Evening star., 1867-04-17
LOCAL NEWS.

AOhDHh-OFsHssTG. CoGTs, Judge fgsty Yes
teroay aflernoon, after we went 20 press
Or. Il. c. CrooecE was sworn-wituess went
al the REG uest of DE- Amery, with him 20 see
the deceased. on the 17th or 18th of February.
a. her fathers house. on South Capitol. near
N street south; she was extremely an; did no:
examine her person except as 20 the poisoned
condition of her blOod-toxcnia; she com
planned OF general soreness; IL her skin was
touched a. any poin. che would finch as il
painful; she was In stupid condition, on ac-
count OF her blood, and had TO be reused 70 ge.
an answer; witness examined her pulse, eyes.
ana lungs slightly, and her abdomen, saJ rosa,
unoer the bedclothes; did not expose her; from
what he saw, and the previous history of the
case ne got from DR.. Amery, h.s opinion was
that sne died fSom toxcinia. There are various
causes of jauhdice, malaria and mental de-
PRECISION, as fear, grief, and anxiety Hemor-
rhs ge or violence might so affect the nervous
system as TO cause laundice She was delicate
and weighed about 60 pounds and witness
thought she was between II and Is years old
he considered her case almost hopeless, bat
did not tell her So
Or. 8. 4. H. KcKin1, sworn-Testifed that he
went TO see The deceased Tuesday, the I'm
OF February. He was called to make post
mortem examination. Found a small girl laid
ont for burial; her skin OF a greenish yellew
color weighed about sixty pounds; aged about
fourteen years. just verging into womanhood
was requested to make an examination of the
private parts, to see wha. lesion had res ulted
from connection with a man. who n was said
had been with her. The witness proceeded 10
uescrlbe the appe srance of the parts, giving
evidence OF her having had carnal knowledge
OF man, or had been injured by some sub
stance entering her body. One part of the hy-
men seemed to be recently broken, and though
the vagina had been Inhamed, there wes no
INFLAMMATION ofthe uterus. There were marks
on the abdomen, one only OF whfcn. about the
size OF a mans nail, appeared 20 be a bruse
from what witness saw, be thought she died
OF oiood poisoning, indicated by jaundice.
JaundIce may have suited from mental de-
precision. Witness, to illustrate, said awe
nave girl imperfeetlv developed, living in a
maiarial district, subject to all its influences;
malaria lying latent in her system. may have
been lighted TO activity by the debiIitatIpg
effects ofthe hemorrhage. This poisoned con-
dition OF the blood results I'm death Tnere is
one sickness physicians never cure; that Is the
last" In reply to questions by the defe nee
witness said there were no wounds which
would necessarily result in deatn; he did not
mean the innammations that had taken lace,
but actual LESSONS. The dea tn was caused by
oiood poisoning, OF which sundice was the
apparent cause.
Mrs. Sarah Reeres sworn,-Is the mother of
the deceased girl, Mary Ann Reeves De-
ceased was going on IL years OF age, not uts
II She was healthy. Had a doctor to attend
her once before this case, when she was struck
on the head with stone by a colored woman,
and fit resulted; that was two or three years
ago On Tuesday, Feb. 5th, she was with wit
ness al the market. a lady had promised her
dress TO cut down 10 fit her, and she left wit
ness 10 get II, witness taking the bucket or bas-
ket home. Did not see her again until she came
home. Her clothes were bloody and her ewes
looked green. She bled freely. Witness took
her clothes off and put her TO bed She had
spasms Sent for Mary jackson, a colorsa
woman, 10 tell what was the matter, who ad
Ylsed TO send for tue doctor right away De.
ceased complained OF pains in the head and
stomach. Witness had no suspicion OF the
matter. DIR. Walsh came at once and gave her
some powders. She gave no answers as TO her
private parts. Drs. Amery and Williamson
next attended her and prescribed. Witness
gave her all the doctors prescribed. DR.. Orog-
gon called one day with DIR. Amery The
bleeding stopped the same evening after the
powders were taken, and did not ret urn a0s,n
until Just before she died. then she bIed from
her moath and nose. She told witness of the
anair week or ten days before she died Wit
ness examined her She was much swollen
and torn, and smelled as If mortified She
was never injured ia that way before IN her
life. She turned very yellow after this She
never had Jaundice before. After she was sick
four or five days noticed the yellow appear
ance or the skin, and IL increased until death
Her pans increased. She complained of them
all around her body Don't know the prisoner.
Saw him al the station house, across the street
the first time.
Witness was cross-examiRec bv tue counsel
for the defense, without eliclting anything ad-
dltlonal.
Dr. McHim recalled.-Saw Cleayer (the uri
soner) al the examination by the Justice;
thought he weighed then POO or 22O pounds: is
not so heavy now. In this case AZ appearad 90
witness that the hemorrhage was the exciting
cause OF death, though IL Is not considered the
exciting cause OF iaundice. II was also the
excItlng cause OF the chllis and couyulslous
alluded TO by the last witness
Francis ResS5de swern.-Testifed that he
knew the prisoner about ten years aud lived
next door 20 him. He is married man; has
no children. Have seen him in s nude con-
dition: is well developed, probably weighing
l-O pounds. He is well developed, but moth
ing extraordinary.
Mary Roberts, colored, sworn.-Knew MARY
Ann Reeves, and knew the prisoner Have
seen them in company several times first time
near street bridge. He asked her several
questions concerning man and wife. He asked
her the privilege Of herself. She asked witness
he offered her half dollar 10 come back as
she was going away. She went back and GOT
IL. On another occasion Cleayer beckoued har
10 come TO his stable as she was passing ON the
other side OF the street. Witness waited for
her, and when she returned she had money
witness asked her where she got IT. She said
her beau gave her the money. Witness ehided
Her for talking and acting so. On ansther oc-
casIon they met Cleaver, who asked witness
to go and get some whisky 10 give the de-
ceased, and said II he could get her half drink
he could have TO do with her without dif-
hculty. Witness refused, and told MIN man
OF his age ought not TO have 10 do with 8 girI
like that He said IL was none OF NV d--d
business. The last time twas the day before
she was taken sick. FIRST time witness saw
them together was year ago, never saw them
go into house together. Went frequently
with her TO houses where ladies gave her
or five times in a day. He was often follow
In us when up IN the city.
AT the close of this testimony the Jury was
placed iE charge of an Off eer OF the court and
sent TO hotel; and the court adjourned