National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-02-11


had taken short time before. At Fifteenth street
bedford said hurry up, or we will be too late. ,
| put il in his pocket Atslxtcenth street they met
| man named Brown and Bedford asked him to
join them, saying that they were going to have "a
lay OUT Brown declined, but his suspicion being
| aroused no followed them until he saw the scufe,
! when no became frightened and ran away John
sou Kept on with thom and on street
| they met man whom Bedford struck
aud knocked down. Hirth said, For Gols
again aud Qucennu and Pinn kicked him. when
Johnson said, For Gods sake don't Kill him. aud
| then rnn away For corroboratiun they would
| produce the PARTIES who saw these men on Tenth
and + streets, the man who gave the time Uf night,
] the man Brown, the woman whom Johnson came
/ near knocking down while he was running away,
and tho evidence Of the footprints In the Garth.
/ They would show that more than robbery was
| contemplated not only by the manner In which
the work was done but the spirl! Of revenge Gctu-
| atlng H. Ihey would prove thot ono hlsnl 'ast
summer a singing club went TO Hirths store 10y his
| Invitation TO slug, aud while there Bedford was
arrested. lie accused Hirth OF getting him there
! TO be arrested. and swOre that lie would get even.
| At tho drug store Bedford seemed held by some
strange fascination aud could not leave. lie was
Where he went finally was unknown but II was
fact that about o'clock In tho morning, when
arrested he was lying on the floor With his clothes
| on. wet and bcgrimed with mud.
On that night he wore q scarf. which thcy would
| idcntly before the jury The same night OF tie
/ tragedy Pinn went n the drugstore, and IN an.
/ SWOr TO n question US 10 how II happened, Plum
said that four men jumped on him aud killed him.
He wanted u know how Pinn knew this IL he was
not there.
They would show blood on the boots OF Bedford
on that night, and on the clothes Of Pinn and
QuceuNu II hey did not do this act. let them OK.
plain where all Of them got this blood
II had been said that the DistrlctAuorncy would
be on trial IN this case, and he did not secure
conviction then ho was unfit for the office. Such
statements could not effect thom In the least. II
these parties were not guilty, then they should DO
acquitted, no matter what the public feeling might
o. lflf thp "a IL
should have fair and impartial hearing aud, If
iunoceut go free.
The counsel for the defense was OH trial. because
Il was their professional duty to secure the acqult
tai of their clients, whether guilty or not.
The jury was on trial, because 1t was for them to
say wlethcror not the accused are guilty, and II
they did not return verdict In accordance with
the facts they would violate their oathS. Upon
them rested the responsibility of deciding upon the
guilt or innocence Of the prisoners
The defense reserved their opening until the
close OF the testimony for the Government, which
then commenced.
THE TESTIMONY.
Rev. Edward D. owen, formerly pastor of Mount
Zion church, OF which young ltirLh was member,
was the first witness examined. He testified that
he was acquainted with Hirth; no said he had
known him for two years; his place of business
was on Fourteenth street. near 7; he was grocer:
hts mother and young lady By the name OF Miss
| Wynn lived IN The same house with him. he was
| the treasurer OF the Missionary society aud had
nearly 500 Of its funds in his possession: he fro.
| quently saw him with money on his person. which
\ "a
the witness saw Hirth about o'clock OF tho even
Ing of the eth of January he did not see him again
until the next morning. at the house OF his brother,
on Pierce street. and he was then dead; he was not
sure about having soen him with either watch
or a ring.
Miss Mary v Wynn was then called, but failed
| to answer, and second subpoena was issued
Mr. Bernard Tuly was next examined. lie tcs-
| tilted that he was All organ builder about the hour
| of o'clock on the evening of the It'll of January
| he was at st. Lukes Protestant Episcopal church.
| on Fifteenth aud Samson street, at work; he len
| there about fNcen minutes 10 o'clock IN company
! with Thomas Williams; they left the church to-
| gcthcr and went down Samson to Sixteenth street
then down Z street OIL the north side toward
GeOgetown his home: when they reached the mid
die OF the square lie saw the deceased lying near
tree box with his head within few inches Of the
curb: his face was one mass of blood
ut first they thought him a black man
but afterward discovered that he was white. they
halloed murder, and n man came down on the
opposite side Of the street and said there was
policeman at the school building; the witness sent
after him; finally help sufficient came, and taking
the stats from the tree-box they made n stretchei
and carried him to the drug store, corner of Con
nccticut avenue and Nineteenth street, where be
Oftcrwnrd died. Upon cross.cxaminatOn, the wit
ness said that he left the church about 1880 o'clock
the congregation was at prayers when he left
The sidewalk where Hlrth was found was covered
with blood, and the blood had run down into thC
gutter.
Thomas Williams who was with Tully wher
Hlrth was found, was the last witness examined
His evidence merely corrobOrHtive OF shat gYel
by fully. When the examination Of this wtncs
was concluded tho court adjourned until thl
morning.
THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN expected to prcseu
before It's readers this morning n verbatim repOr
Of tile testimony taken, which WAS to be cOns.d
cred the official report of the procee dngs but
unable TO do so OH account of the sudden and dan
gcrous illness OF the stonographcr before his note
! transcribed