Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-10-16
TEAL FOX nrsDER.
The Case Of Pred ne o. raft. charged
Win kllIlRg Peter Rcnuctt.

eCAa''s
YESTERDAY, after oar report or the trial OF
Fred. De Kan. a,ias Grim. chzrged Win tue
murder Oi Peter Bennett, in AJsgs as, co-ed.
Mr.. Barrett opened the case Ter ne defeo-e.
thought, he reC.tgl the facts In tbls case A. be
e Npsctcd 10 prove them, ~ foios>s
STATEMENT 90 OoUssEi FeK DsfsSsE
On The night In question there = crONA ia
front OF MIR. Miles house. abusing Mr. Mites,
VITO hsd choss N - marry her Husband in strict
accordance with the law az tue land. though
not IN AcCCTdAnce with the ruigs % the church
10 which most OF the crowd belonged. Whlc
this Was going on William Padgctt, us brother,
aud his brother's wife came M. Psisett, he
lieying that thls sen~e would soOu be followed
by el0Ns, Tusht 4 IA and pat bimse bet seen the
mol AID has SISTER Tor the PURPOSE OF projecting
her. IL would be shown thu lie kraft had
me ~ from the 4, pot slong the railrosd. and
had met Padgett, whose skull had been crushed
m and patched up, ami liquor had mad
80 hed pm. an mat condinon he came upon
the scene. When he arrived, the crowd, see
iug that they might have sone one besides
a woman 10 Eght, wlthirew - some extent.
Then Daniel Fitzgerald said 10 has father
q. Wait tail 20 down the alley aud cali some OF
the boys. and well throttle them" james
Padgett and his Wite snd he krstt tried 60 &C.
William Psdgeu home. They made What hast
they could, because the crowd ~ss coming a.
cut ~ the alley and throwing stones, bat ta'
crowd overlook them, aud one 81 them drew e.
billy ard struck william Psigett AMI knockei
him down. At the same instant nehrAft NJ.
knocked down, and the crowd Tell gpOn thega
and beat them. Both got away a best they
his house. From there ne led "a the neff.
where he saved until he thought tue distnrb-
ance had subsidized. Then he returned aud W..
10 sleep When the officers came O. arrest a "a
he heard the cries ~ the cfoEd and concea'.f
himself. By whom the deceased Was struck -
defendant did not know. lt would be showntaat
another party was cat A. the same time. but ~
whom that cut was inflicted was not known a.
would be shown that the language s.trihutel %
Dekrsit was used by one OF the crowd VIII Or
he had iUstioe would be before the iury on q. q
tor his life, rather than In The witness box.
EVIDENCE FOR TIE DEFENCE.
J1mes H. Pddssr testified that on the nj M
OF the killing OF Bennett he AZ the house ~
his sister, Mrs. Miller; his wife was with him:
heard voice outside say, Let that - Nan-
kee- born bastard come out; he's living with nav
sisters child, and he isn't married 90 her
witness opened the door, and saw FITZGERALD ~
whom he said that he was not living with hiS
sisters child that he wss married 10 her, aud
the marriage was recorded AZ the city hall, aud
he a. could find q there; Fitzgerald answered.
" les, but you were married by = minister" hts
sister came 20 the door, snd Fitzgerald sAid,
finger AZ him, and said. "if YOU call me ---
bastard again IN make you prove n 90 the
morning." his wife came 20 the door, an he
sent her back; pave Fitzgerald said. "Nsit.
iatLer, TIL go down The alley and get the boy,
and wen whip the - bastard a. he
goes home; witness and his wife started
70 90 home; they met VIM. Padgett and
DE Kraft, before they got 70 n street the crow a
overlook them, aud Peter Bennett went round
in front of them, and said 20 William. You
Nsnkee-born bastard IN cut your heart out:'
James Bennett took something out Of his rocket
and struck bis lWitness'-) brother. who tell aud
dragged himself and Dekraft with him: the
crowd jumped on and p0uuied them witness
recognized Fitzgerald, Michael Gleason. an a
man by the name OF Foley. In the crowd. when
the crowd set upon his brother he cried ont :
oh. Dehrait, come and help me or these Irish
will XII me-" some one said. 1--WE have finished
thPt - bastard, lets 20 for Dckraft - az
witness went 20 Dekratt the latter got M aud
ran across the street, pursued by the crowd aud
la fh4vau Il d. -
women and boys followed witness, who went
down 20 the cars and then 20 Delaware avenue,
where be stood by = lamp post; little later ne
met Dehraft with the officers one Of the off,
GER said he wanted him, and he went with him
20 the station house A knife in the hands
OF Michael Gleason; as he saw him Gleason
turned the blade under his sleeve thought 10
was a butchers knife; witness had bag OF.
-four in his hands at the time, and nothing else
Cross-eXamined: Saw Gleason strike DeKraft;
could not say whether Dekraft had hold OF any
one; did not see knife I'm his hands; did not see
Peter Bennett and Dekrsft together; did not
see Bennett stabbed.
Mrs. James IT. PddgcH corrobOrated tie testi-
mony of her husband.
A.Lemtner testified that he Kraft was perfectly
sober on the night in question.
TO DAY.
The case wac resumed this morning.
Mrs. Sarah Y. Miles testified 20 DE Kraft, VIM.
Padgett and Others having been in her house
previous TO the difficulty, and to the fuss out
side, when a crowd went up with bricks stones,
&c, after they left.
VIVA. n. Padgett testifed:-witness was at tbs
corner OF LIST street east and jackson alley, on
the night in question, and saw Mrs. Curry. VIII
said 70 witness wife that she need not take on
so, as her son did not commit any murder; II was
Mr.. DE Kraft.
Mrs Padget. corroborated this testimony.
OBfoeT John n. Murphy testified 20 seeing IDS
Kraft and Padgett at the corner Of New Jersev
avenue and street before the homicide, and
that they both appeared under the influence u
liquor.
M. ScId fbert testified 20 w II. Padsett coming
20 his store on the night OF the homicide covered
with blood, and that ne asked 10 have his wound.
dressed. Witness told him 10 employ a physi-
clan.
Washington COMBS testified TO Padget, coming
10 his house on the night OF the homicide, ask
ing for some water 20 wash his wOun Is He had
a wound on his head. Witness found the scar
on his head, which was exhibited TO the jury.
Mrs. Washington COMBS cOrrObOrated this
testimony, and N addition stated that he an
peared 10 have been badly beaten.
Mr.. Harrington said the prosecution would
not deny that L adgett was wounded that night.
The defence closed here with the exception OF
witness 70 prove what kind Of a night IL was.
NioLael Gleason testified that he was not
present al the homicide and therefore could not
have struck any one that night. Slbsequ ently
| (half an hour after saw W. II. Padgett at the
corner Of North Capitol and streets, aud &C
cused him (Padgett) OF killing Peter Bennett
and caught him. Padgett put his hand in his
pocket and said "You - of an give yOu
what you never got, and witness knocked him
down.
John Kennedy was sworn, but his testimony
| was not material.
Eit1o O'Neal testified that a. the time OF the
homicide she was near the corner Of the alley;
| saw no tight nor heard any noise until me on5
| cried, my God! l am stabbed" The most
| people about there were small bows aud girls
John C0TROdy testified that he was In the
crowd when the homicide took place: saw no
| tight there except what the parties kicked up
themselves.
| Cross-evsmined: saw VIM. Psdgett hfreen
minutes after the murder; he was fun OF blood.
FRANK Hau testified that he did nor see any
heht IN the street on the night OF the homicide.
| The prosecution here closed.
| Mr.. Barrett asked delay OF a few minutes 20
obtain the testimony as 10 the character OF the
night. wv
The Court said that MIR. Harrington could
proceed with his argument and the testimonV
could be taken when the witness arrived
AT ll.30 Mr.. Harrington commenced hi. arm
ment, saying that he would claim verdict of
case. 1S eut Ne
Admiral Sands, OF the L. 5. Observatory than
appeared, and be testified that ON The 5;,b 20
august the sun set at $40, and twilight dissn.
cared at 7:15. NAeaP-
ARGUMENT FOR DRPKrCR
Mr. Barrett commenced has argument for the
prisoner al II O'Clock. claiming that ha 80