National Republican., 1880-11-10
THE oEoRe EroWN TRAGEDY.
The Evidence offered by the Prosecution
Yesterday-Dutior's Dying Statement

Yestorday-Dutior's Dying statement
The trial of William Pope, indicted for tho
murder Of j. +. Butler, in Georgetown, on
August 81, 1870, was continued before Justice
James in the criminal court yesterday. As
sistant District.Attornoys Perry and Howe
appeared for tho government aud Mcssrs
Cook and Williams for the defendant.
Johu Gormey was recalled and cross.ex'
amined for the accused
Mr.. Perry recalled Albert Snowden aud
said that he proposed TO ask tho witness GER
tain questions touching statements that he
made under oath In the District attorneys
Office
Colonel Cook objected aud an argument
onsucd, which finally resulted in consent be-
ing given to the recalling of the witness, the
government TO be bound by his answers.
Snowdon was then examined. He testified
that he recollected being In the District at
toruey's Office and the assistant District at
torney, Mr. Howe, being present
Tho statement purporthg TO have boon
made by the witness at that time was repeated
by Mr.. Perry and objected to.
The witness was then asked If at that ex-
animation ne mado statement to Mr.. Howe
with respect to what he saw or know in rcla-
| tiou to the killing of Butler by Pope on Au-
gust 81 1870, and replied that he did not tell
all. He said that he did not make any state
ment to Mr.. Howe to tho effect that ho was
/ NNikllH WIN MIS- hDDllSD0 tL lUb Nlulb Ht
/ heard the shot fired. He did not tell MIR.
| Howe that he saw Butler as he passed out
take pistol from his hip pocket and change
IL into his front pants pocket.
lie was not asked by Mr. Howe whether OF
not Butler had q pistol on him that evening
Frances Power testified that she was sitting
| In her door aud heard two mon talking; then
she heard tho report Of pistol and saw the
! fash; did not know either of the parties and
could not recognize them.
Abraham Peters testified that he knew both
| Pope and Butler and was ut tho Jefferson
| bridge the night of the shooting; saw Butler
about twenty minutes of o'clock cross the
bridge aud 90 to Mrs Robinson's after lie had
been gouo fifteen minutes Pope and Others
came along aud went to Mrs Robinson's; in O
| few minutes Popo and Bullercamo out Of Mrs
Robnsons gate aud went toward tho barrel
wagons aud stopped then he heard the report
| of pistol and Pope came running down Il
| tho bridge; tho crowd camo down ana took
! Butler away.
Sanford Lewis testified that he knew Butler
| on the night of the occurrence he was neal
tho Congress.stroet bridge and saw some per
| sons on the bridge; Mt the same timo he saw
two men walking toward him between tht
canal and fence; they came u distance ant
| stopped near tho barrel-wagons; the onlA
words that he heard pass were "Havn't don't
all l could, given you all the satisfaction
| could; he recognized one Of the men a
| Butler; whlo they were talking Butler wa
moving his hands and talking; the other MAJ
had his hand down by his side; he next hoarC
a pistol shot and saw the unknown man rul
down tho towpath; then some men gathered
around Butler.
The testimony of Charles Grandson wa
merely corroborative of n portion of the pre-
ccdiug evidence.
NJ. V. Buckley, esq, justice of the peace /
Georgetown, testified that he knew John
Butler well and took an ante-mortem state
mcnt from him on the 4th Of Septeber 1915
ho asked Butler if he believed tina
he was mortally wounded and Blu
lcr replied that ho thought ho wa
he said that lie could hardly get his breath
and the witness had to wait n minute or wv
for him to speak, he said to Butler that Il
had ccs.iic 20 take his dying declaration an
did not want him to tell anything but III
truth; he then took the statement from Blu
lor.
Tho statement was then offered in cv
, dcncc and objected to by the defeuso. Furth'
consideration on that point WAS postpone
until to-day. The statement is us follows:
GEopGErowN, D. c., September 4. 1879.
The dying declaration of John i, Butter: i
: stated ON Sunday night August ~, 20, OH Il
: canal bank between jefferson and Congress stree
[ IN Georgetown. d. c.. bctwce.. s and O'clock p.
y | William Popc said to RGtlor. you are no mau
Butter said, What ere you talking aboutY' and
! (William Popc) shld TO Butler, Come here and
viii Pan3y M ySg 9ge ;Sa to boPS TSpS pSaG %
pistol, and he is not man enough to defend In
self but | am man enough to doiend for him." al
lie Shot him (l}utloD with pistol. lie (Butl,
seen the pistol in his lPopes) pocket before he s