Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-13
A FATAL CUT.
The Rroom.Drill Homicide Case.
SECOND TRIAL or ALBERT oRRES, INDICTED ron
THE MURDER OF JAMES LrcAs xkARLr a rxAa

In the Criminal Court, Judge Montgomery,
to-day, the case Of Albert Green, indicted for
the murder Of Jas. Lucas, September II, 1851,
by cutting him in the abdomen. was taken up
for trial-Assistant District Attorneys Lipscomb
and Mullowney for the government and Me.<rs.
r. Byrd Lewis and Livingston Browning for
defendant Green, though scarcely twenty
one years Of age, appears somewhat older from
the serious look he wears. He was . close OBJ
server, showing his interest in the case BY
strict attention 10 the proceedings. He
was neatly attired He was indicted .
short time after the homicide and vas
tried IN December last with Fenton Webb. On
the 18th of that month Green was convicted;
Webb was acquitted The counsel for Green
took the case to the General Term on appeal
and the verdict was set aside and the case re-
remanded- IL is alleged that there Was Q church
festival and broom drill in progress In the
neighborhood Of LIST and n streets southw west;
that Green was intoxicated and behaved IN Q
disorderly manner. and Lucas expostulated
with him; that during an intermission some OF
the people walked out. and that Green then
cut Lucas with knife, the wound resulting n
the latter's death in few hours.
THE JURY ooNPLRrrp.
The court proceeded at once 10 the selection
Of jury, and at 1890 O'Clock the following
were accepted: W. p. Mayheld, Alfred worch,
Chas. q. Heitmuller, Thos. Z. Spencer, Daniel
b. kealy, James NJ. Harrod, Columbus j. Es-
TIN, John W. Smoot, Chas. W. Wood W. II.
Carrico. Edward Brick. and Daniel 7. Johnson
MIR. Mallowney opened the case 10 the jury.
THE TESTIMONY.
Isabella Henry testified to Green coming into
the church; that he was intoxicated and was
behaving disorderly, and that during the re-
cess she saw Green, Webb, and Lucas on the
street. The latter said: Don't use such Ian
guage, for their are ladies about" Witness
put her hand on Lucas shoulder and told him
not TO have any fuss, and be replied that hs
would not. Witness then ran 10 tell Luoas'
brother. When she came out the crowd was
calling. What is the natter" and Jimmy,
are You cut?" Lucas replied that he
kick d. 1t then that Green said il any
interferred with him he would cut
his heart out and go to jail for il.
Or. +. j. Shadd testified that Lucas was
brought to the Freedman's Hospital; that be-
sides the knife wound there were continuous ON
the lower part of the body; that death was
caused by liberation Of the bowels and peri
tonitis caused by the punctured wound in the
left side Of the abdoman. He was present
when Lucas made his dying statement TO Mr.
Llpscomb, and be (Lucas) approved il when il
was read over to him.
GREENS PROFANITY AND THREAT.
Frances Clarke testified to the occurrences
III WIG SnuiShi that ureen wanted some Ice
cream and when spoken TO about it he replied
with foul language; that witness and Mrs. Smith
went with Lucas TO LIST and streets and
were talking, and when they went back 10 the
church Green was behind them. Green was
cursing some one, saying GO d him."
When they got TO the church Lucas spoke TO
Green, saying that he ought TO have some re-
gard for the ladies. Green asked for a fight,
telling him that il he didn't like il he could
hight Lucas declined TO fight, and witness went
in the church. After the cutting, which she
did not see Green said, Before any -
shall do anything TO me III cut his heart out
if have to be hung for it,
DR.. Lachlan Tyler testified to the autopsy
and that the death caused by peritonitis.
resulting from the incised wound.
Kate Walker testified as TO the vulgar lam
guage of Green in the church. and that several
of them walked out; heard of the fight when
she was in church.