Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-10-31
LOCAL NEWS.
WANT NEW TRIALS
The Eases Of Edw rds who Killed
Humbtrd. and Johnson who
Killed hts Wife.

PROCEEDINGS IN THE CRIMINAL COURT TO-DAY.
This morning, in the Criminal Court, Judge
humphreys, Mr.. Henkle, counsel for Hezekiah
Edwards, who was convicted by this court of
manslsughter for the killing OF Robert Hum
bird, read the following:
''StprsB,e Court Of u, Disi-it Of c5rs,,ri,.
sitting in Criminal Term, October SISt, lS12-
United States VS.. Hezekish Edwards. The de-
PENDANT, AFTER conviction and before sentence.
now comes and moves the court TO arrest iuis-
meni and for cause shows the following =
LIST. The indictment charges the defendant Wit
no crime against the law, il nowhere appe ring
that AZ the time OF the killing the deceased VS.
" In the peace OF the United States" or " in the
peace Of Cod" 2d. The name Of Mary Edwards
appears upon the indictment as one OF the Wit
nesses before the grand jury. upon whose evi-
dence the same was found. That the said Mary
towards was subpoaaed, sent before the grand
jury, and testified in behalf OF the government
ana against the defendant. That the said Mary
TOWARDS Is now and was al tie time she 50 te.ti-
ned the lawful wife OF the defendant. For either
and both OF which assigned causes. as well a.
ior other reasons appearing in the face OF the
record, the indictment is absolutely void in Law,
ana the defendant could not lawfully be tried
thereon, nor can any Judgment be lawfully
therefore prays to be discharged.
lSignedl-E. A. W.lliams, 5. s. Henkle
counsel for defendant"
Accompanying this he submitted the follow
"Suprtne Court Of he District of Columbia.
Sttttng IN Criminal Term, October -, ISL
United States 0qt. Hezekiah Edwards Verdict
for murder. The defendant, Hezekiah Ed
wards, being duly sworn, says: That no copy OF
the Indictment was served upon him, nor did he
see the Indictment untfl after he had been re-
anested to plead thereto, and he had pleaded
his said plea that his wife. Mary Edwards name
appeared upon said indictment as one of the
witnesses, upon whose evidence the Indictment
was found; or that his said Rife had been so eX-
amined as witness before the grand iurvagainst
him. (Sigued) HBzESIAH EDw ARDS.
Sworn and subscribed before me this 3sst iay
OF october, 1873. NJ. y. MErGs Clerk,
BY Ed. MIDDLETON, Assistant Clerk
United States rs. Hezekiah Edwards-Countv
OF Washington, ID. Con- this 2jth day OF Oc-
tober, 1872, personally appeared Mary Edwards
before me, justice OF the peace in and for the
county and DistTic. aforesaid, who, being dulv
sworn, deposes and says that she is the identical
person who was summoned and did appear he
fore the grand iury OF the District of Columbia
IN the above entitled case; that she was sworn
and gave evidence IN behalfof the t-ni,el States
in said case, before said grand Jury; and fur
ther that at the time Of so testifying as atoresg
she was, ard still is, tue lawful wife OF the
above-named Hezekiah Edwards.
(Signed) MARY EDWARDS.
Sworn and subscribed before me this 29th dav
or October, 1872. ROBERT Il. HUGHes. J. p
After the reading of the foregoing the judge
ordered the clerk to change the entry on the
journal 10 withdrawal bv counsel OF the motion
Tor a new trial on exceptions, and change il 70
an arrest OF judgment and new trial on eXcep-
lions; and that this case, a. also the cgse OF
Charles Johbson for a new trial, would be heard
on Saturday next. The court then adjourned
until to- morrow.
Both prisoners, who were in court, were then
remanded to jail, and viii be brought out again
on Saturday next.