Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-10-29
THE TRIAL OF LANCASTER.
Officer Fovvler's Murderer In Court.
rHH july COMPLETE AND TIE TESTIMONY BEGUN

THE TRIAL OF LANCASTER
Officer Foxler's Murderer In Court.
TIE JUDY COMPLETE AND TIE TESTIMONY BEGUN.
This morning third attempt was made IN the
criminal Court, Judge Wylie, to obtain jury In
the case OF John Langster, alias Lancaster, alias
george Hudson, the colored man indicted for the
murder OF Policeman John Il. Fowler by shooting
MIN on the 9th OF September last. District Attor-
for the government and Mt. 4. p. Phelps Tor the
prisoner AS on previous davs, there was large
Oh spectators and considerable curiosity
70 see the prisoner as he entered the court room
with his chains clanking
or the twenty five talesmen drawn yesterday the
marshal returned seventeen served by copy, six In
person and two non est The names were called
or expressed opinions Alpheus Middleton, Henry
~ weaver Rudolph Eichorn. charles p Williams
PARSONS, L. w. Hungerford, James II. Bryan. Jacob
d; Mitchell, James T. Fry, and Frank Latham,
b. s. WeStcott, Shadrack Dulaney, Perry Metzger,
and Hillary Davis failed to answer.
julius r. Atchison, Spencer P Coleman, John
cumberland, Frederick s Newman, c. E STAN
accepted
George W. Cox was challenged peremptorily by
Cumberland. ". P. woods and S. p. Coleman
were challenged by the defense.
THE JURY COMPLETED
Is as follows: VIM. b. Cooper, John B. Burgess,
James " White, w. A. Gray, James L. Johnson,
j. w: Colley, Nathaniel McAn lcoloredl, Julius J.
AItcnlson, F; s Newman. c. Z. Stanford, Arthur
WllnamS (colored), and James H. Perry {colored.)
STORY OF THE CRIME.
The district attorney at 1859 o'clock opened the
case 10 the jury, stating they expected to show
that the prisoner, on the day In question: although
lroned, escaped from the workhouse gang, and that
the deceased tracked him to the square bounded by
LIST and I'd and and streets, and it being warm
found the prisoner in back yard in an clubhouse
and seized him; that LANCASTER resisted the officer
intimidate LANCASTER. This did not have the effect
expected, and the officer then appealed to the priS-
oner and getting him in the alley he attempted to
put the handouts him, but having his pistol and
handcuffs both TO manage could not get the irons
on LANCASTER, and called for assistance to TWO col
Ored men, and one OF them went to his assistance,
when LANCASTER got the pistol from the officer, and
nred once. as was thought, at the colored man
jackson, who let go his hold or the prisoner and
lett LANCASTER with the pistol in his hand which he
used 70 Xii the officer. The district attorney then
exhibited the vest OF the deceased the lower part
being bloody. and with a bullet hole through 1t.
MI Worthlngton then called attention to tue sub
Sequent pursuit OF the prisoner, who was found
under bed, and to his remark when he heard
that there was still another load in the pistol that
he wished he had known It, for he would have shot
the s-of b. who had found him under the
At this point the Jury was placed In charge of
bailifrs, and the trial was adjourned to noon.
At IL o'clock the government called John NJ.
Coyle, who testified to making the diagram OF the
square In which the shooting took place
The commitment OF the Police Court, dated
August 18th, Of George T. Hudson to the work
house for 80 days ARRESTED by officer Loftus, was
offered in evidence
Officer Lotus testified that LANCASTER was the
same man.
Policeman Barnes testified that LANCASTER was in
the chaln-gang on september 9th, in charge OF OIL
ms ThaN
went TO the workhou5e for the prisoners and while
OUT al work LANCASTER at the corner OF G and
NoFtn capitol streets, got OF his chains. He was
then ln grass two feet high. The alarm was given
that "Guinea," the prisoner, had got away, and
witness saw Ofncer Fowler go in pursuit Next
gang was taken from the wOrkhouSe by direction
OF Mr.. Stoutenburgh, and witness Went there by
direction ean OF Major Dye Witness mad been with
the chaln-gang about i've weeks, and "Guinean
nau run away once before.
Dr.. j. F. Hartigan testified that he made the
post mortem examination on the body OF the de-
ceased officer. He found TWO pistol shots in his
body. The fatal wound was in the right SIDE the
bullet penetrating between the tenth and eleventh
ribs entering the liver. The wound was necessarily
fatal one.
WOMAN WHO SAW TIE SHOOTING.
Georgiana johnson, colored, testified that on the
day or the shooting she saw the policeman come in
the alley and open the water-closet door and bring
the prisoner out The onicer told him to come
along quietly, as he did not want 10 hurt him nor
shoot him, as 1t was in his power to do 1t. The
prisoner resisted, when the officer shot over the
prisoners head During the scu1ie which ensued
onicer, but when the prisoner threatened to shoot
MIN the rag picker walked away, and the officer
dropped his pistol The scuf1le was continued sew
eral minutes after he dropped his pistol. The
prisoner then picked up the pistol which the officer
had dropped, and he fired two shots. When the
second shot was fired the officer said, /" am shot"
The prisoner then escaped.
On croSS-eXamnat1on,w witness said she was within
lew steps OF the prisoner when he shot the Of
ncer. The officer had pair OF handouts attempt
ing TO put them on the prisoner at the time The
officer shot towards the colored man first; then
they tusseed, and when the second shot was fired
the prisoner had the pistol In his left hand. The
policeman was holding on to the prisoner and the
latter trying to get away.
A JUNK-DEALER's TESTIMONY.
Robert jackson testified that he was Junk
dealer; was in the alley at the time, and heard
pistol go OF and some one say: Oar, den, dey dun
shot the man" When witness looked down he saw
the officer bring tie man out The officer said
" LANCASTER, go with me-" and the prisoner said
"I die first" Witness went to the oicer's assist,
witness holding the prisoners right arm. When
the officer was about to put the nfppers on, the
prisoner got the pistol from the officer taking it in
his left hand, and he fired one shot at him and got
away, and witness returned to the rag business
fLaughter.1 Witness looked back, and the prisoner
then got the pistol in his right hand and Shot the
officer. The officer kept perSuading the prisoner to
go, and told him that he mad It, in his power kill
him. and the prisoner kept replying, Before I'll
go lll die" The whole occurrence was within 6
minute After the officer was shot he went towards
the station and the prisoner ran back in the yard.
The prisoner said to witness that he would like to
have got one bail in him.
Cross-examined-The pistol did not fall, and the
prisoner did not pick It up. Is certain that the
prisoner fired at him (witness) Witness was the
one holding him while the of1tcer was attempting
to put the nippers on him. There were three shots
fired by the prisoner.
Ke-drect-The pistol was pointed directly to-
wards witness, and he showed his shoulder around
when the ball passed over his head.
BY the court-YOu think the pistol was pointed
at you?
Witness-I 1t had gone OF then would have
been killed
A recess was here taken.
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