Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-06
The Burrell-JOmeS Homicide.
"CUFFIE" BURRRLL ON TRIAL FOR MURDER IN TIL



"cUFFrE" BURRRLL ON TRIAL FOR MURDER IN THE
CRIMINAL COURT
To-day In the Criminal Court, Judge Wylie,
Robert Henry Burrell,. alias "Cuf1ie" Burrell,
indicted for murder OF Walter Jones by cutting
him, on the 9TH OF September last, near the corner
OF Sd and streets southwest, was placed On trial
District Attorney WorthingtOn appeared for the
government. and Howard c. Clagett for the de-
PENDANT. This homicide had its origin in quarrel
about 25 cents involved In ''Sweat cloth" game
between number OF young colored men,
The following jurors were selected: John B.
Burgess, Chas f. Curtis, John 7. Harding, A. w.
Kirk G. W. Cox Lemusl r Thomas, "; g. Wheat
Wheatley, and Fred. Fritz
THE OPENING OF THE CASE.
Mr.. Worthington opened the case, stating that
he expected to show that Jones, with others, met
| Burrell, who spread out sweat cloth; that Jones
which Burrell refused at rst to give up that Bur.
rell then got his knife from friend named MITCHELL
| and engaged in an ARRAY with Jones, which ended
that the plea of self-defense was not tenable
Mr.. Clagett said he would prove that Burre,l
was attacked and beaten by Jones and his friends;
no idea Of using IL; that walking with another
party Jones attacked HIM and he attempted TO get
away, but Jones struck him In the head with q
stone. He claimed that Jones the aggressor all
| the time, and that Burreu complied with all the
Se G te OF He ahd not e tSnk IN
event the jury could convict OF crime beyond
manslaughter.
THE TESTIMONY.
Rachel Cross colored, who lives at the southeast
corner Of Sd and streets southwest testified that
she saw the young man on the porch OF house
playing with black box, and about 1890 O'Clock
quarrel commenced in which Burrell called Jones a
Of a b.; BurTell pursued Jones, and she seeing
she knife called 70 Jones to LOOK out that ne had
and tried to get into stable. She then saw Jones
fail They were close together when Burrell drew
stones he had picked up down and walked away.
Burrel that morning said he would kill some black
away the crowd fooged urging tRe partes
light, and they clinched, but Burrel ran and Jones
pursued him.
Leonard stokes testified that he was with Jones':
that Burrill invited them to play. Jones played,
and he and Burrt had dispute. They walked up
the street. Jones asked BuTill whom he was fol-
Ing him. Jones ran at Burrln and struck him, and
the latter went in the street, when Jones threw
back, striking Jones in the ribs Burren ran to
Tayl9rs house but could not get IN and Jones ran
Jones'
After the noon recess Dr. j. F. Hartigan testified
as to the wound, which was in the breast, extend
ing near the heart severing the pulmonary artery.
John w. Campbell testified that Jones was In the
ew ~ a. him IL the sas @
Jones chased Burrel TO Taylors eating place. Bur-
rel was put out and then cut Jones as he came up
Jones with the stone
The case was on trial when our report closed
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