Daily Republican., 1888-02-14
FIFTH EnITIa9.


As socn rs court convened this mas,
iBg Attorney Gensrsl B!s "a aotn nosSsi
the cumming up for tas Sac /, y.
case OF franklin u. johnson. oolyr,d
ildicted for The murder Of Gsorgs r
WiliAms, also oolorOd, on Dec mbr15
1851. Ho opened his aryumen, by clt.
ing . number Of Authorlts "a NJ
Court to show that where a hamisllsL
committed the law tuppsses that Il va,
= wlllful aud intentional act 90 nnl,tsI
Win malice, Aad IL therefore mntIo, =,
tho hrst degree, and opAnel hi. arsn
n ent TO the jury at 10 II O'Clock. II,
continued TO speAk until II 80 o'ooct
and closed By urging the jary to rsbdr,
a vsrdlcl OF guilty as in mAnGsr,,i
form indicted.
Tue jury Was then charged hy bs
Chief Justice, who Told than tbA, h.v
must deal with the csss Just tbs MA
IS though the prisoner was ose Of mi,
own race. He said thai eome n ,,nla
hal an ifoA that because n nla, va
black there should be difsreE,hT
melted ont 10 him than 70 a whl,a uan
bat be- hoped suoh . timo would nsysi
ooDs In this court All men Ers alIs
before the Law, and the tams Law mua
apply to all.
lie said that the appeal OF tie c5QD.
| sci for the defense, that II the rtlmum
f. RHilty Of any tllng hs is Gully RanJ
Of mEuBlauSkttr, nsds II laeu libsnl on
him 10 define the dill rent deeftes Of
homicide hnd he explAlnea them to tho
jury. Continuing rs ss.d ina. II ID.
Jury believed that the club with WslA
the homicide was com nit,ed Is deadly
weapon, and thu. the prlsouar ss.zsi il
aud struck tina blow VITA the iuleulbu
OF oansiug death, then It wfs Murdered
the frat degree.
Ths charge wss eomp,a.sl a, ll9
| o'clock, ana altar tha BALM WlssFofu
the Chles Justice read . ps;ia1n which
be had resolved from thi Jay 10 thl,
caae, stating that they had not been
properly attended 10 last nish., aai
that on A,cOa III OF She lei temperature
OF the robup, and iutpfsi is1t BID cover
inR, they hah been Cbiied to sleep In
theiE cutet clothes. Toe Cali Just.ee
ga 4 that Il there VA LAg farther cause
for complaint of this Latut0 lie wllld
dlloAafs tha baiiifiS alo havs tnsz
ia charge, but u Vas 1oi
tue fallt 81 thu baliiEl, 30 Lopsl ia
Lsvy Our. would talks uO.lc1 Of ah
appel, ana mako boms provision Ia
th,m IL tue future. Tae July Isl pan
Of the ojur', and nnn b. uaAti ~
snoh, and wltn proper contilyfA.IalG
thsir oomtuIt.
IA sooa hs tho jnry ratirDi, srl.ar
iury was drawn 10 try thu ease Of jan
eiine II AFRICAN vs.. the Mayor Al U1sh'
oil OF HhtaingtGn. vi iii Lsy. Q. BID
and T. @ Bradford. v a Tor the pam
tiff. and j Ftal X Bal Aad I'm, UAli
Is. Ioie fJs tue Gei,nse.
lhs case was opened by Lev. G Eli
Esq who stated thatthis IS an seia
10 recover damages ty the plAltuh u (
iriuuto 10 her property caused B! ~
liAurcs on the part Of tho city IN
ploa ts not gal ~, AMI ytsictlly "
pis!f tia Sc. no tho &C. o! lmiIs'I
Mr. Blri read the uArr to The cositih
at 1850 o'clock opsned hia cas- l9G
jury. when be concluded l5 1laN
ia evidence tho will Of JamcI nan
gcu, deYIsing the property 10 he w
the pla II 10, Outing Ger nG'rHl y
Gijer WLi,h It Ia 10 so to his sla. N1
wLi2h he COM meucCd the C1Am.aalA
OF Wi.nssseg.
: Patrick Dillon was eRc:f y
| testified that Ia Is The ~
Ing inspector q this city
. hss rsBidad here s!Res 1851 ~
a so y buiiler ANA cobtrsolof, 10 u
Bjruct4d QUO tqparo o. tAB n'1d y.
6lipley Ran. ALe-e vas AUo. tu'Ra
Wkirh started w,thin half fqEta
j. Br5Cme stIsst, which enp'ii l-@I
rus.
This stream had no name, bl; Esn
4, tatfgtd ilto another G4' 1905
, Elder Cat II CROSSES Fila s!thh
. Fe4nki4n, Faar;h htsea. :, JA'iN.l
II rltfd ftratt a. ADA ns, ih'l.e ~
u Adams street 10 below 5 en- . ~ ~
# the cI,VeiL ct Ffo. ! s.risl aai AII
lsni ayonla, where Is m-ts s.ps
z Raa Fewer. Tuess s,reiu5 ilfIu!
/, mei a. T casaut btTeet near jazz.
- gfttr which Inc smaller ooa pA.ssl w
t. the canfsa hat Il runs 10 IA
~ l o'clock court took 1c'' 4-r
DC eek this afternoon.