National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-07-01
TRIED FOR MURDER.
Nicholas Miles Charged. Upon Slight Evidence,
With killing Annie Connor.


The criminal court was engaged yesterday
in the trial Of Nicholas Miles, indicted on the
charge ofthc murder of Mrs. Annie L. Common
on the night orthc 18th of January last an ac-
count Or which appeared In yesterdays RE.
PUBLICAN. Assistant District Attorney Toggart
appeared for the prosecution and Mr. A. b.
Williams for the defendant. The following
Jury was selected to try the case: McssrS, W.
II, Hoover, y. " White, W. l.. Grove, ). G.
Middleton, John L. Harding Edward H. Tny-
lor, John i. Hilton, Michael cunningham,
John W, SnudersOu, lCmucl X. Thomas, James
Is. Nallo and W. H. DunkhorNt.
Mr.. Taggart, in the opening, said that under
the evidence he should submit he would claim
thOt this was an act Of murder.
DR.. !. +. Hartig0u, deputy coroner testified
that death was caused by shock and hcmor-
rhnCc. Laura Darlington testified that she
| lived adjoining Mr. Miles. She heard the re
| port of the pistol in the alley Looked out of
| the window and saw man. but did not Know
| who il was.
William il. Knott testified that Miles WINS
employed as night Waterman at Willet y
| LibbeS's lumber yard, and sometimes carried
pistol, but It had not been seen since the
| night of the shooting.
| John l.. Conner, husband of the late Aunc
| f. Conner, testified that he had gone to the
market TO relieve his father, who kept cigar
! stand there when his little boy came running
| TO him and said that his mother was shot. The
| witness hurried home and found his
! WHO lNlllg on inc UODf ll'NE INC VIII
dow. lie said, "what is the natter She said
| II am shot, He asked IT, She knew who
| did 1t, aud she replied that she did not. He
| then asked II she had seen any one about there
and she said that there were two cDlurcd men
standing ont on the pavement The witness
sud that the doctors were sent for, a bed
| was brought down stairs, and shortly aitvr
twelve O'Clock his wife died, CHARLES H. Jeni-
| fertcstincd that while ut Reaches store on the
night of the shooting Miles, who was partially
| intoxicated, was nOuriShing n mCdlum-sizcd
| pistol. He afterwards came ont of the store
! and went up Fourth street, the witness losing
| sight of him at the corner of Fourth and l.
| streets.
James Scott VIM. Lancaster, and VIM Ew.
| banks, CutrObOrNtcd the testimony Of Jcniicr
| ~ 10 the occurrence In RuCnC's store.
John w. FuCOnCr Who resides on New York
| avenue, near Fourth street, testified that he
was on his way home on the night of thc
shooting He saw the flash of the pistol In the
| alley, but did not see who fired. The body of
the person moved bacl, into the alley. shortly
uncr he heard screaming on the opposite side
of the street, and went over there. Later the
witness went up the alley, whore the lash wa,
seen, with officer Simpson. They knocked at
the door, and lady opened it. Directly Mile,
came to the door. Simpson said that n pistol
had been fred, and the witness Joining In, said
that the man who did IL came up the alley.
Miles said "it was Il c. d. lie, and no such
thing
Abram Mercer testified to standing on the
opposite side of the street when the shOolinS
TOOK place. hut dld not know where inc report
came from or see who fired.
Albert Carrick testified that he lived next
door to the house of Mrs. Conner. At the time
Of the shooting he was Standing between the
house of Mrs Conner and the one farther west
talking to Il friend, when he heard the report
| Ola pistol. He looked up and saw man MD
ing himself away in an alley. lie did not know
who the man was.
John W. U'Mcru testified that the ball was
about thirty.cght calibcr and 1t would requir,
Il heavy pistol to carry II.
Policeman James II, Simpson testified Il
arrcstng Miles the searching of the house, bu
his Csimony developed nothing new,
Officers William 7. Riley and Anthony Shil
ling CorrobOrutcd the preceding witness rs K
the arrest
With this evidence thcEovcrnment closed it
case and the court adjourned until this morn
ing.