Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-20
ON TRIAL FOR LIFE.
THE MURDER OF GEO p. III Il fsH.
Trial of Bedford @ ueenan and Pinn.

The trial OF the three colored men-Joseph
Neverson alias Joseph or "Babe' Bedford, Ed
ward Queenan and Sandy Pinn-indicted fof
the murder of George Philip Ilirth on street
on the evening Of January It'll last, was con-
tinued in the Criminal Court, Judge Hagner.
yesterday after our report closed-District At
torney Corkhill and Assistant District Attorney
Perry for the government; MeserS. I. +. Miller,
C. Maurice Smith and John +. Riley for Pinn:
II. II. Wells, jr., r. Coyle and j. A. Hayward
for the other prisoners.
Maria NJ. Turner testified Chat Queenan came
to her house on the night Of the murder, be-
tween and ! O'Clock, with her daughter and
remained in her sight until about o'clock,
Wnen ne Went INTO, out with her daughter to buy
groceries. Observation-Disclosures does not
recOIect telling Detectives Acton and Coomes
that her daughter did not come home until
o'clock.
A transcript showing that Sarah snowden
died on the It'll of January 1880, was intro
duced, and 1t was shown that sne was the
woman whose funeral was arranged by the
CraideanS' at their meeting in Mrs. Browns
house.
J: j. Johnson, colored, testified that he Is the
DafDef ON whom stained dollar was passed on
me night OF the murder, and that Queenan was
not the man.
The District Attorney.-We have examined
the matter; there was no blood on the dollar,
and no reliance was placed on that testimony.
TO Mr.. Hayward-It was just before that
the dollar was passed on witness.
watson }. Newton, attorney, testified that
hC huONo NyiCSHdu hllCN llliIu, kES" Que
hay, witness in this case: was present when
Queenan was arrested at Hirth's store. When
witness. who was agent for renting the store
coupled by Hirth, came in Hirth was giving
Que, nan cigars;a policeman came in and caught
hold OF Queenan, who resisted thereupon The
policeman blew his whistle, and then witness
told Queenan Il he would go quietly, ne(witnessl
would come down to Police Court next morning
and see him released. Mr. Hirth also assn red
him that if he would go quietly. witness would
come down to the court and help him Witness
re ljJast
Gody on the occasion.
STATEMENT OF SANDY P1NN
SANDY Pinn, one of the accused. testified that
he was 10 years old: has lived here 10 or II years;
worked for Mr.. Sibley, corner 14th and streets
for Is months; on the evening of the murder he
left store about 20 minutes OF O'Clock; knows
the time because he saw the restaurant clock at
the corner; carried hay to the corner of 18th and
Sampson streets. and delivered the hay to
George Beckett; then went to Mr.. Sibley'S house;
put up his horse; then went home; then to cor
ner OF 10Th and sampson streets. to GreenburyS
store. called out George Beckett and asked him
TO lend witness five cents; Beckett had no money
and witness went along 18th street to street,
men 70 l6Ln street, then to I street, on 18th
and T.streetS was Overtaken by cOiored man
named Brown; he says, What are you feeling
Tor, young man, your shooter?' witness said he
the talk about gas ard taxes and work as
they walked along. Witness went to Mrs
HATS Han hons, house Nc; 1sa street; saw Mrs;
Chlles, Mary Chiles, Kate Dixon, Jesse
Wormley, Frank Pendeton and Maria BaiIy.
lIhese persons were called into court, and wit
ness recognized them. Witness Statd there
until between and 10 O'Clock. Bedford came
there when witness had been there about an
hour. witness went with Bedford to Mr. Slb-
ley's. to tell him of the murder Witness
knocked at Sibley's, and on being told to come
in, witness told Mr.. Sibley that Hfrth was muir
dered, and that Bedford said that four men had
Jumped on nm and Killed him. After Mr. Sib-
ley got on his coat he came out aud went with
witness and Bedford to the drugstore where
H1rthS body was; witness stayed there an hour:
Went back to Mrs. Halls, then home and to bed
MIS- HAIRS house is just around the corner 18th
and streets from Mr.. Sibley's dwelling house,
very snort distance. Next morning witness
got up, cleaned his horse. drove around to Mr.
Slbley s store and attended to his business until
noon when he was arrested.
TO MI. Smith:-Bedford told witness, about 10
O'CLOCK that Mr.. Hirth was murdered. About
O'Clock Bedford left Mrs. Halls with Kate Dixon
and Ellnira Bailey, and afterwards came back
then he told witness OF the murder.
The court adjourned.
Eleventh DAY.
To-day there was crowd in attendance
Sandy Pinn, one Of the prisoners who was ex-
amlned in Chief yesterday, resumed the stand
on the openinSof the Court and was cross-ex-
amined by MI. Corkhill He did not know what
time the murder was committed. It COM
nenced TO get dark about So o'clock, and could
not tell what he was doing just before he left,
nor where he delivered feed that day, except
10 Mr. Gundl!ng, just before he put the horse
up. 1t was twenty minutes of 6 when he left
the store. He infinitely described that after
delVefng the iced he put up his horse, fed it and
went to his mothers room, where he remained
10 minutes; went then to 18th and Samson
street; was there about $40 o'clock; George
Beckett was there; went to Mrs. Halls. on Il
street, near 18th; saw several parties there
Mary Shields, Isabella Shields, Frank Pendeton
and Sue Barber-Bedford came in about an hour
afterwards, 6 nd he (P.} remained there an hour
before he Went out again; Bedford went out
with Katie Dixon and Elmina Davis. He came
back In an hour and told of the murder. Wit
ness then went TO Mr.. Sibley,s and told him
and down to the drug store; then back to Mrs
Halls, and from there down to T. to 18th street,
TO r, to 18th, to Samson street, home. aud
went in his house between II and -
O'Clock. He got to the store about 1870
the next morning and went back to breakfast
and on his returning, Mr.. Sibley came In about
81 O'Clock, was sent with feed to Mr. Sibleys
house, 18th and T streets, and returned and went
to Brewers store for hay. Don't remember that
MI siDley was looking for him two hours that
morning; may have been gone two hours that
day: on his return from Brewers he was arrest
ed, and they took him before he got In the store
Did not see Queenan OF Bedford that night
before going to Halls: did not see Oueenan
there, and they met together during The day.
The night before he was at Mrs. Halls for about
an hour; sent out to get some doughnuts and
Der that Bedford was there.
John II. Sibiey recalled.-Witness lived on
18th street the night OF the murder; know that
finn left at 20 minutes to six that night; Mrs.
Hall lives in row of twO-Story frames on Il
street, between 18th and 18th; Pinn had been in
his employ for about II or is months. and he
was generally regarded as an honest, quiet
fellow.
Cross examined:-Saw him next after he left
the store that night at 10 O'Clock. Q.-When did
you next see him after 10 o'clock?
The defence objected and the court sustained
the objection. The objection was, however
Withdrawn. Witness saw the prisoner at his
store between 10 and II O'Clock; had not seen
him that day up TO this time, and he had been
around TO ind where he was. Witness went to
the store about S O'Clock and waited about for
him, and then went to look for him. ascertain
ing from his iwitnesS9 mother that he had been
there for breakfast.
Henry Harris was called, for Oueenanl and
testified that he lived at 1918 10Th street. On
the evening Of January It'll he went to the uli-
dertakels to arrange for the funeral OF sister.
Sarah Snowdenl, then went to the hall on It'll
street, and returned to Alberta Browns house
where the meeting was held. They got there
about O'Clock, and the meeting continued for
about three-quarters OF an hour; and they went
around TO take charge OF the body. She was
buried on the 9th, in the Young Mems Burial
Ground
Cross-examined by Col. Corkhill:-The lodge
went over to take charge of the corpse; they LETT
the children in the house, and man who did
not belong to the lodge.
Re-o1rect:-Dont know who was up stairs
Mrs. Alice Pinn testified that she lived at 1865
samson street. and remembers the night OF
January 9Th, about O'Clock, when Pinn