Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-01

In the Criminal Court to-day, two OF the
prisoners confined in Jail, charged with muir
der, were brought out for alignment Shortly
after IL O'Clock. Henry Young, alias Charles
Williams, indicted for the murder Of Frank
Hahn, the droyer, on the night of the 2sth Of
March last, and Samuel Mason, better known
as Sam Rainey, for the murder OF John Abel
Tucker on the 1st OF May last, were brought
into court by the bailiffs and placed in the
prisoners dock, where they remained seated
until they were called for aIrs!gnment. Young
is we'll built, broad sheudered man. abont
5feet 8 inches high, about 81 years OF age, dar K
brown in color, with thick lips and broad fat
nose. During the morning he wore rather an
anxious expression, seldom taking his eyas
from Judge Macarthur, before whom he will
be tried.
Rainey did not seem &c realize his position az
much as Young, and during the entire morning
was gazing out OF the window, or smiling or
nodding to some of the spectators on tside OF the
bar. He IL darker than YOung-in fact a pure
black-and is what may be called bullet
headed man He 10 about 20 years Of age, ami
five feet in height
THE MURDER OF THE DRovRR, HAHN
A larceny case which was on trial when the
parties came into court having been concluded
Young was called and placed At the bar of the
court-COl. Il. r. Sceya and Mr. l.. A Williams
appearing for the accused.
The circumstances of the case are well re-
membered by our citizens, the humiciis hay-
ing been committed on the very night Of tue
execution or Charles Manley, in Alexandria,
for the murder of an Old clock enier The
body OF the deceased was found AZ an early
hour on the morning OF Saturday, March 18Th,
in the A-nN0r- SOFA are, with several wounds
about TIE ..ce ai-u uead. On the grouni, near
the body, there was found slung shot made
from piece Of lead and leather, the latter for
merry boot.lining: The perpetr ation Of this
crime caused considerable excitement; and
during the day large crowds hung around the
central guardhouse, where the body hal been
taken and where the inquest was held. II was
no. org '".,-" 10 deceased was identified az
FRANK ham, = lover, residing IN Fauquier
county, ' a, who had returned from Baltimore
the night before, AMI who it was known had
some money on his person. While he indlest
was IN progress the detective officers, with
the police wer0 active in endeavoring 20 di.-
cover clue to the perpetratOr. Detective
McDeylt proceeded to Baltimore and ascer-
tanned that the deceased had received a check
for the live stock sold there: AMI by MONDAY
morning 70 which the time the jury adjourn d
It had been ascertalned that party had been
shown the check TO a Mr.. Carrow at jackson
city, at the Virginia end of the Long bridge,
and the party had gone to Alexandra, where
be lthe accusedl had been arrested. Mr.. Car
row fully identified the accused, and other wit
nesses also identified him as having been seen
with the deceased on the evening OF the homi-
eide. Young on being committed to jail kept a
Close mouth and has shown no disposition to
Mr.. j. j. Camp, the clerk, read the indict-
ment, to which the prisoner listened attentive
~, and 70 the Question; are You guilty or not
guilty" and, after pause, he said: al wish to
tell who did the thing, and how it happened
MI. Wllllams.-StOp. mat VIII DO.
The Court.-h win be your time by and by.
The prisoner resumed his seat in the dock,
and the District Attorney suggesting an early
day for the rial-Monday-aDd the counsel for
the prisoner making no objection, the trial was
set for Monday next. tt'
TRE KILLING OF Mr.. TUCKER. .
Mason alias Rainey was then called, and the
count inq uired IL he had lawyer, and, receiy-
ing the answer that Mr.. Riddle (who is abseht)
wae his counsel, he was not called upon to plead.
The circumstances Of this case were as fol-
lc~s-The family OF the father Of the deceased
were in back room or their residence, on b
street, between 10th and 11th southwest, when
Bowie Williams committed 10 jail as An Access
sorry, and Who, 10 IL probable, will DO used as
states eviGence) entered the side alley, and the
father hearing him, and supposing q chicken
thief vas about, determined to catch him.
They therefore gralpled with him, and the son
took him out, but when they reached the pave
ment RaiDey picked mp o stone and struck the
deceased, inffcting wound which caused his
death.
~Ths ministerial crisis in Bone still contin-