National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-06-09
sLOsB or THE rEsrIxoNH.
The Murder Case Nearly Ended-Beginni ming
Tho Arguments.

tho ArEumeDts.~
The trial of George Lee indicted for the
murder Of Francis Williams, on the night OF
December 81, occupied its seventh day in tho
criminal court yesterday before Justice james.
The counsel on both sides were present. The
defendant resumed tho witness.stand and was
subjected to lengthy oross-examination by
Mr.. Perry He testified that he did not do any
shooting until after two shots were fired at
him; he kept his pistol in tue drawer for his
protection; he had heard that "Helrs Bot
tom" was hard part Of the town, and did not
know but what some one might come into his
place and assault him; after the two shots
were fred from the crowd they went back
toward the door, and had got few feet from
the bar when the witness fired his first shot,
he then fr,d twice more; after that lie
opened the door and the crowd went out; 1t
was then that he found Williams lying OH tho
floor; he did not know whether or not he hit
any one at all that night.
Other witnesses wero examined rs to the
character Of the accused, and then tho de-
Tense closed.
In rebuttal the government called Officer
West TO prove the generally peaceable charac-
ter of Francis Williams, but the testimony was
not admitted.
Robert johnson testified that lie knew Lee;
he was at his place on New Years eve, but
not when the row took place; il was between
and 1880 o'clock that the witness was there;
he was accompanied by Poscy and Crawford
Clark and Anderson; Francis Williams Bruce
Nayor, Carroll Hawkins and none of that
party were with him at Lees place; he saw
Francis Williams about 5 o'clock OH that day
Samuel Bray testified that he knew William
Daut; he sent word that he wanted to sec
the witness about two weeks after tho shoot.
ing, and he went to see him, he asked the
witness if he would appear before the grand
jury at the time they brought Lee up to be
indicted aud say that Williams made it up ia
the crowd to go to Lees aud call for whisky;
that he gave 1t to them, and they were to
drink it up, and il Lee said anything the
whole crowd was to como in aud knock h-ll
ont of him; If the witness did that he would
give him $25 the first day that he appeared he.
fore the grand jury, aud after the case was over
he would give him an additional S25; this cou-
versation took place IN the saloon dning-roOn.
Cross-examncd He was with the crowd
that night all the time; it was about two weeks
after the shooting that Ddnt sent for the wit
ness; no one was present ut the conversation
but themselves; it was daylight when the wit
ness went to sec Dant.
Lucy Contec testified that she was q sister
of Ben Boyd; she was ut the house on new
years day when Celia Bryan, known to her
as Celia Iuglc, called; when she first came to
the house the witness brother was asleep, aud
she woke him, but the witness would not per-
nit her to talk to her brother; the woman
came back in the evening and asked him
about the shooting affair, and lie said that he
was so nervous that he could not tell her any
thing about it.
Officer Madigau was recalled and briefly no.
examined about the pistol, and then the testi-
mony closed.
Mr. Perry commenced the opening argu-
meut for the prosecution, and without his con-
Guiding the court adjourned until this morn
ing