Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-15
Mysterious Thcepslilus Vouncs.

he REUSE TO ACCOUNT FOR FIVE YEARS OF MS
LIFE, But GIVES MANY OTHER INCIDENTS.
The TheophilUs Youngs case was continued
yesterday before Referee nderhill. The last
hearing was on the Sd inst. The case was al.
journed on that day to the lth inst. but on the
4th inst. the lawyers assembled and waited, but
Theophilus oungs did not appear. After wait
ing for an hour the lawyers went away. Mrs.
YOungs' law5 ers did not believe that he would
appear iD court yesterday, and one OF them re
marked: We'll give S25 TO have hin come into
court" when Mr.. Youngs walked into the room
with bis brother, who defends the suit. de was
In new suit of clothes, a barber had plasterad
handkerchief peeped from the upper pocket or
his cutaWay coat. He was the only witness
during the hearing, and his cross examination
by Sir. Elliot Miner was continued.
He named the children borne TO him by Mrs.
YouDgs: the first was baby that died name
less. He carried the coffin to the grave himself.
The second was Margaret Alice, named after
ton. named after his grandfather, and the
fourth, Theophllus, named after bimseif Mel
thtr the places and the times Of their birth, nor
the names OF the attending physicians could hc
remember.
The witness said that In 1873, after he hal
stopped working in the New England orgau
factory, In Boston, he worked for Barnuia's
circus. when the great show was on the Back
Bay, but he would not say where he wenC
afteIward. on the ground that IL he replied he
away from Boston and from Massachusetts,
and remained away for five years. No. he was
not 10 pl1 1son, nor had he been arrested but be
would not tell whether he had been charge!
with anything OR not during that time. WHAT
were his occupations, pursuits, ahd associa-
tons he refused to tell. When he went TO
Boston In 1850, In August, he did not seek 10
see his wife and family, whom he had not seen
Ia five years, but he SAW Miss EdmondS, wbo
told him about this affair Of the will ana prog
erty.
that she cut off finger in the straw cutter on
The Berry farm" and that he held a china
basin for the blood to drop into; but he could
not remember who the surgeon was that came
sawed OF the end OF the bone and SeTed the
flesh over the end OF the finger.
" Have you any scars Or marks on either o.
your lees?n asked the counsel. Mr.. Youugs
said that on his left leg was scar on the knee
pan shaped like new moon. On the left ankle
was scar OF cut made by piece OF glass. In
the center Of the small OF his back was a large
mole.
' Have you a scar on your ear?"
!" don't know. ! can't see It." daughter
Yes; on the back or his head was small scar,
boy, but his skull had never been broken OF
trepanped. He was sure OF that, and be was
just as confident that he had never worn Il
metal plate on the back of his head, There was
once little scar under his chin he forgot what
made 1t, and he guessed that 1t was gone o.
this time. Yes SIR, be had been arrested, but
uS uSCiliieu W duSSST, Oh Tue SF0tIlu ittaL ut>
answer would tend to crtmiDate himself O
the same ground he refused to say whether n
had married any other woman than MfS.
1oungs.-N. \. SUM- 18TH.
The JOhnSOn.J OhnsOn Murder Trial.
To-day, in the Criminal Court, Judge
James, the trial OF j. S. M. johnson, the younc
white man, charged with the murder OF Jane,
E. johnson, colored. on March 10Th OF last year,
was resumed-Messrs. CorkhllI and Perry for
the government, and MeSSlS COOK, Williams
and Falls for the defendant.
Judge James said that he would pass on the
prayers offered by the defence after the argu-
Ment.
Mr. Perry, for the government commenced
his argument for the government, Reviewing
the testimony first as to the shooting. claiming
that notwithstanding the discrepancy bet tWeen
Others, that it was clearly proved that the