The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-02-05


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N. Zinmer, charged with the murder Of Dumas.
gn Ss sssa,s ss.ns ts.sa liner case
dsssssed.' The Sunday before the homicide pris-
SSsr had VI sa sn Ba anS ssd
the prisoner3 and had warned the prisoner that
Nancy Henderson, {colored,) Witness saw the
fracas between thinner and Dumas. thinner,
Dumas, and the woman came Off Makers plat,
q ss ss. nos hss
Soldier then Kicked Dumas. Witness saw Zim-
am: and heard Sd him snl take that
witness Thought neither drsnk ''''''
td MsrEzsis, Dss r.. s. h J Ths s,H w
living IN same house with witness, and was a
plasterer, In s5eptember last Dumas came TO
70 20 lad take drink. Tkey did so. thinner
asfsd Dumss 70 talks. dinner with him, and
Dumas said yes, Then winners went back IN the
z%Ssr Sa a.s II. s sSs
What took place, Both thinner aud Dumas were
S--hT' sNas was zimmsr.s dumas said so often,
once q house q witness witness ,,si told thinner
thinner. zImmer's arm st, Tho time Of the kill
ing pa. 90 disabled that he could not work at
Cross.e1aniasa, wltnsss name is Margaret
Desk, tksy can net Margaret Gibson; she does
mo- ssS z.n ss: hH:sf 10. u a, H
ness Nc 10 married. Conld not tell either the
plaes where Dumas made the threats against
mes. ssstised slsc Is ss dumas arm INV was disabled
sSt shst she did not knoy how long since twas
Gross xamincd by Mr.. ,Fendall. Witness
maiden name was Deck, her husbands name was
The Jury here made personal examination Of
Mary .sheeEel. recalled. zimmer's arm had
been Disabled sSa injured for shout wssk be-
witncss was at Sis Combs house, and thinner
came after her. isis, would not let him In.
him. e sS ssSf spen and
presence Of the Jury. One Of the bones Of the
was not sailous. The arm could have been used
little IN two months, but witness did not think
that within two months the limb could be made
70 ugouge." The muscles were not Impaired, and
ons bone remained ffm, but that would not allow
Of the skeIti?n Of much strength.
and thinner together come from Maher's store;
thoy crossed the drain in front, had hold Of Jos.
zimnc,i zlmmer,s arm Ar was hanging At his sidei
numss LiaL him md thcn Z,nusr .triSa nv.
mas with knife Witness then saw blood and
Win nv mattet WitSess hss sssn HISm No 10
srp tied up the day before. When witness a..t
new margaret Deek, she was caiied Lydia
Robert 1. Boyd, witness /. a private ip the
1tth infantry, and know Charlie. dumas Of that
reBumenui hesru Dumas, ABOUT tne izIh OF iSth
isa NJ TX az w D0una 20 oaxe
This was said ON Ohio avenue, near Fourteenth
street; A..
ii. nj. MOTIF ~ n esxea tne WINE. what was the
Ut. SSa.tlingion opleeted, saying that me ehsr-
s. =, ny usSeaseu aoImea NC palt Oh Tue rss
ggnntcs WSopton,s c,Imino W ssiu .n.,n,na
M nv, wse yr ,, a. =. a.. ,,,.
,u. h e. Jaasc sMa mat the rule was a. quoted
seemed 70 cover this ease. The question could
N MtnSss tnen snswefcd inc question 81 MI
man bssd tsmn n sd was 'S h o.
lnifs Witncss ,ent wora ~ Zmms Sa ,,. I H..
mas had In restened 10 LiiI him bmt III not Lnow
whether Zimmer ever received The infarmstion
Had often seen Iumas dr,,nG Dumss an onn
occasion ran al witness with knife beesusc ' he
spoke 10 q woman. Dumas was about 90 wears
q age. and apparently x!tASp, Wounds though
snRnRS y a,nm.r ,br..
or four years, had employed him as q piasterer;
he ieIf employ msnt Of witness in Juiyisst; knew
Joseph 2JhicLc WitIicss lIve. In usora.to,v,,
cmpioyed thinner ia the fall Of lsss ~ Mas,
terer. There was nothing the matter win Nh
arm then : - - --''T - "
The prosecution recalled the witness I,ueaa ia
ahow fhe naaoeablc chs :. cfer ~ T,msl ~ re-
but tho tostimonv Tor the defensa tsntjih the
other way. '"N
VIM. Chase (recalied by defence y While Zim-
law in Zimmer,a nbsenec. and told witness 10
ten thinner that he (DumasS would take his
fZimfneriAl life nj II was five wears hencoN wit.
meas fold Zimtner az This YhreAt'tH 'rf-N' Wv
cIross,c snmined, 1nmas was somewbat i,tox-
icated when he made the threat when he toid
Zimmer. the latter said that dumas and I.ncss
had tried to Xiii him, and he wanted 10 keen ont
of Inc way' and asked witness IN Dumas came
osain nj n Tell him sbere he sZimmnn ws oa'"e
"fTbe dcfence here rested thcir sass resaavin.
the right ID cali a single witness (Mr. Eimonson3
tfis MORNING, ~"''''
The Je2en5apt,s oou,so, .sla5 i,.t.,,,,ons Ia
the iuSy coyerine ystioa. nortions of tbe tssti'
tho adjournment Of the court
49,
ORPHANS CoURT-Judgs PurceA.-This court
yesterday transacted the following business:
LETTsas TEsTAMKNTARY.
Mary A. Williamson qualified as administrator
Of James Williamson, giving bond in ais 0O0 with