National Republican., 1880-02-20
PINR TELLS HIS STORY.
He Says He Had Nothing TO do With
the hirth Murder.
Witnesses who Corrobo-nte Queennn's
Statement - His Sweetheart on the
stnnd-Sandy Pinn's own Account
of His Doings on the Night
ofthe Murder. Calling on
His Lady Friends.
The Hirth Murder Trial.

The Hirth Murder Trial.
| The Criminal court yesterday, for the tenth day
was engaged in the trial Of Babe Bedford. Sandy
| Pinn and Edward Queenan, charged with the MUIR
| der of George T. llirth. The attendance was about
the same in numbers as has been present the other
days Of this week. The counsel were on hand
promptly, aud the trial proceeded without delay.
| The day was mostly Consumed IN receiving the
testimony for the defendant Quccnan and In the
efforts TO establish an alibi IN his case Nearly
every witness located him in the house Of Alberta
Brown between 9 and o'clock, and stated that
there was a secret society holding Il session IN the
| front room down stairs, but with the exception Of
these two points. the testimony was conflicting
Some witnesses would swear certain parties were
present others that they were not and 10 the Jury
must be len the task Of yhiening out the snar
| He was followed ON tie stand BY Sandy pinn, Who
| gave an account Of himself on that night The
The witness Alberta Brown. who was examined
| In chief FOR the defense last Wednesday aud whose
cross examination was postponed until yesterday
morning, was called aud failed 10 respond. The
! Government had an attachment issued for her, and
| Baih Dorsey started 10 search OF the absent Wit
| ness
The defense wanted Sarah Turner upon whose
testimony they attached great importance, and an
| alias subpoena was issued for her.
| CROss-ExANfINISG ALBERTA BROWN.
| In the meantime Alberta Brown came ln and tho
| crosse Examination was taken up
| She was married woman; her house fronted
| east; there were four rooms In it-fye with the
summer kitchen; the front door opened IN the
middle Of the front room, aud person could walk
straight through to the yard: the room was OF All
ordinary size; II might he as broad as it was lonci
there was one door and window IN II; the rooms
up stairs were of the same size ~ those down. she
rented the back room up stairs TO Mrs Turner, aud
she occupied ii all the month OF January Thorn
ton Sanders rented the front room up stairs 10 20
from one room TO the other persons were compelled
10 60 ont into a little hall the bnck door down
Afu In IN nj int a thar
Tenth or Eleventh streets: the society never met
Rt her house on Tenth street before that night;
their place Of meeting was Chaldcan Hall on
Seventh street, between street and Massachusetts,
avenue; the person that died was Sarah SuOwdeu,
and she died on that Wednesday, between II and
II o'clock; she lived ON V, Between Ninth and
Teuth streets; her daughters were now living
on q, between Eleventh aud Twelfth streets, With
the same parties they lived with on street. Henry
Harris was the financial secretary Of the society
and she Thought there was n record kept OF the
meeting 0t the house Of the witness on that night
there were eight or nine persons gathered AZ the
witness house to accompany her to the meeting;
they came there about o'clock; the meeting was
notified TO take place promptly at e when they
arrived at the hall the auiur told them that II
ten minutes past o'clock and they wcrg late there
were two other lodges in session and they could
not get the hail. the name Of her lodge was West.
ern Star Lodge No. l6 her son in-law, Henry Hsr-
rs also took his watch ont and said that II was
after o'clock aud they wouIdgo back to the house
of the witness aud hold the meeting; when she got
home II was after o'clock, she was of short aC-
quantancc with Queenan aud no had never been
see Mrs. Turner; he first came there before
Christmas; she noticed that be came every
night after he commenced 10 come with Sarah
Turner there was no clock In lhe house: sne could
not FIX the time Queenan came TO the house any
other night than the one on which the meeting
was held; on that occasion she wns standing ut the
door waiting To see the leader Of her lodge and
she heard the town clock strike seven: she rcCo-
lected il striking ten on the night previous, but
could not tell any other time that she had heard IL
strike; she had no conversation with Qheenan that
night, except to say good evening; SHE had seen
QucenHn in the day time IN Samson street, and
when he came into her house she rocolected him.;
she never saw him but once IN samson street and
that WIS the only time she ever saw him in the
day every time that he came 10 her house II was
Gller dark
Redirect by Mr. Coyle She heard OF the arrest
, of Quccnan about Friday morning; she never lR,i
eyes upon him from the night that he Was there
until she heard of his arrest
MARIA SANDERS
was called and examined: She lived on Tenth
. between and streets; Size remembered seeing
| Edward QuCcnuu on the night Ol the 9TH of Jan
uary she knew of the night OF tho murder Of liirh
and heard Of II tho night aitc ward,: she know
I Sarah Turner her mother and Ella smith; on the
! night OF the murder She saw QucCUGu between
and o'clock; he WINS sitting iu her room ON Tenth
between and U streets; n the rocking chair Ella
Smith aud her Mthcr were In tho room at thC tim.
Ella smith was Oh the baG sick and did not see
him; he stayed there nb.nt llleen minutes and
lhen he went into Mrs Turner's rooai: She All not
know when he went ont Of the house, but II was
very late; she did not know anything about the
society meeting down stairs thet night She could
IL
!. To Mr.. Hayward 1t was not very sto whar
:, Quecnuu arrived there she did not know whether
J, II was dark or not
Qucenau abou year. but had been in his com
? pany only twice. She had talked with him; It wa
after suuduwn when Quecnau came into her room
- on that night and the Lamp WAS lighted she was no
out OF tie room Gi,er dark; Ellen Smith was lyin,
on the bed sics before Qucenan came IN, and sh
10 did know ANYTHING about QUeenan; nc was In tn
is room before George Smith came in; she did no
n know the time when Ella Smith wns taken sick
but the lamps were lighted; she called for Mr..
Turner and she came IN with Melvinn (Mrs. TuI
ner's daughters child, and that was befur
Guaenan came in; they went right cut again an
, then Quecnan cano up, and Sarah Turner VIII
= with him; shs did not say on direct examination
that there nobody in tho room but the witnes.
Ella and George smith and Qucenan at one tim,
She now recolected that Sarah canie IN OF tho Tim
Quecnln did; 1t was not true that Ella Smith ha,
gotten over the Spasm when Mrs, Turner left tn
r room, Quecnan and sarah leit the room Of tn
. witness together.
THORNTON SANDERS
was next examiued lie lived on Tenth stree
between T and streets and rents the front rOor
up stairs; he had seen Qneenun twice. sufficient {
know his name; he met him once at Mrs. Carroli
A. and thc other time IN the witness rOom tha, wa
~ on "Wednesday night January I; murder haI
pcnCd that night and he heard Of it tho next dai
10 he QueCnuu Oh the night o! the murder hi Ia
witness loom; he got home from MS work liltl
: after clock when he went into his room ther
was no one the:e but his wife and Ella Smitl
Quecnan came IN there about o'clock; ho cam
In alone; there was no one there but himsOlr vii
and the sick woman; his Wiic's mother, Eliza Ca
roll came iu he did not remember Of any one els
coming IN while tie girl had hg; he went to tll
drug store 70 get phOr, and when he returpe
QueCnan came I'm; he stayed about ten minutcsau
then en- the room with Sarah Turner between
aud 10 o'clock he heard Queenau singing dow
stairs, aud he went away shortly ailer that
Cross examined by Mr. Perry; II was about
,d o'clock when Ella was taken sick; there was u,
On body I'm the room with Ella whsu She was take
ne Sick except the witness; his wife was down stall
with her mother when she came up stairs Ell
Was sitting in n chair, and shG shook her an
found ont that she was sick The witness picked h,
uD aud laid her iG the bed; she had fniutug spel
y his wife called her mother up stairs and Nj
Turner came in later ELIAS father was not I'm tl
room while she wHs sick he came In after she z,
over it: ho was not there when Queeuan Cama il
~ when QuecGEn came up snirs he came to the VT
ness door and his wife invited Queenau 10 come II
he did not seq Sarah Turner come up stairs wit
him; he did not remember anybody coming int
The room while Qnetnan wHs there. Whe
he lcL tho room the witness heard him &
10 Into Mrs Turner's room; the witness was out Of HI
~ room for about ten minutes 10 see his mother In
" law home when he returned he found Blu's fltht
~ there that was about twenty-five minutes an,
az QNceuGp lGil; Ac heard Quecuaus voice while ],
~ ing In bed; he had never talked with hin or see
n. him bat twice slll AG was able 10 distinguish mi
or voice through "a partition wall he heard him e
" down stairs, but apuld not tell which way ne wei
- out he took his mother in.Gw out the froEt of ID
u house,
so TO the Court Qleenan was dce,seu in dar