Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-06-07
BEATEN TO DEATH.
The West wasAings0a Ilomiciae.

TIE We0e WasAtn4too fAou0tc1aes
TIE TRIAL or JOHN ,. SULLIVAN FOR rzR KILLING
on H1NRY .. IrPscoMR.
In the Criminal Court, Judge Montgomery, this
morning. John r. Sullivan was placed on trial for
homicide In having assaulted Henry 7. Upscomo
November last nom the effects OF which he died
the following morning, Messrs Lpscomb and Null
lowney for the Government and Mr.. A. b. Williams
for the defendant There was little difnculty In
obtaining Jury. and BY 1850 O'Clock the wit
nesses were being heard.
The testimony OF B. Trexler and r Collins was
to the effect that Lpscomo just before the homi-
cide was drunk ana staggering and apparently
had something under his coat
DR.. Lachlan Tyler testified that he made the
autopsy and found on the head and face seven
teen wounds, apparently made BY blunt instru-
ment the most serious one being on the Jaw, which
being broken on. they could have been nc caused
oy kicking or stamping, and upscomb must have
oe chs aisaG asSs oy the nTst oloss,,
on the night or the homicide in the kitchen; heard
Miss Amanda sullivan scream, and there was a
meetnI Miss sn,yan me iron. Too Wen EN- sne ,o
Gods sake; he'll kill me-" Some one was lying on
the Moor, holding sullivan by the leg, and be
the n0or, but put 1t down again. sullivan went
OUT put his mother called him back, and Sullivan
toio ner 70 pick up the brick on the moor, and said
ne was going TO give himself up.
Omcer Frank Burrows destined that sullivan
came TO the station and said, 81 think have
~, tniieS i marry Lipscomh" Witness then went to
the mouse: found Lipscomb insenstble. Sullivan
said that upscomb had come 70 the house. choked
nis s1ster, and struck him on the arm, and he had
On cross-examination witness stated that sull.
van showed an abrasion on the arm and said Lips
comb haa struck him.
rEsrrMoNY FOR THE DEyEssK.
The defense called Of,cer Warwick, who testi
NED that Sullivans reputation was good; tina,
n vxytfh 4 tv,,, Ma
1885, and was discharged.
A. = Hilton was called as to the array, and on
oOlectlon Mr. Williams said that he expected To
SNOW seu-defense; that Lipscomb had threatened
SuinVsn ana Laid In wait for him with sling-shot
MT: Hilton then testified that May 30, lss6, Lips
COMP SAID "thfs Is the-ofa-Pmloo looking for,
Lipscomb was put out Of sSs bar, ana he waited
outside with sling shot and assaulted sullivan
VINO knocked him down and butted him.
ROBERT Arrow and John Mccarthy testified tc
tne occurrence at the bar. Robert Z. Talbot was
called as TO threats, and testified that he had
t naa conversation with Lipscom6 some two o.
three months before his death, and he SAID he
was going TO get even with Sullivan. On cross
examination he said Upscomb was Intoxicated a
usual at the time and witness did not tell Sulll.
van what he had said.
John +. johnson testified that ON the evening OF
the homicide ne met Lipscomb, who asked where
Frank was and II he was sober.
TESTIMONY OF sULILvANs SISTER.
MLSS Amanua SULLIVAN teStlned that she knew
the deceased and his wife. He came TO the house
forced the door open, grabbed her by the throat
and her brother came in, when Lipscomb made al
MIN with brick and threw IL at him (Sl
Her brother then knocked upscomb down. Witness
was not expecting Lipsc0mb that evening. Lips
comp mad about three weeks before made an i'm
proper proposal to her, which she repealed, anu
ne tnen said that he would disgrace her in The
street. She never went out with him after that
Time. He said II she did not come out and meet
MIN ne would cut her throat, and drew a knife
whlcn she Jerked from him and threw away. He
mad never visited her at the house before In about
two years.
On cross-examination witness denied that she
mad gone out TO plcnics with Lipscomb or met HIN
IN mousse In CoOper's alley. Wnen she was mere
cnild ne forced her to 20 with him, and she mel
MIN at picnics and balls About three
years ago she told him not to sex
her any more. He had been TO their house or
N street on two or three occasions. She told hin
sne wanted him to stop going with her. HeI
brother had not chided her for going with Lips
comp, out her mother had. When he Qipscomb)
came TO the door, he said, "Let that fellow out
He then threw the brick, striking her brother on
the arm and he knocked LpscOmb down. and she
then ran from the room. He had threatened heI
brother before, saying that he would down him.
Reolrect-There were no improper relations
between LDSCOmO and witness