Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-07-14
THE MINNIE GAINES MURDER CASE
ContInnatien Of the Evidence.

following Witnesses were examined:
Carrie Van Bus'trk, (aged ten years. sworn.
the 5th of March last, and saw Min ole and her
aunt's sister-ln- law talking. Minnie said there
woold be big fuss in that house before night,
but witness did not know what she meant.
Li.ut. John =. Kelly, sworn.-Prisoner came
10 the central guard-house on the 5th Of March
q II a. m. She made q confession there to him,
but he held out no inducement to her. She said
she had killed man, and gave name and occu.
patton of deceased. Witness told her to ST,
down, and telegraphed 10 know whether a
HON Icide bad been committed.
Accused was very cool, aud
showed no excItement;s she was shabbily attlred,
as II Just from the kitchen; she came alone
The Central Guardhouse is probably abou:
three quarters Of a mile from the house where
the homicide occurred. She did not say a,
what time tine idea first occurred to her ID kill
deceased; she said she had hammer and an xe
and in making up General Barrett's bed that
morning she found the pistol with which she
tried TO shoot deceased, but the pistol did not 20
OF and then she struck him with a hammer
Emma Justin, colored.-Witness was a ser
want IN the house OF Mrs. Van Buskirk. She
never prevented the accused from gong in to
the dIning-room at any time. Accused told
witness that there was going to be a big fuss
there that day. Witness asked. was IL TO be
with her. Accused said no; but If witness uId
not see the fuss she would hear Off. She told
witness she had dreamed OF fresh meat the
night before. and that signifed a fuss. she
also told witness she was in a delicate condi-
tiOn by Irgle.
j. T. c. CLARK, sworn Wines is a Justice OF
the peace. and committed the accused. Prisoner
told witness that she used hatchet 10 the
homicide; that when she went into the dining.
room Ingle dared her to strike him, and she did
so. She sand he held up his hands, but she
struck them down. she was perfectly ceol a;
the time she made the confession
Mr.. ID. II. 4. Bigley (detectiye) sworn
Witness identified the axe shown. Witness 90,
the axe frUm Mrs. Van Buskirks yard, near
the room IN which the homicide was commit
ted; IL had red marks on il.
Mr.. Barrett stated that with the examination
OF one or two other witnesses and the sub.
mission of the axe for examination to DIR. An.
tisell day the prosecution would close.
SECOND DAY.
This morning, the Jury having spent the nigh
at the United States Hotel, were brought into
court, and the trial was resumed.
Officer q. r. Hopkins being the frst witness,
testified TO finding deceased lying on the lounge,
when he arrived,) stIll alive and bleeding.
Witness renamed with him until he died,
about one O'Clock, and the body was taken 10 a
small room up stairs On cross-examination
witness said that pistol ball was taken from
the right hip Of deceased.
DIR. Antisell, summoned for the pro secut
not being present, at the suggestion OF the
Court, the defence proceeded. with the under
standing that DIR. A. be examined when he ar
rived.
lima Taylor, colored, testified that she resides
near Lincoln Depot and worked at Mrs. Van
Buskirk's last winter at cooking. Witness
u.
saw them In private conversation two or three
days before he was killed; saw them la con
versation in the diniRg-room once or twice
Witness had a conversation with the accused
the day before the homicide, about the accused
Mr.. Browne asked what the conversation
was, to which the prosecution objected and
were sustained; the defence noting an excep-
ton.
Henry Lee5o sworn.-Witness resides at 29a
south street, and was employed al cigar
making at the time of the b ON cde kne w
ia cd HI fra,
place OF business, SIS Pennsylvania avenue
and before the Inauguration h i'd a conversation
with deceased. The prosecution objected tc
the conversation being given, bat the objectIoa
was overruled and an exception was noted
lngle stated that he had had q fuss with a col.
ored girl and intended to have her arrested
that he had asked Grace Shaffer to go to the
theater: that subsequently he received note
from her, stating she would not 90; that ne
went 10 see her Miss s and she told him that
Mianie had threatened if they went
she would Kill both; that he went to Minnie
and asked if sue had so stated. and she replied
she did, when he drew a pistol and snapped IL
al her, saying, when ii failed to go OFF, "Tnap K
God Mrs. Van Buskirk can't spare you YETI
that he had spoken TO Mrs. Van. Ii. about
having her arrested, and she ad vissd him not
to do so until after the Inauguration.
Mrs. Tan BuSiirk sworn.-WItness had had
conversation with Mr.. Barrett after sue left
the stand yesterday. The ace sed was in wit.
ness employ shout five months; witness was
absent about the first OF tae engagement. She
was very good servant. but in Decembe
noticed that she behaved q ueer; would often do
what she was told not TO do. She stated IL "
days before the homicide thai she had had some
trouble with 1ugle; that he snapped pistol at
her. and she KIN ocked him down. On one occa
SION, W hen witness had engaged an additional
servant she spoke of leaving. On the day pre-
vIoUs to the homicide, witness was locked In
her room by the accused. n few days before
the homicide Minnie SAID that she was in a n
unpleasant condition by deceased; that il &C.
Cured about six weeks previous.
Narn ms had ha
room Of accused as much as ten times, and
came to the conclusion that what she said was
false. Deceased was one of the most orderly
toarders In the house.
AndreC Rome sworn.-Winess boarded at
Mrs. Van Buskirk's last March; saw Minnie
on Inauguration day: first saw her when Mrs
Witness went with Miss Shafer TO the Capi.
toll, and when he returned with her Minnie
followed them and went into the sitting room
with him; witness said that he would break
her head for following him, and she looked
pretty resolute, and said that she was not fol-
lowing him; she had previously forced herself
on the party in the crowd. when 1ngie told her
to 20 home.
Rer. d. ". Anderson sworn.-witness is pas.
tor Of the I9th-street Baptist Church, which
accused Joined OF letter; her character is good
as far as he knows.
Anthony Comes sworn.-Witness goes for''
the father OF the prisoner.
Mr.. Browne.-Perhaps the jury does not IN
derstand that.
Judge FIsher.-Oh. yes that expression is
easily understood. The saying is that " II is a
wise child who knows its own father.''
Mr.. Riddle.-And q wise father who knows
his own children.
Witness resumed, and testified to his wife
(the mother Of the accused), and her mother
and grandmother showing freaks OF insanity
at times, running from imaginary persons
talking OF things no one else knew any
thing about. One of mis- wife's brothers
had TO be put in a tub Of water and
''doused" before he would come to. Miunie
when a child, showed that "she hadn't all tn Al
belonged 10 her," She would sometimes in
the corn field cut up the corn and leave the
briais standing. She had a child while in sla-
very, the reputed father of which was her
young master. Wbsn IN the condition she Is
now she had a wandering way. Just like her
mot er had when in the same condition.
Sn cross-eXamlnatlon, which was very
lengthy. witness said that Minnie's grand
mother would cay that she wished she had
died before her children were born, when thew
were whipped and sent OF South, and the
insanity OF others was caused by their children
b ing whipped. Minnie had a child "befor-
Mister Grant made q parade IN Virginia
Minnie's mother died "the year Mister Lee was
getting ready 70 cut mp down there" Witness
had had four wives and twenty-five children
THE POTOMAC FRoNT.-The heated term,
now upon us, has somewhat cooled the ardor
OF industry around the whar yes, and as con
sequence there is but little to report. The
steamer Arrow, Captain Stackpole, inside her
q large number OF passengers, and mails fol-
r.h hap