National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-03-02
THE CITT HALL.

Business In the Courts Yesterhay-The Jack
Cash Homicide-Ail the Evidence in-John
II. Brooks Receives an AdJitlooal Sentence
Hutton, the Herring HIN Tragedian, Sem
fenced to Ten Years In the Penitentiary
and Fined sin Cents.
CIRCUIT couRT-CHIEr JUSTICE CARTIER.
fcderline VS.. Glasgow; Judgment by default.
United states, use Of Tucker & sherman, vs.. Hne:
verdict for defendant Kane vs.. RiggS & Co.; ytr.
dict for defendant
EQUITY COuRT--JusTICE MACARTHUR.
Best W. Best: partition allowed. Mackall W.
stewart; appeal prayed aud allowed DugIlid W.
Linton title Invested out Of defendant and vested
IN plaintiff IngcrsOl vs.. Jones ct nl.: leave Of O.
D. barrett TO Withdraw his appearance for the dc.
rndant Ferry ct nl ". Ferry ct al. sale Of note
Gr deferred payments ratified; trustee to dIstriLr
Ia John aud Margaret OIOnnCll. Trucsdcll ".
Austin: ordered that Frances J. Austin answer
certain neutrality-suspicious. put to her as witness
In the. Ease. Trnblc ". Irwin; undertaking tot
appeal TO General Term approved. Darncille vs..
Lay: pro coRfcsso made absolute and leave to take
rhInix Mutual Life Insurance Company IS. Grant;
pleas ONcrrjllcd. COwing w. Stirkney: mon. resi-.
dent defendant to enter appearance. Mulhciscn
". Bergman; argument resumed aud cOnt!nucd
until Monday next.
CRIMINAL CouRT-IU5TICz wYLIE.
The trial Of Samuel A. Clark indicted for the
murder Of John Lee. alias Jack cash, was resumed.
For wonder the courtroom was very spaiscly
-, y, 80 '"' Ni""" '"Pih's i'N'Ca'cu M 'iic VIM
got under way.
The Government continued the examination of
It's witnesses.
Robert Bruce knew the deceased also the defend.
ant. lie saw clark pass him OH Christmas eve IN
company with another young man he lid not
know. on Pennsylvania avenue, between Third
aud Fourth streets. Clark met Cash, aud said,
You are the very lnnu | am looking fOr.' aud
fired. The witness was about FIVE feet from the two
men. Cash did not nay word AMER tho firing
he started with a sailor and ran after Clark. who
pulled up his cnat.collar about his face, his hat
DOWN over his eyes, and flew around the corner
Of Thiri street. but they did not cGtch him, for he
ran 90 fast.
This witness contradictcd himself repeatedly on
cross examination.
Mrs. sarah IInI, colorrd, knew CLARK, and Cash
was her son.in Jaw. Clark was at her house about
year asU. and whcu lie went away Lee followed
came back and tried n get into the house. She
raised window and told Clara to go away. lie
said he would kill Lee IL II was not for year to
come.
The Government here rcstei.
THE DEFESsE
ma ic brief opening In which they promised to
Prove that the prisoner was ~ hiS place Of business
when the shooting took p!arc, and that he was
Charles James was Mt the place Of business Of
the defendant all day Christmas. Clark went away
about eleven o'clock in the morning and came
BACK at quarter past five p M.
Richard Jones was acquainted with Clark and at
his place Of business Christmas evening. lie len
his home at four o'clock. and Clark was not
there when he arrived, hut came in some fiftCcn
minute. later. lie had been In only a short time
when some one said II was quarter past five
o'clock
Washington Hawkins went to Clarks place about
five O'Clock aud called for some oysters. lie said
that he was IN hurry, he must be up the street
by six o'clock Wilson told him not to hurry as ID
WAS only quarter past five Clark was there and
said that he need not be so hasty he opening
the oysters for him. Thcrew were Others in the place
at the zane time.
Hamilton Wilson was in partnership with Clark
IN the oyster business The latter was In the place
from quarter past five . clock christmas Day un-
Ill he was arrested the next day.
Mrs Mary Sears testified that OIL Christmas day
she was ut Clark's niter five o'clock, and that he
Glars there. On NaininatiOu she stated
that her husband was fined In the Police Court 500
but shc did not know that 1t was for kcepln. a
bRw'ly.houSe.
william Newton testified that Francis Williams
said outside Of the station oil the day Of the inquest
that his wife having faintel when the shot was
fired. he could not see who did the shooting
Williams reputation was very bad, and Clark
reputation was good. On cruSs-e xamination New.
Ton said that he had been charged with the murder
Mrs Mary 4. Goodenough. Officer 7. g. Clements
George A. Bear, william II Brown sr., and Denni,
Callsghan testified that the reputation Of Clark was
good.
Robert Hewlett aud Taylor Trpett testified that
they were at with Clark In lS1J, aud that the
| Pawnce was not at Key West as was stated BY the
| saor.
| Lieutenant NOonan was called In rebuttal by the
Government and COntradicted Wilson'S testimony
! as to not having told him that Clark had been Ii
| the house all day, and where Clark's pistol wa
| kept.
| This closed the evidence on both sides.
| Dlstrict-Auorney Wells In his Opening, which wa
| brief. alluded 10 the testimony gathered, Rn6
| thought an exceptionally clear case of guilt hat
| been made out against the accused.
| lie was followed by Messr,. Miller and Cook
who insisted that the G'ibi had been clearly eStab
l!shod and that the prisoner was not the man whC
committed the tragedy. Without concluding tn,
case the court adjourned until to-day.