National Republican., 1880-02-19

nounce the murder. Thoy would prove an alb full,
complete and beyond the possibility Of doubt
Johnson he could not tell until after tho verdict
was returned He did not doubt that Johnson was
| at the murder accompanied by three others, and
much less doubted that he participated In It. Then
he fed IN the waste OF the city frightened with
horror at the docd committed, If he had been an
| innocent spectator he would have hOsened to the
police station ana there furnished information OF
the criminals doing this deed and not tp his home
| and bed. Mr.. Riley promised to show the ch0rac-
ter Of Richard Brown In all its true culorS from the
| bounty,jumper during the war to that OF the IN
former OF the present day. lie called the jurys
ascending TO Heaven daily for the safe deiyerance
| ished II was for the Jury TO say whether Pinn was
guilty or should go out free.
AFTER THE RECESS
Mr., Coylo made the opening IA behsl OF Bedford
| and Quecnnu Ho proposed to confiuo himself
strictly to the facts that his side intended TO pre-
sGut IN behalf of their clients. From last Monday
week to the present II had been the aim of the
Government to keep before the jury tho picture
| portrayed In their opening. II was now his duty
to present another It should b0 the purpose OF the
| defense to show primarily that at the limo this
M most atroeious murder was committed each
| show by the testimony Of witnesses without mum.
Der that none Of the men charged could have had
| anything to do with the murder, excepting John
| son, whom II was admitted OH nll sides was there
aud took part in II. They would show on tho part
OF Qucenan that from Rn hour before sundown on
| That day until long after the hour the murder
was committed that he was elsewhere, and his
presence could be accounted for He, like other
young men, was paying attention to young girl,
aud they would prove his presence at tho service
| place Of this girl portion OF the evening. They
would show that abouto o'clock he went across
| the street to the house of Mr. Mercer, and there
waited until his sweetheart. Sarah Turner, was
ready to 60 home. They would show further that
| he escorted her home to the house of Alberta
Brown Tenth and L streets, where they arrived at
| n quarter OF o'clock. They remained there all
| the evening, until near 10 o'clock, when The two
| went to the corner grocery. Amer taking the girl
| back to her home he left her and went to his
mothers house IN Shepherds alley. They pro-
| posed TO prove that the occasion of the threats
made to Ilrth was Que year prior to the time the
Government stated, and instead Ofany Threats being
made, Mr. Hirth protested against The acrtst
| and told Quccnan that he would send lawyer to
the Police court to defend him; that Mr. Hirth did
| 50 and QuecuOu was dismissed. of the whereabouts
| of Bedford OH that night they would show that
about 1880 oclock lie was In the shoe shop On Samson
| street. also, that he was cmplnycdiu Buckmghams
candy store not regularly but that ho did odi Jobs
| during the day aud assisted III closing at night.
| They would trucC him from that store through the
several streets to tho house of Mrs Hail. at the cor.
| ncr Of Eighteenth and 4 streets, where he found
| piun. The latter remained there until Bedford
made his first trip 10 the drug store and came back
and told Plum of the murder. About o'clock
| two OF the women IN the house, residing nea- Qun.
| kcr college asked Bedford 70 escort them
homo. While en- route they met q man aud
| woman Mary Mullen, WhJ told them of the
murder. which was the first Bedford knew
| of it, This woman told them that Hirth lay dead Ht
| the drug store Bedford and the women went dl-
rer,ly there lie forced himself through the crowd
| reached the body, looked down upon 1t aud said.
| is he dead? used 10 work for that man." uptook
| the girls home then went to Mrs liulls and told
| Pinm, and A. Mr. Sibley had once been partner OF
| IIrth'S and Plnu worked for the former lie sIlg.
gesed that Pinn go and tell him that his late part
| ner aud friend had been murdered They then
| accompanied Mr.. Sibley TO the drug store and
from there went to their homes on samson street.
The finding of Bedford sleeping upon the hoor was
of no Significance, and was INDUCED In for
the reason that he had no bed to lay
upon. They would establish an alibi for each
| beyond question or doubt and account for thcir
clients whereabouts during the entire evening Of
the murder. In regard 10 the testimony of john
son they proposed 10 show that ho did not know how
Bedford tie was secured They proposed TO show
that certain property stolen from liirth OH tho
night of the murder and how Johnson tried to dis
nediately aIter the murder. They would direct
their attention to Richard Brown. They would
T% wNs,e Sw sec G m ooVe s pare TSey y wSI
also show, by those who know him best. that he
was man utterly devoid OF character and vcrac-
n.y.. lfthcy succeeded in establishing any or all
of these material propositions then they should
demand verdict OF acquttal.
EDWARD QUEENAN,
one Of the prisoners, was the first witnpss called
lie was nineteen years old, and lived IN Shepherd 5
alley: ho remembered the night liirth was muir
dered; he had nothing to do with it, at O'Clock
that night he was In Dennis COX's shoe shop In
Samson street; he stayed there about half All hour
and then went to tho corner of Fourteenth and
samson streets whore he stayed five minutes; then
william Ellis and witness went up to George
Smiths house, OH II, between Fourteenth and Fif-
tconth streets Ellis went in; stayed there two
|
J Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets; when he got to
the house the witness rang the bell, and Il white
lady came to tho door; he asked for u colorcd girl
named Sarah -: no saw her, and asked her II
she was ready 10 go home from her service place:
her homo was on Tenth street, between I and U
streets; she said that she would not be ready for
half an hour; he wentacross the street to n friends
house named Wallace Mercer; the house sets on
tho commons like, aud there is u brick
nGHs' % was m al 0" home s ousSt that t'GGt se
was sister of sarnhs; he stayed there about hall
l M hour and then went out Sarah was outside
waiting for him; he joined Sarah and together
, they went 10 her house oil Tenth between and U
streets; he did not remember meeting any one
going therc there were four rooms in the house; he
{ dnot know helady ofthe house; Sarah occupied
), the back room mp Stairs; he saw SarHhs mother
D who lived with her; he did not know the time
when they got to the house; there were some lade:
. thcro when he and the girl arrived, but he did moi
take much notice OF them; they went through into
y the back roOm where there was an old lady sitting
y by the stove aud some children In the bed he auC
y SARAH then went up stairs into the back room
l. SaTahs mother and sister were there he somI
ladies and gentlemen in the front room up stairs
his special attention was called to 1t by lady hay
It ing spasms in that room; he wes there, and cr
were five or six persons present. hO LEFT there abou
hulfpast 10 us ho cOudrecOllecl when he go
down stairs the old lady would not let him "
o through the front roOm and he went out tho bacl
way Sarah was with him and they went ~ the store
1t she went after -four and meal while in there sh,
said that IL was 10 O'clock after that he went bacl
the gate Of Sarahs house; he lef her there an,
II went on 10 his home In Shenherds alley got some
thing to cat and went TO bed he did not notice III
/. time.
: Cross.examined By Colonel Corkhl lie wa
d born in Maryland, ami could not tell when he frs
n came to this city: he was brought here when h
~ was a baby and had been III the city all the Tim
ever siuCe; he roCollectDd the day OF tho murder
d tho night before he WAS IN Dennis CoXs shoe shUI
If the morning of the murder he wuS down in N
II city; ho ato his breakfast al home and about
|. o'clock went down into the city: lie came dOwl
g Thirteenth street TO the Avenue. and stopped OIL
d Thirteenth street in Delcie Adams hous,
le there were two people in the house;
VI was about 1880 o'clock when he reached ther,
" he stayed half nm hour or All hour; II wa
OF near 0 o'clock when he let there he had know
Delco Adams for about two months, but did no
gr know what kind Of house she kept; when he lei
therG he went out Fourteenth street TO Samso
street; he thought II was 10 o'clock; he went &
the oyster shop on that street and stayed about tc
x minutes; Wallace Mercer sent him up 10 bis hOus
Z. on 4 street between Fourteenth and Fifteenth ia
e hi breakfast his wife said she did not have any
W thing to cook for him. 80 he did not bring unythih
Oi back; coming back he met u crowd on tho cornc
II, who put him in hack and took him 70 the ST.
2; tion.housc from there the detectives took him
II Headquarters; the time no was speaking about wa
'e the day before the murder; he wasat DClCie Adam
u both tho morning before and after the murder; II
CT got up the morning Of the murder about
No O'clock breakagtOd about 7, and went dow
10 Delete Adams aud remained there unit
le o'clock and then went 70 Samson street he wei
rs for and got Mcrcers breakfast on Wednesday morI
and Ia Oygtar lnpt,, ho ~