Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-29
The Case OF Eanysrer.

WAS his CRIME MURDER OR MASsLAUGETER?
To the Editor Of TIE EVENING STAR:
WITH much diffdence rise in the presence OF an
Indignant public TO ask a reconsideration of the
case OF John LANCASTER, the slayer OF Policeman
Fowler To this / am fnpelled by a sense of the
CeiE cltHen owes 10 The law as well as IN the
n NJ Oh human orlngs who may come under
us flh eOus ban- As briefly as possible will state
my reasons. That my motive may not be misun-
derstOod. here record nay detesUatl0n and horror
Oh the crime ana entire absence OF sympathy for
The Criminal COncisely stated, Langster an in
mate OF the woTkbCuSe for some petty offense
while out with the chain-gang escaped, and By
Mr.. Fowler was brought 20 bay In yard or shed
To lntimidate his prisoner, who was unarrned, the
poicemah flrew his pistol and fred one or more
ShotS 91sed TO uEgoyernable fury, LANCASTER
sprang az his guard struggle followed, the pistol
fell on the ground, was snatched up by the pr:s-
oner, and Ar. Fowler was killed.
IN law, 10 constitute murder the person killing
another must be of sound mind. and the act mus
be done with malice, prepense and afOrefhoughf.
AanSlaughter is the unlawful kiIInr OF a man
without malice II differs from murder In not
being malicious or deliberate
III seems clear that the killing Of Fowler was un-
preleditated; that IS, there was no motfve-no
preparation, no design within the legal meaning.
Inc absence OF WEAPONS and the effort TO escape
prove THIS From the moment the policeman
nred the rst shot until in the struggle he dropped
his pistol there could have been no Intention on
the part OF LANCASTER 10 KILL Then 1t was under
the impulse OF brute fury that the deed was done
DO not all these circumstances Indicate man
slaughter? --''H-
come now 10 the trial OF LANCASTER. When the
demands
that the inquiry should be a broad one II N he
true that LANCASTER Was at one time insane, and
SEat ne has an idotic brother, these facts Should
nave oeen brought before the jury They throw
much Lght o. the man s mental condition at the mo-
ent OF the ARRAY. AT all events the responsihi1Ifv
Tor the verdict would have rested on the men Who
rendered IT, and not on the Judge whose dirty n iS
10 see that prisoner has fair and impartial trial
Very respectfully, S Nj DAVIS.
VERDICT FOR TIE DIsTRrCr-Yesterdav after
noon IN the case OF Burke agt Kenner (poIice
Oncer)-action for false arrest-on trial In the cir
cult Court, Judge Hagner, verdict was found for
The District.
SERGEANT WHIsLER's WnL-Yesterday the WIN
or the late VIM. Whistler, OF Lafayette. Ind.
another or the members OF the Greedy expeIitOn
was nled with the Registerof Wills To his sister
WIS Jennie Powell, he gives 500, and TO his re-
manning brothers and sisters ali the rest OF his real
ana personal property. The Will was made near
Stn oo,he, Nay =, ISsi near ElesInereland, and
Witnessed Dy ID: l. Brainard, ID. G. RaIston Ed
MaIu israel and Fred. F. kiSlingbury. The will
was nied by Lieut.. A. w, Greely, who is named as
eAetutOr ana with It paper representing that the
deceased died at Camp Clay, ElIesrnereIand. Nav
ga lss4 possessed OF about 81 800 consisting entire
states 'A' oni'eu
CONSIDERATION OF BIsnop-E1Ecr PARRr.-It ia
PROBABLE that the conservation OF the Rev DR.
Paret as bishop OF Maryland viii take Mace in
Gp,Sg St Z: Z ehurch, Washington, on January
1852 IL being expected that ali the canonical re-
qulfementS viii be met and the necessary arrange
nents made so as 10 have the event occur at the
nCihoer OF visiting elergymen, In addition TO the
consecrating bishops, present at the Impressive
ceremonies, the local clergy and the yesrry OF
hpphany parish are at present arranging for their
entertainment while in this city.
BRADBURY oRGANs--A fresh supply OF these
s~eet-toned organs Just received. New STYLES and
reasonable prices Z. c. Smith, ll0S Pa ave
EQUITABLE C. p. AsSocIATIoN-From a renort
MADE py the secretary. Mr. Jno. JOY Edison, or the
tfansactions OF the association for the month end
Ing November p. 1854, IL is learned that The re-
this month CNoyenber) over l. 600 new shares have
been taken and paid for, the sth issue being now
open Tor subscription. This makes large and Ia
yoraole showing for the MONTH The once of tha
Equitable Is sl7 i street northwest: