National Republican., 1873-09-27
MURDERER CONVICTED.
HENRY iOUNG ADJUDGsD GUILTY.

Dcfence-A Verdict OF 't'"iHS rs 'n
,IictcJv-Tbc Prisoner Rrmnnded to
Jail.
The tfial Of Henry Young, alias Williams, for
the murder OF the jrOycr, Hahn, on the Armory
lot last March, was resumed In the Criminal
Conrt. bofnre Mr., Justice Macarthur, yesterday
morning at 10 O'Clock.
The accused seemed much impressed with his
critical situation, and during the day often made
suggestions TO his counsel as 10 the questions to
he asked, dc.
Nelson Brumagin testified that he was In COM
pauy with Me-. Pumphrey on the evening OF
March IS last standing at the southeast corner
Of seventh street and Pennsylvania avenue, be-
tween 800 and 10 O'Clock; saw the prisoner with
a white man, to whom Humphrey called his At
tention; the prisoner said, (polntng down Sew
enth street) ave will have 20 go across the lott"
they went on down. AM tho white man Swho
the prisoner remaining outside; witness and
Pumnhrey 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-examlncd: The prisoner had on dark
coat; the scars appeared IKE small boils; Hahn
had on dark souch hat, light coat, buttoned
up, and dark pants, thrust IN his boots. The
prisoner had on a dark cap OF thin texture, dark
coat, dark checked SHIRT and dark pants. Wit
ness irst heard OF the murder when he returned
from the Relay House next morning. then went
to the Central guarl-hOuse, when he Identified
the body OF the deceased as the party he had
seen with the prisoner the night before. lie In
feTrei inat the white man had been drinking,
because he occasionally made mlsstep; took
particular notice OF the prisoner, because wit
ness was suspicious that he would rob the white
man, and 50 suspicious was he that he looked
for au Otilcer before they got on the car going
South; did not speak Of his suspicious, because
he Thought that the white man would md friends
at the house. The scars he recognized were
what sOmp call gnlOtghes-
Dr.. uartigan continuing, testified that there
were two wounds over the right eye; they were
close, but did not run together. The won nds
curved These wounds were Jagged at the edges.
The bones were fractured. Witness removed
twenty pieces from the skull. The bone was
crushed or broken. The wound was made with
4 blunt instrument, with weight or leverage.
Crossexamlnel: A piece Of leather. an ab-
sorbeni, Is not likely TO De smeareu with blood or
have blood upon It, after wounds inflicted BY II,
for the blood does not now until the instrum mi
leaves the wound. The wound was bloody, but
the blood came not from the interior, but from
the blood vessels OF the scalp. The blood-vessels
Of the brain were also ruptured, but although
the brains was pressed down by the fractured
skull, yet the interior membrane, being q strong
one, was not broken. The case Of the skull
were fractured. Therc are three ways OF dying
by such wounds as these by hemorrhage, bJ
mechanical compression, and by shock. Tht
death IN this case occurred from combination
OF all these causes.
The Court desired TO know II these questions
were intended IN support OF any special theory
Mr.. Garrett said that the whole were directed
to the question OF how long after such wound,
were inflicted pan could live. A man with
such wounds might die In a few minutes and ht
might live for few hours. The effect OF q con.
tlnued compression OF the brain by the nlling oi
the cavity OF the brain with blood would be thai
the wounded man would be less and less likely to
groan as time advanced. But there was no large
vessel of the brain ruplured. The rupture was
In the smaller vessels, In the capillAries OF the
brain.
CuEnbert owen: witness Is a resident Of Eau.
quief; Is dealer in cattle; knew Frank Hahn
well; saw his body after death-the morning
after the murder-at the Central police station.
Cross-examned: Never heard the deceased
called by any name Other than Frank Hahn.
samuel D. Lynn. Witness resides in George.
town; knew Frank Hahn we'll; saw his body a,
the statlon.house on the morning after the hOmI
eide and recognized II.
crOss-examlned: Never heard Hahn called b,
any other name than Frank Hahn.
The prosecution closed here.
FOR TIE pEFEscE.
Mr.. Garrett, for the defence, said they pro-
posed TO admit that the prisoner made the sling.
shot, aud 10 show that he made It on THURSDAY
for man, anu that the man called for 1t and
paid for u and took It. They proposed further
TO show that the same man called TO see him
Saturday morning and changed hats with him;
70 show that y was clear on the night when
Howell, one OF the witnesses who testified he
saw Young on Seventh street, swears IL was
raining; 10 show, also, that Hahn had dispute
with MS driver the day before, and that his
driver said, you s-n OF a b-h, III nx you for
this, with facts Of similar character, which
the course OF the testimony would develop.
Captain II. W. Howgste: Witness Is an officer
OF the signal service, stationed at Washington,
as assistant TO the chief observer. Produced 4
record stating that there was no rain on the 2Ith
and 2sth OF March, 1918, at Washington; there
fell ss-lOO inches gu the 18th, beginning at six
O'Clock.
Iross-examIned: Does not know positively.
that there was no rain IN any portion OF the city
on the night OF the 2sth, but II there was no rain
at the signal 0tfice, II was not likely there would
be rain elsewhere. AT p. IN. cloudy, at II D. m.
threatening, on the night OF the 2Sth; It began to
RAIN al i:JS on the morning Of the 18th; would
not call u Scotch fog rain, although q person
might get wet IN II. yet II would leave no water
On the earth.
Redirect: At O'Clock only three-auarters of
the sky was clouded; the thermometer was 81
degrees, moderate TEN perature.
Lucy Williams: Witness was living with Young
in Alexandria NJ the time Of the arrest: Daniel
Haley called on Young at the house the morn
ing before the murder; never heard any conver-
satlon between lianey and Young saw Young on
Thursday evening cutting piece OF leather out
OF MS boot; saw hItn folding up something In the
leather did not know what; David Haney called
At the mouse Friday morning; did not say any,
thlng particular; saw something pass from Young
TO llaney; Haney stuck II on his hands and saIT
he was all right now; he would have some money
morning Haney came In the house again, and he
changed hats with Young; Young had been in
the habit Of wearing hat and Haney a cap.
Witness left Young on the corner Of the house
at O'Clock on frlday evening. Witness went
out to woke; returned the next mornlng about
daybreakt SOung was then In bed. Witness went
70 bed, aud when she woke up Young was gone.
She came back 10 breakfast and then went out
again. Some days before Young had thrown the
scissOTs at her aud hit her. On Saturday Young
had GU the same clothes he had on Friday. lie
did not seem nervous then.
CAN HE REMAIN.
3 Ala nlpNI Al
Of excluding witnesses from the room was TO be
enforced.
The Judge said "certalnly."
General II: then objected to the continued
presence OF Mr.. McDeyitt, u witness for the Coy
ernment. lie hoped the rule would be enforced
Mr.. Harrington said that Mr.. McDeyitt was
here assisting hun in the examination, aud he
desired he should remain.
The Court said that under these circumstances
y would relax the rule 80 far as TO allow Mr..
McDeyltt to remain.
The defence noted an exception,
The witness continued: She was not so very
sober when she came nome early In the morn.
ing had been drinking all the day Manly WAS
hung had been on considerable spree for sew
era days. Young never did any work; he sup
piled the table sometimes, but did not sllpply her
with anything Thursday, Friday and satuf,iay:
witness saw MtDevllt take 81 from Young at the |
Redirect: Wnneas got breakfast on Saturday
morning.
Mr.. harrington. You say you went to bed At
March. That will do.
jeffrey Roberts; Witness saw Young between
" and O'Clock on Friday at his housetop, look |
ing nj Tue hanging Of MInley in the jail yard, |
some distance on.
Susan Barbour: Lives on Royal street, Alex. |
ahdrla, second door from prisoners house; saw
4 Ouhg about shutdown the evening Manley was |
huhg saw MN again at the same place running
towards home II was after O'clock could NOT
say how he was dressed YOnng and his woman
Oiten llad quarrcs; he threw the scissors at her
struck her IN the back, aud broke OI-cut her
som" has seen him wear u cap, but he wore d
hat on Friday.
Mr. Harrington desired to know at this point
In the case II an diiLi was set up as a defence.
Mr.. Garrett. An alb Is one OF the defences
take them as you please. see now II is an ln-
fuential abb.
The court here took recess.
After the recess the evidence for the defence
was continued, as follows:
jacob Dngan testified that he saw II abn at the
Drovcrs Rest, In Georgetown, on Thursday, and
helped him to the Baltimore depot with his |
sheep.
Mr.. Harrington Oh. we admit that he sent bIs |
sheep to Baltimore aud had no questions TO ASK.
Dr. Fletcher testified that he mad made the
subject Of medical Jurisprudence an especial |
study; lie did not think that any one by merely
looking at spot could determine whether IL was
hlnoh snot, or especially whether 1t was human
blood or not. He gave statement OF the methods
~ which the character OF spots, whether Of
JiOod OF otherwise, could be determined.
q. ". ID. Ramsay. Witness lives In Ale xandria |
lnd Is teller OF the First National bank In thai
tily; was teller there N March, 1878. on the
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