Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-04-22
THE COURTS.

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court was engaged as follows yesterdays
AcoUTTTAL or NARY ENNIS ron HOMICIDE.
Mary Ennis was placed at tho bar OF the
court, charged with the felouious killing OF
her paramour, Alexander Morton, at her
house, corner Of Vermont avenue and Third
street west, with a shoemaker's knife, on
the evening Of the 23d OF January last, AZ
about $50 o'clock.
The accused Is a dark mulatto, with a
pleasant but not Intelligent countenanee'
and seems little fitted for deed Of BLOOD.
Mr.. Darlington appeared TOT me Proseeu'
tlou and Mr.. ]. r. Norris for the defence
No challenges were made, aud the Jury
va aworn a. follows: J. T. jenkins, John
II. Newman, T. T. samuels, Rlch'd Waters,
George d. THOMAS, James Liverpool, Pat
Hen Dee. Walker Lewis, r. II. shreeve, W.
II. Gray, P. Motion, WIN. II. Barker.
Mr.. Darlington opened the case, urging
that the accused, AFTER having been whipped
with q rope BY the deceased, went TO q side
drawer aud got a knife, which she con
cealed about her person, and got Into bed.
Then when he came into bed she stabbed
him In the side, and he dled In few minutes.
Mr.. Norris said that tho evidence would
show the accused was intoxicated at the
time OF the homicide; that she went 10 the
sideboard TO get something 10 eat, and had
a knife 10 cut the food with. But she was
too drunk TO eat, and went aud laid down on
the bed with the knife In her hand. The
deceased, In order to punish her for being
drunk, threw himself upon her with his
whole weight, and the knife which she held
penetrated his side and MADE fatal wound.
The evidence would not show that the
woman made any movement whatever.
The District Attorney called DIS. Harti'
gan and Potter, who gave teFtlmony as TO
the medical aspect OF the Gaze.
John Queen was called and testified as fol-
lows, was In the room with Mary Ennis
and Alexander Moulten on the night he was
killed. they were quarreling. He said he
was going 10 church, she says, my dear, are
you going TO let me go. He then asked for
his coat and got Il, he was then leaning on
the corner Of the sideboardi he says "you
have been drinking whisky" says she ''no
l aint;" Eyes you 81" says she again, mo
| alnt;" he then went out, and in about
twenty minutes came back he says "you'Ve
been round to Charley's," says she, "no
aint;" says he, Eyes you lei" says she, 81
am done talklng,'' she then lay down on the
bed. He said, "you've been drinking
whisky all days" says she, "lt Is a damned
lie, Pm not been drinking All days" says
he, "you did," says she, 81 didn't so
they kept on coutradlctlng each other. Then
she got up and went 10 the sldeboard, and
they kept on grumbling; she went back and
lay down on the bed with her face toward
the wall. He begun TO strike her.
Mr.. Darlington. Where what did he
strike her With
Witness. With his fat.
Mr.. q. Where did he strike heri
Witness. Just here, (wltness here turned
round and indicated the posterior portion OF
the body, Immediately under the small Of
the back.) She did not mind that. Then
h. an0hIaA ~ tuna and
struck her with Il, saying he'd stop her from
drinking or he would kill her. He Jerked
her up several times, and let her drop. He
seemed to be tangled upi the rope. Moul.
ten then fell across her, rose up, aud saw
blood, and said, Eliza, Ito n woman In the
house,) bring n light round here, she's
stuck Moulten. He stood up about six
minutes, and then fell on witness, and wit
ness heard him slghpher.
Mr.. Carrington. What's thatl
Mr.. Norris. He means 'slgh."
During the testimony the witness had his
hat In his hand, twisting 1t neryously to and
fro.
Mr.. Darlington. You will ruin your hat.
The cross-eNamlnation developed nothing
not brought out on the direct examination.
John Queen, Eliza Bell, Philip Graham,
Fanny Taylor, John W. Smoot and Z. II.
Parlln were examined, the testimony being
the same In substance as that given upon
the inquest, and condrmatory Of tho state
ment OF Queen, tho witness reported above.
The defence called no witnesses. The case
was then given to the Jury without argu.
ment, and verdict OF mot guilty" was re'
turned.
The District Attorney declined to prose.
cute further In the case Of James Alstrum
for assault and battery, q new Indictment
having been found embracing tho same Of
fence.
AdIourned