Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-11-25
Brief Honey Moon.
TIE ATTEMPT OF BRIDEGROOM OF WEEK
KILL HIS BRIDE.

In the Criminal Court, Judge Hagner, yeSter-
| day, in the case Of Joseph S. Fleming, on the
charge of an assault with intent to kill his wife
formerly Miss Miriam or Myra Henry on the
| 9th OF october, Mrs. Fleming gave her testimo
| ny. she is a young woman about 20 years OF
| age, good looking and well dressed.
THE BRIDES TESTIMONY.
She testified in a clear voice that she had
| known MI. Fleming about D y months; was mar
| ried TO him in Baltimore On the I'd day Of Octo
Der; they returned here and went to live on NJ
street. between 4th and 5th streets. On the day
previous to the assault she was out riding with
a lady whose husband was employed at the
Government Printing Office, and Mr.. Elliot, the
foreman of the room where Mr.. F. had been EN-
ployed, sent her message by this lady. and on
her return she spoke to +. ON the subject. She
spoke to him of his conduct in keeping the fact
OF his discharge from her, saying that he should
not have done so as an honorable man. She
then said that as long as he had deceived her sc
thoroughly and would not go to work,
SHE WOULD NOT LIVE WITH HIM.
He tried TO get her to change her mind; but she
refused and went down stairs, when the con-
versation was renewed, but she said that she
would not live with him. He then said he
would kill himself before her eyes, and she an
and she went out on the poltico, and in little
time he called ''Myra come up here" She
went up stairs, when he said 'Shut the door, u
and she did 50: II shut with a dead latch; He
then spoke of the same subject, going over the
same ground, and she said If that is all you
have to say, l will go down stairs again." He
then said =" NO you won't" and witness said :. |
back against it.
SHE ATTEMPTED TO GET OUT OF THE ROOM
five times but he would not allow her. and said,
Are you afraid Of me?" Witness said, No.,
He then said, ''Why do you want to go out OF
the room?" She replied that she thought she
could go in better company, and she never did
any thing she knew to be Wilfully wrong. He
and she said, ''I'll kiss you if you will let me
out Immediately" He said, 81 won't" and she
answered, Every well; won't kiss you again.
THE STABBING.
He then said, Every we'll" and pushed what
ever he had in his hand into her breast enter
ing above the heart. She cried murder" and
MIR. Glasscott came to the door and demanded
admittance. Fleming went to the other side of
the room and she got the door open and ran
into The hall asking protection, saying .'he has
Killed me- Mr.. GlasscOtt replied, "Oh, guess
not" and Fleming replied, 81 did it. 1 did II. -
She then went to the Doctors and was i'll until
the 2lst She told Mr.. Fleming that Mr.. Elliott
had sent her word that two weeks prior to the
marriage he had given Mr.. Fleming notice that
he would be discharged on the LIST of October,
and that he could not be reinstated. and that il
was on account OF failure to pay his bills and
also because he was not a stereotyper as he had
claimed, but only a laborer. Mr.. Fleming en-
phat1cally denied that this was so, saying that
he had a permanent position. Witness had
HEARD RRPoRT BEFORE MARRIAGE
that he had said he didn't intend to work after
he was married and in this conversation she
said she was beginning to believe that the report
was true. He said "What if did say sou She
said well, surely you didn't intend that shall
work for you?" He replied "Well you worked
for your mother and brother didn't YOU She
said Eyes, but I'll never do it for any man." Next
saw Fleming after she was hurt, in the Police
court. Witness did not go back to the room
That night, but went to her aunt's No. % X
street northeast.
On crosseXaminatiOE witness said that Mr..
Fleming had deceived witness; he told her he
was stereotyper and had work at the Govern
oil n hot hnI, bod
saved and wanted to go to housekeeping, and to
0uy house when he married.
OTHER TESTIMONY.
5: B. Clements, uncle OF Mrs. Fleming, testi-
ned that she had always been called Myra; few
knew her name was Miriam.
Dr. Naylcf testified that on the evening of the
ssSauit Mrs. Fleming came to his Office to have
a wound dressed. DR.. Young dressed the wound
1t was between the second and third ribs. lust
ABOUT the heart. 1t was clean cut. Any sharp
instrument, like pocket-knife, would have
made such cut. The wound was an inch deep
and half an inch wide, and stopped at the rib.
1t was not a dangerous wound or likely to be
fatal. The wound was about two inches above
the heart. She was confined to the house for
two weeks, but she might safely have gone out
in three days.
DR.. Parke Young testified that he dressed Mrs.
Jennings wound. [Penknife shown.l 1t was
such wound as might have been inflicted by
that knife 1t was not dangerous wound but
would have been dangerous had it penetrated
the tenth OF an inch further.
Officer HalOran recognized penknife shown
him as the knife taken from Fleming on the
evening at the StatiOn-houSe.
TESTIMONY TO-DAY.
rms morning there was quite large number
of spectators in the court room.
Mr.. Warner White testified that on the night
of the occurrence he was visiting Just opposite
and heard the cry of murder" fastened across
the street and saw through side window a
gentleman holding lady in his arms. When
the door opened he seized the man who said,
take this woman to doctor she has been
badly hurt" She said, che has killed me. !" =
illness t0ok ner 10 Dr. MAYORS once: Noticed
dress was bloody.
Mr.. W. II. Glascott testified that on the night
in question: while sitting in his room, he heard
screams and ran to Mrs Fleming's room; then
there was cry. of murder" While endeavor-
ing to get in, the door flew open and
Mrs; Fleming ran out to him very much
such remark as '.For Gods sake protect me.
He is killing me-" She asked to be taken to Mrs.
G.. room and witness objected, as his wife was
Ill. Witness told her that he thought she had
better go to DR.. MAYORS Office and started with
her, and he turned her over to Mr.. White say
ing that his wife was sick. After he returned
to the house from DR.. MAYORS Office he saw
Fleming and said to him, "For Gods sake what
induced you to make such an ASSAULT" He an
swered that it was the mere scratch of a pen
knife and She the bride of week, had been
unfaithfui to him, but he could not give the ex-
act words. Witness left Fleming then and went
TO the doctors Office again, but returned and
found the room empty. After 10 o'clock Flem-
ing rang the door bell and asked if his wife was
much injured and where she was. Witness an
swered that she was at DR.. MAYORS and walked
with him to DR.. MS Office, where they found
policeman, who took Fleming in custody.
This closed the case for the government.
The defence offered several prayers for in
stTuctiOns which were rejected.
THE ARGUMENTS.
Mr.. II. FL. Wells, jr., commenced the argument
ior the government, saying that he cared not
what the motive, yet here Is the evidence that
with knife he made blow, striking only about
4 inches above the heart, and he urged that
that fact was proof that there was the Intent to
kill.
Mr.. L. Browning argued for the defendant
that the evidence did not sustain the charge of
intent to kill.
MI. Wells jr., replied controverting the posi-
ton taken by the defence.
After a brief charge by Judge Hagner, the
foreman took the indictment and the jury retired
at 11:40 O'Clock, and returned in Is minutes with
VERDICT OF GUILTY
as Indicted. The District attorney at once
moved for sentence, and the court said it was
shocking case, showing to what an extent the
temper OF man would take him. He ought to
be thankful that the blow did not prove fatal
He hoped that during the sentence he would
give him he would find time to reform.
THE SENTENCE.
The court then sentenced him to five years at
Albany.
MARRIAGE AT TIE CITY HALL.-About II
O'Clock, this morning, colored couple appeared
at the City Hail and asked for a marriage