Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-23
ON TRIAL FOR LIFE.
TIE MURD OF GEO. p. HfRTH.
Trial OF Bedford. uuecnan and Pinn.


Neverson atlas Joseph or Babe Bedford, Ed
ward Queenan and Sandy Pinn-indictsd for
tie murder OF George Philip Hirth on street
on the evening of January 7th last, was con-
tinued in tie Criminal Court, Judge HaGner,
Saturday after our report closed-District AttOr
ney CorkhiH and Assistant District Attorney
Perry for the government; Messrs T. F. Miller,
c. Maurice Smith and John f. Riley for FInn:
II. Il. Wells, jr..- r. Ceyle and j. A Hayward for
tte other prisoners
The testimony for thesiefence was continued
rs follows:
~ the murder ae went to Mrs. Hans between
C and O'Clock; saw Pinn there then On cross-
examination, wftp eSS Sais he went I'D stairs TO
S9e BARRIERS reoun; she came up afterwards.
while. When witness came down witness saw
no one. Sue Barber came down with him. Sue
Barber came down several times while witness
was in her room. Once when Sue Barber came
upshe told witness that Htrth was killed, and
that they wele all going to the drug store where
theioody was. She went down again, and after
goDeito the drug store.
Howard experimentation That he saw Ben
Jamin. johnson tae 'day after tie murder ct the
corner; OF 18th and Y streets; lice Green and
Ella voolfolk were there.
QTestiOn.-Did Johnson say at that time and
place th3t he JohnScn) and Nose Ross had
nearly killed maa On 14th street the night
before?
The aa,lrt ruled this question to be inadm.s-
Sible, as the question was asked johnson IN
eross-exatli.Dation, and being Irrelevant and
tending to degrade him. JohnsGn'S answer
bound the party who asked it, and could not be
contradlcfei.
Peter Dunn and Rev. Jos. Robinson testified
to a,inn's gooG reputation.
The prosecution recalled .tlnn Wilkins, who
testified that sae had never been convicted of
any effense.
the de'ence asked Ibid you and Matilda Null
zen go on the Sunday after the murder to see
Elmira Bailey anN tell her that an officer had
sent you to see IL BEDFORD had gwen her any,
thing to he concealed, and did NOT sou tell Elhira
there and then that it was OnlyT O'Clock vixen
Pinn came to Mrs. Halls, and try and induce
her to swear to the same hour and did not SIZE
body2"
Theauestio1 was ruled out by the court
Mrs. Mary Harvey (eeloreD testified that she
lives in COXS alley, between 9th and 9TH and D
and streets NV; saw Richard Craig between
6 and the night Of the murder, in her house,
and he did not go out again until after o'clock
next morning.
Ann Simpson (colored) coYroborated Mrs Har-
yey's statement of Craig's whereabouts
Mrs. Phebe Craig testified that Richard Craig
is her son; that he came home between 8 and
O'Clock the night OF the murder, and stayed home
all night.
Richard Craig (colored) testsfed-Knows
Richard T. Brown; was not with him at any
time on the evening of the murder; did not see
johnson or any OF the prisoners thaS evening;
did not see Brown have talk with Bedford on
the corner of p and 18th streets the evening OF
the murder.
TIE Court refused to allow Mr.. Wells to ask
the witness il Brown had offered him $50 to
swear that he was with him (Brown) and saw
Bedford and the others at the corner of 18th and
P streets just before Hirth was murdered. The
defence had asked Brown about the same mat
ter and he had sworn he made no such offer,
and the Court held that. the matter being ire
levant to the issue, Browns answer bound the
party that asked it.
Thirteenth, Nav
The third week of the trial was entered upon
this morning and, as has been the case hereto
fore, there were many people seeking admission
to the court room. After the court was con-
their testimony, but before entering
upon it the government asked that Richard
Craig and Frank Pendleton be recalled, but they
did not respond. Thos. Harvey was called and
falling to answer an attachment was issued.
Sherman EdmonstOn, Alice Gray and Ella
voolfolk also failed to answer and alias sub
pGnas were issued for them.
Mrs. Sarah Lee testified that she has known
Bedford for about six years; lives on Samson
street, between 18th and 10Th. Bedford was
lying In her front room behind the stove the
clothes and covered with a blanket. Cross
examined by Mr.. COrkhill:-He was not in when
witness went to bed. When the officers came
having got up Off his pallet; he had no coat,
neckt1e or collar on. There was a fire in the
front room when she went to bed, and a fire in
the back room.
TESTIMONY OF 'sBABE" BEDFORD.
"Babe' Bedford testified that his right name
Is Joseph Neverson; that he was born IN Mary
land, between Rockville and PoOleSville; was
now 81 years old; had known George Philip
H1rth for or years. worked for him, carrying
out orders for him; never had any grudge or iii
feeling against Hirth, nor had he cross word
with him in his life; had no part in the murder;
Mullen.
[The proceedings were here suspended to
allow Judge Hagner to attend the General
At 1910 O'Clock the proceedings were resumed,
and Thomas Harvey was called. He testified
that he lived In Cox's alley (rear of Odd Fellows
halD; knows Richard Craig, and identified him.
Heard of the murder the morning after; knows
that c. was home the night before, between
and O'Clock. and went to his room, where he
staid all night; knows he was there at II O'Clock
CrosS-ex amined:-Wi was sitting In his
room when Craig came in; witness wife let
{. in, and he went in his room. RecollectS
hearing the cloekIstrike after Craig came in.
Heard Craig talking to his wife, whom witness
knows as Fanny Craig; don't know that she is
called Fanny Sampson. She is the only Fanny
IN the house. Craig might have got out Of the
window, but he could not get in because of the
dog, whom he had not got acquainted with.
Richard T. Brown recalled and examined by
Mr.. Coyle:-WitnesS Craig, and Smallwood
went into Fftzmorris' restaurant on the 29th of
January; did not know Jake Brown; was not
with Jake Brown at 18th and p street; did not
tell Craig thai he was with Jake Brown on the
night OF the murder.
Mr.. Coyle asked if he was the same Jake
Brown who was drummed out of the 18th New
York regiment with his head shaved for SNUG
Cling whiskey to soldiers.
After two refuSalS of witness to answer the
court told him he would have to answer.
Witness then said that while the 18th New
York was near the navy yard sick soldier had
asked him to get him some whiskey which he
did, and another party asked him for some, but
he declined. He was then informed on in
retaliation, and in less than two hours without
counsel he was drummed out. The Colonel
(Colgate) came near being cashiered on account
of this occurrence. Witness had served in the
war and received three honorable discharges.
Mr.. Wells asked If he did rot speak to Dam
gerfield after he had left the stand.
The Court ruled that this witness having been
ssked the same question before he could not be
asked again.
A recess was here taken.
DEEDS IN FEE have been recorded as follows
W. T. Mccartney to H. X. Mccartney, part H.
SO. 1885, s. $50. W.W.Metcalf, trustee ct al to W.P
lots II to so, so. $751; s. 1854. C.G. Led
erer to Michael White lots 101 to 104 Mt Pleasant
% 200. Patrick Welsh to Timothy Welsh, lots
rs, &c and q, so. TIC; 3. j. B. Wilson, trustee,
to r. N. Cochran, lots G and Fl, So. $50; $1,000.
81 81 and az 30. So. rs; E. q. W. Clark to T. A.
Langhorne, lot 105, So 1913; S, 900. G. W: SUCK
ney, trustee, to Commissioners +. s. q T. Co.,
part 4 so. 81; $500. Frances McCauley to s.
T. Williams, part 20 and II OF Georgetown;
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