Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-04
TIE UPPERtT WHEAT urRDER
Trial OF the Accused In Bs ltimore.

The Baltimore caty criminal court room VS.
again crOwded yesterday morning ,snd there Was
evidence OF nnSbsied ubhcinierest in the trial
OF Jesse W JPPercG- on the charge VI the mar-
DER OF hts aunt, Mrs.. Amelia Nhest, on The 9TH
OF August last, st her residence. No. co. Wet
LON bard street. Mr.. Knott. state's attorney.
IN ms opening address recspitulsted what he
expected "a prove. saving Mn. Wheat hal. on
the night II The 26rh q last August. retired &C
bee, m hack room on the second floor, ani az
haif-past two O'Clock a neighhor wsS aroused
10y the sOund or pistol shot-a mgilled sound
ard then followed quickly
CRrss CF NrRnEE
snu two other shots. The NJ ghlors aud Cap
tain Foley, whO lived IN the ne shborhood. vent
a. once 10 the house, and ioaud .lcsse W. Up
percu an his ntsbt-shirt and drawers, lie aid
that some one hsd attempted % ron The hegse
snc had Killed his snnt. Search was m tie. ana
derangt ment 81 some papers Wa found. but
not such ~ 10 Indicate - visit o. robbers. When
lpIercu wss told by All oficer that his aunt was
killed, he did not 20 near her but only said
MY God NV sunt,' and som after ne had
congesuve chill lie gave conflicting aud
contrsdictOry accounts o. the murder.
TIE MOTIVE or THE PRISONER
Tor the commission % the terrible crime would
nc shown 10 the jury. II would be shown that
Il was Mrs. whest's intention % give her prop
eriy 60 her nephew. ON the n n 81 January
last Tppercu borrowed 81 so from a member
Of the bar, and TIE deed was executed ~ his
aunt. A. the time she wss - iufirm A. - he
deaf and Incapable OF signing her meme. In
All, Jesse Jppcrcu obi aimed - 5il on p - aunt's
property IRON The 18th OF January lat 10 the
time OF her death. There we're tWe alleged
deeds OF property from MR.. Wheat % Tuperru.
but Justice Wheeler would testify that thougt
his name appeared on both OF the deed. he has
never been but once % Mr.. MGeats house
Thus The whole Of Mrs Wheat estate was con
Veyed TO Jesse Ippercu. nr. Knight, AM
others, would testify ths' Jesse ppercu 10 .
them that he had sold certain propes " Of d..
aunts 20 Dr. Martin Tor $4,000. and had iu
vested the proceeds In government bonds, a.
il would be shown that he Wa living throughous
made no sale, aud had deposited the money q
tSined nom the mortgages an the Union hans
IN his own name. All these facts painted with
Uneuiug certainty 60 the prisoner Al the bar.
TIRE TESTIMONY.
Police officer CrcOney testified that he w.
The hrst policeman 20 reach the house and d.
scTibed the condition OF the rooms, the excite
ment OF the prisoner, the position OF the nun.
dered woman, &c. Police Ofhcer Leander
johnson corroborated CroOnev's testimony
Captain Richard r. Foley testified that he ha
Conversation with lPPercu the night OF IN.
murder As follows: ~ asked him where be Va.
when the murder was committed, aud ne SAL
he was I'm bis sunts room, living on her bed be-
hind her; she had called him, - she vas not
well; he wss reused by his aunt calling him and
telling him some one was In the house; he then
saw ngure across the room, and that figure
fired and killed his aunt: he said his pistol Wa
under his bed; asked him IL he retained the
IRE, and he said he had; then asked hlm a he
had The pistol with him, or did he 81 Tor il, and
ne said, with much hesitancy, "I-I-f got 10 frc n
my room asked him AZ the party waited long
enough for him 10 go for his pistol and come
paCh, anu ne made me no answer. 4 ssked him
how many shots he had fired, and he said he did
not know; but one, two, or three; he said he did
net know how many shots the figure tired, but
one, two or three" Police Captain Lepson
testified az 10 his accusing CppeTcu of the mur-
der, who replied, BE careful, gentlemen, be
careful what YOU saw; I have three lawyers. /"
Dr }. IA. Butler testified a. TO the nature Oi the
tstsl wounds, saying the person who nred that
shot must have been close 20 the bed or have
held out his arm: the face was level with the
bed not turned mp or Down" other witnesses
coroborated the above, and the court al
jOurnCd.