Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-13

of sAAks LUCAS SkAkLt n ia
AGO.
In the Criminal Court, Judge Montgomery,
to-day, the case Of Albert Green, indicted for
the murder Of Jas. Lucas September II, 1857,
by cutting him in the abdomen. was taken up
for trial-Assistant District Attorneys Lipscomb
and Mullowney for the government and Messrs.
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 . eloss OBJ
server, showing his interest in the case BY
strict attention 10 the proceedings. He
was neatly sttired He was indicted .
short time after the homicide and VS.
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 southwest;
that Green was intoxicated and behaved In Q
disorderly manner, and Lucas expostulatsd
with himi that during an intermission some OF
the people walked out and that Green then
cut Lucas with knife, the wound resulting IN
the latters death in a few hours.
THE JURY ooMPLRrKp.
The court proceeded at onoe TO the selection
Of jury, and at 1890 O'Clock the following
were accepted: W. P. Mayheld, Alfred worch,
Chas Il. Hetmuller, Thos E Spencer Daniel
b. kealy, James NJ. Harrod, Columbus j. Es-
tan, John W. Smoot, Chas. W. Wood, W. H.
Carrico. Edward Brick. and Daniel T. Johnson
Mr.. Mallowney opened the case 10 the jury.
THE TESTIMONY.
Isabella Henry testified TO Green coming into
the church; that he was intoxicated and was
he r..
cess she saw Green, Webb, and Lucas on the
street. The latter said: Don't use such lam
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 he
would not Witness then ran 70 tell Luoss'
brother. When she came out the crowd was
calling. What is the natter" and Jimmy,
are you cut?" Lucas replied that he was
kick d. 1t was then that Green said il any
---in terferred with him he would cut
his heart out, and go to Jail for it.
DIR. +. J. Shadd testified that Lucas was
brought to the Freedman's Hospital; that be-
sides the knife wound there were contusons 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.
Lipscomb, and be Iucas) approved il when il
was read over to him.
GREENS PROFANITY AND THREAT
Frances Clarke testified TO the occurrences
in the church; that Green wanted some ice
cream and when spoken 10 about it he replied
with foul language; that witness and Mrs Smith
| went with Lucas to LIST and n streets and
were talking, and when they went back 10 the
church Green was behind them Green was
| cursing some one, saying % d him"
When they got 10 the church Lucas spoke 10
Green, saying that he ought 10 have some re-
gard for the ladies' Green asked for a hght,
telling him that if he didn't like il he could
| fight. Lucas declined 10 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,"
DIR. Lachlan Tyler testified to the autopsy
and that the death was caused by peritonitis,
resulting from the incised wound
Kate Walker testified TO the vulgar Lam
guage of Green in the church, and that several
of them walked out; heard of the fght when
she was in church.