National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-03-24
THE COURTS.
rHE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS AVID
THE HACK STANDS.

rHE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS AVID
THE HACK STANDS.
A. I.t.z<.iss D~pfed the Cabbies-The
sss-t-ss-we~sss Trial, sin Bssore JUS
ts<~ N.<Ar,hnr-A saspge nj the Mar
.AaIs Om<es
Tss trial Of Charlie. Goodman FOE assaulting
.tsh assnt 70 Kill Lsmusi weeien vas resumed
yss-srlly esalrs Justice Macarthur. The evil
tsus- vas Put m the day previous and was pos
isirs vrpas gf thu shooting At the same time the
murtsruus intent Of Goodman to take the life
az ws~tsn vas couciusiyety established.
Jntrs Cuppsr, euunssi TOR the defendant. made
. D-nrthy sni strsnu1us argument, trying to i'm
vrsss apsn the Jury the faet that the prosecution
nat atBet 10 NJ satisfactorily and suficiently
to warrant thu Jury In scce ptins IL. the theory
that Goodman IN making tho assault did so with
ths ltsntinn Of killing his adversary He be.
tszsa1 the emil. Of justice would be attained,
the IurT vGuls perpprm their Guty, and the com
nHassy es coutsuss,i- District Attorney Wells
slJlIwsd IN a 6risf and able argument coatending
that the Ggssrumsrt htsi maize out clear case
Tns Tury rsti-ed At i230 o'clock. and after an
anesurs az IhrSs hours and thirty minutes re-
turned STATING that they were unable to agree,
ant isksl Instructions on the point that II death
ss ~ ~ 81 SiTIfII mar,isr = me court replied
tAAs snrh vas the i1v, and they went back TO the
M rSsm. .hsrs they SUI rsms 1 n ~, asr me
Asau- isJa O'Clock vorl va. sent down that an
srrvrmsnt had been reached. and the Judge Vas
sAs vsr,tsrt, vnich vas EuiIty as indicted Ths
prsgusr vas rSmsnslsi 70 the custody Of the mar
shal and sentence suspended
lmmsdEatsly On the sntsring Of the Jury, Lem
rsl Wss,;sn vas called and placed on trial for
cmmfrtnx An lssaalt en- Charles Goodman with
mani 70 All IN September, lss6.
His caunssi nbs,i 4 plea In aoatsmsnt and .
uIGSln ~ yuash, On thu gruund that his proper
a.xsesi a. Ism.si Wssaen' me proseeution
Tur N . replication that he vas known before,
a. sAs TIM the Sfsnse va com mittei, and ater.
wards ~ Lsmusi Wesden- TO this the defendant
esmurrNd- AMI ISSUE uas joined
TIA CGart Gvsrrulsd the demurrer and motion
aaI n issI sisa or M, guilty,
SGme afisulty vas experienced in obtaining
I1rT. tut sHs vas finally secured
rns nrss witness vas Charles Goodman. Who
ry1stsd the circumstances Of the shooting At
-rAs CpubN- He rrrt met weeden in the door
49, ,srSnsn S;oo.pms5s 80 b.nI lie ru.ssa
1sd ths house, blllswsd BY Weedsn, Who said
-lsa Dutch son % - III nnish you now
rns ssrsnf sh1t hit Goodman Ia the right shOul-
DER lal1r. aftSr Passing through glass window.
He Still parsued Goodman Who fell in the bar
rSau- arnE the pistol, and when the cartridges
were e1hsusts be turned to run, and was inter
fns pc1secuti1u Tut in their evidence. and At
tfS siass the ease vas adjourned until this morn
ax-
CAasxs At the M.rshaIs once.
Theiafervst manifested In the riarshll's Office,
vAieh has been very great during the week, has
materially e,rlsu Oh ,ad the crowd proportion
ally tssrsase,I The thrUus that besie;ed the
marshal aIls,t his and the corridors leading
sasrUtsN has tlssppsarSd and the place resumed
shs gr't1nlry quiet appearance that IL heretotcre
nsht Insrv vas 4 slight ripple OF uncertainty
~, ~ sna~n shas ~. m ~ SaIIitss H. n NJ
CiraTszJ hs.t rvsfxne and IL was 4 matter Of sur
nizs amsnx the others whether this polite way OF
th.mhssal vas To De pushed further OF stop there
A tf@ Gay Snrr Gu and no otner oallins we're
1as nsd that Their designations would De accepted
Y lsnitRrHH~ GalnneesNaz rest0reu-And the omeers
Nsn1 hauul their duths win commence OF com
Far1tfye sa1stY mr. the ensuing day. M Allen
Ssarls hls oesn appotntei % III ths vacancy oe-
Nlrshai p1uEia,- Tesf er,iay made out hi. frs,
rv,,astrinn- II tar the necessary funds TO de-
~! shs sIPsnIss % me ONCE FOG the next ninety
NV aIa ae IN ms saasnHtion o. oeins IN,
IN 80 - M ~ SustIee .nd
S1a INV !. rs EEsN AnAt"r- tAat MS PAPors Vero
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Inducements and Disunis.als,
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ne mi, ma uAsm ssas' AArun nroun'
ahas DExs, And Henry Jackson, grand larceny;
Jshn : KIlmau. larcsny; Elijah wIlIiAms Alias
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