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The Seventh ward Homicide.
VATAL sTABBISG oF ALEXANDER MoUrEN BY
MARY ENSIs-THE EVIDENCE AT THE INQUEST
VERDICT OF THE CoROxERs JURY.
After our report closed yesterday, the Coro-
ner, Dr. W. W. Potter, with his assistants. Drs.
Todd and Hartigsn, together with the jury that
had been sworn at the house, corner Of Vermont
avenue and Third street west, where Mary En-
mis-, colored, had fatally stabbed Alexander
Mouten, colored, with shoemaker's knife, as
sembled at the First Precinct Station. house, and
proceeded with the hearing of the evidence.
Mary Ennis, the accused, (not Mary Harris,
.s the name was erroneo9sly given yesterday)
ing to all the evidence that was given without
any exhibition of emotion. DIR. s. j. Todd was
character of the post mortem examination,
which was reported in yesterdays STAR. De-
ceased had on two shirts, q white one ON the
outside and flannel undershirt, both of which
we're pierced through, as IL with knife. The
length of these cuts in the shirts was about one
half to three-feurths of an inch. The wound
bone, and about two inches left of il, and be-
tween the sixth and seventh ribs, and took an
oblique direction downward. On probing, it
was found TO extend upwards and inward. The
body was then opened, and the wound found
corresponding with the outward indication as
TO the direction and entering the heart at the
the heart The knife was shown DE-. Todd, who
said II was calculated to produce Just such
wound as appeared on the deceased.
Dr. $. +. Hartigan corroborated the above.
r.. M. f. - IN fnr oh
eight O'Clock Sunday night to attend the
wounded man, testified that he found him in a
Sying condition, and ne expired about tive or
house. Saw knife laying there which had
blood upon it about two inches from the point
Witness identified the knife at the inquest As the
one he saw the night before. He was also present
at tie post mortem examination, and cOrrobo-
rated the evidence given by Drs. Todd and
Edward III. Parlin, policeman, testified as to
the arrest of the persons present when he
entered the house where the stabbng had oc-
as having committed the act, and She said it was
done in self-defense, that deceased was beating
her with a rope. He had no further CONVERSE
ton with her, but afterwards took her to the
station-house.
John W. Smoot, policeman, testified that he
assisted in the arrests. When Mary Ennis was
arrested she said she did not do the deed hut
that deceased had done it himself; but when
they got to the station-house they found her
right hand covered with blood. When asked
stabbed himself she raised his shirt to see where
he had been cut, and the blood got on her
hand.
Eliza Bell, colored, sworn-Is % wears old.
had known Alexander Mouten two Years; saw
him last night at the house of Mary Ennis. liz
Has early in the evening. Philip Graham and
John Queen were present at the time. Saw no
one else there. Mary and the man Alexander
we're quarreling. Mouten was guarreliny with
her about her drinking whisky, and said ne
would break her OF it; He then commenced
and presently something fell on the fioor-it was
the knife. He stood up about six minutes and
men fell across the bed, when she saw blood.
The knife laid there until the policemen came
THE knife was shown her, which she recognized
As the one she saw there-l Did not know who
PICKED 1t up. She ran out to get help, and
called 10 every one she saw Had seen the knife
before; II belonged to Mary Enms The parties
were fighting in the morning, and at this time
calling out to him to stop. They were on the
bed.
John Queen, colored, sworn.-Lives on yir-
finia avenue and Third street, in the house
where the murder was committed, the room
adjoining the one occupied by Mary Ennis.
Aleck came to the house about dark and en-
qcired for his coat. which Mary got for him. and
he az once accused her of drinking which she
denied She afterward went out to the next
neighbors = house to get rid of him, and he fol-
iowed on after her, eursing her for being drunk.
when she came back he again accused her of
drinking whiskey, and she told him TO go away
to church and leave her alone. He got a rope
ana ConDle0 II up. and she went to the sidebOa rd
ard afterwards went and sat down on the bed,
WIEN he commenced 70 beat her with the rope
again, jumping on her. He suddenly stopped,
when II v as Discovered that something was the
matter with him. Witness heard something fall
On the roOr, and thought Aleck had tainted. He
had seen the knife laying on the shelf some days
before, and Rad heard Aleck ask who it belonged
10. After he found what bad been done, he no.
hhed the police at the corner of Third and F
streets, and all went back together 10 the house,
and they examined the body.
NITall.I0. COiOrPH suh hSfa MT raa +bo
above. o
DIR. Potter then told the accused that she
could make any statement she desired to- but
Was Rot called upon to erininate herself.
Mary Ennis then said she had nothing to saw,
except when Aleek came in he accused her of
being drunk, and Sine told him 1t was e lie. He
then struck her with his hand, and afterwards
got rope, and she had the knife in her hand
when he jumped on her. She had been drink
ing, and Was half drunk at the time and in
defending herself she NAV have cut him. She
hand.
The evidence here ended, and the iurv in a
lev minutes returned the following verdict =
"1hat Alexander MOuten came to his death at
about half-past eight o'clock y. IN on the sd
day OF January, 1s.o, at the house occupied by
Aary Ennis, ON Virginia avenue, between "a
arc 50 streets, in the city and county Of WASH
1ngton- They further fld that the said Alex
ancer kouten came 20 his death by reason of
wound IN the lett side OF the body, which pune
tHTed the heart: that the said wound was in
mis-"
The accused was then committed to jail by
Coroner Potter to swa ait her trial.
THE WoHEN's CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION held
a regular monthly meeting last evening" Rev
Dr. Gibson presiding. The report of the Home
Com rlittee was Presented by Mrs. Il. Richards
showing that the association has extended relief
IN great many needy cases. The treasurer's
report shows receipts thus far to be Sl63s1
10th reports were approved, when Rev Dr.
Parker was introduced and Congratulated the
ladies on the work they had accomplished, ami
hoped they would sOon he able to lay the foun-
d~tsOn Tor lheiT new Home. Both he and Dr.
Gibson referred TO the tact that women were too
prone to turn a cold shoulder and deaf ear to
the pleadinss of crring sisters, instead of doing
All they could To save them. A select choir
under Mr.. Robert Ball, were present and fur
nished excellent music, for which they received
. vote OF thanks.
The HEBREw CoSGREGA Troy-This conore-
cation, worshipping in the Synagogue on Sth
street, have determined to rent the pews for
families. - that the sexes may sit together here
after. They have adopted for their use the
Ainning America (Dr. Wis1 prayer-book, and
on next Saturday viii have full choir. Mr. j.
y jacobson, the leader, is still in the service of
me congregation and will probably continue.
Recently some twenty or more additions have
Deen made TO the congregation, 1t u stated, so
mat u as strong numerically as previous to
me orthodox Hebrews" withdrawing.
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