National Republican., 1880-02-19
The Uirth Murder T,InI.

OF lhe Mufuerb No'
| The Uirth Murder TtiaI.
The ninth day was consumed yesterday In the
trial of Babe Bedford Sandy pinn and Edward
| Queenan, charged with the murder of George T.
Hrth on the night Of Wednesday, January last
Tho attendance in the Criminal court room was
somewhat increased, aud the pressure for adms-
sion was especially great when Edward Quecnnn
was called to the stand the first witness for tho
defense. But tho arrangements OF the marshal
were so comp ete that the business of the court
was not inipeded by the over.crowdng Of the
chamber. The attendance Of ladies seems TO be on
The increase, aud yesterday there were over
twenty present witnessing the proceedings.
The Government shortly ancr II o'clock. an.
nouuced their case closed in chief and the defense
made thoir opening. The most interesting feature OF
the day was the testimony fthe defendant. Edward
Queeran His confusion Of days aud hours was
remarkable and II his counsel dO not wall up their
alibi without his testimony their case Is gone In
his direct statement he told straight story and
gave good account OF himself on the night OF the
murder but on cross-cKOmination he was com.
pleiey uudnne he contradicted hrs testimony put
hmsclfin different places and finally admitted
that between the hours orG aud o'clock on that
night he could not give any account of himself
four different times District Attorney Corkhill gave
him an opportunity to straighten himself out, but
meshes of contradiction every time
The trial opened with the testimony OF The wit.
Of contention for ten days past
Tho counsel for tho dcfense objected to the nd;
admission of the evidence 1t was ovorruled and
all exception noted in each case.
William Dangerfcld was the first called, but
failed to answer.
M Perry asked that an attachment be Issued for
the witness, as ho was present on the day previous
This was ordered.
WILLIAM II. sPEARE
was called aud examined Iic was an undertaken,
aud conducted the funeral of llirt he saw the body
/ o
at his brothers house, Oh Pierce street: that was
before the postmortem was made; the body was
dressed in full suit of clothes and uvCrcuat; he
did not sec ring or watch ON the body; the wit
ness aud his assistants prepared the body for
buriG he found blu!se on the right hand be
tween the thumb and furcinger; there were FIVE
bruises on the bead aud the skin was broken In
some eases; before the postmortem the body was
Cross.exainined by Mr. Smith lie had on the
ovcrcoRt at the time witness saw him. and II was
unbutt0ned; blood wls on all the clothes; he could
not tell how far ii extended, but whom he took
hold Of the lappels thGy were both soaked; there
wns considerable blood on the under coat In front
aud in the back; ne did not mike II critical On
animation of the body OF tue deceased; ls did not
see any bruises ON tho body, for ho did not look
for any; he saw the wounds on the head, but did
not examine the back of the head until the autopsy
had been performed; he did not notice whether or
not the ovcrcOat was torn, or any of tho buttons
had heen pulled of; he did not notice any buttons
from or the under coat: he made second eNGnli.
nation Of the body on Sunday morning, but did
not find any more bruises.
Redirect TO Mr.. Perry lie did not examine the
body for bruises ut all,
Mr.. Wells here filed on exception to the adms-
sion of the testimony, ON the ground that the
name Of the witness was not furnished before the
commencement of the trial.
The Court declined 10 sign it until all the acts in
relation thereto were set forth In the bill.
DIR. WILLIAM PETTIs
was examined: He saw the body Of IIrth about S
O'Clock on the night of the murder at the drug
store opposite the Stewart mansion; he was person.
ally acquainted with the dcceasod when he
+, reached the store Hirth was dead he did hot see
! either watch or ring on the person OF the de.
! ceased; he attended At the post-nortem aud as.
sisted in II; he found sn iuCiscd wound above and
back OF the riGh. ear; 4 was about an inch long
inch deep; the next wound was about two inches
\, further back aud an inch lower than the first the
" next wns just above the occpta proiubernnce; the
wounds were all swollen no noticed another
wound over the left ego that was confused; 1t wa,
us large us the size of half dollar; there Wa,
, another IN front Of the left ear, extending
v around the ear, covering space Of three
J. inches; after the completion OF the posmorcm he
Of noticed bruisc on the right side just above the
hip, about Ave inches IL covered space as large
/, as the witness hand, and vas something Of thai
shape; there was the slight discooraton, the
- usually noticed In a poSt-mortcm; II might have
been produced by kick or fall over stone.
Crossexamined by Mr.: Coyle: The brnlsc was on
q the right side Of the body, and might hayo come
i from any concentrated force on the spot rs well as
a kick It was about o'clock when the witueS,
reached the drug store he noticed TINT there WA
blood on Hirth's shiTt.collar, the linen soed anc
: blood on his hanGs face and mouth
case of the last witness aud asked that 1t be sgneC
Ills Honor wished to know why they wanted b
make special point at this iuncture, and not tax
the exceptions IN rotation.
Mr.. Wells said that they wished 1t done while tn
whole matter was fresh In tho minds of them all
His Honor said that It would take more than al
d hour to perfect the BILL and he did not propose 4
delay the trisl tor mat purpose lie called the Of
point in regard to Witnesses, and serving list O
them, had been decided BY the supreme court c
this District In the case of tho United States agains
WciriCk, who was tried and convicted of mar
slaughter.
SARAH LEE
was examined: She remembered the night tina
Eirth was murdered; she started from Finecnt
street, between II and streets; when she got 10
street, near Seventeenth street, sho remembpre
some money owing her and went back TO II liti
. house on the opposite side no one answered, sh
- StpTted ont street toward the Circle: she had nc
~ got half way Of the block when she heard nois
p, as OF some one groaI,ing she was worried am
W turned toward H. she saw crowd aud then 50
frightened and turned and went acrossth the lot tc
ward the Miner school building; u man came rur
ming across and struck her and said. C d.
Be where are you ShabbIns to- she then turned an
went toward Nineteenth street; she did not get
good look at the man, and did not believe that 81,
could recognize him If she should SEQ him
10 Cross'examincd She was going pretty fast an
~ the man rubbed up against h0r aud cut her 0
es from the direction that she was going; she was
h singing, aud fany one said TINT she was It wns "
true; the inGn Gu across her path without mectin
her; she never heard anybody calling police. an
saw no one but the mal who passed her ON III
eid ng ana ia POI ,bn aI hos, aMs "sSea a 1 's a way
sf owed her She did not see any one NJ the corner
=, Seventeenth aud streets.
TO Mr. Iiayward-She did not notice any 9th,
person cross the lot expect that one man.
WILLIAM DANGERgIELD
III was called and examined: DeionEe objected. T..
CCptiOu noted. lie was thirte ~ years OF age NJ
Ilirth was murdered on the night OF January
e. he was going home on tho that night aud sa
Bedford Pima and Quccnan on the corner
Twelfth aud r streets; lie knew all three VI theI
but could not tell how long ho had known thei
from tho time he heard tho clock strike last
ln must have been $50 p. IN, when he saw the
n. parties on the corueT his mother told him that
y was o'clock when II was striking he went u e
10 some water and then TO Steele's store, aud WI
nj coming back when he met these three men.
ye Cruss.oXapIod by Mr.. Smith ll0 heard Of u
an murder the ueXt morning, and was told by h
III mother he first told George Hayden Of hayiI
- seen the parties on the afternoon before tho mtl
10 der II was on Y street. between Tenth M
he Eleventh streets; Il was about four days after II
murder that he told II; he did not notice how Il
men were dressed; Johnson was not with Ehom
~ the time he saw them: lie had been called "ru
90 hipn he was something OF a dancing "A