Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-10-07
On Trial for Murder.

SHCOIING Al A MAN AND A GIRL.
The trial Of John Beckett. cOlored indicted for
the murder Of Rosalee Ellen Harris, 1n July,
1879, by shooting ber-a ball intended for David
Polndexter, with whom the accused had a diff
Guilty, missed Its marx and so wounded the girl
that she subsequently ded-was resumed In The
criminal Court, Judge James. this morning
MI Perry for the government and Messrs. Wa
Cock and F. III. Fall for the defence. Eleven
Jurors were solicited yesterday as fOlovs:-Jas.
A. Nelson, George W. Bunker, w. G.. Crawford
Mozart b. Fleet, Robert c. Douglas. Horace W.
Pau ke. Hiram F. Trtmbull, W. F. Thomas John
I'll. Hicks, Cornelius Clark. Richard Hall. The
talesmen drawn yesterday were called and from
them Benjamin Green was selected thus con-
pleting the jury who were sworn.
STATEMENT OF TIE PROSECUTION.
Mr.. Perry opened the case TO the jury, stating
that the government would show that PoiudaX.
Ter, with his wife, mother, and others, attended
picnic On July 18th, and after putting his
mother on car he returned to his house. on C
Strset, near LIST, and took seat; that Beckett
aud two other men came along street, tx
Claiming there's the of -, I'll take hi
head off," Polndexter started to rise when the
shot was fired. and the ball struck the CHILD In
The forehead, and she fingered until October and
died-a postmortem showing that an abcess on
Tue brain was caused by the wound and resulted
10 Ceatn. Inc efenced reserved It's opening.
THE TESTIMONY.
Dr. NarStfla testified as to the cause Of death
ftH g the abceSs. sc.
BADLY BEATEN BY WoNAN-This morning
In the Police Court, Mary Allen and Tenney
Dorsey; two colored girls, were charged with
aSSaulting colored man named Daniel Buchan-
nan, who testified that he got drunk last night
and went to the house OF these girls, On
rect, between 81 and 45h streets east and
found the door locked and was informed that he
could not come In. Whereupon he broke the
door open and walked In and went to bed bar
was soon awakened by these women who were
battering him on the head and face with bricks
Witness head was terribly cut and bruised.
rendering him uDrecogniZable, although his
race is familiar one about the court Mary
Allen, one OF the defendants. took the stand
and testified that about IL O'clock last night,
Buchanan came to her door, asked to be le5 TO-
and on being refused admission, he burst the
door in and came in with three bricks In his
hands ard struck her on the head with one
when she threw him down between the table
and stove and got one OF the bricks and beat
him up ana down the face with it. The other
woman Tenney Dorsey. testified to the same
facts. Buchanan was then charged with hav-
Ing assaulted the women, and also With defacgny
private properly In breaking the door. The
court dismissed the woman on the ground that
they were In their Own house when the assault
toCk Place, and were assaulted first. Buchan-
nan W as dismissed on the charge of assault Ou
account OF the severe injuries received In the
ffacss. but he was fined $40 OF 80 days in la Tor
breaking the door.
The WIFE'S ANSWER IN TIKI WALKER DIVORCE
CASE--MIs. Marian Walker Yesterday filed br
Gen ;. s Henkle. her answer TO the b!ll OF
GNofFe Gied feH days ago By her husband.
James I. Walker. She GeLitS that cOnplllnanC
has ever conducted himself as an honest 1niu5-
trious and faithful citizen. and says that he did
so until 1850, when he became addicted to drfnk
ara lost his employment, and FOR about three
years he Cid nothing for the support or his
FAMILY and was supported by his father. sac
denies the allegations OF unfaithfulneSs &C.
ard says he abandoned her room about three
weeks since. She denies that she took Ne
stevens as boarder In the house In opposition
70 70 MS wishes, and says the truth IS that Mr.
S!eVens the husband OF defendants sister. lost
MS we In September, 1879, and it was con.
GUIDED that it would be best for ali that they
And fhaf
stevens and his daughter GO years OF ayel
shou BOARD with them, and plaintiff consented
that defendant and Stevens have cOmmf,te1
adultery and says the allegation Is UNANIMOUSLY
false.
1T Is ALLSGED." saws cautious eYchanya,
THAT DE-. Mary Walker prescrfbes DR.. BuIi's
Cough syrup.
THg JACKSON DEMOCRATIC ASSOCIATION met
last night; Vice President Robert Bali 10 the
CHAIR, an d A. A. Lipscomb, secretary. The sec.
retary read the resolution calling upon the va
fl0uS q emCcratic clubs TO eject three delegates
TO the central committee, and made a report
from the committee or i've Oa the conference
held with the democratic central com ntttea TO
Claim membership upoa It. A long discussion
was held On TIE rresen Mt status of the central
committee AMI its Oh gan'Zatior, IN which Messrs
Clagett, Kirk, Allen. McGinnts, Moses, Lips
COMB and others took part. Ga motion OF D..
A 4 Ha the report was adopted. Messra. Joan
T. Norris, Columbus Alexander and II. NJ. Fen
WICK were appointed committee of three 10
whom the report was referred. On motion OF
Mr. thompson, Messrs. BAH Alexander VII
SOD, Barker and Frayser were appointed q C )m-
Iniltee 70 acI IL con junction with the executive
SotLtnIStee IN taking charge OF the rooms tea
x ttu oy the proprietor OF the Imperial Hotel,
IOf the use or the Jackson association In r..
SWst Idrg ,e!egfaph dispatches on Tuesday and
MeoLe stay nights OF next week. from Inii lna
ano ohio. DR.. Charles Allen made a snir,ta.i
ADDRESS On the political situation. ''''
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been tssus1 In
H. {: Hunton and Sallie Ban; John b. Simmons
and hargaIet g. Finnagiu, OF Prince GEORGES.
county, Md; Henry Atkins and ElZaSeth Car
Ter; Andrew Hayden and Charlotte smith. borh
OF Montgomery county. Nd; Otto ]. III. Stern
ard Josephine Bfckman. OF Hobolen. n. J..
". K. Psdgeit and Tente Olnstead Of B4 tiuors:
Thomas W. Hunster and Susan A. Lewis: sam,
Ramsbarg and Mary Hildebrand. both of Fred
trick county, Md; Alexander johnson aud
Ioserhi Bouldin; john Ofenstein and Teresa
=. Reigel; James w. ecketr aud y. j. Curtis.
{. :. Tolson and Martha JenkinS; Horace E De-
vers end Albina Devers, both or Fairfax county
va; Charles B. Wise, OF Georgetown, c., aud
Bsnnan A. Murphy, OF ibis city; Robert NJ.
i nsnfy ana Martha A. Bender; ThoaP. stephen
s g y. ashlhgton. D.. c., and Clara B White,
VI 6dtlmore Mo; James Chin and Sarah Blen.
4eiui; ooen OF CHARLES county, Nd: Arthur j.
0lOQkS AGO carrie jefferson