep TIE pace on the night In question
NIT returning with prostitute came out ~
'r' mouse, and hearing some one saw sometime
Tos,' niasnihe mouths, Knocked down the frst
Iilih ne caine across, who happened 20 he In
way ne no Ia charged with being An a.cnr1
IA'S'; ihis was tho infantry part OF the affair
n e. 'nen Soi's tnr cayalry-Squire Waiter
T,c SH-ihhhS CEarg-s through the crowd and
Iioes OF, Lut returns again after hearing ma re-
pore ci pistol. No, not back TO the scrn- of
Ionnict, eu' 10 see the glrl aud tell her that
lie cent nd d that the prisoner had net time
70 10 furdys, cali Tor and drink Il glass OF
ae' procure me knife, and come back 10 the
Iiacc OF stabbirE between the time Lew M,
NE deceased in thr house and the time OF tn.
stsobing 80 far as the assault having ba.n
frofohed lhe prosecution had failed TO prove
H. ana unless the Jury believed that IittI, pro-
Ncsed the assault, they must acGrit II the
prisoner did not provoke tho assault. thn case
was encss II the prisoner was BEFORE the
rouse behaving in an orderly manner Leach
had no more right TO arrest him than he
ti-each) w"n'd have to come into the court.
I1om and take one of the jury from the box.
w a. the deceased there as an officer Was he
rot there as the paramount of this woman
What right had he 20 arrest man who was
not misbehavlng!
The deceased he knew we'll. and looksd m
MIN as man OF integrity. He would have
ocne anything be could for him. He was
arg, wen-proportioned man. just the evcrse
OF me prisoner, " no is Here boy, to whom
ne greeted the attention Of the jury The les
timony ls that Little is attacked and retreats
hTt is followed by this large, muscular man
" Ec Ia his rival, arrr .tad, AMI borne down Ivy
h:m. He che speaker) would not have re-.
Treated The testimony on the side of the Gov
eFnmeni Is that Little r-ireated. On th. same
see one OF The witnesses testified that the stab
hlnE wa done W; lien the parties were face tn
face, and another that the prisoner quickly
turned round " hen hr gave the blow In re-
CARA u the witnesses owry, Bartlett and
GRAY bow, whose motives the opposite side
49, NED to nrugn, he would say that he had
seldom heard more truthful witnesses during
MS lhir.y years experience AT the bar Mr. g.
Concluced by contrnding ttas the blow was
iAHlc'ed IN self defence, and that every man
H@s right in such case 10 protor. himself
MI. earring tCl, District Attorney, IlS,i tha
:dss. tie could not believe that strumpats md
policemen ne rc equal in point of veracity and
.Sktd 'h' jury If they would refuse to credit
t"sc S.tohS o. ne POI, emrn, which is uncon-
iauiSuo by any except strumpets, and by
Grayhow and Lowry! Even if the decea sed
vas pf Tie character which they had sought to
plove-no matter how bid-the crime was nona
lie less 1t had been asked what native had
saTah Bow Il 10 swear falsely. WHY to save
HtT lover. i she to bt believed in preference
TO i've II spectacle policemen! Are they to be
t'itTtui' ttt! hN such witnesses us Sarah Bowen
end Anna Howard! He believe! that r;ro No
Hc"In"n and an honest blacksmith we're IN ba
credited above hirumpetS
Tier are two acts II this drama Tho ,,,r
tam llf,s, and the unfortunate deceased aud
HaFah Bowen ar. seen riding in carriara
winch Is stopped At No. TO Marble aIley WHARF
the prisoner makes his appearance What
trCl ght him the!r! Sarah i2owen-ieaIousv
Ina Do he say, "I;ll mash Your month";! &c
ftt :; maH it'll woman and let another ,,,an
INT fiPTc, and there Will be a fight: and on this
occasion "a fight ensutd, and Justice Waiter
qIiSIfasfn me crowd, when the prisoner ana
eldS the first act.
me curtain Is again raised, and in rest;lr-
rant the terrible weapon is SrCn hanging nm
The pr Onrr { ks il, and gees back In The w
place whore he knows his woman and ri,al
are con versation occurs the prisoner rulb hes
towaI dis Leach, they scuIie, and the fatal blow
l. gwen
The witnesses for the prosecution had socb
told his stcr5 in his own way; not so with the.
witnesses for the defense, Gray bow and Lowry;
they had their story made 1t was sad fbst
the prisoner had been beaten, but he did moi
arp ar 10 nave been In JuIed. H., WAS in his
usual health on the following morning
Dir. Bradiey-"LOCk at his head
Mr.. Darlington said 1t was not his duty TO
examine his head. He had heard no evidence
OF his having been injured: They could sre
the scenes and pulled the wires 10 move the
puppets. In conclusion, he contanded that
the prisoner after the first ARRAY had sufficient
time Tor his passions to cool, and that if the
latts were as he stated they should find Yer.
dict of guilty.
at twenty five minutes past 5 the case was
given TO the Jury
The Court met at q O'clock and o'clock Int
tn lnTy not having agreed on a verdict they
adjourned until to- day.
January .6.-The jury, AT ten minutes past
ten O'clock this morning (haSirS been absent
arUut forty hours ana forty minutes,) came
into court and took th.ir seals in the box
The Cl'rk, Mr.. Middleton. ASKED if they had
agreed upon 4 verdict, when Mr.. John Scriy-
ener rrFii,d that they had, and ad yancIng to
the CLERKS desk, gave The v-rdict-Not GuiAy
The prisoner immediately received the con-
gratuiatiOns OF & large number of friends and
was discharged frCm custCdy, and left the
room, a large crowd following him.
II is understood that the jury receiving
thu case stood five Tor acquIttai, six for man.
sidueh er, and one for murder.
The District Attorney at once entered a nolIe
prcsrq~i il lie case Of VIM. Luwayne, charged
" 18th being an accessory 10 the murder, and he
was At once dismissed.
POLICE REPORTs.-Seoond Observation-Disclosures
III Dent, passing counterfeit money; dismissed.
Taird Precinct.-Georse Masburc and George
Smith, charge eff grand larceny; Jail. George
BrlsCoe and VIM. Butler petty larceny; Lsu-
r'Gce DELANEY, drunk dismissed. Robt Har-
rod, John Haired, Alfred Snowden, disorderly;
fined SSH each.
Fourth Preeinct.-John T. Galetrow and Chas.
Henderson, malicious mischief; Margaret Cook
and Jane T. Xix, receiving stolen property Sc
curity for court. Emeline West, disorderiy;
fined "a. John Tatnell, drunk and disorderly;
dismissed.
s,sth Prsetnet;-wm. H. Poulton, creating
nuisance Jane Campbell, do; dismissed. Ben
jamin Rafferty,, do; al. Walter b. Donaldson,
grand Larceny: Jail for further hearing Rich'd
: Crump, driving over the pavement 81. Mar
tina anness, spicion of grand larceny; Tense
Prout, dlsorderly; dismissed.
Tenth I'reciact:-J0hn Coal, VIM. Coal, Thos.
Butlcr, disorder,y; si.9i each. Jas. Burk do;
dismissed. Elijah Adams, drunk and disor-
dry; 81. Jno. Chissenn, drunk: Jno. Flau-
/, igan, drunk and dsorderly; delivered to mill
tary. Francis Kane. profanity; si.9i. James
Martin, disorderly; 1894.
DEATHs OF SOLDIERs.-The following have
been reported to Capt Hartz, (oficP, corner
! Eighteenth and G strAets,l since our last, TT
which place all information relative TO de-
! ceased soldiers may bs obtained:
l.. NJ Hammond, 50th n. i. Eng'rs; Jacob
; kushrer, lbt3d n. Y; II. h Mitchell, 23d Me-