Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-12-21
The Umbrella Homicide.
THOMAS CARTER ON TRIAL FOR MURDER IN TIL


CRIMINAL COURT.
The trial OF Thomas Carter, the old colored man
indicted for the murder of James Holmes by stab.
bling him on the 26th Of July last In Goat alley
during quarrel over an umbrella, was continued
yesterday after The STARS report closed.
Charlotte Bayly testified that she lived opposite
Carriers house, and saw Holmes rushing out OF the
house crying out: 81 am cut to death" Holmes
kept on to the drug store and then Carter came
You have killed Holmes" He replied: 81 cont care
If have" He had blood on his hands and did not
appear excited
Malinda Boyd corroborated the preceding wit
ness and said In addition that Carter replied 81
don't care If did. He kicked me first" and that
came out she heard a Child scream. There was
considerable blOOdin the room all about in one
place They had had trouble some six months be-
fore in Carriers house when witness parted them.
Rosa P1nkney, the step-daughter OF Carter, tes-
titled that Holmes lived in the house upstairs
back; that Holmes asked her mother to loan him
He went away and came back and
asked her again. when Carter said,
Witness Ess w sas aRy ssan sos
quarreiing and lighting but she did not hear what
they said; heard something fall as II knocked
heard the noise still in the kitchen; saw Holmes
when he went out, and he was bloody.
PROCEEDINGS TO-DAY.
This morning Frederick Tyler testified to seeing
the men clinched and Holmes had Carter down and
the blood was running from Holmes on Carter
who had knife in his hand. Witness interfered
to stop the fight, and Carter said Holmes hit him
first, and Holmes then hit him again with his flst,
and Holmes then picked up pitcher and struck
Who was yag to gss at a HIM With the
struck at him with chair as he LEFT the house.
Witness identified the weapon-a pocket knife
with blade about three inches long.
Edmund Brockenborough testified that he found
the knife on the mantel with blood on the handle
and blade; saw Carter at the station house the
saw no Injuries on his head. Next morning wit
ness had talk with Carter while he was In cell.
Sergeant Shilling was present and asked him
that knife, but with a knife which was on the
table,"
Sergeant Anthony Shilling testified that on 60
that Holmes assaulted him, and as he fell he
grabbed the knife on the table and cut him. After
arresting Carter saw Holmes at the drug store. He
claimed to have been struck by Holmes on the
head.
Onicer James A. Coleman testified that Carter
claimed that the cutting was In self-defense.
This closed the case for the government.
Mr.. Walker. for the defendant, submitted that
the testimony did not show case Of murder, and
suggested that the case be dropped.
the district attorney declined to do so.
THE DEFENDANTS STORY.
The defendant testified that It was raining very
hard, and his wife had an umbrella when she came
home Holmes asked his wife to loan hind the UNI
brella and she refused, saying 1t was Charley Car
ters. He went or and came back and commenced
talking about the umbrella, and he said 70 his
wife: nDonr give the niger any satisfaction and
he then rushed for him, but Pinkney parted them.
Holmes then got chair and struck him, and got
him. and while choking him he (defendant) got his
knife and cut him. Tyler then came in and eepa-
rated them. Then Holmes threw glass at him,
and witness struck at him with q chair. Then
Holmes went out, and Hrs. Boyd came In and said
he had cut Holmes to death, and he replied that
The defense proposed to submit the case without
argument.
for manslaughter and the district attorney argued
In favor OF such verdict.
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