National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-02-17
The nIrth Murder TrIal.

The uirth Murder Trial
| The second week of the trial OF Babe Bedford,
| Sandy Piun and Edward QueenOn, charged with
| the murder OF George p Hirth on tho night of the
7th Of January last was commenced in the Criml-
nal court before Justice Hagner yesterday morning.
The attendance was about as usual with tho eX.
ception that more ladies were present The prs.
oners aud counsel were on hand on Time aud at 10
| o'clock His Honor camO upon the bench and
directed the trial to proceed.
DETECTIVE AUGUST voss
was sworn. and testified that nc had been n mem
Der of the force since 1862 (Johnsons shoes showuD
the witness recognized them; he recollected
the night Of the murder and visited the scene Of 1t
about two hours after the occurrences he visited
! the drug store, but did not go inside; no saw
| several parties about there that he knew; he
| visited the ground IF the murder early the next
| morning; he found tracks ana tracing them they
were lost In the path running across the lot the
| ground was uneven aud rugged; there was an
alley pear the scene of the INV der, but was paved
| only at The entrance; the footprint was made by
very pcculiOry-ulude shoe; the heel was run down
and the shoe was pointed; he recognized the shoes
| ms those taken from OIL Rem JphnSons feet at the
| station house; there WAS clay upOn them; one ran
so far over that the upper made an impression III
the cny: the witness was present al The arrest of
| Edward QucCuUu; on the morning alter the arrest
| they had Information that man had passed Il
| dollar with blood ON IT, the night before The wit.
| ness got II description Of the man. aud next day
arrcs.Cdhim; the witness was not present hen rinn
was arrested. Goat shown) The wit ess identified
1t a. the coat It was taken from oil Babe Bedford
to fGuy blood could be found upon II; that was
| in the tClcEraph.roOm at Police headquarters
| Hat shown That was BcdlUrd's hat, and was
! taken from him 10 the same time. shoes shown
| They were taken from Bedford at the same place
and time. Blue striped shirt shDwn.) The witness
| first saw that on Edward Quccuun the Sunday
| morning after the murder II was taken from him
| 1T Police headquarters Goat shown) That was
| taken from Queenan at the same time and place.
| "a white shirt shUwn.) That was taken from Sandy
| Pinu at Police headquarters Shoes shown
CaiteS.) They were taken from Pnn at the same
| time and place Puntaloons shownl Not recog.
nized by the witness. The prisoners were brought
out Of the cells one at time and their clothes
| amined; he heard conversation between De.
| tecuve NCDeyiu and Pinn at that time:
| pun said that the pants he wearing then were
uOtthc pants no wore on the night Of tho murder the
| pants that he was then wearing were light kind
| Of slate color he did not know when Pinn was
! arrested and was not certain thut he saw him on
| that day.
| The witness was asked II he could testify If an
evening paper Of certain date contained the time
| OfmeetiuE The man on Fourteenth street and ask
| ing the hour Of the night
| Mr.. Coyle hOued that all Of these published
| statements would be read.
MIR. Perry said what they wished to show was
tina! Johnson was reading the paper Of Saturday:
could not get the time told by the man on Four
teeuth street as 1t was not published in the rnper
Of that date it was agreed between counsel that the
| papers should be read
Mr. Voss was crOss.examined by Mr. Coyle
| Johnson, at the time OF the inquest. was kept up
stairs at the Fourth precinct station in examining
the grounds there were indications that other par.
ties had been there; footprints were all about the
| scene of the MURDER the place where he lost the
footprints in the path was about one hundred feet
| away from the place where The man was killed; he
other prints indicating that parties had started
| on the parking aud gone back he knew Bedford
! by sight before this occurrence took place; Mr..
| Thomas Hume gave the witness silver dollar
With blood on H. and told him where h0 got IL; the
| witness then went 10 see William Lee on street
about IT, he told witness where he got II, and that
took the witness TO q barber named Johnson, who
lived one hundred yards above Lees place; John
-
swcred the DESCRIPTION Of Queenan and led 10 his
arrest; he turned the dollar over TO Major Brock;
he did not Bedford at all the night of the muir.
der
DETECTIVE JAMES A. M'DEvITr
was sworn aud examined. He has been a member
Of the police force since Sil; he reCOecled the
day Hirh was murdered; he first visited the scene
of the murder the doy following the occurrence
he was present when Qurcnan was arrested; he
knew them only Siuce tho MURDER lie was not
present when tho others were arrested he first saw
Bedford at the county precinct station the day
Queeuan: white shirt shown:I that belonged Ia
Pinn: he found Il on him The Sunday following
| the murder; 1t WINS turned over 10 Lieutenant
| Eck,OA; shoes eXhbiedJ these belonged 10 Plnn;
he removed them because he thought he saw a
spot on one o. ihemi lpaHts ShoWn3 no saw
them first az Firms house on Sunday he
asked Pinn if the pants he had on at Police
on the night of tho murder: Pinn said
no. these were NJ his house. the witness thought II
best 90 and get them and he did 80; on the facing
at the bottom OF them he found the iininRhad been
cut away, and there was the appearance OF blood
spots II was the same on both legs; scarf shown;
he did not know auything about tbet. Istnu,
fhownJ he knew nothing about that; shoes eX-
] hlblcd0 they were taken from Bedford, because
the witness saw on the top Of one Of them the left
what he supposed to be blood that exhibited;
the witness saw that first at Police headquarters
that time that looked like blood, but II was gon,
now and there was hole in Its place (coa
shownD that was taken from Bedford a
| Police headquarters; there was spot OF
the inside OF both sleeves resembling blood
, but he was not expert enough TO tell whether /
7 was or not blue striped shirt shown) that wa
taken rom Queenan; he thought that he saw spot
! Of blood on il; (coat shOwnG that belonged :,
! Quoonan, md was retained for the reason that /
VA, supposed that there were blood marks on tn,
, lining OF the skirt; the witness said that the mcr
were taken out separately from the cells and eX
: nmined; he knew when johnson gave himself up
II was on saturday night the witness attended q
the cOrOucrs inquest; johnson Was up stairs II
one Of the rooms, when not being examined III
had IL conversation with Bedford and Queeuan a
2 to their whereabouts on the afternoon before .ht
! murder II was the second Sunday after the muir
der at ths jail Queenan said that he went int,
CuNs shoe shop, on samson street, and wa
there the balance OF the afternoon; q
, G:30 O'clock Bedford came IN there; at
o'clock QueeuUu started 70 leave and Bedford CAM
G on. with him. they went to the corner Of -Four
tgenth and Samson streets and remained about lei
minutes; Queenan said that he met = young maj
named Ems and went up on 7 street 10 Il whit
ladys house 70 30 home with girl; Ellis separate,
Q from him there ho went homo with tho girl anC
was win hUr until 10 o'clock that night the wit
ness sent FOR Bedford aud had him brought GU
into the same room ana had Queengn repeat hi
! conversation about the shoe shop; Bedford sat
that IL was not as late as that he remained 90 IN
i, / corner only few minutes when he went home
gothis OyeIcoat aud then went " Mrs, Halls, on
B street.
Gross examined. lie did not think Plnn'. COZ
r was taken away from him; he saw johnson at IL
lice headquarters on Monday before the nque'
and talked with him about twenty-five minute
q before he testified.
Redirect: He did not instruct Johnson or Civ
. him any Information as 10 the manner In which
waste testify, (An exception noted tOthe question
Tie witness resumed lie brought tho wUma
latter II TINT was the woman he met IN crossing IN
fed; johnson said that he thought II was that wa
the extent Of the conversation.
! Eecross examination: The woman was Sara
Lee.
Mr.. Millcr-rhat was Gil you said to him. was :
!, get him " identify the woman, Sarah Leu2
y Mr.. McDeyt-What else DO you suppose woul
I say 70 him?
: Nj. Milier-I don't know.
NCD.-Why don't you come out before the coul
Y and jury and state why you wish 10 ask this que,
y ton? Why don't you put your words togcthC
properly Why do You wish 10 cast reflection upO
the detective OthCers OF this D!strict2
80 The cOUOquy was stopped by the Court
I WILLIAM H. WEST,
!, police Oficcr was examined. He visited the seen
Of the murder the next uOungHlteT In Occurrence,
he knew Ben JOansOu he surrendered himself 1
l. tie instance Of the witness perceived iufUmatiO
" that Ben Johnson was one Of the party that mu
a, dcged Mr. lIiTth he went TO his mothers hous
. but johnson was not there, and len word for hin
D. 10 meet The witness NJ FitzmOrris, corner
Ninth and Boundary streets saying that ho wantC
@. him as q witness In disOTdeTy house case; D
found him ~ the station house and he WAS a