Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-10-16
The Outrage on Li,,l. oetavie Rousseau.
THE TRIAL OF IusBY

CRIMINAL COURT, Judge WyEie.-On Satur-
day, after our report closed, the witness. Julia
Savoy, colored, was cross-examined as fol-
lows:
Witness thought the citizen with the soldier
was Mr.. Rousseau, the child's father, being
dressed like him. They We're talking together,
but witness did not know in what lang snge.
The soldier wore long blue oyercoat with q
cape on Ii, and he had red face. Witness has
about It. Never spoke to Mr.. wise. The SOL
dier had black or brown sloaeh hfl on.
Mr. VIM. p. Wood was here called By tho
prosecution, when the defense asked the Court
70 question him to his religious belief stating
that they had been informed thar he waa an
independent thinker. not believing in dayine
revelation.
The Court questioned Mr. Wood, who an
swered that he did believe in the exfstence of
q God and was accountable for his 'accsous,
but was NOT a Christinn, ana the Court direct
Witness, at the time OF the occurrence, Was
Superintendent OF Old Capitol Prison, ana
ness was requested TO ascertain thatths man
was not q soldier, and requested DR. Ford'a
corporation. witness suspicious were aeainst
the prisoner, and be selected the friends or The
accused to 20 with witness fwfAess ssfed
Messrs. Murphy. Wilson, and Smart 80 90 with
him. They went 70 the house and asked ad-
mission, but II was refused; Smart burated in
the door, when the prisoner came down, ana
witness took him 70 the Carroll Prison, Lusby
appeared . little alarmed, but witness had bue
little con yersation with him ON the way 70 ths
prison, where he was seated in the back ofiee,
until Wilson came in with the female clothes,
which he directed him To take back Witness
80 back ana get shirt, coat, and pair OF psnts.
describing them at the same time Witness
had conversation with Lusby on the might OF
from his hands on the night the crime was
Committed, and witness arknowfedgedi that
there was blood on IN. hands that night as
he was thar day, and he replied thai he
had been butchering; that he could sc-
count for himself mp to twelve O'clock
bntchered, telling him that II ne could telI il
would relieve him OF much Of the suspicion
resting on HIM, and after series OF interrogo-
taries, witness stated 10 him that he befie ved
him 20 be the guilty man. Lusby then
replied that If he had done the act ne did
not know what he had been doing; ina, be had
probably got into fight that day and got the
blood on him. Witness mentioned the name OF
the girl and charged him with committing the
act; act He at first ssid he he got the blood on him
not say who he had butchered for or had been
fighting with. Witness believes that after se yersl
to stiek 70 his last sts,sments The arre.t Win
ness thinks was made on the 2Sth Of November.
Witness had description Of the shirt and
to correspond with the descrfption: WisSess
interTogated the prisoner for the purpose OF
getting evidence from him. The blood on the
shirt appeared TO be three or four days old, and
from the statement of the prisoner that IA WAS
blood, witness believed that the time OF the
committal Of the act was the exact time OF his
getting the blood on the shirt. The blood on
the clothes first brought from the house was
fresh. There was manure also on the coat,
and witness had an impression that
he had seen pair of child's shoes, but was not
positive. Witness made all efforts in his
power to get the offender, and collected every
thing he could connected with the case. -
Cross Witness was examined be-
fore Judge Fisher. and also before Jnstica
kinsey. The prisoner, witness thinks, was at
ferred by writ of habeas corpus. The elothiRg
brought down was very bloody, and some may
nave been dried, as witness did not examine
the pieces. 1t was nearly - O'Clock W hen the
party reached LusbyIs house, and they first
tried to get him by persuasion. Smart firsI got
IN, and when the accused came down they
askei why he had refused 10 come down, when
he replied that he did not know VINO they
Were, and he appeared as IL he wanted % get
away. Witness left Wilson and one of the
others al the house, and took Lnshy- TO the
prison, telling him on the way why he was ar
rested. He told him also that he had positive
proof and the source from which he got it.
Witness does not think that be hand C fed the
prisoner, and does not think thai he fwitDessD
carried weapon The others should have
had weapons, Witness beard Wilson calling
Lusby To come down; using deceptive remarks
coat and shirt thoroughly, but was not pos
tive about ha wing examined the pantaloons.
lin onr report on Saturday il was inadrer-
tently stated that Judge Wyle decided theevi-
dence 10 the effect that the accused was near
the Old Capitol on the day OF the occurrence
was inadmissible, when we should have stated
the reverse