Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-04-16
LOCAL NEWS.
ADJUSTMENTS. &C., To MIGHT

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another good house last evening. and app sar
rs usual in a varied and Interesting program me
tonight
NATIONAL THRArKR.-Mlss Julia DAILY in
Two BuzZards -
MRTzkRorT HALL.-The Ellinger &c Foote
combination, introducing Commodore Foote
people in existence
ODD FELLOWS HALL-Alaadrn, Sinbad, the
sailor the Forty Thieves, &C., &c, in the Ara
Dian Nlghs tabisaux this evening.
ASSEMBLY Rooms, 18th street below the ave-
nue.-Grand Concert TO celebrate emancipa-
zion.
TRIAL OF W. T.. CLKAvER ON CHARGE OF
MUROER.-C7ImiHGt Court. Judge EtSber.-Yes-
rerday, out of forty talesmen drawn, from
whom 70 select the remaining five Jurors
.Messrs. Rudolph Richards, George b. File
brown, and Jacob Scnistiy were accepted and
sworn, and the court directed the drawing of
twenty more talesmen.
This morning of the twenty additional tales
men summoned. John NJ. Sake and Thomas
". Philips were accep'ed and sworn, thus
completing the jury, which is now composed
OF FAIRFAX '. vernon, George +. Kidwell
JedediSh Cuttings, Hillary Smith, Jacob Aig
Ter. Thomas Gaddis. Isaac Herzberg, Rudolph
hlShardss George b. Fllebrown, Jacob
Phillips. W.
District Attorney Darlington opened for the
prosecution, setting forth that If the Jury find
from the evidence that the accused did not
commit the act charged, IL is their duty to let
him go at liberty. and restore him 10 his family
shd iIiends. II they hnd that he did commit
the act then n Is their duty TO render YER
oict in accordance with the facts and de-
1ermine the degree, whether murder or man
slaughter.
The District Attorney then stated the fol-
Lowing principles OF law:-lst Where a party
= IN commission OF felony, and undesgnedIy
takes hu man life, he Is guilty of murder. II
therefore, he was engaged in commission of a
rape, IL being felony, although his purpose
was only 10 crafty lust, and if the loss of hu-
man life ensusd, he is guilty Of murder: ID If
party commits an unlawful act, wrong In
itself. and undeslgnedly causes the loss of nm
man life, ne rs responsible for consequences
II, therefore, II Is shown that he was engaged
IN adultery. and il resulted in her death he ia
guilty of manslaughteI. When there is gross
Tecklessness he Is guilty of murder. lfitisn not
so marked with recklessness, he is guilty of
mSnslaughter. Where death is the result of
fhe commission of felony il is murder When
abe death results from misdemeanor il is
The District Attorney read from various au-
1horlties illustrative of the PRINCIPLES laid
nown, and proceeded 70 state the facts IN
tended 10 be shown, tracing the history of the
case from the perS uaslOn OF the deceased bv
me prisoner at the bar TO the house of a
woman IN Marble Alley, where what oc-
CURED cannot be shown by direct evidence
Down 70 her death on the 18th February
M MOTIFS opened for the defence. and re-
viewed the opening address OF the District At
torney. He designated the case as some of
those gotten up cases" The Jury are expect
Cd 70 md him guilty of manslaughts or muir
N.
mere me Jury must stop, they have nothing TO
90 with something else. Mr.. Norris proceeded
20 examine the principles laid down, accept
ing the nTSt but dIsagreeIng 70 the second as
explained by the Distr CT Attorney Mr. Nor
us sad he would show that the death wa not
caused by the act, as charged, snd after thor
onghly stating the facts which he intended TO
prove, announced his readiness TO proceed
with the examination OF the witnesses
After a brief recess
~. n y. Il. Walsh, sworn.-Was called 70
see mary A. Reeve on the 5Lh OF February last
~ the residence OF her fa'her, near Buzzard's
Polnt, little shanty out on the commons.
round her in bed at the time, suffering from
nemarTnage sAsked her several Questions
as 70 her condition: she made no answer.
toid her % put her tongue out; she did readi-
~ her tongue was perfectly natural and
pulse dld not indicate any great exhaustion:
some, but not great; think il was at O'Clock:
observed no other indication OF disease The
reason did not examine further was that 4
fhoughtu could stop the hemarrnage, with.
OUT putting her 10 the pain OF such al examin-
auon.) which did by internal remedies and
cold water applications externally. IL strikes
ne vessel with bloody clothes was shown
me, and was told IL came from her ONLY
saw her once; she then went into the hands Of
another physician.