Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-28
THE BREwER-CLARKE SCANDAL.
NaeninS Of the Trial I'm RaIfimnra

The case of the two brothers, Henry w. aud
j; Newton Brewer, of George .own, d. c.,
charged with shooting j. Lyle Clarke, at the
st Clair Hotal, in June, 1915, in Baltimore,
was on trial in the criminal court in that
city yesterday. The brothers Brewer, who
had been admitted 10 bail soon after the
shooting. sat with their counsel. Messrs
CHARLES Thompson, jr, and a. @ Riddle, of
Washington, and Jas. Lee Clark, OF Balti-
more.
The Sun says:-A Lee Knott, states attor-
Eey, made the opening statement. Mr..
came acquainted with Miss Mary Brewer,
the sister of the traversers, in the summer OF
1s.3, in the house OF Mr.. Henry Tabb, In
After that he frequently visited her at her
own home in Georgetown. Once, on Sunday,
September 8, 1874, he got 10 the house after
she had gone to church, and followed her
there, returning home with her. He made
weekly visits, and once remained from We'd
nesday until Saturday, rOoming with the
younger brother, j. Newton Brewer. BE be-
came engaged 10 her In the spring of 1874,
and seduced her. The family first heard OF
IL through Rev. DIR. Williams, the minister
OF tne church they attended, who heard ru :.
mOrs OF the matter, and told the mother of
Miss Brewer. The mother spoke to her
daughter, and the latter acknowledged the
truth of the rumors. The mother told the
youngest son. The sister also acknowledged
IL TO him, but refused his solicitation to give
up TO him any written proof she might have
OF the relations between her and Clark. The
.
formed OF the state of things until the 18th of
June, 1875, when a friend disclosed the facts
to him. Henry w. Brewer, accompanied by
bis brother. came TO Baltimore. and shot
Clarke at sight. Mr.. Thompson further
stated that Miss Brewer wrote TO Clarke,
begging him TO Keep his promise, and save
had an aged mother and others dependent on
him, and he was not in circumstances to
support wife. He sent a certain DR.. Will
son To relieve her by removing the evidence
THE SHOOTING.
j. Lyle Clarke testified that he has boarded
several years al the st. Clair hotel. On the
5Oth OF June, 1875, at $40 p. m, he had just
taken his seat at the end OF one OF the dinner
tables at the hotel; he sat little distance TO
me let OF me door, presenting bis left side
had taken spoonful or two of soup, when
he felt the wind cut near his face heard the
report OF pistol, and a ball passed through
his throat under the right ear, through his
mouth, tongue, and carrying away one OF the
teeth on The left side, imbedding itself in the
walnscot. His tongue was paralyzed, the
blood poured out OF his mouth, and he was
apprebensive at first that the jugular vein
was cut. Drs. Lindsay, Wilson, Hill and
moved to the residence No. Al North Calvert
street, where he has lived since. He was
able TO be out In week or ten days, but did
not entirely recover for lons time, espe-
shot he rose up from the table and saw the
elder brother, Henry w. Brewer, at the foot
OF the table 10 MS rlgnt, WIN q drawn pistol,
fourishiDg 1t and frantIcally threatening
any one who, unbidden, interfered. The
other brother, j. Newton BrewerIstood near
the door with his pistol leveled at witness
breast. Witness thinks the shot was fired by
Henry w. Brewer, but he did not actually
see him fire.
DENIES THE ENGAGEMENT.
On cross examination witness denied that
he was ever engaged TO marry Miss Brewer.
Mr.. Knott objected TO the prosecution of
inquiries into long prior relations OF the
prosecuting witness and the traversers or
other members OF their family. He con-
tended that such q mode OF defense must be
restricted, in point OF time as we'll as In
fact, TO occurrences which IL could be claimed
bad so fired the heart of the accused with
passion that they were phrenzied aud IRE
sponsible al the moment OF committing the
deed OF vengeance
Messrs. Clark and Riddle argued that the
admissibility OF the proposed evidence was
settled by the decisions of the court In the
two great causes ceisbres in this country OF
Daniel Sickles for the murder OF Phil Bar
ton Key, in Washington, and Harry CraW-
ford Black for the murder OF Col. McKaig, In
Cumberland.
The court sustained the view taken by the
defense, and an exception was noted.
EXCLUDED QUESTIONS.
a number Of other questions were put by
Mr.. Riddle, which he said he understood
would be excluded, and To the exclusion of
each he took exception. The questions thus