Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-07
BARBER,s DEFENSE.
The Claim Made That Agnes Watson
Drowned Herself.


ington testified to BARRIERS knocking Agnes
down and picking her up and throwing her
overheard.
Alfred Turner and Carrie Gray testified to
some Of the circumstances.
Priscilla Lee testified that Agnes talked as If
she had been drinking.
Jas. Brown, little colored boy twelve years
old, said he saw Barber and the girl. Barber,
ne said, clicked her, choked her, and then
threw her overheard" He said he heard the
Bell woman tell Officer Riley to come, and the
officer said that it was off his beat. The boys
brother was called and corroborated his story.
Annie Washington testified that Barber said
to Frazier that the girl had fallen in the canal,
in"
Mr.. Ferguson stated that the defense would
be that Aggie Watson drowned herself because
she was under the belief that Barber was GO
ing to marry another woman.
PROCEEDINGS TO-DAY.
This morning the trial was resumed. Mr..
Cahill called attention to the fact that one of
the witnesses for the defendant Hillary T.
Burrows, was very important one, without
whom they could not proceed, and he was now
sick.
The court suggested that his deposition
might be taken,
Mr.; Cahill said that he desired the testimony
be taken orally.
The court said that the testimony could be
taken by consent.
MIR. Ferguson said he could go with q STE
nographer to take the testimony.
Mp. Lipscomb said that he desired to 60
along, as this witness was a brother of Officer
Burrows, who had been detailed to arrest the
defendant, and was conversant with the case.
For this reason he desired to be present when
the deposition was made.
The Court suggested that Mr.. Mullowney
might 60, as well as Mr.. Ferguson, but that,
| as there was no authority to employ stenogra-
hand.
Mr.. Cahill then moved to discharge the Jury
and continue the case
The motion was denied.
DID SHE DROWN HERsELF2
Henry La Rowe, a white boy of thirteen years,
testified that he heard row in the house, and
man and woman came out and stopped, when
the man knocked or pushed her down, and said:
You had better 60 back, woman" She re-
piled: "No, I won't; I'll follow you at the
risk Of my ife:" They went toward the canal,
the corner he was but five or six feet behind
them. Witness then got on porch and could
see the canal. On the towpath the woman was
behind them, and the man stopped at the lock
and told her to go back. She replied: '.No, I
won't, and went to the wall and sat on it. The
man went up the canal about fifty feet, and,
looking back, said to her: "You d. old fool,
get up from there" and turned back. She then
pushed herself overheard. Witness went to
the spot, followed by Mr.. Hilleary Burrows and
little colored boy. Officer Riley came and
asked, "Where is the woman?" and Barber re-
piled, Overheard, suppose"
On cross-examlnatiOn witness said he had
been taken to the attorneys office, but was for
hidden to talk by counsel and his father. He
had not been to the towpath to point
a 70
He only saw the woman knocked down once,
and he went down, followed by but one colored
boy.
"How long did you stand there?" asked Mr..
Lipscomb.
Il stood there, he answered, "till he pushed
her overheard"
"What do you mean by saying till he pushed
her overboard?'' asked Mr.. Lipscomb.
Witness, after some embarrassment, said
'He did not push her overheard; she pushed
herself overheard" Witness continued, saying
that he thought Barber turned to pull her
away from the canal. Witness did not hear
the splash. Witness had been to the District
attorneys Office and made statement, but did
not say that she stumbled over q loose stone
and fell overheard, and that Barber was about
an arms length from the woman and said,
D you, come off the edge of that canal"
and made a rush at her. When Barber turned
toward the woman and rushed toward her he
got within feet Of the place where she went
overheard.
MORE TESTIMONY FOB THE DEFENSE.
John 8. LaRowe testified that the boy (the
preceding witness) had made q statement of
the occurrence the morning after.
John Butler, Edward Gee, Arthur Goings,
Francis B. Lord, and Henry Church testified as
to the good character of the accused.
George Taylor testified that he saw Agnes
the day Of her death. She did not seem to
have been drinking; had never seen her drunk.
Mary Warren testified that she was with
Agnes that day and with her went to "Boston, :"
where they had whisky, Agnes drinking two
small full glasses. Did not hear her say any
thing about Fred Barber or Celia Mahoney
Subsequently Agnes said she had been drink
ing and was feeling lively, but said she could
take care Of herself and felt like having some
fun.
Celia Mahoney said that she and VIM Lee
had formerly lived as man and wife and subse-
9uently she lived SO with Barber. She denied
that Barber had said to Amanda Lee, eff
come out I'll kill her." She denied that Barber
was secreted in her house when the officers
came to arrest him.
Officer Barton Fisher testified that he knew
Agnes Watson, and had frequently seen her
drinking about the saloons. Had seen her
when noisy.
Reuben johnson, colored, failed to answer
when his name was called, and was fined 90 or
3 days in Jail He testified that Agnes was at
his house Saturday morning before she was
drowned. She asked witness wife if she heard
about Fred getting married, and said if he did
she would kill or drown herself.
Mamie johnson, the wife Of the preceding
witness, corroborated him.
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