Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-24

Mr.. Perry said that they proposed to show
that an effort mad been made to tamper with
witnesses, but IL would more properly come In
In rebutai
The court sustained the objection.
Matilda Mullen testified that she knows Kate
Dixon, Elmira Baily and Bedford; first heard
OF the murder OF Hirth the same night, from a
colored woman; met the parties named above
and told them of it. She went home and they
went towards the drug store. Did not notice
how Bedford was dressed that night. It was a
dark night. There were no services in the It'll
Baptist Church Quaker Building) that night A
her that night.
Cross-examined- was 9, or after Q O'Clock.
when she saw these parties; she had heard of
the murder before, and had been to the drug
store when she met these parties.
John II. Sfbley recalled in behalf OF Plnn.-
Did not see Pinn at the store the morning after
the murder until 10 or 1014 o'clock. IL was usual
for Pinn to get there between and O'Clock;
witness was at the store at o'clock and the
horse and wagon were there. having been in
custody Of Pinn the night before. 1t was the
general thing for P1nn to wait till he came
Robert W. SchoIl testified that he was drug
clerk at Hanson's, 18th street and Connecticut
avenue. First heard of the murder between
and 81 O'Clock On the night of the murder. The
body was brought there about So O'Clock; did
rot see any police officers until after the body
was brought there, but they came In right
away; could not say that Bedford was there
then; quite crowd came with the body. Bed
ford came in about 81 O'Clock; though he was
alone: elbowed his way through the crowd; the
order 10 clear the store was directed to all; Bed
ford did not appear to be any more excited than
others; did not see Bedford there but once nor
did he see Pinn there OF Mr.. Slbley.
Cross examined = Witness noticed Bedford
more than Others for he seemed to be customer.
He edged up to the counter and witness asked
him what he wanted. and he made no answer
minute.
John II. Gates testified that he is grocer on
18th street southeast; knows Richard 7. or
''Tobe" Brown.
Questionable you know nothing about his
being drummed-
Brown was called in and witness said he was
the one referred to. Officer Marks said he did
not know Brown by sight
Mr.. Gates resumed.-knew the reputation OF
Brown in the eastern section of the city, and it
is very bad.
Cross examined-were you ever arrested for
selling whisky Illegally?
Objected to.
Mr. Corkhill-I propose to show that Brown
was witness against him as showing the ami
mus of witness.
Witness.-He did appear against me-
Re-direct.-1t was for selling liquor without
license, and had there been no such case his
evidence would be the same.
Mordecai SnOwden testified that he has been
In jail for 8 MONTHS knows Bedford whom he
never knew till he came there.
Mr.. Coyle asked If he had not observed Bed
fofd'S Inability to tie his Northumberland?
The court thought that this was not evidence.
Mr.. Coyle said that he proposed to show that
Bedford was obliged TO call on Pinn to tie it.
Pinn tied the cravat the night of the murder
and ruled the offer out. An exception was
noted.
Frank Pendleton was recalled for further
cross examination and asked II on the Friday
of the night of the murder he did not tell Lieut..
EckloH that he was at Mrs. Halls that night;
that one of the girls woke him up about o'clock
to get him to go to the pump, and he did 50;
and after his return he saw Bedford and Plnn
for the first time?
Witness-That was not the way. 1 told him
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pump and saw Pinn between and O'Clock,
and Bedford after came back.
Mrs. Hall was recalled for the government
but did not answer.
Mr.. Wells proposed to read from THE STAR OF
January sth to show that the arrest of the par
ties and the finding Of the scarf were noticed on
that date.
The Court said that the former argument was
not that the articles in THE STAR should be read,
but that certain facts should be noticed.
Mr.. COyle, referring to THE STARS article,
read clauses that Off1cer Saffen had arrested
Bedford and Detective Voss arrested Queenan
and had secured the scarf
Mr.. Perry called attention to no reference be-
ing made to the arrest of Pinn.
Mr.. Coyle conceded this.
The defence said that they thought that they
had put in all their evidence, but suggested that
they would like to confer before making final
statement to this effect.
At 1906 the court took a recess to 1:30 O'Clock.
AFTER RECESS.
On reassembling at 4 o'clock, Mr.. Wells said
that they had no further witness for Bedford
and Queenan.
Mr. Miller, for Pinn, remarked that they had
sent a subpoena for Daingerfield and they had
another witness also they desired to place on
the stand.
Mrs. Sarah Hall was recalled for cross-exami-
nation, and she stated that she knew Officers
West and saffeil Witness did not tell them on
the Saturday after the murder that it was be-
tween and O'Clock that Pinn and Bedford
came to her house.
Redirect-They only asked where Susie Bar
q n On,
Sarah Lee was recalled for crOSS-eXaminatiOn
and asked if she was not convicted OF keeping
dtsorderly house in the Police Court in 1878.
Redlrect.-It was for disorderly conduct. loud
and boiSterOuS
Mrs Pinn, mother OF Sandy Pinn, was sworn.
Odd you not say to colored 10y on the
day OF your sons arrest when you first heard of
1t, HAS Bedford given up the watch?"
Mr.. Miller objected, and the court ruled out
the question.
The witness said she had not for she was at
home that day.
Mr. Miller said they were through with the
exceptions OF DangeIfeld and Mrs. Taylor, and
the government said that they desired to cross
examine Darius Lighter.
KEBUTT1NG TESTIMONY.
The government then, in rebuttal. referring
to THE STARS account OF the Sth inst. said there
was no reference to the arrest OF P1nn or the
passing of the time; and no reference to the
time was made as to the time in the succeeding
papers that week. The object Of this was to
show that johnson could not get his informa-
ZION from the paper.
James Croggon was sworn and asked: "When
was the first publication made of the incident
regarding Bedford having asked the time?'
The defence objected, arguing that the testi-
mony was in rebuttal, and the offer was to
bolster up the witness J0hnson) by his own
statements.
The government replied by producing num-
Der OF authorities, promising the reading by
stating that the defence had asked Copeland as
to johnson having made a statement as to his
trip with Roxy Ross
District Government Affairs.
MEASUREMENT CORRECTED