Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-01-23
LOCAL NEWS.
AaUsBMHNfs TONIGHT.


j.. cesssrily Withdrawn to make room for other
engagements in hand. 1t has eaen replaced,
rYsy oSs. Win Mt
Barrett plays EMANUEL" and X to Denim 1Nlar.
eaeri,e." Tomorrow night "Pauvrette."
WAsHINsToN THKATER.-To-night Hiss I.u-
Thlsbie," q play in which the celebrate Rachel
won the highest honors both in this country
ara n Europe: The character Of "La T :isbie''
is q deeply tragic one, and Miss Westerns
dt1on Of II is said to be singularly effective.
Ms W. also appears in the extravaganza OF
"Jenny Lind" Tomorrow night Will be the
last Of her engagement.
ODn FELLOWS HALL-The Campbelrs con-
u"Ue 10 draw good houses a. Odd Fellows
Hail, and they offer nj ,htly most excellent
ciii Their soirees DIET iiope are unrivalied,
as i evidenced by the umens- success they
have rGet with in New Y 5rk and Philadelphia
recently. They certainly are amusing per-
fcTmances.
CASIERBURY.-The Irish ballad-uNor
the prlde OF kIldare"-as sung last night nv
Agnes sutherland, ELECTED the most unbounded
applause. Juiia Mortimer sang very sweetiy
:. Dear mother, Hi come homo again." Shii,
the entire troupe united in one of the mos. en-
;ertaining bill. OF the season. "Gipsey's L.vr
to- night again, and tomorrow a Ioaf,naa -.
ladies and ch;i;ir,n n.
VARIETIEs.-ThiS place OF amusement con.
tnE'S to attract large audiences Eva Breni.
Nile Helene, Ada Tesman, Mile Lizette. ami
ali the fayorites appear. Ben. Yates and his
pallet troupe assist IN the enter tainment Tim
clog dan ing.
WILIiRD's HALL.-Mr. George vandenhoF
IN sIft nis third reading to night at Wizards
Han, and the programme will consist of seIec.
lions from Dickens, and will include the story
OF Kichard Doubiedick, the poor soldier; scene
rom me "OId Curiosity Shop between Dick
Sinreiier and the marchioness, and s:Sam Well
l-r's Valentine" This is the last Opportunity
OF nearing this famous elocutionist
FREE LEcTUEE-Prof Horsford will deliver
sa2ther lecture tonight, ut the Smithsonian, on
"munitlons OF War"
CRIMINAL CouRr.-Tr;oI of JoB, n r,,.,
charged lc'm the murder Of Policeman Eeach-
after our report closed Yesterday N Wilson
tsq, maoe the opening speech to the jury, fer
The prosecution. He reminded them that an
officer in the discharge of his duty was Dartir.
marry under The projection OF the law IL was
tnf uu,S OF tne Jury TO inquire whether the
prisoner was guilty of murder, mansiaughter
or exeusaole homicide; which latter was q
kH!inS IN defense of person or property The
fsc's W bich the prosecution expected to prove
were, that the deceased came tu his death fro,,
aWound inflicted upon him on the evening of
ne Uth OF November last. They expected to
snow tiat Tor weeks previous To the hoinicitia
the prisoner had cherished feelinns of h,Irad
ard vengeance against deceased; That DECEASED
was, On the night Of the murder, in the alley
where the murder was committed: that a dis
turhance arose, and that il was partially il not
entirely quei!ed. The prisoner was a .,arly To
Iha' oiN'urhanGe; and, after it had heen quclled,
iii;'H ". mt 20 Purdy's restaurant and o,taispd
me knife with which he inflicted the fatal
wound.
"" ID. DaNlogt, Esq, then addressed the Jury
LOT Ire defense. and said there was a wide di-
,"rsiiy OF opinion between the prosecution and
the defense III relation TO this matter He
tLoueht III would be shown that the relations of
fhe prisoner and the deceased were amlcabie nm
to the time OF the murder, and thar on the ave-.
ning OF Nov. W John Leach was not acting i'm
inc eana' u! OF policeman, but was away
from MS post and In citiZrn'S dress. On that
afternoon he drove out with girl named Sa.
ran Bowen, an occupant of a notorious house of
Ill fame Mr.. Dsvidge then proceeded TO de-
q pAn oh,
Marble alley.l Between and O'Clock on the
evening OF the murder, deceased drove up to
taa' mouse with Saran 10 Ven, and alighted for
me purpose OF getting boy TO attend to his
horses. During the absence OF deceased, the
prisoner, accompanied by man named Lu.
vain, and some Others, came TO the house in
question and asked Sarah with whom she had
Teen riding She replied, and Little told her
she ought TO have her mouth slapped. Leach
heard the last remark, and wahted tn know
whose mouth he (I.ittlel intended TO Sian. and
before prisoner could answer, deceased bru-
tally ais aGltcd Luw ain and knocked him down
Little then lnterfered, and remarked: .sStop
jack you are too quick when deceased as
saul Ell him, struCk him unproyoked blows
and knocked him down. II is alleged thai
Little then armed himself Ii he had done So
ana used the weapon in self defense. il wouId
b. maEslaushter, and not murder. On Titles
return te the house after the alleged arming he
oid not make use OF any threat and the strife
was hushed, when police officer knocked
Luwayi down. Little, in the mean time, was
on his way down the alley to Missouri avenue
"a u
little s-n OF b-h, any way" and followed
prisoner down the alley, overlook him, beat
him Violently and filled him to the earth and
then inn cteda series of unmerciful blows with
pistol which he held in his hand, while Little
tesought Leach to let him up; threatening at
the same tine stab him, if he did not Iet hin,
up. II the defense proved these circumstances
they should ask a verdict Of acquttaI
Dr. g. d. Dore sworn.-Witness was called to
see policeman at Smith s drug store, who had
teen cut. The wound was in the left side be.
low the lower ribs, and little in front of them
and portion OF the covering of the intestnes
pTotrudrd In company with an army surgeon
who was present ne replaced the protruding
portion OF the intestines, aud Afterwards sewed
II up. The wound was about an inch long and
was evidently q stab. Witness was not sur.
prised TO hear of his death the naxt day
Dr.. u H. hedsbg sworn.-WitneSs was called
to see the deceased at SIN ith's drug store the
evening Of the 30th of Novem Der, and found
that the wound had been dressed. Leachs
pulse Was weak and rapid and he was ap-
rarently exhausted. Witness had him reno we'd
TO his home and attended h IN the next day,
and, IN connection with DR.. Elliot, made an
examination as to the location Of the wound
The deceased never rallied, but gradu3 Ally sank;
from the symptoms he thought that il " as from
loss Of blood Witness tlought the wound had
been maae with a knife. A tumor was forming
around the orifiee inside OF the wound the next
morning
BY defense.-The wound was four or five
inches from the navel, about opposite to il, and
close under the short ribs on the side.
Dr.. Frederick .Sck1fkird sHorn.-Witness was
called To embaIm the deceased, and before doing
SO made an examination of the wound to pre-.
vent the embaiming liquid rom leaking Wit
ness opened the abdomen by cutting down from
The breast bone, and thence across, and found
toe whole cavity filed with coagulated blood.
The knife had cut the artery supplying the
kidney about half in two the thick part Of the
stomach, perforated the diaphram, and entered
the anterior base Of the lett lung. The direc.
ton of the wound was upward and forward,
and "a as about i've inches deep and one inch
wide. Witness thought the deceased must ha We
been stopping when he received the woHnd, as
hn-<x ALL - haaFr a.
yaSiics Charles Walter sworn.-WitneSs knew
the deceased and knew the prisoner. He saw
the prisoner about 10 or Is minutes before he
teard of the stabbing. Witness saw four or
i've young men coming down the alley from
toward Sixth street, with Little among them.
They went up 10 q carriage standing near the
middle of the alley, and got into muss. Wit
ness cav them striking at each other, and told
them TO stop, but they did not, and he rode into
thpm and scattered them. The deceased W
terr, and the parties were striking at him, aud