Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-16
TINE slATTFR-HussEY HOMICIDE CASE.
A Flea OF . Guilty Of Mauslauxhser.'

AnRucb. 1870. was coile1-Judge FfSflef AMI
Camrbell Cauington for The Prosecution,
and Mes rs. A q. Riddle and A. b. Williams
Tor u e defense.
Judge Macarthur, on the opening of The
court, said he was prepared 10 receive any
suggestion as TO the case set for to-day.
Mr.. Riddle said that there had been outside
Ct the q urt some propositions made as to the
final disposition of the case-an intimation
that IL would be satisfactory to the govern
NE II IL the defendant would withdraw the
plea OF not guilty and plead guilty TO the
m nor ohense In the Indictment. They had
advised the defendant as TO what course he
could take.
Judge Fisher said that he had understood
that the proposition came from the defense.
He had said that he would accept on the
part of the government the plea indicated.
Mr.. Riddle said IL was immaterial as to
who made the proposition. The prisoner was
now in court and ready to withdraw the plea
of not guilty and enter another.
JUDGE M'ARTHUR SAID:
The Court has acquired information of the
facts in this case from having presided at thes
former trial; and perhaps in so grave a MAJ
ter the plea which is now proposed should
not he accepted without his concurrence. At
the former trial of this case the government
pressed for a conviction of murder, and the
defence was conducted mainly upon the the
DRY OF justifiable homicide. or at all events
that the act OF which the defendant was &C
cesed was committed in selfdefence, and the
defence, therefore, pressed for an acquittal.
now, II occurred 10 me that the governEner
upon he facts in the case occupied one ex-
treme and the defence occupied the other ex-
treme. 1t was very clear that the defence
was not sustained by the testimony-the de-
fence as IL was pressed bycOunsel-s.ndI was
extremely doubtful upon reviewing the facts
in the case upon a motion for new trial,
whether the verdict was justified by the tes-
timony. The verdicQvasguiltyo Of murder "a
changed in the indictment. deem il the
duty of a court under such circumstances 10
interpose is conservative power when il can
tice, and did so on the occasion of granting
a new triai suppose the government now
do not expect TO alter the plan OF facts
that were developed on the former
trial, and, indeed, j dc not see well
how that could be done because all the wit
nesses THAT were available in regard to the
transaction were produced upon the stand.
And If this case were again tried upon the
same state of facts-and suppose the gov
eminent has become convinced that it can
not amer them or add TO them-I should,
think, feel il my duty TO instruct the jury
that the highest grade of crime of which the
facts were sustained would be that of man.
slaughter IL is not very clear case in my
own mind. There is a distinction, however
between murder and manslaughter,
and in case where 10 is doubtful
whether the offence was the one or the
other, the inclination of the law would be to
give the defendant the benefit of that doubt
The jury In that case returned a verdict of
guilty OF murder. after devoting a consider
able period To the consideration, and no doubt
arrived at their conclusion conscientiously
and with reluctance, so that there is no dis
arrangement upon their conduct in the views
With these views of the case, therefore, /
give the concurrence of the court to the
course which is now proposed to be taken
and shall therefore permit the defendant 10
withdraw his plea Of not guilty. and to inter.
proposed.
THE PLEA CHANGED.
The court asked slater to step forward
and he did so. The court said that on the i'm.
dictment for murder he had plead not guilty
ana asked If he now desired to change that
plea.
The prisOner.--''I withdraw the plea of not
guilty and enter one OF guilty of manslaugh-
Mr.. Riddle asked that the rendition of the
Judgment OF the court be delayed, to give the
defendant time TO settle up some business
affalrs, and also to enable the counsel to pre-
sent some evidence as 20 his previous good
Judge Fisher objected, and stated that IL
evidence was To be taken as to his good
the reverse.
JUDGEMENT ON MONDAY WEEK.
AFTER some discussion, the court said that
dhe JUDGMENT would be rendered on Monday,
The prisoners wife was in the room. and
was much affected. Slater was taken Ia
jail by Bailiff Paxton.
ELECTION OF OFFICERs.-The Pennsylva-
ma Republican association last evening
elected the following officers: +. r. Chap
man, president; Major J. T. Power, j. g.
Johnson and Colonel j. A. Doyle. vice presi-
dents; Jas Cross, recording secretary; w.
W. w, borK, corresponding secretary; l.. Harri
The alumni of the medical department of
howard University last evening elected the
following officers: DIR. j. l.. n. Bowen, presi-
dent; DIR. l.. Governor, vice president; DR. b.
h Adams, secretary; DIR. A. s. Sumey, trea-
Surer. Committee on vital statistics-Dr ].
y. BaScomb, Batesyille, Miss; DIR. r. M.
HAN, Baltimore, Md; DIR. s. X. Watts,
Washington, d. c.; DIR. c. w. Smith. Ber-
mnnda, W; Il pr. Jas; A. sladen, Portland,
DR. +. L. Lindsey, Richmond. Ind.
The newly-elected directors OF the North
ern Liberty Market company have reelected
man, president; Theodore Barnes. treasure.
and George w. King, secretary. AT meet
ing of the stockholders yesterday the direc-
Iors were authorized TO issue bonds so as to
pay of the entire Indebtedness of the COM
pany.
AN UTTER NUIsANCE.-A notoriety- seek
ing nuisance of the Tappertit size and style,
10 be the leader of an Organization of deIu
aed colored men, which he terms "The Labor
City Hall, and, headed by a brass band.
marched about in the localities where they
could get the largest number of idlers, and
then went to the Presidents House Here he
demanded to see the President
who very properly declined TO suffer the in
nlctlon. Ar Tappertit, leader, then made a
harangue himself from the curb stone, de-
nounctDg the President in vernacular bill
llngsgate- Lieut.. Greer, of the 4th precinct
was present with his reserves TO meet any
II was stated that the OBJ
Jet OF this visit was to demand of the Presi-
dent the dismiss al of the District Commits
sioners, the offence being that they have
panied some of his little schemes. After re- |
lieving his mind from the curbstone he re
treated back to the City Hall, and after some |
more loud and boisterous talking the crowd |
dispersed.
The deluded colored men who follow the |
lead OF this mischievous little nuisance |
should see by this time that he is only doing |
Them harm instead of good.
D
SECESSION OF ISRAEL CHURCH FROM |
THE A NJ. L. CHURCH.-A meeting of the |
members of Israel ON. E.) Church was held |
ast night for the purpose of taking into con- |
,ideratlon their future relations with the a. |
VI T. Church Conference or the NJ. E. Church |
Conference Addresses were made by Rev
JACOB Mitchell and Rev. Shomas Henry
resolutions We're adopted that the memher-
snip OF Israel church be called together for |
the purpose of obtaining their opinion in re- |
saru 10 awaiting the action of the General |
conference, and If decided in the negative.
that the members declare themselves an in,
iependent church congregation, and that |
Israel Church sever her connection with fine
A. NJ. +. Church, and that there be a COM |
mlttee OF three appointed TO draft resolutions |
d severance. The chair appointed Chas o. |
Moore, w. IL. Myers and John +. Stewart as |
the committee Rev James Reed addrasSe~t /