Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-11-10

The Trial Of Thomas 6. Hance, for Wife.
MurdeF-A Crowded Court Room.

MurdeF-A Crowded Court Room.
Kirst Day.
The trial of Thomas g. Hance, for
the killing of bis wife, on Spring
street. Baltimore il September, was
begun in the Circuit Court to-day,
before Judges Miller and Jones. and
8 jury. States Attorney Munroe,
and Deputy Cans. Of Baltimore city.
appear for the prosecutor, and ID. w.
voorhees,, Judge Magruder, J. +.
Briscoe, Jas. Revell and s. Thomas
Mccullough for the defense. The
prisoner, who Is . handsome young
man, occupied seat near bis conn-
eel, and bis father, Capt NJ. Il.
Hance, was also near by. There
was some difficulty 10 getting q jury.
Finally the following were obtained !:
Dennis Claude, foreman; r. ID. Carr,
j. s. Marriott, r. O. Tracey, Alex.
r. Clayton, Joseph Ford, Brice j
Worthington, G. Il. Humphrey, w.
s. Taylor, j. z. Meade, j. III. Wells,
Louis Duvall. Five of the jurors
were on the Herman murder trial, as
follows: p. D. Carr, s. S. Tracey,
Alex. r.. Clayton, j.. III. Wells and
Louis DuvalI, the latter being fore
man. ALI the court jurors not en-
gagged 10 the present case, were dis
charged by the court.
Before beginning the Hance case
to-day, Senator Voorhees, took the
oath as attorney of the court, after
being introduced to the judges on the
bench and clerks HARDWOOD and Beall.
Next to the prisoner, Senator Voor-
bees was the most central figure In
the case.
Deputy States Attorney Cans
opened the case for the prosecution
and outlined the tragedy as 1t occur
red to the State. Judge Magruder
made the opening statement for the
defense
Annie jackson, colored, who had
lived on Spring street for 90 years,
where she was employed as . .domes-
tic, had seen Mr.. Hance frequently at
Miss Herbert's house, and remember
ed when he and Miss Leroz were
married about 2 years ago. When
be came to Miss Herbert's, he al
ways stopped with Miss Leroz. On
the night of the killing Mr.. Hance
came to the house in the afternoon,
but took no supper. He came in the
back way and went up TO his wife's
room; accused remained up stairs
while his vile ate supper. When
she returned up stairs witness heard
o report of pistol; went out doors to
see ii the policeman were shooting
dog. When she reached the street,
heard another shot, and saw people
looking up to the house in Miss Her
bert's room in the third story. Wit
ness went hack in the house, and
meeting accused coming down stairs
asked him who fred the shot, and
where was Miss Kate (meaning Mrs.
Hance. prisoners wife, He replied
She's dead; and j killed her." Pris-
oner then left the house.
Bessie Moore, who said she was
employed as seamstress ct Annie
Herbert's. testified about finding the
body up stairs after the shooting.
Several policemen testified TO hav-
ing arrested Hance on board of his
vessel. Hance at irst denied the
shooting but afterwards said the
woman attempted to shoot him. He
also told one officer that she had shot
herself in the head.
The courtroom was crowded to-
day during the trial.
DR.. S. n. Hoopman, who made
the post-mortem, was the last wit
ness called for the prosecution. Pend
ing bis examination Court adjourned
till tomorrow.
The prisoner went to and from jail
in q carriage.
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