Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-01-24

II il.
Llrl~ for he Murder cf Policeman Ledch-Yh:ri
DIy.-ThIs morning, the trial Of John Liz Ia
was resumed.
Justice T. c. DOM sworn.-witness kno KS the
prisoner On the LIST cf D-cem6er thu prisoner
c"ne To has office ~ a hack and said b. under
sPod tina: Leach was Gy z, and that h. wished
70 give him self up. l. was very early in the
morning when he called, and witness had 70
send fol an Citiccr.
lima H.rrcrG sworn.-Witress knows Officers
Lewis and Lynch, and recollects the nighs OF
the sofa and Lynch coming down stairs at No
10, Marble Alley, before leach was stabbed
Wines saw Sarah Bowen come in, and Lynch
and Lewis were IN the house when Sarah came
In. witness did not See anything Of the a1ray
but heard the report Of a pistol tw ice and heard
Mr. Leach say that be was staobei Ii was
b~tveen SIX and seven O'Clock when the affair
took place.
BY Mr.. Carrins ton.-Witness saw Leach
when he came home with Sarah Bowen. He
(LF1csD came az far as the door and hid Sarah
good night after he was stabbed. Witness
knows l. ach came in the house afr ne re-
turned with Sarah, and before he was stabbed
Witness had seen Lewis at the house before on
that afterncon, but did not see Lynch until she
saw him coming down stairs. She kne W II was
between six and seven, for she had seen the
clock a few minutes before.
by juror.-Mr. Lewis was IN the house
about ~ minutes.
BY MI Bradley.-When Mr. Lynch was
coming down stairs, witness and Miss Sarah
Bowen were at the head OF the stars Lynch
stewart.
The testimony fer the defense here closed.
and rebrtsng testimony was introduced
.uIfr."-rnd1rt " b. ~etb ire called. Wit
ness saw Mr. Lynch on his way from his house.
10 Smiths drug store. about o'clock on the
evening OF the homicide, and he was perfectly
sob 4! he Sine.
Ckcr'eS Nichols, sworn.-wituess knows Po-
hceman Lynch, and met him about six O'Clock
On the El= 1t OF the murder On The corner of the
avenue and Sixth street, and after witness
had some con yersa alton with him he yeat TO-
wards the Capitol, in COMPANY with another
gentleman. Lynch was Tot drunk; Their was
not n sign OF liquor upon him Afterw ards he
saw Lynch, after having heard the report OF
pistols about an hour or an hour and i half
afterwards. Witness lived q; that time oppo.
size Sal AUstn's, on Sixth street Witness
never saw L. nch under The inf uence Of LIQUOR
ard had often asked hin 10 drink, when n re-
fused.
John p. Wkeeler, sworu.-witness knows
John lynch. and saw him on the night Of the
time ne DID not show any signs Of having taken
any liquor.
Wallace Hahn, Eworn.-witness is the pro-
prietor OF the Dorsey House, corner OF Seventh
, Nv. burlington asked him if he knew Jsmes
Lowry and Or oTge Graz bow, two Witnessed
" no were examined yesterday
Mr.. Bradley ob)ected; saying that IL was not
r butting testimony.
Mr.. Darlington said that one of tAese wit.
nesses had testified thai be did not know the
had been in company with each other
Witness saw both Of tie witnesses IT his
house the night before last and both stopped in
brought there by MT Dalton. "S''
Robert fISstt, recaiied.-Witness saw Mr.
Lynch pass by the corner OF Sixth street abou.
O'Clock, on the evening Of the homicide, he
thinks In company with Mr.. Hurdle. Witness
saw him Afterwards 1t Smiths drug store and
he was perfectly sober.
Samuel D. Leris, recalled .-Witness was with
II h..rx 4 a - 11-A
OF the homicide, bpt he did not see him Anv
more until the homicide. Witness was at Mrs. .
hey nolds about o'clock-about one hour or
more before the stabbing He was not there
By Mr.. Davidge.-Witness did not recoii+ct
the exact time he was In the house, but thinks
that II was about S O'Clock. a.
BY Mr.. Bradley.-W Witness did not recolIact
Mr. Bradley having asked HIM when on the
sand II he had beer in the house before the
am ay occurred, or IL he was lying on the
sofa. he understood Mr.. Bradley 10 ask him II
lie as lying on the sofa when the ARRAY took
place. He staid in tie house about ten minutes
when he first wen; there. Witness was not in
the house " hen Sarah Bowen calne H. and she
al d Anna Howard did not see him The first
ARRAY led him 10 go down the alley, and he
went into the house. When witness went down
. III was quiet, but he went IN to see il there had
been a disturbance Witness left Lynch on the
cerner OF Sixth street about half past four
o'clock, and had not been In any arinkinc
house, nor did he see Lynch come ont of a
about five o'clock and went into Marble alley.
and when he came OUT tie walked down TO
four-and- q half street, and stopped q few mo.
ments. Witness then came back TO Sixth street
aud afterwards went down the south side of
TIE avenue " hen the first fraI as occurred
SupertnteHdentW Webb, recalied.-Wilness thinks
mat MT Lynch was one of the officers appoint.
ed In September, 1867, and never knew him 70
be drunk, or 10 stop at a house OF IN fame
John +. Lynch, recalled.-Wi Witness does not re-
seeing Mr. Lewis until after the ST tb-
ping, and witness WAS not in the house in the
afternoon. When he took Leach to the b ause
after be wss stabbed, be. was called by a wo,
man from up stairs, and asked what was the
matter and he told her He thinks the one who
called him was Ida Stewart. Witness did moi
TAKE ANY thing 10 drink until after the fire at the
corner OF Third street, where be got wet
Mr.. Bradley asked if the witness had bean I'm
The habit VI visiting woman in the house, but
" withdrew il.
hr. CarriDgton said that he could provs th.,
he tthe witness) had not been in the habit OF
visiting there.
The witness expressed himself willing TO a.
swrr the question.
The testimony at This time twenty Ave min.
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