The Evening critic., 1883-04-24
ANOTHER MURDER TRIAL.
Joshua Anderson, Charged with tn
killing of James Carr.

Joshua Anderson, Charged with the
killing of James Carr.
In the special term Of the Criminal Court,
now being held, Judge Macarthur, the
case of the United States against Joshua
Anderson, charged with tho murder of
James Carr on the 3lst Of December, 1881,
was called, Colonel w. A. Cook and w. p.
Bell appearing for the defense
The alleged murder was committed on
Saturday night, December 81, 1881, at the
Circle House, 2315 Pennsylvania avenue.
Both men had been drinking pretty hard,
and when they met in the saloon, began
quarreling Carr intimated to Anderson
that he could whip him, when Anderson,
as the account published at the time stated,
drew Smith & Wesson seven-shooter and
fred five times at Carr, two balls striking
the latter, who fell and almost instantly
expired, Anderson was arrested the next
morning, and after an inquest the Coroner
committed him to Jail. Carr the murdered
man, had the reputation of being rough.
When the case was called to-day Colonel
Cook made the point that the Government
had summoned a large number of witnesses
other than those on the list furnished the
accused Whereas the law provided that
the accused should be furnished with a list
of all the witnesses and tho jury at least
two days berore he was placed on trial.
1no DlStflCt Attorney LOOK Issue WlJn
Colonel Cook on the point
Colonel Cook said that it was impossible
for one of the Jurors to be present. Mr..
Lord one of them, was detained at home
on account of the death of his daughter
and of course he could not be expected to
be here.
The District Attorney, Colonel Corkhill,
said that it was the place ofa juror to be
in court.
II L ,a1 tl,aN &
Attorney believed that he lived in the
wrong community and in the wrong age.
The Court thought the points made by
Colonel Cook were not well taken and that
any application for continuance upon the
| points suggested should not be granted.
The Government then announced its
| readiness to proceed.
Colonel Cook said he did not know
| whether the defense was ready or not until
| their witnesses were called and answered
| to their names.
| Colonel Cook then made the formal Oh
| lection to proceeding with the trial now be-
cause one of the jurors, William Lord, was
absent.
The Court overruled the motion.
The selection of jury was then pro-
| ceeded with.
John j. Peabody was the first juror Sc
| leCted. Charles A. Crummell (colored), j..
h. Contee (colored), Lambert T. Follansbee
| Andrew Goddard, Ephriam S. Randall and
George II. Boston were also accepted.
The panel was then exhausted, the other
jurors having been rejected, and the Court
ordered twenty-five drawn from the box.
The court then adjourned until 10 o'clock
| tomorrow.
The Court ordered the Marshal to send
an officer to Juryman Lords house and pre-
sent the compliments of the Court and tell
| him that his presence in court at 10 o'clock
tomorrow was absolutely necessary.
The following twenty-five names were
drawn from the box, out of which to obtain
the remaining Jurors wanted
John G. Judd, corner of Eleventh street and
Pennsylvania avenue.
L. F. j. Weber, 725 Seventh street SOUTH
east.
Y. H. G. Todd, 500 Seventh street.
| Daniel O'Leary, 32S5 Water street.
| Lewis Auerbach, 623 Pennsylvania avenue.
W. II. Johnson, 1929 Twentyilfth street.
John Van Hook, 1916 Thirteenth street.
| Thomas A. Mclaughlin, 1886 Riggs street.
j. Wallace Barnes, 505 Seventh street north.
| west.
John Imirie, 1874 Sixth street southwest.
John G. Martin, 1914 Ninth street northwest.
Samuel d. Noland, 02l Eighteenth street
| northwest.
James s. Brown, 2122 Fstreet northwest.
| Addison Clayton, 114 d street southeast.
John H. Deale, 1922 Massachusetts avenue.
| william II. Lewis, 2l30 L street northwest.
| Orville D. Hall, gas office.
+. D. Bowling, 316 Four.and.a half street
southwest.
Jacob II Mitchell, 1910 Thirty-fourth street
John II. Morgan, 214 street southeast.
C.P. orton, 2507 street northwest.
Stephen Tilley 100 Thirteenth street north
J.s Jones, 2O1 Pennsylvania avenue south.
east.
]. L. johnson, 1017 Thirty first street north
| west.
Adolf oluss, 413 Second street northwest.