Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-10-02
Ths Hahn Murder.


March last commenced in the Crimins
court in Washington on the oath ult. Al
| ter exhausting panel of over two hun
4 dred jurors was obtained.
Mess. Evans and Harrington appeared
| for the Government and Gen. Mussey ant
MIR. Garrett for the prisoner.
THE TESTIMONY.
! The first witness for the prosecution
| was s Frankenstein. He testified that h.
| was stock dealer in Baltimore knew the
deceased; paid him the money for l0ad
of sheep which witness sold for deceased
gave him check, No. 442, for 1921. Il
which has never been presented for pay
ment; Hahn was about 26 years Of age.
/. Job. r. Curnow sworn: Am proprietor
of the hotel at the other end OF the Long
bridge saw Young (the prisoner9 OH the
18th of March last, between twenty and
thirty minutes past 2 o'clock at night he
asked for whisky and drank two drinks
he puiled'a check from his pocket, and
asked whether or not it was good in Alex
andria; witness replied that he thought il
| was; Young asked what time the banks
| opened in Alexandria witness replied
about 8 O'clock the amount OF check was
1921 II; there was light IL witnesses bar
room that hight; recognized Young at Po-
lice Headquarters when he WAS arrested.
| Detective James A.. McDevitt. sworn
! Received information on Saturday morn
ing, March 20, that there had been anoth-
| er murder committed proceeded with
Chief Clarvoe to the, Central Guard-house
| and saw the body of Hahn; went to Balti-
! more and ascertained that FrankensG elm
4 & Sons had paid Hanna. check for 1921. II;
got similar check from the firm, ON Sun
day afternoon heard that Young was the
! guilty party and that he resided i'll Alex
| andria.: went to Alexandria in company
with other detectives and found Young in
I his house with woman whom he claimed
| to be his woman; took him to the Alexan-
dria station-house and found upon him a
| pair of cuff-warmers, upon one OF which
| was speck of blood: also found spots OF
blood upon his shirt bosom; asked him
| how he got that blood upon him; lie said
| that he had been beating Ibis gals" after
locking him up went back to the house
and found pair of boots; on the lett one
were several spots of blood; when about
taking him to the statiOn-hOuse witness
asked him where his hat was; he produced
an old SLOUGH hat: asked him where the
one that he wore on Friday; he replied
| shat he had traded with another man,
then went into the back room oi the house,
and, continuing our search, found an ola
boot, cut, the leather III which corresponds
ed to that around the slung-shot which
was found near the spot whe. e the murder
was committed.
Seached further and found needle with
coarse black thread in it, which cores
ponded to the thread used in sewing up the
slung- shot; when Major Richards question
ing Young as to where he was on the
night Of the murder he said he went home
early that night and went to bed; he sub
sequently 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 said to him, Yes. and
you made that slung -shot;'' Young replied,
mo sir, did not; made whip-cracker
with it for little boy who was playing
around my nouse;7 witness sent for the
boy, and he denied positively, in the pres
ence of Young, that he (Young) ever made
a cracker for him; witness found OH the
prisoner 81, one s. and two 81 bills.
Officer William II. Harding, sworn;
On the morning of March 20, about 2 o.
clock, heard an alarm whistle blown near
Seventh street; went to the place with
Messrs. Holden and Mullen, and found
took it TO the Central Guard-House; return
ed to Armory square and found a black
s'ouch hat, ii railroad ticket, and a strap
from a boot; also pfcned up two or three
large stones with blood upon them; anoth-
er party who was searching found piece
of slung-shot, which he handed to wit
ness. Slung-shOt shown and identified
by witness.
Thomas Holden, sworne: On the right
of March % was passing down Seventh
street; near Armory square, about twenty
minutes before o'clock, heard some one
groaning as il in distress; assed on and
met Mr.. Mullen, went back with him;
Mullen went in, and in short time found
the body of Hahn; it was horribly mutilat-
ed about the head.
TIE POsT-MORTEM.
DR.. J. F. Hartigan sworn: Was called
for on the morning of March 30 and ex-
amined the body of Hahn; made a post
mortem examination later in the day;
found five wounds. two oI them over the
right eye, about an inch long. producing a
fracture of The bones; there were two more
about three inches long further BACK on
the head, near the temple: the fifth wound
was just behind the ear, about three-qliar-
tiers of an inch long, and indicated that it
was inflicted by blunt instrument; death
was caused by hemorrhage and shock, the
result of the wounds the wound might
have been inflicted by the slung-shot
The case was given to the jury Friday
at SIS o'clock P. NJ. After an absence OF
twenty-five minutes the jury returned into
court With q verdict of murder III the first
degree.
The counsel for the defense gave notice
! Of q motion for new trial upon the excep.
ton taken during the trial, and also a mo-
ton i'll arrest of judgement. A new tria
will hardly be granted-at all events We
cannot see how Young can escape hi
merited doom.
Remember that. by calling upon ths
Registrar of your Township, you can be
registered as voter any time between thii
and ten days proceeding the election, ane
that, if you neglect doing so during tha
time, you cannot register at all, and con
sequently you lose your right to vote. Ii
a word, yoti disfranchise yourself by
neglectlng to register in time. Ten day
before the election, the Registrar will ap
point day for registration, but dom
wait for that day, but go at once to thu
Registrar and invest yourself with thu
right to vote Voters who have changed
their residences shou'd secure thei
certificates of transfer at once.
I
] A New Candidate IN the Field.
We are authorized to announce P. ]
Fravel as a candidate for the office o
Superintendent of the Sale of CheaI
Goods, i'll the county Of Shenandoah
Having had great experience in the duties
of the office, and having nairforned tht