Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-01-25
MALEFACTORS.
The Coroner's VordIet-FaI Com
initial Of the murdSreaa.

The COrOneF's veFdIet-Full Gem
initial Of the muFderess.
The corners inquest In the case Of Mary
Ennis, charged with the murder Of Aie1an-
der Mouteu, took place at the First precinct
station house yesterday morning. A post
mortem examination having frst beou made
by Coroner Potter, assisted by Dr. 8. J.
Todd and ]. F. Hartigan, amer which jury
was empanneled with DR.. James Rlcord as
foreman, and the following witnesses exam
inedi DIS. 8. J. Todd and ]. F. Hartlgan,
W. Z. Poulton, "a. II. Parlin and John W.
smoot Of the Metropolitan police; Eliza
Bell, Philip Graham and John Queen.
The medical testimony was 10 the effect
that death was caused by wound In the
heart with knife; that OF the police as TO
her declaration when arrested and charged
with the commission OF the crime, having
told one Of the officers that she had killed
him In self-defenee, and the other that he
had killed himself. ...
Eliza Bell testified that she know both
parties, and saw them In bed together on
the night Of the murder; that John Queen
and Philip Graham were In the room with
Thorn. The prisoner and Mouten were quar-
reling. houten accusing her Of drinking
whisky, he took a rope and dashed her.
They were both In bed together. She saw
something fall on the floor, II was q knife.
Mouten then got up, stood on the floor q
minute, and fell on the bed. The knife re-
mained on the floor until tho police came.
She was holding a light when the wound
was Inflicted, and run out for help. The
knife belongs 70 Mary Ennis. . I'd.
John Queen testified that he resided In
tho house where the homicide occurred;
know both parties. Deceased called for his
coat, and accused prisoner OF having been
drinking. She went out, soon came back.
Deceased again accused her OF having been
drinking. Prisoner called deceased q damned
liar. She went TO the side aboard, from there
TO the bed. Deceased picked up q rope,
Jumped on the bed and began 10 bea. pris-
oner with Il. Directly he stood up for q
moment, then fell on the bed, and Graham
said deceased had tainted. heard some
thing fall on the floor, but did not sec any
knife. ..fg..-a. .... .ar'
Philip Graham next testified, his evidence
being similar to the last witness.
At the conclusion Of the testimony the
Jury returned the following verdict
That the said Alexander Mouten camo
10 his death, at about half-past o'clock p.
M, on the $50 day Of january, 1870, at the
house occupied BY Mary Ennis, on Virginia
avenue, near the corner Of Third street, In
tho city Of Washington. We further ind
that tho said Alexander Mouten came 10 his
death by reason Of q wound In the len side
OF his body which punctured tho heaEt, and
that said wound was inflicted hy the hands
Of Mary Ennis with knife" -r-.
Mary Ennis, the murderess, was sent 10
jail under escort Of 0nlcers Stewart and
Westphal, and was followed to her place Of
confinement by about two hundred eolored
rabble who marched along Eour-aud -a-half
street 10 "Fort Crocker" with rs much
"pride, pomp, and circumstance " rs though
queen was 10 DO crowned on the thresh-
old of that well.knoWn establishment. q