Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-11

fed that about 20 minutes past this morning. as
she was getting water, she saw her mother run
upstairs, and she followed, for she thought they
were fighting; saw Frank cutting the throat OF
deceased as she was lying on the floor near the
Frank said to her: You had better keep out OF
the way or III cut YOU" Witness and her brother
had had difficulty year ago, when he kicked
would not allow him to fight in the house; since
the occurrence year ago they had lived on good
terms Did not hear any quarreling between them
to-day or yesterday; knew that Victoria was
going away; it was because they could not agree.
Here the prisoner denied that he had threatened
TO cut the witness throat.
WitneSS-Yes, you did. You know that you are
mean enough to do it.
were said
Witness-You know you did threaten me, but
won't give anybody a chance to cut my throat
You had better get ready to die.
THE POLICEMANS STORY.
H. L. GeSSfOrd testified to hearing of the
occurrence; that on going around to the house the
prisoner was standing at the door with an open
razor in his hand Witness blew his whistle, and
Sergeant Pearce came UP and they took the pris-
oner to the station. The prisoner said he cut her
not to hurt her, but to kill her He said If he had
met AdolphuS Johnson he would have been apt to
have served him the same way.
THE PRISONER MAKES A STATEMENT.
The prisoner said he would like to say few
words, and being permitted to go ON said that this
morning he got UP, fed his horse returned and eat
taking them out of the safe. She said she was
going away, and he told her not to. He then went
down TO work. ana came back with load Of
sand. Going to his room he found that she had
bundled up the things, and he said to her: "You
are going to some or your fOOishness again." He
then went out md took the sand to9h and Kstreets
ana returning put the horse in the stable, went to
the house, told his mothar he was going away,
and asked her to see that the boys fed his horse.
He went up stairs to get his shoes to black them
When his wife came up, and he asked for clean
shirt to which she replied, ''YOu havn't any but
what you have got on" After putting his pants
on he asked what she was going away for. She
then started to roll bundle down the steps, when
he stopped her. and she struck him in the face. He
had been down on his Bonded knees to her beg
ging her not to leave him. When she struck him
she said she was going to get a warrant for him,
and went down stairs, but came back, and he then
saw the wagon. He got the razor, and when she
came back he did the cutting.
DISPoSING OF HIS PROPERTY
The prisoner here asked permission to speak to
his mother. which was granted. Moving to her
he said:-"Please take the horse and cart and sell
1t; give my watch to Jlm no, to either one of the
s2n ''' --A
The mother answered, "Put it on piece of
paper, for cannot think OF it now"
DIR. HARTIGAN'S TESTIMONY.
DR.. Hartigan testified that he had examined the
deceased, and described the wounds about the
neck and face. one on the left arm, two or three
on the left shoulder, the loss OF three fingers of
the right hand several on the left side OF the face
&c, tDt mead being nearly severed from the trunk,
and ht morrhage the cause of death.
THE VERDICT
The Jury returned verdict that deceased came
to her ieath from wounds inflicted by razor in
the hal DIS or her hush md, Frank Minor, and the
coroner committed Minor to jail.
Minor was during the session of the jury in the
his voice, however, at times being in subdued
tones. Before the jury assembled he Called for
anxious to See the BODY of his wife b befors nef y
put In the ground, but the request was not
granted.
awhile the jury were celebrating on verdict.
Rev. VIM. Gibbons, OF Zion Baptist church, called
on the prisoner, who IS member OF his church,
and offered him spiritual consolation, and imme-
dately alter the mother had an interview with
him.
ANOTHER STATEMENT FROM MINOR
Since being locked up Minor has given some de-
tailed statements to the occurrence saying that
when he found his wife was going to move he op-
posed her going and she then threatened to get
peace warrant. Then, as She was about to take
some of the things down stairs he pulled them back
The Agricultural Department Assault
Case.
PROCEEDINGS IN TEE POLICE COURT TO-DAY.
The much-talked-of Agricultural bureau assault
case was brought to a close In the Police Court
this afternoon by Judge Smell imposing fine On
Mrs OConnell. Mrs. Miller and large number
OF other ladies from the Agricultural building
We're in attendance early as witnesses for the
Mary E. OConnell, and stated that his client was
charged with assaulting Mrs. Miller, and also
with making threats OF personal violence to her.
He said he would plead guilty in both cases He
said that his client had no legal justification, no
matter what her moral provocation was, but she
got excited at the moment of the assault and lost
her better judgment, and he would ask the court
to be as lenent as possible with the defendant.
STATEMENT OF MRS. MILLER
Mrs Miller took the stand and stated that she
at M r. st nd haC hpa
the Agricultural bureau since the 9th of Septem-
Der, and never knew Mrs. O'Connell until she was
assaulted by her last Thursday at the bureau. On
the morning in question she stopped ON 18th street
TO get some grapes for her lunch and got into car
After getting out OF the lady friend called her
attention to singular looking woman who was in
the car and who followed them to the building.
After arriving in the building the defendant began
to abuse her, and slapped her across the mouth
and face, and charged that her husband put wit
ness in her position On cross-examination she
stated that Mrs. O'COnnell charged her With taking
her husband and little children from her, and she
replied that Mrs O'Connen was mistaken in the
person.
ACTION OF THE COURT.
The court said that as the defendant had plead
ed guilty, 1t was unnecessary to hear further tes-
timony. The court also said that the assault
consisted in the slap in the face and the insult to
MAKING kh 81 be Charge e Of or st a ah
court took the defendants personal bonds to keep
the peace
Bringing Smallpox Into the City.
This morning Health Officer Townshend re-
ceived telegram from Intendent Stoutenburg Of
| the Washington Almshouse, stating that colored
man had arrived near the almshouse from Mary.
land, bringing with him colored man In his
wagon sick with smallpox. DR.. Town.
shend, accompanied by DR.. Poole, Of
the health Office, started at once to
ascertain the facts, first telegraphing Mr.. Stouten-
berg to hold the driver OF the wagon. When he
arrived there he found man named Lewis
jackson, colOred, in the wagon sick with smallpox,
and Charles Jackson, the driver, relative OF
Lewis, very drunk. On Questioning him the doc
tor ascertained that Lewis Jackson had been at
work near Baltimore, where he contracted the
disease, and on arriving back to his home at
ROSeville, Mr.. Titens, his former master, told
Charles Jackson, Lewis JackSon'S step-father, to
| put him in his wagon and take him TO Washing
| ton, and leave him there near the smallpox hos
| pitaL He had first employed Drs. Griffin and
Morgan, OF Marlboro, to ascertain the OF his
| Illness. Having aScerta1ned these particulars,
| DR.. TownShend had the driver fumigated and
sent him in charge OF the police
| towards Mr. Tlten's place, near Marlboro,
with instructions never to bring another case
this kind TO this District again. They ordered the
patient to be admitted into the hospital as he was
not in a condition to be returned without endan-
| gering his own life well scattering the dis
ease broadcast. DR.. Townsend Will request the
Commissioners in writing to give orders to the
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