Evening star., 1876-11-02
Il G Al VS..
The Trial OF Harry Canaan for Child
Murder.

Murder.
WAITING FOR A VERDICT
Thls morning In the Criminal Court.
Judge Olln presided. The jury In the case
OF Mary Canaan, indicted for the m urder of
her infant child on the 18th of July last.
came into court, and the foreman (Mr.
Green) announced that they had not agreed
upon verdict. and that there was no nros
pect OF agreement.
The court said he regretted that they could
DOT come 10 verdict Judging from the
reports in the papers he thought that Juice
Wylie had charged them properly.
a Juror said that the question OF insanity
Judge olin said that mere excitement.
mere desire 70 get rid OF a disgrace, did NOT
cohstitute insanity: II must be clearly
wrong 70 establish the fact OF insanity.
MI. ID; d. Wells, Jr, suggested that with
tns punishment the jury had nothing 10 do.
either.
A juror asked II it would be proper for
mem 10 prepare petition for a commuta-
The Court--Certainly.
Mr.. Pelham asked that the Jury be in
structed as 10 manslaughter.
The court declined To instruct them ON
mat point, saying that he could not over
rule udge Wylie's Instructions. Tney were
were responsible, and may and her S,IiIty ~
The jury again retired.
THE JURY DIsCH ARGED.
The jury again came In 10 court at I:5O,
having been sent for by the judge and they
stated that they had been unable TO agree,
and they were discharged. It 10 said that
most OF the ballots were six for guilty as in
dicted, and six for not guilty, on the ground
OF In sanity.
A STEP FATHKR's SKULL FRACTURED
Serious Result cfd Family Quarrel = Yesterday
belonging TO the second precinct, was very
seriously, IL not fatally injured by Charles
MCGEE, bis stepson, on Maryland avenue,
between 5ih and 9th streets northeast This
was the elimination of a family trouble
Several quarrels, IL is represented, have oc-
Cured between the parties. Mr.. Marshall
some business At house he is having built
on Mary land avenue, when MCGEE came up
and got into an alteration with him, during
which, IL is SAID, MCGEE called Marshall
hard names and showed a threat tening ap-
pearance. Marshall in order 10 defend him
self picked up stone, when McGee struck
him violent blow on the head with a brick,
which knocked him down, and, az has since
been ascertained, fractured bis skull. He was
taken TO bis home on 4tn, between A and b
streets northeast, aud attended by DR..
Mccoy. Afterwards MCGEE gave himself up
al police headquarters and was locked up 70
await the results OF Marshall's injuries.
Marshall has been on the force since January
MCGEE was brought into the Police Court
To- day, and after hearing was sent 10 Jail
for the grand jury, In default OF $500 bonds.
THE OLDEST INHAsIrANrs AssocIA-
John B. Blsse, prssident' pS IN y The chair % and
Mr. Horatio N. Easily, secretary. Mr.. N.
Csllan offered a resolution, which was
deliver an address before the association sf
any time which would suit his convenience.
Mr.. Massy moved that Mr.. Callan be re-
in December next; agreed to. The president
was authorized 10 appoint q COMMITTEES 20
lake into consideration the expediency OF
hro fnC "A vt nnax 80
ganiZation. The secretary moved 10 amend
the constitution 30 a. 70 make all citizens
sixty years OF age, who have resided In the
membership. The motion lays over until
the next meeting. Mr.. Ozark moved 20
resciHd the resolution in regard 70 ooelipquent
members, and, upon motion OF Mr.. Camp
bell, the matter was laid upon III table. Ad-
journed.
CHURCH CoNeREss.-The third sess ION OF
the church congress OF the Protestant Epis-
l4th, 15th, 10th and Eth instants. Toe holy
on the lith inst, at ST. Paulis church, and
Huntington. Among the topics for discus
sion during the session are; '"The True Place
OF Art in Christianity" "Foreign Mis-
vaIs," "Drunkenness," ;" SC. Ciergymen and
laymen coming from points south and west
OF New York are advised 10 make use Of the
sued by The Pennsylvania road, and 10 20 TO
Boston from New York by the Norwich line,
leaving pier 40, North river, every afternoon
Shinn, the local committee, Will furnish any
Information on being addressed at No. 5
Hamilton Place, Boston.
PROFESSOR MARINf's oPENrSG sorRxr
was held last evening at Marini's hall, on Z
street. Every season these soirees are en-
joyed by the elite OF the city, and are always
anticipated with great pleasure. Last eve
ming proved no exception 20 the rule, and
1hnr0uphlU ~ aI
among whom were Misses Lavlor, Nickel
den, Fsnt, Kendall, Carson, Burrows, Ingle.
many other washington bellies. Professor
Maript has extended and impro we'd his hall
since last season, and it 10 destined TO be
more popular than ever with the votaries Of
RAILROAD STRIKE IN TEE wEsf-A
ago the eenerai % n manager Of The Cairo snd
81. Louis railroad notified the engineers and
fIeDen tnat their wages would De rsducSd
mon len their engines without notice and
endeavored TO prevent new men taking their
aS ssi: .oeniDr Sne OI arT.nssmenss wi s co%
pleted by which all trains VIII be fully
manned and the business OF the road run
smoothly again.
TEE GREAT MARITIME CANAL counectins
opened yesterdAy with imposing ceremouies.
al which the king, memser Of the cAbinof
ana S ioFGn ,sE nIscs ~. uess prssnt
city is covered with hags- There Was : eep-
ersl Illumination last night, and splendid
exhibitions OF nreworfs we're given. The
searOd harbor covering 80 Acre., which,
however, ID not quite completed.
GKRMAu DAY AT THE CRUrUNNrAL~-No
formal programme for the obssrvsnes Of TIE
sPscsisl Ssi German day g ne Cssss,riai IA :5; *;
Waiting organisafions wilf . cordially rs-
ceived and properly escorted thro0e1 he
eitv. fnelvSfn~ tSe Liod6rkranx AYfoo.