Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-25
TWO ACQuITTALS.

VIM Berry was charged with killing VIM
Sotheron in September, 1880. but was acquitted
In 1885 Joseph Woods. of Georgetown was
tried for the murder of his wife, and acquitted
under the instructions of the court. He was
charged with having beat her on November 5th,
1884. from the effects of which she died in De-
cember.
CASES OF MANSLAUGHTER.
Nathan Cole. Allen Cole, and George Davis
were tried for murder separately in 1885, and
were convicted of mansaughter. The first was
| sentencedto the penitentiary for four years, and
the others for five years each. Richard Eagan
was convicted the same year Of manslaughter,
and was sentenced to three years Imprisonment,
and Owen Mcmahon. on q similar charge. On
killing Henry Howard,) was given six years in
prison. Henry Frye, a slave, was convicted,
also, in this year Of manslaughter in killing
Richard Jackson, and was sentenced "to be
burned on the left hand, and to receive twenty
five stripes"
A CURIOUS LAW By WHICH SLAVE ESCAPED
THE DEATH PENALTY.
The next person convicted here, for whom the
gallows was erected, was John Arthur Bowen,
bright mulatto, and said to be a perfect model
of a man physically, He was convicted of q
burglary and felonous assault on his mistress
(Mrs. Thornton) and sentenced to be hung in
January, ioSO AT that time the law allowed
the selling OF a criminal slave out of the juris-
diction, and Bowen was respited and sold to q
Mississippi planter.
KILLING, BUT NOT MURDER.
May 9th, 1887. Robert Scott was convicted of
manslaughter and recommended to mercy, He
was subsequently pardoned. In 1910 q man
named Watts killed one Anderson by stabbing
him. This happened at the house Of one Sauter,
on Pennsylvania avenue, between 10Th and Goth
streets. Watts was tried and acquitted. Charles
Williams was charged with the murder of his
| wife, near the Chain bridge. in june 1872 and
after being confined five years and having three
trials was discharged. On June 9th, 1842. VIM.
Gillian was tried for the murder Of Jacob
Payne by means OF spring gun set to protect
chicken house, and was acquitted. Thos. Jones
was convicted of manslaughter the same year
and was sentenced to years in the penitentiary.
John Carroll was convicted of manslaughter in
killing Benjamin Adams with an axe helve this
year. and was sentenced to six years in the pen
itentiary. Thomas Cook, for the murder OF
Thomas Nayor, was convicted of manslaughter
| and sentenced to seven years. but was pardoned
| soon after his conviction. Edward L. Hamilton
was acquitted On charge of murder in June,
1916. Bryan Frail. on June 27th 1848 killed q
boy named Maurice Corners at COltmans brick
yard, and was convicted of mansaughter, and
sentenced to years In the penitentary, but
was pardOned in few years. In 1S49 John Da-
| Wis was convicted of manSiaughter. and was SEN
fenced to six years and pardoned a short time
thereafter In July, 1850. Lewis Carley, sailor,
on the U. 8. steamer Allegheny, was tried fol
the murder Of a marine named Brown on the
high seas, and convicted of manslaughter. Sub
sequently the case was taken to the district
court. and it was there decided that the lower
court had nojurisdiction, and that having once
been put in jeopardy he could not be tried
again. and so he escaped. This brings the
CHASTITY list down to July, 1850. 1t will thus be
| seen that but three judicial executions took
place in this city, the first half century Of its ex-
istence as the capitol of the nation, viz:-Mc-
| Gurk, in 1902. the slave Patrick, in 1918, and
DeYaughn. in 1927.