Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-23
THE BYRON HOMICIDE.
The Trial of VIM. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
i'm the Criminal Court To-day.

Yesterday, in the Criminal Court Judge
Bradley. the trial of VIM. Holiday for man.
slaughter in causing the death of Geo. Byron.
February last, by cutting him with a knife,
was continued
On cross-examination James Jones testified
that Holiday told him that he did not remem-
Der cutting Byron. They went to the hospital
together and Holiday remained outside.
On redirect examination witness said that
when he told Byron that Holiday was outside
and had his head cut the deceased raised up in
bed and said, He oughtto have his head cut
for the way he treated me-" He did not saw
who was to blame.
Joseph +. Mattingly, fireman on the Balti-
more and Potomac railroad. testified that while
at the 18th street switch he heard two men
quarrelling. and one said. George. L want
nothing to do with vou.'' The one addresse 4
turned the corner when the other ran up and
kicked him. and gave him a blow. The man
who was struck fell, but got up hallooing, and
fell again near the barber shop.
Drs. John w. Bayne, q. II. Cole and H. L. E.
Johnson testified TO the wounds, that in the
stomach being the cause of DEATH
VIM. Lewis, Jas. L. Hale, and Ernest Donald
son testified. the latter TO seeing one man get
ting up from the curb as he (witness) was going
into his house, 18th and streets. This man.
whom he took to be Holiday. called George.
h" The man supposed to be Holiday went
up the street. There was spot on the pave
ment and, lighting a match witness saw that
IT was blood. When he looked up the street
two men we're taking a third into the barber
shop.
TESTIMONY TO-DAY.
The trial was continued this morning and John
Osborne testified that he was with the parties
till after 6 o'clock; that he left them at AZ and
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morning when he said that he had had a fight
with Byron. and had been told that he had cut
Byron. Halliday had some skin off his nose and
cheek. He said that he had cut Byron on the
arm.
Holiday had several wounds on the head
made by Byron with pair of brass knuckles.
Witness had seen Byron with the knuckles. and
Byron showed witness how hard he could hit
by striking board. There was blood on Hol-
hday's necktie.
Geo. A. Henning was the next witness, but
his testimony was unimportant.
John Tucker testified that he heard the
scutiie and one man say. My name is Byron
and I'm d good man." and the same voice
say, Let me CO." The men appeared to be
wrestling.
Geo. Walker testified that he saw Holiday
get knife from Byron Monday or Tuesday
morning. Holiday remarking that they were
going to Blood Field, and he (B.) might get
into trouble.
Cross-examined-Th both appeared to be
in liquor, Byron the more so.
Harry s. Hutton, driver of the police ambu-
lance, testified to taking the wounded man
from the barber shop to Providence hospital
Henry Robinson. barber. on ID street. near
1lth street testified to the wounded man being
brought TO the shop by Mr.. Hall. He had a
cut on his right arm, and complained of a cut
in his stomach. The doctor raised his vest and
said he had probably been kicked.
James Osborne testified that he had changed
coats with Byron, and the coat exhibited was
his.
This closed the case for the government. and
Mr.. Darlington moved to take the case from
the jury on the ground that the case had not
been made out.
The court said that there was enough evil
dence to go to the jury, and overruled the
motion.
George Berg testified that he heard one say
while they were struggling: You -of a.
I'll kill you" Then one walked off and the
other walked after him, calling: George, 1
want to you" The reply was: Go to
h, you of a. You've got all YOU
deserved, and want nothing more to do with
you"
When Byron got to the gas light he recog-
niZed him, and Halliday was SO mussed up with
mud. dirt, and blood that he could not recog-
nize him. He recognized Byrons voice.
John Mooney testified that he saw a pair of
brass knuckles in Byron's possession on
Tuesday.
Andrew Gettings testified that he saw Byron
on the day before the occurrence and loaned
him the knuckles.
Jas. Osborne was recalled and testified that
the coat and vest, muddy and stained. looked
like those of Halliday