Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-10-30

The Trial Of Pat. Kernan-Testimony
Before the Jury.

Before the jury.
The trial OF Patrick Herman for the
murder of his uncle, Thomas Herman,
IN Baltimore city, in September last,
was begun in the Circuit Court here
this morning, Judges Miller, Jones
and Smith on the bench. James M.
Muuroe, States Attorney, prosecn-
ting. Shortly after nine o'clock the
prisoner was brought into court by
Sheriff Fowler, and was seated dur
ing the trial by the side Of bis coun-
eel, Messrs. T. j. Rnddell. Revell
and McCallough.
The first witness called was Coro-
ner Hill, who testified The body of
the deceased was lying on the bar
room floor when / arrived on the
night of September IL Herman was
lying at fnll length on the floor and
dead. Two wounds were found on
the body. Witness and DR.. Hoop
man the next day made postmortem,
and extracted a bullet in the body of
the deceased. Witness further testi-
| fed that Herman was a muscular man
of exceedingly large chest, about s.
feet 10 inches, and weighing evident
ly 200 pounds. Saw prisoner at the
northeastern police station, where the
inquest was held, on the day follow
ing the shooting Saw accused later
in his cell at the station, and found
that be had slight wound in The
forehead; be also had blood blister
on bis right thumb, near the root of
the nail; there was also q slight
wound, I inch in depth on the tip of
the thumb. Witness thought pro-
badly that some Of the slight wounds
might have been caused by handling
the weapon.
DR.. S. v. Hoopman, who, with
Coroner Hill made the postmortem,
testified: Found body in ice box on
Hartford avenue; found two wounds
one in left leg, the other on the left
side of the body between the fifth and
sixth rib; the bullet was buried deep
ly 10 the bone, and the last wound,
which passed upward toward the
heart was necessarily fatal; the leg
wound being only slight.
Officer Carey, who assisted in the
arrest of Herman said: Heard two
shots fred in the neighborhood where
the shooting occurred. Randall was
holding the head of deceased when
witness entered the room. Witness
asked who had fired the shot. but
received no answer. When l went
outside, saw accused on corner of
Hartford Avenue and Neighbor street
with pistol in hand. said to Pat
"Who did that shooting" Accused
replied 81 did it." Witness then
approached Pat, Officer McKenna
coming up at the same time, and took
the pistol from him. / asked him
why he did the shooting. He said
"Old Tom advanced on me with an
ice-pick." ! then took accused to the
Northeastern Station. Attic station
accused showed witness his hand
which was full of blood.
Officer Mcclellan said: Blood was
trickling from the pistol when witness
saw it after the shooting, and the
weapon was hot. Witness said to
accused: "You have made bad
job of it this timer Accused replied
"Old Tom amt dead; he's only play
ing off, Witness said II wouldn't
like to play off in that STYLE" Pat
said II couldn't help it. he advanc-
ed on me with an ice-pick." On the
way to the station accused claimed
that the shooting was accidental.
Shortly after - o'clock the State
announced that all their evidence was
in. Several witnesses were then put
on the stand for the defense, includ-
ing Bernard Herman and bis wife,
both of whom testified that the de-
ceased frst assaulted the accused
with an ice-pick. Mrs. Herman was
the last witness examined. At 8
O'Clock a recess was taken till 40
when the testimony win be resumed.
1t is expected all the evidence will be
in by that time.
This morning shortly after the
opening of court, the foreman of the
jury, Mr.. Louis Dnvall, was taken
suddenly i'll, but recovered in q short
while.
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