Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-03-24

The second trial of John Clare, on the charge
OF numbering Henry b. Grove, photographed,
by shooting nim IN the head, ON sunday, octo-
Der y, 1od5, at the gallery OF the deceased, No.
lo5 West Baltimore street, in Baltimore, has
been in progress In that city since Monday last,
AMI excite great deal of interest.
Dr. y. n. Stevenson yesterday testified that ne
knew Grove personally; called to see him after
MS death ar the gallery, Grove was lying on ms
bach, with his head ON an ottoman; has clothing
Was somewhat disordered, vest partly open and
his right pocket drawn out; there was little
blue spot on his lip; smelt liquor, but was told
that not knowing Grove was dead liquor had
been administered to him; saw q hole in the
scalp and the hone of his head; turned the de-
ceased over and saw that a small portion of the
BRAIN had run out OF the wound; the hole was of
conicai form; witness did not think il was a
ease OF suicide, rs the hair was not singed, and
tnefe was no smell of powder about the wound,
which Is always the case in suicide; the entire
absence or the smell of powder, and the posi-
ton OF the wound, led the witness to believe
that III was not case OF seif-inniction; thinks
ii almost impossible to have been suicide; saw
no pistol there, nor any footprint Of blood.
Simon Goldstein called.-Resided I'm Washing
ton Tor nine years. has loan Office or licensed
pawpbroker: knows prisoner; saw him ION the lsi
of November, 1851, at witnesses office, ancier
another name, came between the hours of , and
O'Clock in the afternoon; offered to pawn a
gold watch, full jeweled; wanted 800 on il; Oh
Tered him $50 on il and he left il; gave him
ticket tor it; keep book of such transactions;
filled the ticket and duplicate, and required the
10 slBfeu nSHtc JOnn
Brown, or something like it; the receipt was
hlied up by the prisoner and signed 10y witness;
II was gold, American watch, and Is what is
called twenty-five watch, watch shown, and
was positive IL was the watch;) C!arvoe K Smith,
detectives. got the watch few days after from
the witness; the chain was not attached 10 il.
Israel IL. Libby called.-Liyes in Washington;
am a jeweler; knew the prisoner before the
murder; have not seen him for some time; he
came to witness place OF business and bought "A
watch and chain; saw prisoner again about a
week before the murder; he brought the watch
back and wanted his money; he bought the watch
for lady, he said; il was a small watch. Mr..
Knott here produced the receipt given by wit
ness to Glare for the money for the watch.l The
amount of the bill was more than paid for the
| watch; Clare wanted the bill made so; the pris-
| Oner minated he would return soon and per-
haps he would be able to buy better watch,
aud pay the difference.
Amos Brown called:-Resided formerly in
| Washington. knows the prisoner, made his ac-
quaintance In Washington; rccollects the cir
cumstance of the murder; met the prisoner in
Washington about weak after the murder;
had conversation with him; prisoner sail he
had returned from New York, that ms mother
or father one had given him q watch, but did
not show il; witness and prisoner went ont
together; had q drink At Mr.. Darbys; prisoner
got to playing game Of cards and lost small
sum Of money; left for home and separated on
Z street; saw him again on the following even
ing; prisoner said he had gone home the night
previous, and being restless could not Sleep and
went back to the drinking saloon, and had lost
$50; saw the prisoner carry q small ladys watch
he gave the watch to Miss Agnes Sage; lent the
prisoner about $40 or $40 about two weeks before
the murder; he returned 1t to witness on the
night they went to Darby1,
After the conclusion Of this witnesses testi-
mony, the court, about quarter past O'clock
adjourned until 10 O'Clock this m forming.