National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-02-10
CRIMINAL MATTERS.
CRIMINAL COURT r. CHIEF JUSTICE
|. CARTIER.
In thi. court yesterday several interesting cases

CRIMINAL COURT - CHIEF JUSIlCE
|. CARTIER.
In this court yesterday several Interesting cases
came up.
THE rExPLH-foLLARD HOMICIDE.
Hamilton Temple colored, indicted for the mur-
der Of Moses Pollard, This halfbrother.) on the
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ther stated that he had counsel, Mr. @. Caring.
ton, and entered this plea fully understanding
what he was doing: He asked leave to make z
a. the wood yard, and Moses frequently nsuissd
was Inc boss Of the yard, and one day I came up
and Mr.. Greer sent mo Oh with bill, and when l
came back he asked me why did not unload the
cart, and called me penitentiary scoundrel, and
threatened me. and then picked up STICK ana
Judge Cartier said: "You killed your half;
brother under circumstances which, II the law OF
the District was SO adapted, would merit the pun.
ishment for murder in the second degree. All
that was lacking to make it murder was delipera-
ton laying back Of the quarrel t6 9t. Va. srs
| these. that you picked up stick and killed him,
and after you did SO, told him to die for what he
had done: Then you had already experience in
The Prisoner: That's what he had been throw
ing up in my face.
right to take life. You had no business to take
your brothers life. I am going to give you the
extent of the law. You have just escaped the
hard labor in tho Albany county penitentiary,
and If that does not take the depravity out OF you
you will probably reach the halter eventually
The prisoner was then removed to jail
THE REsuRRECTIoNIsTs. F..
George a. Christian. who. It will be recollected,
was arrested In December last on the Charge Of
removing q dead body from HOlmead's burial
ground was called up for sentence.
Judge Cartier said that the court had come to
the conclusion to remit the fne imposed below
upon the information that It would operate rs
punishment to Christians family. and the court
did not propose to add to the affiicfion OF the
family. He would therefore remit the fine. This
case was not that Of a student Of science, IN the
pureuit Of intelligence for the purpose Of advanc
Ing his qualifications. II IL was such IN one much
could be said in his behalf Tho living were in
terested in the knowledge Of the structure Of the
human body, and this knowledge could only be
obtained by the examination Of the dead. But in
this the sensibilties of tho living have been
wounded. Your case Is without apology: you
pursued this business according to your book, and
have brought grief to the living. There Is moth
ing in tho case to induce the court to remit the
imprisonment. He would, therefore, impose the
sentence, one year in Jail, less the time already
served under the sentence below.
Charles Green, the colored man arrested with
Christian at the samo time, under the same
charge, was called, under the Impression that he
had been instructed by counsel to enter plea,
but he answered to the Information that he was
not guilty of taking the body; was not in the en-
ploy of Christian, but In the employ OF DIR.
Schlcmer to attend his horse, &c. He was there
fore sent back to Jail.