Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-13
The rpvereue- wheat naraer Trial.

TESTIMONY CoNCLUpED-ARGINEN BHFoRH
TIE yURy.
In the case Of Jess w; UpPere1e, on tTi.l in
Baltimore for the murder OF his aunt, Mr..
Amelia n. Wheat. BY shooting her m I'D, on
night Of August 9TH, the evidance con
en0ed yesterday, and the argument before TIC
John Abigail. brakeman On the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, tesfirtd that he hid lust re
tuned nom his work 20 HE boarding house
WIN Mr.. CcUDtsss, on Fulton sreet. about two
O'Clock, when he heard two pistol shots In sue
ctssion; hooked out Of his window and saw two
men running, one went NJ Falton street aud the
Hollow; could hear no footsteps; he then heard
two more pistol shots, In All. four shots. Be
tween the irsi two shots be heard Il coald NOT
nave been more than q minute or two.
hev. james NJ. Elderdice ana ~. WIN. n
I'm tesuned 10 the general good reputation
aiS chsractsT Of the prisoner.
n .,i,,' oalIed Tebnttns witnesses and Mrs.
when search va made tor Mr. Wheat's homo,
Miss Margaret brought the box out OF the rc,T,
ano ssid' " Here is the box that aunt kept ne
6snk book in, ~ soon a. it sas opened She
said tho robbers have stolen the bonds.
Henry SOutbers wss then called. and Mr.
Knott said that MT. Fox on yesterday testified
"a Rave seen PARTIES running NJ Mount street.
and he wished 10 explain Ia the jary.
Witness testified that he was ON the corner 81
iomtard and Carey streets the night 90 the
murder With Mr. John Pedrick, they were sit
uns smok ng one door from the corner OF Carey
stre' = hey rsn down 10 where they heard the
hring ana eric; they went up NJ cunt street AMI
stolp ped IN snal alley 20 sec II anybody would
come out that way, walked EASY, - a. 20 msk.
as little noise as p-nssible. They first head he
cries, and then they ran, they were coming up
Lombard street when they heard the second
shot; they stopped NJ the northwest corner o.
Lombard and Mount streets, stopped In front o,
the Alley, and sfterv wards sent 10 Mrs. wsests
house.
The states attorney. al y. m. informed the
court that he had closed the case.
Nr. Knott said t would not he denied IL At
Mrs. Wheat was the victim of a most atrOnious
ana disholicsl murder, aud the act ~ss GER
tsinly murder in the first degree. The state
says the perpetI ator OF the murder n Jesse W
Urpercue, and he appealed TO the facts OF the
case TO make good that solemn accusation. A
lew minutes before O'Clock one of the Jury
men, Mr.. Hobbs. who appeared 10 be sick,
asked permission 20 rstirc when the court al
journed until this morning At 10 O'Clock.
DELupEp AND Pennies ITALIAN ENr-
GRAsTs--Four hundred and thirty Italian inn
migrants. mostly from the lower classes of
southern Italy, landed 1T Castle Garden. New
York, yesterday. They state that there are
nearly one thousand OF their countrymen await
ing transportation 10 this country. They are
very destitute, and few have money or baggage
over one thousand Of these swindled en- 80 ants
are now In New York. many of whom the nass
ssys "are ignorant whether they are in Baenos
Ayres. for which port they shipped. or In New
York" The Tunes further says: obviously
these people cannot obtain employment during
the winter. and the majority OF them will there
fore have to be supported either by public or
private charity. The Italian residents OF tbs
city held meeting tine other night 10 discuss
the matter, but contented themselves for the
most part with abusing Victor Emmanuel ami
his government. The true course would see m
10 be for tie Italian minister 70 immediately
aTpTise his government OF the wretched coudi-
ton OF The emlgrsnts, and 20 induce 10 10 put =
stop 10 ue oles ations OF the swindling en- grant
shores"