Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-19
LOCAL NEWS.
On Trial for Child Murder.
DID LOUISA WALLACE cavss THR DEATH OF 1s


DID LOUISA WALLACE CAvss THK DEATH OF HER
BABE?
In the Criminal Court, Judge wylie to-day
the trial OF the case OF Louisa Wallace, colored,
under an indictment charging her with murder,
IN having, on the 25th Of April given birth TO a
male child, AT 9aS Delaware avenue which She
subsequently took down. I'm the cellar and
seeIe.ed, permitting IL 10 die OF neglect was
Gollnlehced-Nr j. h. Redngton and Mrs B.A,
Leckwood for the defendant
THE JURY
- Inc icllowlng Jurors were selectei:-JoSeph
Harry, W. j. Nheatley, James r. Power. I'd
Hezekiah Humphreys. James II. Reed Petsr
GrantUm, W. n. Montague, Cornelius Rrown
and john ". Stahl. IMessrs. Harry. Wheat
colored.
When the jury was being selected Mrs. Lock
WoCd asked 10 inquire or those called IL they
We're married men, saving that while she
beheNed that they were entitled cquitably on a
case OF this kind 20 a jury OF married women
they we've certain that they should have mar
ned men.
The court said he would not permit inquiry
in this regard
The District Attorney suggested that hache-
i, iois, as well as women, had rights we were
The court-If they are not all married now,
we hope they VIII be-
THE PRISONER
Is colored woman about - years old I'm an
IsaTahce. She wore a black dress n brown
checked apron, striped shawl. black traw hat
IiIhInea NelNet. She had neat insertion rurfies
ap1ut the WristS, a plain linen standing collar
ana a Roman scarf, tied In double bow. with
mayed ends dropping over the ton OF the Checked
apron. From the lobes OF the ears hung glohe
drops, ahd three corkscrew curls substituted the
fashionable bang, and hung down TO the eyes
she ulu rot appear 10 have much devil In her
ard In conversation the expression OF the face
was rather pleasant than otherwise. From her
actions she seemed 10 be callous about the situ-
alton In which size was placed, being indifferent,
even when the court was inquiring as 10 the
conscientious ScrupleS OF Jurors on CAPITAL pun
lshment. Just as much so as il the, had been
asked in reference to some case i'm which She
had no interest.
A rRIyATE TRIAL ASKED FOR
Mis-. Lockwood asked that before the case
preceded that the general public be excluded
from the room, as il would be embarrassing to
her 10 argue The case before the public.
The court said that the constitution and the
law provided Tor the trials OF cases being pub
lie, and he could not think OF disappointing the
intelligent assemblage" who are present here
from day 10 day.
Mrs. lockwood remarked that she was per
fectly willing 10 conduct the case before the
Tar, the witnesses and the press.
The District AttOney.-Oh, the trial Will not
inlure any one more than the gentlemen of the
press.
Assistant District Attorney Wells briefly
orered tie case.
THE TESTIMONY.
Dr.. J. F. HaTtigan testified that the child was
male mulatto, perfectly healthy; the head ap-
pearGd 10 have been pressed in, and he made the
test which Indicated that the child had lived
The cause Of death, from the appearances was
EemorrhaCe OF the umbilical cord or compres-
sion OF tie brain. The cord had not been tied
witness saw the prisoner on the same day and
examined her, and was satisfied that she had
within IL hours given birth to child This
witness was subjected TO lengthy crOss-exam-
ination, In which many hypothetical questions
were asked, continuing until past noon
The case was on trial when our report closed.