Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-10-02
REMARKABLE SCENE IN the CRIMINAL COURT.
Six Persons ArratEned for Murder.
Trial OF Jsskfss for AtiffnS H5s W.f..

large number OF persons were attracted IN
the criminal courtroom to-day. IT having be-
come known that the case of George W. Ham
kins, charged with the murder of hi, wifi. In
o,h iast, vas 10 lie taken up, and that several
I Irn,, paI.,ts charged with murder would be
oiousut OUT lor an ARA yDment.
THE PRISONERS.
About 10 o'clock the following prisoners ware
Drought into court by several of the bailiffs and
snown INTO the dock:-Jenkins, Daniel alias
Buck Brown, Fred. DeKraft, wm.- Padgett
barney Wood and Hezekiah Edwards, all
charged with murder, and James jackson, a
cCloreO boy, charged with stealing a mule, aud
Alexander Robinson, charged with riot ana
brought out on a writ Of habeas corpus.
Jenkins, rather fine looking yellow man,
was seated near the end OF the dock, and ap-
PeaTed in good spirits, smilinRly nOddng to his
acqUaintances as they recognized him, and
| some times laughing outright. Buck Brown
one seemiI z to notice him. Dekraft and pad
gett appeared to take things philOsOphicaIlv
and the lsst-nsIned, for whom Mr.. .. ID. Barrett
has been retained Is counsel, passed some time
in conversation with him, and one of his female
relatives fingered a lOns time with him. Wood
Was the ne xt one in the dock, and he appe .red
10 lake the matter more seriously than the
Others. HrZekIah EdS ards was the next capitaI
cast called, AMI he. too, appeared quite sad 1t
was rem aTked hat he looked somewhat like
Albert Nicholas, who was convicted ia thi,
court Two or tlTce years since.
THE ATTACHMENT.
The court Wa opened about 10 O'clock and
re -
directed The aTraignment of the capital cases.
Wood was first GrTai yned on an indictInr Mt
Charging him with the murder If Samuel M
CheessEau on the II n day OF August and as
the clerk read d e instrument he listened arten-
lively, ami at I. 9 close in loul voice pl, .ds
"nct guilty." Tie trial Twas fixed for Wedne sday
next.
fred. De Kraft and wm Padgett. cb.raaa
with the murder of Peter Bennett on the 1Sth
oi August, was next called, and, like Wood.
ihey PAN the strietest attention, and pleaded
AT in firm.
Padgett IN low voice. Mr.. Barrett Appeared
for these parties, and Tuesday, the 18th instant
wat set for the trial.
HeZckilh Edwards, charged with killing
Robert humbi1d, was next called, and, in repIy
10 a question by the court, stated that he had
not secured counsel yet, although he had writ
ten TO MT. Hine. He was not arraigned,
Daniel alias Back Brown was next arraigned
for Tie murder Of VIM. BabbIngton on the 3lst
OF August, and Messrs. S. X. Bond and George
Burgess appeared for him. He appeared TO DE
seriously impressed with his position and
battered somewhat in entering his plea
THE TRIAL OF JENKINS.
Ihis closed the arrangements tor the day and
TIE prisoners we're returned to Jail. The case of
Jenkins, for the murder of his wife. Lavina
!enkirs, on May 1ith last, was taken up; Mr..
A. g. Riddle, assisted by the Young co,orei
lawyer,C T.. n. Thomas, appearing for the az
cused. The names OF the jurors were drawn
lr. IN hat, ana each sworn OH their Uoire dire
NE name oi +. A. kiopier was first drawn and
he was challenged Icy defence; Ephraim NJ
Whitaker was sworn; Lewis Spsnier had con-
sclentioUS scruples; John T. Donaldson accent
ed and sworn; George WILMER accepted and
swoTn; samuel Jones had formed a decided
opinion; Frederick A. West &C pied and sworn.
James Payne challeDg ed by defence; john M
Divine accepted and sworn; George W Dement,
challenged by defence; Lewis Payne, CHALLENGED
by defence; John Ii. Semmes had formed An
opinion; Andrew q. Plant accepted and sworn
Wm. b. Downing had formed an opinion. BEN
la1nln II. StiLemetz had formed an opinion
John W. MOrsell, challenged by defence. Israel
Demlng, accepted and sworn. Christopher
Camn:ack had formed an opision. Samuel r,
douglass, accepted and sworn. Patrick Clark
challenged by defence. John III. Russell had
formed an opinion. ThOs. Il. johnson, accented
and sworn. l.. j. Middleton, who was the siyfb
one Drawn, and had plead ill-health, was ra-
called al d challenged by defence. f. E. O'Brien
ana w. U; BaM6erger were excused on account
OF ill-he alth. The challenge of +. A. KIOpter
by the defence was withdrawn, and he was
sworn; thus ten of the twelve Jurors reuuired
were obtained from the regular panel, viz.
EIhraim M. Whitaker, John L. Donaldson.
George WILMER, Frederick a. West, Andrew g.
Plant, John NJ. Divine, Samuel f.. Douglass
israel Deming, F. A. KlOpfer and Thomas r.
johnson. ~
The court ordered the drawing of ten names
fTom the jury box, from which to select the Re-
naming two jurors, and took a recess