Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-04-25
LOCAL NEWS.
THE ROLSrE8-JAWgs MtcroE
Trial OF Bolster for Murder.

SECOND DAY.
CRIMINAL Corr, gzdss Oita--To- lay tho
trtsl Of Horst Bolster for the murder OF Joseph
alas Sonny James. on the night Of the 11d %
February last vas resumed IN this court. and
he prisoner having been brought In and seated
AZ AZ me sloe OF bis oeunsel-Mr. o. ID. barrett
SELECTING A srRy
Sss proceeded vitb-the nsme~ OF the ~ tales
men being drawn, and each sworn on MS uoirs
Robert j. Nicholson, do: B. r. Psimer- Ssf
formed anopSnlon; james LIVERPOOL. Oh a lensed-
Z. n. Snleyager, exempt, In government en-
Iloy, EDWARD -. Atklnson, Ace pied and sworn.
W. Ii. DObbin, conscientious scruples. W A.
1AllIsfero, exempt, IN government employ;
Adolphus Hall, accepted and sworn. james g.
Nermillion, accepted and sworn. Richard
Thompson, challenged; 4. j. Shoemaker, ex-
cused; James H. Htl, accepted aud sworn; w.
l.. Jones, challenged, George X Fenton, con-
scientiOus scruples, John W. Drane challenged:
VIM. Frey, had expressed an opinion; Peyton
Mahoney, accepted and sworn; George r.
Guhck, had decided conscientious scraIres
Jesse y. Mann, challenged; Joseph shorter hal
formed an opinion; Angelo HAIRS. challenged:
VIM Russell, excused, Jacob K0th, ACCEPTED
and sworn. THIS completed
THE TRY,
which stands as follows: u. y .Fack..a. T..
Statz, Jacob Is. Lashhorn. W. n. Rrosr. Jr
james Il Boiseau, W. h. West. I'd : Atkin-
son, Adoluhus Hall, james q. Nermilho1. Is.
h. Hin, Peyton Mahoney And Jacob R5fh
AT noOn--the indictment having been read 90
the jury by the clerk-Mr. Harrington
calling on the jury % bear IN mind the oath.
and not 20 regard the penalty imposss laN
they were simply 20 Ind according g, e law
and the evidence, and the penalty shaad NOT
enter INTO their deliberations. lie prOcee Ted q
define the several grades OF muir der and sh5 xeI
10 the rnry that the case with which they haIt1
deal was murder with both expressed and implied
malice, the highest crime known 10 the las lie
then oefcribed the manner in which the deed
was done, and produced a diagram OF ths
ground, with the streets and houses, FOR the jury
10 examine.
Mr. Barrett, counsel for the accused. waived
his opportunity OF opening on the par Of de-
fence until after the examination OF d g nesses
for the prosecution.
Or. J. r. Har'loan was
TIE FtRsT WITNESS,
and testified TO holding al inquest on the body
OF the murdered man-James-and that the
hemorhsEe from the wounds indicted caused
the death; there were from - 60 30 duck shot
which entered che bOdy; picked out some IS or
20 OF the shot; they were about No. 4 dack shot.
they scattered, making diameter OF some eleht
inches when they struck James; they were
chiefly confined to above the left hip. where they
entered the body and passed Obliquely through:
some l6 feet. -
James Green testified that he saw "Rache,
Bolster on the night question about = O'Clock;
DIFFICULTY
between James aud man named Davis. James
struck At Davis and witness struck ~ Bolster
because he was in company with DAVIS He
bore no malice 10 Bolster; knew james some
years, and wished TO befriend him. Bolster
csught hold OF James first afterward went 10
No. 34S street and remained there three
quarters OF an hour when the bell rang and
MI Dsrden went TO the door; james and wit
ness followed down 10 the door; found Bolster
and another man there; James was ahout to
strike Bolster, when witness caught hold OF
him and prevented IL. Bolster went away AMI
soon returned, and as he passed he said: els
me. Where are you going" Ghen he sot ss
far as the alley some one handed MIN . gun,
and be returned with IL aimed towards james.
witness told james 10 look out, that ran had a
gun and would shoot James turned 20 look
and just at that instant
THE FATAL SHOT
was tired; j ames fell in the doorway, and Bolster
walked 70 the gutter and dropped the gun and
ran OhceT Perry afterwards arrested Bolster
and James was taken into Kidwell's drug store
ana afterwards TO his house on 18th street, where
Cross-eNamined BY Mr.. Barrett james was
SPORTING GENTLEMAN.
witness Is a rlasterer by trade, but has not
Bolster SIX or seven times. james did not strike
Bolster. Alter the difficulty was over, witness
and james went to the house where he was az
terWSTds killed. James said 10 Bolster:
" VOC PRIZE FIGHTER,
what do you want here 20 Witness told Bolster
TO go away. Dsrden and a young man named
Wells were present. Bolster's face was h.n.
daged, and a handkerchief was bound about
ms head, when he passed by and asked al that
was james. Bolster did not appear TO be in
al ger AZ mat time. He went At once for the
gun and returned, and when witness "a II be
instant Bolster fired.
AtrGhGm WdmJO old testified that he was stand
ING IN his room about ten O'Clock when Bolster
came in and inquired for Mr.James; not fDding
Dim there he left, and In q few minutes he heard
ihe shot hred' went out and saw James laying
IN The door bleeding. A young man named Wells
was with Bolster when be came in. Bolster had
hls lace baDdaged. He renamed but A moment
when lie lett with Wells.