Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-25

Henry Young ON Trial for His Life.
SECOND DAY


The trial of Henry Young, alias Charles
Williams, indicted for the murder of Frank
Hahn, the Virginia drover, on the 2Sth OF
March last, "a resu me OF which crime was pub
lished in yesterdays STAR was resumed in the
Criminal Court, Judge Macarthur, this morn
ing. The prisoner was brought into court about
10 O'Clock. AFTER the regular panel Of jurymen
had been called
THE SELECTION OF JURY
from the talesmen was proceeded with, as fol-
lows, TIE counsel (Messrs. Harrington and
Evans for the government and Messrs. Sceva,
Mussey and Garnett for the defence) question
ing each one called, after he had been sworn on
his roire dire: j. W. Bronaugh. had cOnseienti-
Gus sCTuples. Michael Z. Callan, had formed
an opinion. George Angerman had conscienti-
Gus seruples. Marshal Brown, had never heard
of the case; challenged by defence. Emory
Baxter, had formed an opinion. John =. HOW.
opinion; accepted and sworn. Adolph +. Lip
pard, challenged by defence. George T..
Moves, had formed decided opinion. sam
ueI Emery, do. John IL. Wilson, do, Ed
ward Edwards, challenged by the defence.
Frank Dorsey, had formed an opinion. Philip
NJ May, do. Samuel Duvall do. Alfred Pope,
Go. VIM. Clements, had decided conscientious
scrurles. Alex T. Borland, had formed de-
cided opinion. Walter Evans, over age. VIM.
Beckett, had formed decided opinion. John
ii. Cockrell, do. W. ID. Murphy, do. Joseph
II. Knott do. Charles II. Demar, do. james
F. Efian. do. c. Il. McBiair, accepted and
sworn. Edmund Barrett. had formed an opin-
Richard T.. Smith, had formed an opinion.
This exhausted the panel,
TWO ADDITIONAL JURORS
having been selected John G. Howard and c.
X. McHlair. The court ordered forty taiesmen
to be summoned to appear atone O'Clock p. IN.
On Resembling at ! O'Clock, Mr.. Garnet
raised the objection that one OF the wituesse
was. kept at police headquarters. The court
declined to make any order.
THE TALKsNES WE'RE THEN CALLED,
as fOllOws:-Riehard W. Blunt, had formed an
opinion. Jeremiah g. MatlOck, read the sc-
count at the time, but had no opinion now; OBJ
jected TO. samuel III. Bacon, had formed an
opinion On the case; was prejudiced against the
prisoner. z. A. Darneille, had formed an opin-
ion TOm reading the papers.
Judge MscArthur.-Would you hang a man
on newspaper reports?
Mr.. Dor course no one would hang man
without evidence.
The Court set him aside.
VIM. Dixon, had an impression from reading
the papers at the time, but no decided opinion;
accepted and sworr. John ogden, had formed
an opinion-but not decided one-from the
newspaper accounts; had no prejudice, and be-
hevCd he could try the case fairly.
The defence challenged for cause.
The court ruled, after questioning Mr. Og-
den, that he was competent.
The defence noted an exception.
Alter the statement had been reduced TO
writing, MIR. q. said he had spoken % the case,
and of the prisoner as murderer.
The COurt-Stand aside, Mr.. Ogden.
owen O'Hare, had not formed An opinion as
ceptsd and sworn.
THIS COMPLETED TIRE JURY,
which stands as folows:-.IOhn X. Dale, Ihos.
;. Burr, John NJ. Butler, Thomas Bruce, VIM.
Lucas, John Brent. 81, Richard Ill. barnes,
George Wahl, John c. Howard, @. X. NCBlaiI
Wni- Dixon, and owen O'Hare. Messrs. Brent,
Lucas, aud Bruce are coloIed.
The prisoner was placed in charge of the jury.
OPENING TEE CASE.
At l-50 O'Clock !. m. MT ". NJ Evans opened
the case for the government, stating first that
the crime TOR which the prisoner is charged is
one which has exercised the public mind to an
unusual degree. Next he referred to the def
milton OF murder, quoting from several authOri-
ties, ana claiming that the circumstances OF the
case would he presented in such a fort that the
jury would have,tc Hnd verdict guilty of muir
der CT not guilty, As III such a case the law in
fers malice. such crimes are always Gem
IcitteG in darkness, and consequently the
government would have 10 rely solely on
circuI1S'aTtia evidence. Mr.. Evans then PRO
ccsdcd 10 state that the prosecution would prove
that Mt. Hahn had been to Baltimore, where he
sold load OF sheep, for which be received in
part pay check Tor -32l.12; that he returned
on the evening of the 2Stl OF March; that be was
found IN the hTuory Square in dying condi-
ton, and about the place where found evidences
OF A severe struggle, stones, &c, with q broken
Sung shot, made OF g piece OF lead and thin
leather; that the prisoner was with the deceased
~ the American House, Afterwards stopped at
Virginia end Of the Long bridge where he
showed the check TO Mr.. CurnOw who keeps the
tavern there; that the officers found the prisoner
IN ALEXANDRIA AT a NOTORIOUS place called BaZ-
Yards KOost that he denied Eaving been IN the
city; that he lad blood on bis boots, sc. IL
they proved these facts the government ex-
pected a verdict OF guilty.
Mr. Garnett objected to the second clause in
the Indictment as ungramaticsl, and proposed
10 demur.
The government suggested tina: It was too
late TO demur.
TIE TESTIMONY.
Mr.. =. FTrEkeps'sIH was called, and stated that
he was acquainted with the deceased, saw him
Naw Naa Of tWe-Hn cot 70
yard, Baltimore. Deceased brought them a
load of sheep, for which witness paid him by
check, No. i42, for s321.12. 1t was after
O'Clock 7. u. when witness last saw Mr.. Hahn
and he said he intended to return by the Balti-
more and Potomac railroad, the depot of which
vas hail mile on.
south end OF the Long bridge, IN Virginia; re
collects the night Of the 2Sth OF March; between
70 and 90 minutes past y heard knock asked
who's tnere?" ana the answer was given, at
me; want some whisky" opened the door and
the prisoner came In and got drink Of whisky
That man 1.-THE pTisoner) after getting one drink
showed me check for 1921 70 and asked If II
was good IL Alexandria, aud what time the
banks opened; witness answered that the banks
opened about nine. 81 am certain that the
Prisoner is the man saw that night saw him
next at police headquarters and recognized him
then
Cross-examined.- w Witness retired that night
about O'Clock and got up because =. was his
custom to wait on persons who called there at
night. lie vas sent for to come TO police heal
quarters, and whcn he arrived Mr.. McDevitt
said he would bring the man down to see If he
was the man who had called at his house. Ne
! Dewitt told Young 10 ask for 2 drink of whisky
and witness identified him before he said a
word by his high cheek bones and scar on hi.
face. Never tod Mr.. Sceya, in speaking of The
case, that he ''wOuld like TO see every id mig
ger hung was positive the prisoner had a scar
on the left side OF his face.
H
Another COMPLAINT BEFORE TUE COMMIT
TIE INVESTIGATING THE MAGISTRATES AMI
CoNSTABLEs.-An elderly colOred woman
| named Ciarissa West, went before the Long in
vestigating committee yesterday and en- sereo
complaint that some time ago one Knott swore
! out a warrant against her before Justice Dru,y
I for a debt OF s1i contracted by her deceased
husband. She proved that all her property wa:
the gift Of her first husband, and Justice Drury
decided that her property was not holden for hei
deceased second husband = debts, and dismissed
the case. About month since Knott again suej
her for the same account before Justice Clax h
when summoned she informed young Clark, the
constable, that she was not liable tor the debt
as had been decided - Justice Drury, and that
she too il, 10 atte nd court the next day. She
/ did not 60 and judgment was rendered against
I Der by default. Last week, on Monday or Tues
day, Constable John ID. Clark came 10 her house
/ and said lie vas Instructed 70 make the money
/ " take her property. She told him her property
I was exempt, and declined to pay il Clark sent
ipg for 2 AEON and took dawn q valuable