, 1879-04-04
JOHNNY LAMB.

THE NOTION FUR NEW TRIAL.
Yesterday aftcrnoon was set for the hearing
Of the arguments on tho motion for new Trial
in tho Lamb case. Col. VAn Artnnn and Mr..
Forrest, attornoys for Lamb, appeared in tile
Criminal Court With a lot of sllldavits, which
were submitted to tic Court. They wcre In
spected BY tic States Attorney, aud tfnuliy 1t
was concluded tn postpone the hearing Of tho
argument until Saturday morning at 10 o'clock.
The grounds Of the motion are stated to be
the improper nnA Illegal inpaneiing Of the
iury admission of Illegal testimony: The relec
lion or exclusion Of propcr Testimony ctfercl by
tho defcHse; illegal ind Improper Instructions to
the Jury; refusal by tic Court to sre legal mud
prupur Instructions Oh behalf Of tlu defense;
tioi.s on behalf Of lhc defcnse; The verdict not
Supported by lic law ul.l evidence; that one Of
the Hntiiifs, whi'e III charge Of the Jury, con-
ycrsed With the Jurors, and commented within
t,Ie!r l,car!ng upon tho evidence anu eharactcrol
various witnesses In thu casu; tic discovery OF
new aud n,atertal evidence.
THE AFF1pAvITs PILED
were: Tint Of William O. '4rlei,, member OF
the Grand Jury timt inllctc Lamb, stating that
tho cu!ored woman, Mrs. Chapman, willis icsti-
flying bcfo!o the Jury, WIS shown numhcr OF
photographs Of persons said 10 be implicated iu
the burglary Of Jailray's stoto, and naKed to
pIck out tint 0t the man thut killed OlIIcer
Kuee. Thcrcupon shc picked out ono mud sud:
"rhat |. john Lamb. That's TINT nun shot
La,ub, but to the best Of ill kuowlcdgu tlIat Of
Bhecuy George, Also those Of Daniel +. Gtce-
son, Alolph 8. Fischer, james Kyan. Thomas
Gallagher; also members Of the Grand JuFy To
tho same elect.
Also. the affidavit ot Jamca Griffith, sworn 10
before Caiebs 8. DennY, Notary Pnbl!Ho Marion
County, [ndianu, March q, lint Oh tic morning
Of the murder ot oi''ccr Race he met George
freeman on Intasana street, near Milwaukee
aycn,te. md accused him as bcng the one who
committed the burglary at 'af!ray't store the
night before; that Freeman admitted That ha
wna ona Of the burglars, and that tlo was III tile
wagon ut tic tItnc OF ahe shooting. OF Ntllccr
ltuce; that OIL Oct. 13 ho met Freeman IN Cain-
Ion, H., nttl again acc,ssct him Of The shooting
Of officer Race; That Free1nan then said:
"'rhc shooting was accidental. As 1 WAS CON.
aMpproasuinx M @ IN an and w%ea ovsr a aua d. eos o. lis
wagon. Just as did 80, Ia spoko to tic pawn
bsokcr's wife, and think she put him ou 10
INC. for tic lnft her immediately and cams
from under my lcg under ,Ae srat. u'al
sE';sa SgE;sa h lls poeo a oses sssndn tns as s
| motion as II to tnkc hold Of his pistol. I1c
llad hold Of thu wagon vt this time. The man
who was OH thy seat with mo started the horse
ahead. when the damned GUN went oN and
croakcl him. It wns accftsental. When the
horse started It gave mo jerk, and my finger
struck The trigger ot The pistol md killed hin.
thcn jumped oil tue wagon anl went over to
Wa1aat, ayeu.ls AMI gave The sun 70 II man ou
| the North Ndu to throw 1t III the river. was
10 excited when crossed tl!e bridge that for.
got to tllraw 1t IN myself" The atliaut awore
could remember; nt.l further that hs was ar.
rested in indianapolis on q cliureu of l0lternE.
and sentenced fro;t the 20t!I day u February
for niHet three days; That he will cono hers Rd
Union Depot. Indianapolis, Fob. II. waiting te
take the train for Chicago, where he intended tt
testify III the Lamb case, when he was arrested