Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-19
THE BRTTTON ROBBERY.
Trial Of Parker and Wayman I'm the
Criminal Court.

Yesterday afternoon in the Criminal Court.
Judge Bradley, Geo. Parker, who was last week
convicted Of HOUSEKEEPING, and Lewis Way
man, alias Pat waymsn, both colored. were
placed on trial The defendants were charged
with entering the house of Mr.. A I. Britton, Feb
ruary %, and robbing il of q gold watch, silver
| spoons, six pairs of spectacles or Eyeglasses
&c. 1t is alleged that Parker entered the house
by second-story window, after climbing the
porch, and left by the same way, Wayman
| meanwhile watching for him on the out
| side. Col and Mrs. Britton testified TO the ar
ticles recovered having been stolen. Henry E.
Burgess testified to getting the watch from
Wayman, paying him $40 in poker checks for it.
TESTIMONY TO-DAY.
The trial was resumed this morning and
Detective Raft testified that Parker when under
arrest at the third precinct station admitted
| that he worked the job, and that wayman
watched In the yard; and that Wayman having
| been arrested said when he learned that Parker
| had implicated him. that il was true that he
| watched in the yard while Parker went into the
| house, and when he heard the bell ring he sup
posed 1t was burglar alarm and ran. and when
one else and had his pistol drawn.
| Officer Weldon testified to the arrest Of WAY
| man and to the statements of the prisoners, and
| that Parker took them TO Waters place. This
closed the governments case.
PARKER DENIES
Parker took the stand in his own behalf and
denied that he had anything to do with this
robbery or knew anything of the articles and
| asserted that in his talk to the officers he re-
ferred to the Tyler robbery. He admitted on
| cross-examlnation his recent conviction and
| that he had served a term in the penitentiary
| On being questioned as to the pistol. he said
| he had a pistol like il which he bought in
New York when he and his wife were living
| there taking care Of the homestead Of Frank
| Nlnsent, millionaire on the Hudson. He de-
MED that he was in the Tyler case as a princi-
pal, or that he ever engaged in a second story
| job or other burglary. Second story work was
regarded as that of a sneak thief.
On redirect examination Parker stated that
| he asked for drink of whisky and they gave
it to him bringing in half pint at time. The
| officers object was to get him to talk Witness
| was made drunk in the station and when he had
the talk with the officers he had pint and a
half of whisky under his skin.
The defendant, Wayman took the stand and
| admitted that he told the officers that he
bought the watch of white man on March 2.
| After he had been arrested Mr.. Mahon ques-
| toned about the watch and he told him how he
/ got 1t, and did not know it was stolen. He de-
| MED that he told the officers that he watched
| while Parker robbed, but he told them that he
| met them that night and walked down 18th
| street, and Parker left him, going into an alley,
telling him to wait; that he went to the corner
OF II street and waited and then returned when
| Parker came out with the pistol and told him to
| put it in his pocket, which he did, and then
| went down with him, at his request, to Waters.
| Witness did not think that Parker meant to
| rob a house. Witness did not, in fact. tell the
truth when he said that he got the watch from
a white man. He was sent to Waters to get the
| watch to sell.
| on cRoss-ExAMINATIoN
| witness acknowledged that he had been con-
| victed of assaulting a woman, of kicking Off,
Ger Phil. Thompson blind, and of burglary.
He repeated that he did not know that Parker
| robbed any house. While at Waters Parker
| aud Waters went into an another room.
| OTHER WITNESSES.
Fannie Shaw testified that Wayman came to
her house on E street, above 18th street, with
a pair of shoes, between Z and 7.30 O'Clock. On
| crosse examination witness denied that she kent
| an immoral house, althouth she lived with a
| friend. She was not a member of the church but
her sister had been.
| Dennis Wayman, brother Of Lewis. estifed
to the latter mending pair of shoes and tax
| ing them away one evening not later than 6 80
| o'clock.
VERDICT OF GUILTY.
The case was submitted without argument
Judge Bradley charging the jury briefly, and
in five minutes they returned with a verdict OF
guilty as indicted. Notices of motions in ar.
rest of judgment and for new trial were
| given.