Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-26

Henry Young ON Trial for His Life.
More Damaging Testimony.

Judge Macarthur, yesterday after our report
closed, as follows:
DETxcTIvE xcpEvITT's TESTIMONY.
Defsc:frs Jrmes a. NcDerin sworn:-Received
information on Saturday morning, March %,
that there had been another murder committed;
proceeded with Chief Claryoe TO the Central
Ruardhouse and saw the body of Hahn; went TO
Baltimore and ascertained that Frankenstein
& Sons had paid Hahn a check for s52l.12; got
a similar check from the firm, check exhibited;l
on Sunday afternoon heard that a Dung was the
guilty par and that he resided in Alexandria;
went to Alexandria in company with other de-
tectives and found Young in his house with n
woman whom he claimed TO be his woman; took
him to the Alexandria stationhousc and found
upon him pair of cuh-warmers, upon one Oh
which was a speck of blood; also found spots OF
blood upon bis shirt bosom; asked him how he
got that blood upon him; he said that he had
been beating g his gal,' after locking himHp
went back to the house and found pair OF
boots; on the LETT one were several spots of
blood; THE boots were shown to the jury;l when
about taking him to the stationhouSe witness
asked him where his hat was; he produced an
old SLOUGH hat; asked him where the one was
that he wore on Friday; he replied that he
had traded with another man.: then went into
the back room of the house, and, continuing the
search, found an old boot, cut, the leather in
which cOrrespcnded 70 that around the slung
shot which was found near the spot where the
murder was committed this boot was shown to
the jury;l Henry Young cut that boot; he
told witness that he did il on Frifay night
Searched further and found needle with
coarse black thread in 1t, which corresponded
TO the thread used in sewing up the slung-shot;
when Major Richards questioned Young as t.
where he was on the ight of the murder he said
he went home early that nj ght and went 10 bed;
he subsequently sent for witness in his cell and
said that he was mistaken in saying that he
went home early; he remembered that he got TO
drinking and did not get home until late; when
Young admitted that he cut the boot witness
SHOT" Young replied, "No, sir i did not; made
a whip.cracker with il for a little boy who was
playing around my house," witness sent for the
boy, and he denied positively, in the presence of
Young, that he (Soung) ever made a cracker
TO- him; witness found on the prisoner s4, one
so and two 81 bills. Notes showr.l
Cross exsmined:-When We searched the
with blood on them; searched the house pretty
closely; found no cap; did not have a warrant
for the arrest of Young; did not require one.
OTHER TESTIMONY.
Cfeer Wn. III. Harding testified that on the
morning of March 18th, about two O'Clock, he
heard an An alarm whistle blown near eth street;
len, and found the bodyof Hahn lying in Ar
mory square; took it to the Central gcardhouse;
returned to Armory square and found a black
SLOUGH hat, railroad ticket and strap from
boot; also picked up two or three large stones
with blood upon them; another party who was
searching found piece of a slung-shot, which
he handed to witness The slung-shot was
shown and identified by witness.l
Mr.. Thomas Holden testified that on the night
of the 2sth of March last he passed near ar
mory lot about 10 O'Clock, and heard a cry of
Oh INC kfOuuue. stOlptuf Anu
Mr.. Mullen came along with his hack, when
witness and Mullen went toward the sound;
some other persons Joined them, and while wit
ness held the horses, Mullen and the others
went into the lot and brought out a man terribly
beaten ard just breathing, who was carried 70
the station-house.
u. v. NsI,en testified to meeting Mr.. Holden
and going into the ermory lot and finding there
the body of Hahn; Hahn lay with his head to-
ward the Potomac depot and his feet toward
eth street. There were evidences of struggle
and many bloody stones; he was the Worst-beaten
man witness had ever seen.
John RolceH, sworn:-At the time of the homi-
eide was employed by Mr.. Scott at the American
House; saw prisoner on the night of the murder
about $50 O'Clock walking gradually down eth
street, knew Young well; was acquainted with
him in Alexandria.
Cross examincd:-Never had a Quarrel with
Henry Young about his woman; was at his house
only once before his arrest; did not say ''that /
was going TO fix Young" never made threats
toward him.
Thomas PEmpkYey, sworn:-Saw deceased at
the central guaId-house on the morning after
the murder; had seen him the night before
abOut $50 O'Clock in front of the American
House; also saw that man (pointing - Young;)
he was looking in the door at Hahn; witness and
Mr.. Brumagin were taking drink in the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the deceased was
somewhat under the influence OF liquor; a COL
ored man was standing about five feet from the
door, leartng against pillar; noticed him par
tieularly, and is confident that Young was the
rounded.
re -direct:-The cap was a dark-colored one;
did not see the deceased recognized at the sta
ton house.
George o. Miller, (detective,) swoan:-After
Young was brought to Washington, witness
ash cd him where he was on the day Manly was
hung; he replied, in Alexandria; asked him II
he vas in Washington that day; he replied that
he was not; he said that he went TO bed abou.
OF 10 O'Clock, the usual hour, with his woman.
The court then, at 400 O'Clock 7. m, ad-
journed until this morning at 10 O'Clock.
THIRD DAY.
The prisoner was brought into court a few
minutes before 10 O'Clock this morning, as also
the jurors, who had spent the night at the Con-
NslsoN BrEmaSiE testified that he was in COM
pany with Mr.. Humphrey on the evening OF
March 2eth last. standing at the southeast cor
ner OF 18th street and Pennsylvania avenue, be-
tween OK and 10 O'Clock; saw the prisoner with
a white man, to whom Humphrey called his at
tention; the prisoner said, (ponting down It'll
street,) We will have 10 go across the lot"
they went on down, and the white N An (who
was intoxicated) went into the American house
the prisoner remaining outside; witness and
Humphrey went in the American house; saw
the white man looking over the register, and
when he came out saw the prisoner; recognized
him by scars which were on his cheeks.
Cross-examined:-Thep prisoner had on a dark
coat. The scars appeared like small boils. Hahn
had on dark SLOUGH hat, light coat, buttoned
up, and dark pants, thrust in his boots. The
prisoner had on q dark cap of thin texture, dark
coat, dark checked shirt, and dark pants. Wit
ness first heard OF the murder when he returned
from the Relay House next morning; then went
TO the central guardhouse, when he identified
the body of the deceased as the party he had
aeen with the prisoner the ight before. He in
ferred that the white man had been drinking
because he occasionally made q mis-step. Took
particular notice Of the prisoner, because wit
ness was suspicious that he would rob the white
man, and 80 suspicious was he that he looked
Tor an officer before they got on the car going
south. Did not speak OF his suspicious, because
he thought that the white man would find
friends at the house. The scars he recognized
y ere what some call splotches.
Dr.. J. Frank HdTtiGan, sworn:-Witness was
called on about o'clock on the morning of the
18th OF March, and told that man had been
beaten, went to the central guardhouse, where
he found that the party had deceased. He found
TOUR wounds that night, but on making a post
mortem in the morning found two wounds over
the right eyelia, an inch long, jagged edges.
Producing fracture of the bones; two In front of
the right temple, three inches long, running to-
gether, under which there was q complete frac-
ture OF the skull; and one just behind the right
ear, tbree-fcurth of an inch long, also fractur-
ing the skull, made By a blunt Instrument or a
weight. Witness removed 20 pieces OF bone
The wounds could have been made By the
weapon exhibited (the broken slung shot). The
deceased was represented to be Frank Hahn.
Cross-examined. The wounds could have
been made with the slung shot. There were in
this case three causes of death-shock, hemorr-
hage and compression-which would be likely