Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-14
Hannegan's AssaIlant Will Probably
Be Arraigned on Thursday.
FIRES IN MONTREAL AND ELSEWHERE
The French Celebrating the Fall
of the BastiIIe.
R. G. DUNCAN Is ACQUITTED
THORNTON HAINg TRIAL
The Defense Hope TO Justify the Shooting Of
Edward Hannegan.

Edward Hannegan.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
HAMPTON, Va, July l4.-The trial Of young
Thornton c. Hains for shooting Ned Hannegan
while in Q boat of Fort Monroe on Saturday,
June IL, will begin on Thursday morning at 10
q. m. Ihe case Is exciting the greatest interest
here and at Old Point, and the prospects are
that the court room will be crowded when the
case is called. The trial will be held in the
county court here in Hampton. the county seat
Of Elizabeth City county. Ii is the fret trial
on the docket for the new term Of the county
court before Judge q. n. Peek.
Aspeclal panel OF twenty white talesmen has
been summoned and the first part of the day
will probably be consumed in the work of get
ung jury This, OF course is on the sup
position that the case will be gone into at ali.
The probability now is that the defense will ask
Tor more time and . continuance until the fall
term OF the court 1t Is of course impossible
to say whether this will be granted or not.
Commander Robley ID. Evans. who . wit
ness OF the occurrence and will be the chiei
witness for the prosecution, has been ordered
to the command Of the Yorktown and to report
for duty In New York on the 10th of July. This
has been postponed until the 18th. and IL the
case Is continued until fall 1t will still be in the
power OF the state TO compel the Secretary OF
the Navy to produce him a witness at any
time. Still the fact Of his being ordered away
Will probably be used as an argument against
continuing the case further aud the fact tina,
the lawyers on both sides will be here in force
when the case is called looks as though they
were ready to go on with the case if necessary
THE COUNSEL IN THE CASE.
The prosecution will be in the hands Of Mr..
Edgar E. Montague of Hampton, the common.
wealth's attorney. He will probably be as
sisted by Mr.. Andrew A. Lipscomb Of Wash.
ington, who has been retained by the friends OF
Hannepan 4 tel xal
from Mr.. Lipscomb saying that he would be
here tomorrow morning. Mr.. Montague IL a
young lawyer who has already made a credita-
BILE name for himself, though this will be his
hrst experience as prosecuting attorney. Ar.
rayed on the opposite side are some Of the best
lawyers Of the Old Dominion and an interest
ing legal battle is anticipated.
The defense has retained Thomas Tsbb OF
Hampton, Mr.. Shillington Of Washington, J.
w. Wheeler and Hon. JOHN Goode Of Norfolk
who Is regarded as one OF the sblest lawyers in
Virginia.
HAMS As RETICENr As EVER
When young Hsins was arrested after the
shooting he was taken to the county Jail q
Hampton and placed in the care Of Sheriff r
X. Curtis and Jailor MAILER. When TIE STAI
correspondent visited the Jail this morning
Halns was In his cell. a small apartment on the
second floor. He had not yet arisen for tho
day and complained of feeling feverish and ill
ne IS sun as retlcSflt as ever ana Will l&yt
nothing at all TO say to the cause that led uI
to the shooting. The sheriff says that he hsl
had no trouble at all with this. his most impor
tant prisoner. but has found him 1t all times {
perfect gentleman.
Col. p. c. Hains and Lieut.. Hains the father
and brother Of the prisoner, are both here and
Mrs. Halns Is expected to arrive before the trial
begins. Lieut.. Hains said to q STAR reporter
this morning that his brother Of course was un.
willing to talk for publication. but that he wal
confident the defense could make out a strong
case. They would completely overthrow any
charge Of premeditation wiliful murder and
would be able to prove beyond all doubt tha,
the killing was justitable one. All he asked
OF The STAR and the people of Washington wa,
that they wait for fair fury trial and not at
tempt TO pass judgment until the evidence wal
all in on both sides.
PROBABLE LENGTH OF THE TRIAL
II the case is begun on Thursday morning
and the hearing of testimony proceeds at oncs
it is thought the case can be concluded in thres
or four days. as 1t is not a complicated one
The prosecution have already summoned sever
witnesses. The defense have not vet furnished
the sheriff with the list of their witnessed
They will rely mostly on Hains testimony or
the stand. lhe case will be heard before q
state court and the question NAV be raised a,
to whether II is not the federal court that has
jurisdiction over the water here. 1t is no,
thought that this will give any trouble, as the
question has been settled before. V.K.