Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-07-15
LOCAL NEWS,
THE MARY HARRIS TRIAL.

" hen our report for the first edition Closed
the Court had taken a recess.
during the recess. Drs, johnson and How
ard perused the history of the case, which wss
read 10 DIR. May OH crosse examination
On reassembling, DIR. johnson resumed the
stand, and stated that be had perused the pa
der, and it seemed TO him quite plausible il
she would throw 4 pin cushion with a nick in
it at an innocent person. she mould be much
more likely to seize the pistol, and she certain
ly was in that condition which had been char
acteriZed by evidences of insanity. DIR. John.
son would infer from the fact of her contradc-
tory statements made by her, and by her ac-
tons immediately after the commission of the
acts, that she was suffering from hysteria, or
mental arrangement. During the time she was
insane and for the time being she was not re.
sponsible for her acts.
was the cause of the disease If the shock from
the disappointment occurred Just at the period
of her menstrual courses it might have caused
arrangement.
Peter HorfceU, sworn.-Witness resides i'll
Chicago, and has known the accused since
the spring of 1868. During the summer of
1863 witness saw her nearly every day, but
during the last twelve months but sell
DOM saw her ut the railroad station in Chi
cago on the first of January last, and also a
few days previously at the same place. Wit
ness saw her for about an hour; was at 4 party
about that time thinks it was after the first of
January when be saw her at the depot; did
not notice any remarkable change in her, and
thought she was about as cheerful usual
Witness has not seen her enough since she has
been i'll court to notice any change. When wit
ness saw her ut the depot she said she was 60
ing to Baltimore.
BY MI Bradlev.-Witness had some CONVEX
sation with Dr.. Burroughs before he was sum
moned by the marshal. DR.. Burroughs gave
an order TO Mr.. Goode on Mr.. Frear to pay his
expenses here. Witness boarded at the same
house with the accused in 1868 and saw her
frequently. Witness thinks she was more
feshy than she is now, and witness supposes
that She had more color than she has nov and
she was more cheerful.
George F. Moselg. sworn.-Witness is book
seller, and resides at GAINESVILLE, Wis, and
became acquainted with Miss Harris about q
year since, and saw her frequently from that
time to the time she left III December. She
seemed usually cheerful, in fine spirits. quiet
in Ter manner, and seIf-possessed Witness
thinks he last saw her about Christmas: never
saw any extraordinary instances to induce him
to think that she was insane; does not think she
SAID anything TO witness about her lover.
BY Mr.. Bradley DIR. Burroughs has had
some conversation with witness about the de-
ceased; his store was next that OF Misses Dew
lin where she was employed; is a Presbyteri-
an. Witness was summoned by the Marshal
BY Mr.. Hughes Witness supposed he had
seen the accused about 80 times: did not mean
to say, by waiting on her, anything but that
he waited ON her when she came i'll to make
purchases. As far as witness could judge she
was perfectly sane. Witness came here on a
writ served on the ith of July directing him
TO appear at the March term.
MUEDER.--Last Wednesday, about Il o clock
five men went into the house of colored man
named :. Haskins, near Camp Barry, and de-
manded something to eat, declaring that they
wanted cabbage. Haskins told them he had no
cabbage. One OF the party seized q piece of
board, and struck Haskins a blow on the head,
which killed him instantly. The police have
been trying 10 ferret ont the murderer and his
associates: and yesterday officers Leach and
Tucker, of the Third Ward taking with them
c9lored man who saw the act committed, went
to the camp of the 5th q. S. artillery, located
about three miles from the place where the
murder was committed. Al their request the
men were ordered into line. and the colored
man passed down the lines 10 point out any
who were present at the murder. He pointed
out Thomas Knox as one OF the party. Knox
was immediately delivered TO the policemen.
who took him to the Third Ward station, and
the prosecuting witnesses were ordered to
appear at 10 O'Clock this morning. Atthe hour.
the witnesses did not appear, and Justice
Walter heard the evidence for the defense, in
which it was clearly shown that the prisoner
was not out of camp during the day. Lieut..
Chas. Simonds. in whose battery, +, Knox is
serving. gave him an excellent character, and
half a dozen of the company confirmed the
statement that Knox had never been confined
for any misconduct Justice Miller dismissed
the case
FOUND DEAD.-This morning VIM T. Crane.
an artist, attached to Frank Leslies paper,
was found dead in his bed, in room 96 National
Hotel. There was but small amount of mon-
ey found on his person, but there were Papers
to show that he had recently his life insured for
$1,000. An inquest was held by Coroner Wood
ward this morning and from the testimony they
returned verdict that he came to his death
from strangulation, he having suffered for
some time past from disease OF the throat
DEAD.-The obituary column records the
death of Ohio Roswell, jr.. prominent citizen
of the eth Ward and a gen eman universally
esteemed. The funeral services take place to-
morrow afternoon at the 9TH street Presby terrain
Church.
Pr GREEN WILLIAMS, Auction.ers.