Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-27

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Second Ddy.-This morning the trial OF
Jonn Frawner, charged with the murder OF
Thomas A. kennard on the 9TH OF July last,
Was resumed In the Criminal Court, Judge
Macarthur and the
SELECTION OF JURORS
was proceeded with. j. II. Weleh, George
Webster and Perry Lowe were accepted
and with those selected yesterday complete
the jury as follOws:-JaInes NouIse, Joseph
Y. Beckett, j. ID. Harris j Joseph +. Stettinus
HETanels b. Lori, jT5 Arthur Fowler, H. P.
P6kIHhorn. j. II. WEIGH, George Webster
ard Perry W. Lowe.
Mr.. Jordan, for the defendant. stated that
lhey had been unable 20 ascertain even tlr
Whereabouts OF Mrs. Ola Martin, wlo.s
evidence Is important, and 10 was his beli.f
that she was In the city and was eyaciing
summons. he desired TO have an under.
standing that her testimony taken on the
former trial should be read If her presence
The court replied that Mr., Martin yyouId
be called on, and If Mrs. Martins attendance
could rot be procured, the testimony could
case.
THE TESTIMONY.
DT. j. r. HdTttJou1 testified to making the
post mortem examina tiOn, and thai The
wound was the cause of death.
MT. n II. HodgkiRS testified to seeing the
Easn OF The pistol; could not tell who the
PARTIES were; The man who was on the pave
ment went towards 9tn street, and was fol-
lowed Immediately by the party who came
apart when the shot was fred.
Ir II a. Dt1icdilSO1 testified to attending
me deceased, and described the wound, Civ
Ing sn account OF mis- visits TO the deceased
which were frequent from his first call on
30th-
james A. MeDeri1 testified to making the
arIest IN Virginia, recovering the pistol from
f.'s brother law, and to F. stating to him
that kennard followed him up.
foTdtIo NORM testified 10 FPS good char
acter. o
Holrdrd Brooks was called to prove that
kennard mad me character OF being a dan
eeIons man ID Baltimore, but the offer was
IOverruled.
IIe5Up oaattreu testified to being near :.
the time OF the shooting; that Kennard came
CT the porch with Mrs. Frawner, and the
latter went back, when Kennard approached
FTawner, and words passed; and X. made
wipe at him and stepped back and fired.
Doaiel Ford testified TO sharpening knife
for Kennard few days before.
George w. hOontz was called 10 prove Ken
rards character, but was overruled.
Mrs Martin was called. but did not answer.
A recess was taken.
JliliOsg j. Smith was called to prove that
Kennard and Mrs. Frawner occupied rooms
IN the same house, but the court overruled
the offer and an exception was noted.
Fravner was not tlnnid, but the court over
ruled the question and an exception was
noted.
An affidavit made by Frawner was pre-
Frawner had taken the means furnished by
The law for bis protection, but the offer was
oyerruled.
Mrs. one Martin testified that she had a
room in the same house with Kennard and
Mrs FrawneI; remembered kennard haV-
lug threatened Frawner, but could not say
a. To bow long II was before tae killing;
heard X. say that he would throw Frawner
out OF the fourth story window IL he did not
get out OF Mrs. rs room; heard some one
being stJangled; was not In the room. Tnis
was In Mrs. F.'s room, bat no one slept in IL;
MIS-. r. did not occupy the room at nj CHIT.
Had heard Kennard say IL Frawner did not
leave him alone he would Kill him. Mrs.
Frawner slept In the house. The defence at
tempted 70 prove by this witness that Mrs
-: occnpied kennards room at night, but
This closed the testimony, and counsel pro-
eesded 10 argue the case.
THREE DIVORCE CAsEs-To day Mr.. Z.
"A. Newman died for Sarah X. BUR- bill for
divorce from Benjamin b. Burr, TO whom
charges neglect TO pravide for his family,
and that he has treated them with great
cruelty, having beaten her, threatened to
Mr.. NJ. Thompson to-day nled o bill of d.
voree In the name OF VIM. r. Pywell against
msrsied in tns city In June i Issa an Tere
absent on the transit Of Venus expedition he
charges that she frequented houses of doubt.
Inl character, and committed adultery with
1or divorce for Harriet 7. Green against ia
cob Otto Green. The parties were married
IN New York In July, 1916, and she charges
that for ten years defendant has been an ha.
oitual drunkard, and she has not lived with
him since 1850; that since November, 1872
ne mas rendered her no support, but on the
conuary she has been compelled to work &c
pay his obligations
THE REVIVAL MEETING at Lincoln Hal
chapel was led by Mr.. House, who read and
arc commented on Hebrews, Sd chapter
ana reports were made from the North earn
lima mission, the mission at Iith and
streets and from outdoor work 10y Mr.
Kramer).
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been fssued tr
Thos. CAN'T and Eliza Shelton; Audrey n
Ballinger and Ada l.. Swami, both OF Fair.
lax county, Va; VIM. Pitts and Lizzie Fitz
gerald.
LAKE GEORGE DIAMONDS, Roman xold
silver, onyx and jet lewelry In sets. neckla
ces and brace lets; the best fifty cent eve
glasses In the city, at Prigg's Jewelry store
4N PENNSYLVANIA ave-, near 4 |. street.