Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-10-06
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THE JAMES HOMICIDE.
Second Il rial of Horafio Bolster.


CRIMINAL COURT, Judge Fvsp6ysys.-Yester-
day, al Ter cur REP 1rt closed
Charles D0U@ias testified as on the. former trial
that he saw James beating Bolster OF the corner
Of 18th s.rces and the Avenue.
DR.. buckley testified to the natEre Of the
wounds.
IsOmas JcRes testified that he aEA Bolster
went together to the door of James establish
ment, and James came down and applied an
opprooIlOus eplthet TO Bolster, tore the ban
dagCs from his wounds and beat him over the
head with some bright instrument metal
kn1ekles or a key; went to Reddy tEelch's;
Bolster asked for % pop;" witness understands
"pOp" to mean a gun or a pistol; lianor was
poured over BOlster's head; a man named
Crops reached over the counter and took a
gun, and the whole party then went to L street.
near 18th, where witness saw the rencOutre and
heard the shot, but did not see who fred tie gun
Jcs.PA ~ Br1dteE, jr, testified that he was
saw Bolster then, and he looked as if bisxOse
had been mashed into his face.
Deteeisre EiHer corroborated the testimony of
Detective COOmes.
Geo. W. S.osc heard the report OF a gun on TIC
night of the homicide, and near the spot saw
James lying on the ground; witness foot touches
something, and picked IL up; Il was a revolver;
witness handed IL 10 police Officer; the revolver
laid near James.
Riehqrd FraHeis. bsrkeeper at Hancock's, tcs-
tiled TO seeing Bolster after O'Clock on the
night in question, with his lace bruised badly.
AEgHrtHs LGfentdiRe testified to seeing Bolster
ut Weleh's; he said that that w&s the second
time he had been beat for nothing; Crops took
agun from behind the counter and Bolster said
Never n'nd that; that's unnecessary" lob
leeted to, and the last statement ralcd out. |
witness followed Crops and Bolster to T. street;
heard Bolster ask James, sis that you, Sonny?'
and say, Eyes; you - son of A., I'll fix you
this time" Bolster ran, and, when he came near,
Crops handC d him gun and said, ''Here, take
it, herd a shot and saw somebody fall down.
Recommendations did not see Bolster
take the gun; does not know who fired; saw
James as he came towards Bolster draw some
thing from his Pocket
TsS@as Francis corroborated in every particu-
lar the testimony OF Lafontaine.
Fourth DAY.
The trial was resumed this morning, and
Augustus Lafontaine was recalled. and testified
that when Crops took the gun, Bolster said
Don't take that, have no use for it, Sonny
AndIeN McQuinn was called and reported
mon est.
with deceased probably for two years. Knew
little OF his general reputation; never heard his
reputation for peace or quarrelsomeness DIS
cuSSed-
kdrosVEs West, sworn:-Knew deceased;heard
him talked about very much; his reputation was
BeInGrd West, swOrn:-Did not know the repu-
tatiOn OF deceased.
Fletcher BHrley, sworn:-Knew deceased for s
or years; heard him spoken of as a bad mau.
W. l.. Jones, swOrn:-knew deceased as a very
quaTTelsome man.
Dr. w. b. Entscisle, sworn:-Tes..ied that on
the night of the homicide the prisoners nose
W.
He was in twice during the evening.
Dr. 8. r. Verdi, Observation-Disclosures q
man was beaten 80 that his nose was smashed to
his face, head cut, and half an hour afterwards
while seeking an explanation, he is beaten again,
and Is assaulted a third time, what effect would
Z have on the mind Of the party?
The United States objected; but the objection
was overruled by the Court.
WitnessIThe question involves physical as
also moral condition.
Mr.. Barrett asked if the intervening time
a ~ n nv o. cer Ora rs ind
Dr. Verdi answered that To answer the ques-
ton correctly he should know how badly he was
beaten, and said If he had been beaten badly ex-
element would follow; IL seemed in this case
there was an excitement caused by an overflow
OF blood to the brain. This would affect the
mental faculties 70 certain extent, and he
would conclude that excitement was continued
and increased; but that the pri.oner did not lose
control OF his reason. Going again he meets with
disappointment, which excites him more, and
he loSeS control Of himself.
John Rooney, sworn:-Bolster's nose was not
tishsured before this diff Guilty.
Q. Was not his nose struck and depressed in
struck, but not disfgured.
SeTSe0nt A. kRedss (Iolice):-Witness took the
prisoner out at l245 on the night of the homi-
eide, and put the irons on. There were some
sticking plasteIs on his face, which, with his
hair, was bloody. His face appeared to be a
jelly.
Taos. Dcpoh0 recalled, and testified that when
Crops took the gun, Bolster said 'Don't take
NJ; We have no need for il; Sonny James has
always been my friend, and has beat me wrong
fully"
Obioer NcIEszrysworn:-Saw Bolster about ex
O'Clock on the night of the occurrence, badly
bruised about the head. He wanted witness TO
20 over and arrest James. A small man was
with Bo'ster at the time.
The defense here rested, and the prosecution
called
EEBUTTISG TESTIMONY,
Col. S. w. oren;-Knew deceased for six years
as peaceable man.
Ei;tIf CIcgstt sHQrn:-Testifedto James being
p(aceably disposed.
John A. cTooks testified that James was a
peaeeable man, out on cross-examination stated
that he had not heard his reputation discussed;
never heard Of James having killed a zouaye.
Mr.. Harrington moved that the Court exclude
the testimony OF Donoho, ON the ground of his
having been convicted Of an Infamous crime
convicted Of larceny at the June term, 1866, and
sentenced TO three years in the Albany peniten-
uary-and read the record.
Deteeiirs J. W. Comes, recalled:-Witness
identified DOnoho as the same party.
Mr.. Riddle asked if he sezyed out his term.
Witness did not know.
Counsel for defence asked for a subpoena from
the pardon clerk OF the State Department, but
Mr.. Middleton finding a record of pardon in
the minutes IL was deemed unnecessary.
Sergeant Clayton and Officer DurdH, testified
that they would not believe Lafontaine and
DonOho under oath. and the latter would not
believe Douglas.
Wm. TkeBsas testified that Jones was not the
man who was with Bolster.
oss-examined:-Wiiness had been in the
penitentsTy once for cutting man W 18th razor
Charles DUeIi rg swOTn:-Did not recognize
Jones as the man who was with Bolster; Wells
was with him.
OfieeT Boyle swoTn:-Witne-s never saw Slow
until yesterday; the pistol picked up near James
belonged II witness.
Mr.. Size recalled:-Iden1fed BOYLE as the
officer 20 whom he handed the pistol.
The evidence was here closed and
THE ARGUMENTS COMMENCED,
MI Cioss leading on Tor the government, fol-
lowed by Mr.. Barrett for the prisoner.
The POLITICAL CAMPAIGN IN THE FIRST
DsTRICT.-A meeting of the republicans of the
hist district was held last night near Union
town, Dir. 5. G.. Brown in the chair. An ami
mated discussion took place on adopting the
minutes of the proceedings Of the previous meet
ing, which show that DR.. W. G.. Greer was ex-
PEELED at that meeting for declaring that the
republicans of that district are Tascals The
chair stated that DIR. Greer denied making such
a remark, when member asserted that such re-
mark was made by him. The minutes were
adopted. Mr.. WorthingtOn addressed the meet
ing endorsing their delegate, Mr.. Brown, and
faSoring the four million loan. A committee
was appointed to confer with the three branch