Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-05-02
MUBpEE TRIAL.
IHK CASE OF CURTIS AND JACKSON
Two Men Arraisned for the Same 0ffsnse.
Judge DIN ON Newspapers.

tIiI OF Curtis and jackson, indicted for the
turcer q Rochester Hudson, IN July last, was
resumed
Before the jurors were sworn. Mr.. j.
NJ Brown eatied the attention OF the Court TO
certain articles which had appeared in the
newspapers since the trial cOrnmsura1 Ha
thought that the Court should take same action
m 'he matter, as il was evident that s1cll
Articles could not fail 10 affect the minds OF
shP jury. VI
Judge OIn said be vas n well satisfied a. tbe
gentle q an as - the effect OF
EEWsPAPEE PUBLICATIONS IN RELATION TO
TRIALS.
he would try ard disabuse his mind o! what he
Rad read The meahest part of the business il
that people viii think articles in negspaDers 70
be better thar ordinary talk on the sidewalk
IN rance " Is required that the writer should
may see Il lie ls an ass, knave, or a fool. IL Is
a. moan trick 10 publish an article about the
tTial a. 7 some scOuBdrel should approach one
81 me Jurors and attempt to inf uence the YER
Mr. Brown asked the j1rors il they have read
or head any thing concerning the prisoners
Nhlc t would influence their verdict, aud, each
ceeded with. ~ -"
NE. H.RRIseToS OPENED THE CASE
10 The JUry, stating that the prosecution ex-
Iected TO prove that the deceased was sttactss
by the prisoners, whose object was robbery and
tha' the wounds resulted In his death
an r.,F ne coroner testified that he held
Fital, In August last, and the opinion of All the
medical gent emen present was that the death
was caused bv wounds received
Or. RCtsTt ReSLurn testified to the deceased
SSine at the hospital, and corroborated DN
fO'ter . testimony as 10 the autopsy. Deceas
was brought 10 the hospital on the 2sth Of JnIv
and died on the 81 of August
ems Edrty, colored, testified that he had
khONh the prisoners some wears. The accused
vas beaten IN july. SAY prisoners On the same
hlenl AZ lar; one (Curtis) had stick IN
fa!ing) with piece knocked of. Witness went
10 where Hudson was lying on the ground, in
son'h capitol street, between and l. streets;
woman TOD him about Hudson living in the
street. and the prisoners went with Others TO see
Hudson, but did not STAY long.
hay So1oers s~orn.-Knew deceased who was
hlCfto ABOUT ~ and Half streets; heard him
nsiio: wen, to him; found him lying on the
PUDDLE OF BLOOD
under him; be had one arm broken. Deceased
hai heen paid = that night; there was no
money IN his pocket when witness took him 10
OBsees D. W. JarJoe sworn Witness wac in
formed OF the affair; went down: saw the de-
ceasel; was told who did il, and witness pro-
cured warrant on which the prisoners were
arrested BY Off GERS Bulsford and Owens ne
ceased SAID that they were the men who did IL
TonSs Waite. sworn--Witness was with
pses s0n and Cartis on the night Hudson was
huft James Peyton vas with them IN the leland
Market. and after thew had askee,-ritness v,Itb
Them 10 festival. he consented to 60. saw
hGGson come out of a brick yard, and j sckson
~. VI u 10 LIN ara took hold Of him Peyton
nss there toe. Curtis ard witness ran awav
Before they started Jim (Peytop) told .Iarkson
~ az they would 90 down ard m axe s,me monev
toh mus nave struck Hudson tor he holleyed
ttl"re jackson got up 10 him.
ClCSs examined = Witness il Certain -ba.
Pevton attacked Hudson.
mn BrtT', sworn.-w;tness was iutendant
AZ the Freednen's Hospital. Heard Hudson
tav That jackson ant Curtis had killed him.
'then grand rSscals" This was about rVs
o.c.9ck IN The morning OF the dag OF which he
The government here closed.
MI "A. n. Browne, fOT
TIE DEFENSE.
r'a't' uey expected To prove that the witnesses
Tor tie prosecution were mistaken. ami they
NoIli SEQ" where the prisoners were Oh the
mss Eitra Morse testified TO the gooI char.c-
Ter OF Curtis when a child. O6iected to.
JoDEh FOTTeS. svOrn.-W!tpfSs Il Curff.'
Uncle, and with lis wife hsa strand in r.
IsiSLc market Curtis was al the stand On the
igft N question, aud witness left hirn HI re a.
quiet boy. ~ 'No'''
LHd Butler sworn.-witness is a huckster. re-
Coheet- mat Curtis came into market about
O'Clock, and remained until witness len.
aoes' ii O'Clock The reputation OF Curtis is
GGTy Forrest sxorD.-Witp.ss stands in .,s
'slapd market. where she saw Curtis and Ia
,oh oh ths night IN question. They were there
10, ,dSm % after II O'Clock. Georges reputa-
other witnesses were examined TO prove An
slibi, a. follows.
Henry Lacy and TSomas Ssrrsg testified tina,
teeeaser was at the Police Court In a cart.
l., iSen.as sdnSoH saw the prisoners on the night
.f,sr r. meg came to his house to play
y, -sGTl1 rGsifiE was a, the Island msrke, on
IT,, re- sSnI IN question from to 10, Curtis wa.
Sarah Manson testified that the n,;so,er, ve,s
n n n mouse Oh the night of the murder about
sur Jeotson. uncle OF Edward Jackson.
49, oSth the prisoners at Mon.on's at lIl
!, , 4m.Tcs, Je,rslN saw them at the festival
L i<a6e;t GGrnstt saw the prisoners A. the fes-
Nv when she went there after nine O'Clock,
s = they we're there when 1t broke up, bet seen
u and - O'Clock.
Dir. Hsrrington.-''Thatm makes three alabi."
" : Mr.. j. ii. Browne, an emplove ct the
fGtent once. who Is associated with A H.
hTowne in this case, and not Gen. Jacob NJ.
Browne, OF Baltimore.
LEVY COURT.-At The meeting of this body
last evening, the committee 10 whom were
r. Ter red the bill of Judge Moore for legal ser.
vices amounting to $500, reported that they
considered 800 a fair remuneration and asked
10 &c discharged from further consideration OF
the bill; agreed to.
OF the late clerk and treasurer with a view OF
settlement, and after allowing AL the vouchers
presented found that be was indebted to the
court some 500, instead OF the cour, owing him
>5oO, a. alleged, whereupOn the CLERK was in
sructed 70 20 carefully over the account
again and report at the next meeting. Mr..
BUR-, irom the Committee on Improvements,
reported adversely on bill OF VIM For.vtbe for
surveying sherman syenue; report agreed to-
The Court then proceeded 10 the election of
.ehocl COMMISSIONER, which resulted as follows:
first district, r. w. Howe, Second, lanes
Nourse; Third. B. ID. CarpeDt ter; Fourth, d. l.,
atom Fifth, Clark Mills, Sixth, w. Il. Lacey:
Seventh, A. B. johnson.
BACK TO PRrsoN.-This morning Lieut. W.
D Hurley, in COMPANY with Sergeant Gilman
OF Richmond: Va, started for that city, having
in custody Albert Fortupe, colored the escaped
convict arrested above Georgeto IN on FRIDAY
last, In order to return him to the Virginia
States prison. from which he escaped about A
wear since. He was confined there for horse
stealing, and had thirteen years more to serve.
Fortune was desperate character. and maie
ms boasts that be would never be taken alive,
hut ~ stated in THE STAR of SATURDAY. last he
v As surprised at atime when be had no means
At hand to defend himseH and was surrounded
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