Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-10-30
ON TRIAL FOR NANsLAuGHrER.
The AtPObel- Altman ROm1c10e

last, by cuttiI g him In the abdomen with q
knife, which cansed ais death q few hours
ihert after, Was call.d; District Attorney
ment. and Messrs. N r Cleary and w. w.
Boarman for the defence.
THE ACCUSED
feet inches In height, weighing about 100
or 10 pounds, and L. g or 20 years of age. He
was attired In dark suit OF clothes, white
ton In Jail ne has greatly Increased la flesh.
THE SELECTING OF JURY
was com neDced. each being sworn on his
cepiec; John w. Freeman, challenged by
defence; Thos. A. Brown. excused; Alexan-
der Gardner had . bias; John Rover. &C
eeptedi John J: Jet, challenged; George
Green, accepted; George donaldson, cbal-
lepged; Francis B. Lord, tr., challenged; Jos.
&. Stettinius, accepted; Samuel c. Middle
ion. bad CONVERSATIONS scruples; VIM. II.
Johnson, challenged by defence; John L..
Vost, challenged by the government; Chas.
q Ball, had conscien' tous Bcruples; Arthur
Fowler, accepted. Tbos. A TOlson said he
had an impression, but thought that he could
render a verdict according to the evidence
The court said that what the witness said
was sbout as much is could be expected,
when their intelligence as to everything is
SO generally diffused ty thenewspapers. He
was challenged by the COVER lment. Robert
Beall bad sD opinion; Richard M. Allen, ac-
Lewis, accepted; James f. Mcguire chsl-
lei ged by defence. jacob KsnRla challenged
by defer G.; James Nourse, challenged by
defence; Joseph c. Bee kett, accepted.
This exhausted the list, and the Court
being about 70 order talesneD, the District
Attorney stated that The government would
not ask a verdict Of ,nuroer, but OF man.
slaughter.
The Court remarked that then those who
bad cons cieptiOus scrupes as 10 capital
punishment might be recalled.
Messrs. Samuel c. Middleton and Charles
u pd md tod aIa
Mr.. Robert Reall, who had On opinion as to
The grade OF the offence. This completed
the jury, which stood as follows John L. c.
Brown, X John Rover, George Green, Joseph
s. StettIDius, Arthur Fowler, Richard NJ
Allen, John B. Crowley, Walker LewIs,k
Joseph G. Beckett Samuel G.. Middleton,
Charles g. Ball, Robot Beall. G*Colored
THE CASE OPENED.
Mr.. II. III. Wells, jr., opered the case to the
jury, stating that they expected To prove
that defendant had "a engagement to fight
deceased attempted % put q stop TO the
frscss, Pnd defendant pulled q knife from
his back pocket, with which be cut deceased
In the abdomen, and cause his death.
THE TESTIMONY.
The first witness called was DR.. Ham. E.
Lescb, who testified that be attelced the
deceased and found Ienstrating wound an
inch above and To the left OF the navel, the
being upwards. He died the next
morning, the cause OF death being shock and
hemorIhage, caused by the wound.
which be said caused the shock and hemor-
image which produced death.
Henry Altman, a brother OF deceased, testt-
bed that the affair commenced from a dog Of
latter said, Meet me at the hall and fight
IL out" Witness did not 60 the re that night,
but did so the next night. Witness struck
Raley end ran, when Rtley threw something
81 him. Witness went back and said TO
Charley StrObel, "YOu gave him that To
throw at me-" Witness struck at Strobel,
ard be struck back, " Ien Henry (decessedj
him; he 10 too little for you. II you hit him
, ou will have to hit me-" Henry and Stro-
bel tor seled, the latter trying TO get away
the knife and cut him, and also cut at wit.
Less. They then took Henry to the drug
store.
Witness was subjected to a lengthy cross
examinatien. Witness admitted that when
be struck at Strobel the latter was sitting
Town, aud witness was armed with q piece
Of lt ad with string to 1t.
Frank HOiCdTd testified that he stopped TO
zee sham fight between Raley and young
ana IN the main corrObOratsd the
witness When Altman was cut
he called TO witness, sayiDg he had cut him.
Witness replied, 81 don't care a d-n if he
has cut his id CUTS out" Did not then
know that be was cut.
Tobias Brorn testified TO the circumstances,
the preceding witnesses In the
main, except that he said he did not see
william Altman strike or strike at StrObel
Dor did he see any thing like black Jack or
sluDg shot in William Allman's bands
Sergeant A'athoa test fled 70 going tn Stro-
beI's house On the noffibg or JGGe 30th and
takir z him into custody. On the way TO the
station SITobel id be did not do IL, but af-
forwards said he did 1t In self-defeno5; that
the crowo had attacked him. Witness iden-
tided the knife, q common butcher knife
with the blade ground down to point about
81 or inches long.
On cross examination witness said that
crowd having jumped on him. Witness did
not see any marks about the prisoner.
The government stated that there were q
number of other witnesses on their side, but
would not call them, and they closed their
ev iCepce In chief.
PLEA OF sELF-DEFENCE.
Mr.. Boarman for the defence recited that
they expected to prove that Strobel inflicted
the fatal wound Ia self-defence.
TESTIMONY FOR DEFENCE.
The court took q recess, and on re-assem-
blirg,
Wn. Rally was called for the defence, and
testified that he met Strooel at his house,
and they went over to Island Hall together;
Strobel laid down on the cellar door, and
some one said draw chalk mark, and wit
ness said never mind. "Dutchy" Altman
struck at witness. and the crowd got after
him and he ran OF.
Miss Louisd. Sfrobel, sister to the prisoner,
testified that when she came home that
night Charley and q boy were standing In
'front.' talking. Charley said to the boy Eyes
PD co." In a few minutes he came running
back q crowd following him. He look ed as II
be ad been roughly handled. His wrisbhad
been hurt and mis- mouth was wounded as
also hurt In the side.
Miss Agnes l.. Strobel testified, corroborat-
In her sisters testimony as TO the wounds.
Mrs 6rO6ei testified that she left Charley
at home about sk O'Clock, cleaning fish.
E0rord StTO6ei testified TO the fracas, stat
Ing that when Big Altman had hold of StrO-
bel, Dragging him, Henry Altman was fol-
lowing him. saying kill him
In question witness went To the house of
Mrs Strobel. Charley came In and got his
coat, and as he went out he said something
bout rubbing something on his hands.
The trial was in progress when our report
closed.
WORKINGMEN's NESTING IN FAVOR OF
GIN. BUTLEk.-A meeting of the working
men OF this city was held Saturday night At
Rants hail, No. $50 street northwest; Mr..
Alfred Thomas, OF Iowa, president, and Mr..
patterson, secretary, with vice presidents
from the several states. A preamble and
re solutions submitted by Mr.. J. II. l. Eager
were unanimously adopted: That I've, as
wOT Kill gmeD q, recognize In the person OF the
ION. Bel jamin +. Butler the lifelong friend
Ind champion Of the working classes, than
whora none are ever more Jealous and will
IN g TO defend the rights and privileges OF the
OBJ reseed and do battle against the Cd.