Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-27
THE CHASTITY CRIME
That Was Committed by Thomas
Holloway in January Last
BY EVIDENCE IN COURT.
How Throat Was Cut Just to AccOmmO-
date q Troubled Friend.
COURT NEWS, INCLUDING AN EsCHEAT

Thomas Halloway was placed on trial be-
fore Judge Magee in Criminal Court yes
terday for the murder of Adam Slater. The
murder is of recent occurrence, being COM
mitted on January 19, and must be fresh in
the minds of the readers. The two men had
been drinking during the day and at night
they went to the house of James Gould, at
Charters, and Slater remarked something
about wanting his throat cut, and Holloway
obligingly accommodated HIM, cutting his
throat from ear to ear.
The case was the first called yesterday,
and it took all morning to secure the jury.
Halloway being without friends, Judge
Magee appointed George Elphinstone, Esq,
and Kier Mitchell, Esq, to defend him.
District Attorney Porter conducts the pros
ecution.
The prisoner is about 45 years old and has
gray hair, mustache and goatee. He is
very pale, and, as he sits behind his counsel,
he nervously toys with his hat or news
paper.
The first witness called was James Gould,
who testified to having been with the pris-
oner and Slater all day. They had been in
town and had drinks in a saloon on the
Diamond. About IL o'clock they went to
his house and he heard the deceased say
something about wishing somebody would
cut his throat He went into the kitchen,
and when he came back Slater was sitting
in the chair with his throat cut from ear to
ear. He had heard the defendant say to
Slater, 81 Will cut it.
JUST AS FRIENDLY FAVOR.
He had been with them on Friday and
Saturday, and had never heard cross word
between them. He asked Halloway why
he cut Slater, and he answered:
"Well, he asked me to do it."
Mrs Mary Gould, wife fthe first witness,
testified that the three men came home
together at IL o'clock, and all sat down and
began talking. She went into the kitchen,
and when she returned Slater was sitting in
the chair with his throat cut, and the floor
was covered with blood. She then ran out
and notified the neighbors. The knife with
which the cutting was done was shown and
identified by the witness. She stated that
it was on the mantel. The men were not
drunk, although they had been drinking
some beer.
Grant Miller, Coroner McDowell's clerk,
also identified the knife. It was given to
him by Constable Clishum, of Stowe town.
ship.
DR.. T. R. Miller was called to the house
on the night of the murder, and found
Slater sitting on chair. He was living at
the time, but died shortly afterward. Moth
ing could be done to save him. He made a
superficial examination and found evidence
of two cuts. one about four inches IN length
and the other
FROM EAR TO EAR.
Holloway was sitting in the corner on
stool, and, in answer to question abeut his
health, he said he was feeling good. The
witness then asked him if he realized what
he had done, and he answered:
HE asked me to cut his throat, and did
it."
Dr. Beeb, John McCIatchey, Charles
Robinson and Joseph Robinson all testified
to being at the house after the murder and
seeing the prisoner sitting in a corner
smoking pipe as unconcernedly as though
nothing had happened.
Constable John Clishum, of Stowe town.
ship, testified to the prisoners arrest; also
to his telling him that he cut Slater's throat
because he asked him. He was not drunk
at the time.
Squire Miles Bryan, of Stowe township,
testified to being at the house shortly after
the mans throat was cut Halloway was
was in the room at the time, and the witness
said to him: "Old man, what did you do
this for?'' and the prisoner answered: 'I
did it; 1 don't deny it; but it was that
woman's fault [pointing to the kitchen
where Mrs. Gould was. That woman had
the knife, but was afraid to do it, and took
the knife and said: Adam, do you want
your throat cut?' He said that he did and
I did it, and made bloody good job of itp'