National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-02-14

his wife. she went into a dwelling and he re-
malned outside. he lott home at 1880 o'clock, and II
place. Gfer remaining in mont of the house Ss
ihIco or four minutes he heard the cry
n police from the north side Of the street,
/ ihfl Time he went toward II, and In going across
ne street be heard some voices wrnngling
and the cry Tor police thinking that his wife
might come cut aud meet these parties he went
back he saw no person coming down, neither did
hc hcar any one say that there was policeman
Ground R The Miner School building. there were
voices De thought they were Colored he heard
voice. but nothing that they .nid except C d.
Aln was about that time that he turned back
[ Do could sCv ucc.boN over near au alley, andhc
mt saw We, loriy on one side of II, then
a me S,9sT scF ogo he Y heard 0q tSe
guy Df police and thinking that some one had
I oec4 burt Do walked 20 green light et P.Strceii
lhUm come one bad been huu ON Z streets he re-
.lfed aye got his wife. STOPPED ut the store again
r|luIIE 4ahu H"H th"n Wani h"'"", hs dtd not re-
enl,f e.ne any Fcnon pAss on either side OF
tf.HacNUmIutd ly Nr Miller; lie estimated the
rIyU police i0c1uC from near seventeenth street;
.hpic urs uu cry of murder Dc did not observe any
Is rafo UHurg Iu tht group on The north side Of =
sf.gI ls could poo actually say how many moving
to q Irr,r-it vas perhaps q minute between the
I.ti aUI lcCoul Dfy f.r police
THOMAS JOHNSON,
HHIoftI wss examined iy Nr Perry. lie rccol-
.et. m g IA} ilai Ar llluh was Killed. lie WAS
IH lHt..tl ..rgti uu flat Isy. be was going down
TH Che f..ni-haud rfo of ILe street between 4 and
. Ntl.r aui hrdiulI i.un and Quecunu were on
De uil.f .uc .f was uut dark aud ucfore shutdown;
ll t.I H.t 30 tbtm ruy ia0rc that evening
AH ir.1-lA0mas Who Pas boon talking to
81 vII,r-We1. tbi, isthoIr own witness.
Nr p, fl-.l iHHN Do aud somebody has been
~ .la.vc.,. ills leo change that should be
Ntr,rr-Nlen D rJicf 10 you or any Of the
counsel SEQ Hll know TO-
Ng.h go on o LILLE further
.IIi.. DOC Dol exhibited uncommon ignorance about
atr.l IH.us c.uncctcl win the matter.
llc r..HsrI then called thC attention ~ me court
p ihe 'ati uui Ibis witness testified differently
.I 0o,a cog "a previous occasion, aud yesterday
.m .gl.1 nHi asa consequence ho was compelled
.i' night before io place him 90 thc change OF an
Ihc C0uu l.d 90 examine him further. aud
'ieI DO De- ld not tuuiy t0 treat him a. a hostile
witness Do tlf.ull uat be was on Fourteenth
street 900 "Wednesday evening between q and
NaY pa hc met hcu Johnson on Fourteenth
4g.t street. lac he was going iowuri
zee eIih, H,dtIrd run % Quctnau after he
ihtt .lu.Hl thlt llgli ne r,lOlCCiCd Mr.. Perry
A.AilF 1.m some qpe.i gus lu another room, but
De- hai iUrEuten hat De- said. he sGid that he saw
I.husHn uu Fourteenth street ana asked him to
NlU uU.l hc go Die hai. when Dc came back
llhuf.n wa- going Iu fhO direction that Bedford,
ruu ana Qleeuau bad gone. be .afI tHHt AFTER he
murder be heard that tato said that they we're
| su.uE tI scIyuuly . church Boz tho ftst ward, he
| d.d n1i t.- thg Bible 900 the pi',ilc, Attorneys
office. ny man took HIN away after Do made a
statement De- dll not swear. hr dii not remember
that Babe aud thC Others said yes hey wuu gouvcr
aud sercnadc the church" he ala not say that they
started on then and went down Fourteenth street
be uld not ray that % was the night Of the muir.
! der nobody had been talking with him about tho
| case. De knew l1nns mother She was in the wit.
| nc,s room. but she dii not say anything 10 him
about the cutc. De did say that 30 he got away nom
! ule CuuTi. room lie would mot come back uguiu; he
| did not know Mr. Hayward but had seen him.
! The court here checked the examination. saying
That 10 had gone Tar enough. II they thought tho
witness had been tempered with, they as officers
Of the court had proper cOurse 10 pursue; Tor the
present IL would be leit In allegiance.
| Cross examined by Sir. Miller 10 signed his
name % paper that some man OF other wrote:
be did not know who 10 was: no met Ben Johnson
| on Fourteenth street amer he Jaw him NJ Eleventh.
and Nstrees; there were no boys II Eleventh aud
! streets when Ben was there he did not live with
| Esther johnson. and she was no kin 20 him; he
heard nothing at all ABOUT the murder until the
| next dry.
To Inv court--He saw these men the day before
| the man was killed
! To Mr. smith--lI was O'Clock IN the evening
| that he saw them.
TO Mr.. Nrlcr-lt was halfpnst Eve when be saw
| Johnson.
The court at this point adjourned until this
| morning.