Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-11
The Johnson-I Johnson MurderTria..

Yesterday. IN the Criminal Court Judge
James. tie trial Of j. S NJ. johnson, the youn"
white mar charged with the murder OF James
E. Joh0son, colored On March 10Th Of last year,
as continued after our report closed Me 35r5.
CO khin and Perry for the government a. q
MtsSrS. COOK, Williams aud Falls tOf o..
fendenr.
James Johnson, brother Of the defendant,
testified that he did not tel the officers that n
brother was not home, nor did he tell tn On
that he didn't know where he was; lie cid Mt
get home the night OF the shooting until q =
tween IL and o'clock: when the officers came
there and demanded admttance ne told then
they could not come III the house unlHss thy
tad warrant 70 search It, Or unless they tod
hiGl what they wanted with his brother: when
they told him he took his hama off the door and
told them 70 60 inside: they came In and went
UP stairs 10 where hts brother was.
William J. Martin, restaurant keeper at the
corner Of 6tE and Pennsylvania avenue test-
FED to the prisoners behavior While acting as
balheeper for him.
1t was reported to the court yesterday that
Mr. August Necker. one Of the Jurors, was sur.
fering with neuralgia.
TO-DAY
Mrs. Johnson was recalled this morning, aud
testified that the OiiIcerS came o her house Oh
the night Of the murder but she could not re.
member what She said To them. Her son was
in the house when they came there, having ar
rived home between and 10 o'clock. she was
quite sick about that time
MI Cook offered In evidence a copy Of Jayne'5
almanac TO show The time for the sun TO set
aid the moon TO rise Oh The day OF the homi.
eide.
This closed the testimony for the defence.
sergeant /. Il. AlniSS vas called for the pros
ecuiOn. and was asked II the defendant was no;
known as d. ii. Johnson, but objection being
made, the question WAS not pressed
Mr.. Perry asked If defendant had not been
arrested
M. CooB.-'5;op. stop"
Mr.. Perry.-''l will when the cont bids me"
MI Perry said that evidence had been intro
duced as 20 the good character or the accused,
ara ne GAINED that the government had the
right to dspr0ve this,
The court oyerruIed the offer.
Sergeant AnSS testified that he had known
the defendant since about three months before
the shooting. Witness arrested MIN; Officers
Grant, AheTn and Htneline being with him. 1t
was about u o'clock on the night OF the snoot-
ing. saw James Johnson there.
Odd lie then and there say that John was
not at home?
objection was made, and the question was
withdrawn.
Witness reSumed:-TheTe was no one in the
room when the arrest was made except The
prisoner and himself, but others came In as
witness was shaking him to arouse HIM He
was hard 10 wake and several shook him after
witness.
James Woodward, guard at the t. 5. jail,
testified that defel dant mao been con-
fned there since last spring; nad seen
rot observe anything wrong about nim took
10 more notice OF him than OF other persons
Mr. "in. Forsyth testified TO the correctness
vi q vi inc on litn
street, from 7 street TO Samson street, ana
pointed out he positions thereon.
W. W. Hudson, John NJ. Jones and John Bell
guards at the Jail, testified that they had OBJ,
served nothing wrong In the actions OF John
SCn.
John Healy testified that he was employed
at Dubant's Ia :, aud Is. when ,50hns6n vas
employ Cd there. Never Saw anything wrong
With Johnson, but he would sometimes com
plain Of a pain IN his head.
Aitcr recess. lie testified that he had
measured the court room, which Is ID feet long
and :! vide. aid 80 feet from the judges desk
TO thC railing.
Tuner sludley, colored, testified thai ne
worked al Martins {DIUanC,) restaurant
where johnson WAS engaged: saw nothing
unusual in MS talk or actions.
joseph Bush, barber, employed IN the S.
J5lGee, testified that ne never saw awning
strange au0ut J0hnSOAs actions; saw Johnson
with 1" pistol, thinks IL January; Il was !
swamp Augei.