National Republican., 1880-02-26
READY FOR THE LAWYERS.
The Testimony in the Hlrth Murder
Trial Closed.
" Roxy" Ross Produced In Court, but Not
ExamIn ed-Evidence I'm Rebuttni and
sur-Rebuttal - Tho Government
Retaliates with an Effort to
Impeach Craig's Testi-
mony-Trial Notes.
Tho HIrih Murder Trial.


The fifteenth day Of the trial Of Babe Bed
ford, Sandy Pnn and Edward Queenan, in
dicted for the murder of George p. Hlrth on
the night of the 9TH of January last, occupied
the time of Justice Hagner In the Criminal
court yesterday. The Government occupied
the day in putting in their robuttal, which
consumed a much longer period than they had
indicated, closing at 3:10 o'clock The de-
fcnsc then followed with their sur-rebuttal.
The testimony was as follows;
W. s. HoGE
| was called and examined His place Of bus
mess was $50 Louisiana avenue, lie was a com
mission merchant aud dealt in cattle; lie sold
| Henry Yost two cattle on the 3ist of Deccm.
ber, but none on the 9Th of January; lie was
not out TO Queenstown that day
HENRY YosT
was called and examined lie knew w. s.
Hogc; he did not buy any cattle from him or
| anybody else on January Z; the last time he
! bought cattle of Mr.. Hogc was on December
81, 1879; sherman Edmonson said that those
cattle got wild, he could not get them home
and killed them at Cisscls, at Brightwood.
Cross.examincd He kept memorandum
and had u bill of the cattle purchased on De.
cembcr 81, 1879; he had none of January z,
1850 because he bought none on that day.
THOMAS :. CISsEL
was examined He lived vt Brghtwood, and
knew Richard Craig aud Sherman Edmonson
he saw them at the Queenstown drovc-yard
on the 7th of January and 3lst of December;
nc saw them coming away from Brightwood
with cattle on December b. but could not
reCollect whether or not he saw them there on
January Z: the cattle driven by these men on
December 81 got away from them and were
brought to his place and slaughtered; nobody
clsc's cattle were brought to his place and kept
over night on the 9TH of january.
MOSES ROSS, ALIAS ROXY ROSS,
was called, aud he came in.
Mr.. Perry-Now gentlemen, if you want
him here he is.
Mr.. Smith, suggest, TO mako tho picture
complete before the jury, that You take john
son from out the dock and place them side by
side.
Mr.. Perry-All through this trial you have
said that this man had fled the city, and could
not be reached and accused him of having
connection with tine murder.
Mr.. Wells-We object to this testimony. 1t
Is nothing in rebuttal.
Colonel Corkhill--It is in rebuttal of the
continued charge made by you and the rest of
the counsel all during this trial that this man
had fled and could not be found.
His Honor-We don't know that this Is
Roxy Ross. He might stand there an6 never
open his mouth. 1t is necessary for some one
to prove that he is Roxy Ross.
SERGEANT sAFFEL
was called He knew Roxy Ross (recognized
| hm); lie has been in the city since tho niur-
der, and arrested since his release on that
charge.
Cross.examined by Mr. Miller He had seen
Ross twice since the murder, aud heard of
him repeatedly.
This ended the Roxy Ross story.
JAMES c. LITTLE
was recalled He lad known Richard T..
Brown for twenty-five years; he recollected
| bn Of irfl tlp
afternoon after 1t occurred At the house Of the
witness; he stated to the witness that between
4 aud o'clock that hc was up toward Bound
ary the night of the murder with another
fellow looking for Mrs. Rue; lie said that he
met some colored fellows, and they wanted
him to play cards with them he refused, aud
they went on; they got TO scufiling n little
way up the street, aud Brown thought they
were fighting; the next morning Brown came
in, and the paper was lying on the table; the
witness said that the place of the murder and
locality ne was in were about the same, and
the witness suggested that Brown so to Police
headquarters aud tell it TO them.
Cros5.examined by Mr.. Coyle He had been
u witness with Brown In four liquor cases. he
never was in the employ Of the police or paid
| to testify against the parties; he talked with
| Brown twice about this case.
To Mr.. Smith: lie had known Brown nearly
all his life,
was called and examned He is guardsmau o
the Jail van; ha recolected the second day
that johnson was on the stand and at recess
when he went up stairs; the evidence of John.
sou having had conversation with two women
while there was ruled out.
LIEUTENANT ADoLPHUs ECKLoFF
was examined He was an officer of the police
forcc he knew Frank Pendoton, and saw him
on January % at Mrs Halls on T street.
MADISON JACKSON
was called and examined lie was a shoe
maker; ho knew Howard Cokely; as far as he
had heard he did not think he had much
reputation for honesty; he did not think the
people believed much in his truth; the wit
ness would not boliove him under oath.
Cross.cxamined Cokcy got tangled up in
an affair OF witness, but got out OF it some
way.
Charles Poyton was examined He knew
Howard Cokcly, and was not exactly nc.
quainted with his reputation.
WILLIAM JONES
was examined He kept Il stOro and knew
Howard Cokely' he supposed people Of the
witness standing would not take him for
truth; his neighbOrs did not give him a very
good characters tho witness would not believe
him under oath.
CroSs-exsmined Witness never had any
trouble with Cokoly in his life he would
not associate with people as common as him.
DETECTIVE JOSEPH ACTON
was examined; He had seen Sarah Turner; he
recolccted the night of the Hirth murder
Witness stood aside temporarily
DETECTIVE j. W. CoOMEs
was examined: lie saw Sarah Turner once aud
Maria Ann Turner, her mother; he met the
latter at her house the 10Th or 18th Of Jan
uary; the witness was present when Detective
Acton made memorandum; paper shown
that was the paper,
DETECTIVE ACTON
recalled. He made a memorandum Of the In.
terview with Mrs, Turner; paper shown; that
was the one he made. The witness retired
from the stand temporarily
MARIA TURNER
recalled She did not on Friday, January 10
say 10 Officers Acton and CoOmes, in the pres.
euce of Alberta Brown, ut her house, that on
the night Of the murder her daughter, Sarah
Turner did not get home until o'clock; she
told them between aud o'clock; sho did not
tell them at the same time and place that on
the night of the murder her daughter did not
get home until between or 8 o'clock
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