Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-07
Another Murder Trial.

To-day, in the Criminal Court, Judge Hag-
ner, the case OF Samuel A. Clark, indicted for
the murder OF John Lee alias Jack Cash. on
Christmas day, 1877, was called for trial. Clark
was once convicted and sentenced to be hung,
ana new trial was granted; and since then he
has been tried twice and the jury disagreed
each time. Messrs. T. F. Miller and c. NJ. Smith
appear for him. There was some difficulty OF
ular panel Jacob Acker, w. g. Crawford, C. &.
Anderson, Lewis j. Brothers and Bent F. Ellen
l3 had formed an opinion; 3 were challenged
for cause and excused, because OF having
acted on the case before.
The court directed that 40 talesmen be drawn
and at o'clock several reported, but they
failed to secure competent jurors after calling
several OF them.
AN IMPORTANT POINT.
The defence made the point that they
were entitled, under the statutes, to two days
notice OF the names OF talesmen from whence
the jurors are TO be selected, the same as is
done with the list Of jurors.
The court Overrued the point on the ground
that the drawing OF talesmen was made neces.
sary by the act OF the accused, and besides to
sustain the point would make a radical change
IN the mode Of procedure, render DELAYS neces-
sary, &c. An exception was noted.
THE CHURCH AND RAILROAD CAsE.-Thts
morning, in the Circuit Court Judge Cox, the
case OF the Fifth Baptist church agt. the Baltt-
more and Potomac Co-action for damages by
reason of the location of the engine house and
repair shop adjoining the church-was resumed.
and Mr.. TOtten for defendant. Instructors to
the jury were offered. and the court Instructed
the jury that, under the law. the defendant had
track 10 and from the shop, and If the company
had built the shops with care and had exercised
all reasonable care not to tncommode their
neighbors. they were not liable. The defendant
having proved that there was no ringing of
bells about the shops, the simple question left
was whether or not the smoke from the CHM
neys did not injure the church. The case was
argued by counsel-Mr. Merrick in speech OF
some length, claiming that the location Of the
chimneys created nuisance, and the plaintiff
was entitled TO damages.
UNIoEE E FRATRLLANZA ITALIANA-Last
night, atthe general meeting of La Societa d1
Unione FratellanZa Italiana In Washington,
the following officers were elected for the en-
Colombo, vice. e.president; Gioacch1no POrcelia
corresponding secretary; Giuseppe Santucci,
urer: Felice Cristafanin, vice treasurer; Gio-
yannf Zerega, ScTafino Velati and Gionamba-
lfsta Kocca, trustees; Angelo A. Masino, Fran
cesco Leverane, Glacomo Castagnetto and
Antonio BregaZzi and Giuseppe Cato, mar
shals: Luigo Barbiere and Francesca Livignt,
color bearers; Samuele AntOni, banner-bearer;
PaulO CaStagnetto, doorkeeper.
THE CONTEST FOR THE ALLISON NAILoR Es-
TATE-In the suit OF Allison Majors heirs
against Catharine COnley, to set aside convey
ances OF real estate made by him to her before
his death, the defendant has filed her answer
She states that he was In perfect possession of
his faculties when the instruments were exc
cuted and quotes Allison NatlOr, jr, who, in
another suit, referred to the deeds as perfectly
regular. In reply to the charge that she had
the bad temper OF his wife was the cause of his
leaving andthat the relations existing between
him and the defendant were at his solicitation
and constituted her first lapse from the path OF
virtue.