Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-30
ELLISON PLEADS SELF DEFENSE.
His Trial for Assault IN Broker Hen.
rfQaes Continued.


The trial Of Biff Ellison Al New York was
continued yesterday. The court room wak.
as usual. crowded. and the proceedings Re
gan with an order OF Recorder smythe that
no more ladies should he admitted to the
room. The interesting parties TO the trial
and the equally interesting lawyers had
trial
Lawyer O'SuIlivan's presentation OF Elli-
sons side Of the case was listened to with
the closest attention. He said that the de-
Tense would show that Ellison was attacked
first. and that revolver was pointed 1t his
abdomen when he struck Henriques- He
relied upon the recorder to call attention to
the fact that the duties Of the district at
torneys and their deputies were TO prose-
cute. and not TO persecute.
Ellison" said Osulliyan. has been In
carcerated since June 6. fiis pail was fixed
At an exorbitant figure"
II object" said District Attorney Well
man.
'.If / can show that the bail was I'VE
times greater than that fixed in any pre-
vious assault case. your honor"
Not IL you can show that IL Is hve MIL
lion times greater" interposed Recorder
Smythe. The jury has nothing TO do with
bail, and you should know that
On the conclusion of Mr. oSuilivan's ad-
dress. several witnesses OF the assault on
Mr. Henriques were called 20 endeavor to
prove that that gentleman was the aggres-
sor in drawing a pistol before he was struck
by the prisoner.
One of the witnesses who claimed to
have seen the assault committed. and who
gave a most detailed account Of the anair
in Ellison's favor, said. in isrief. that his
name was Andrew r. Steele OF LIS East I'D
street After his evidently prepared story
he was taken in hand ny the prosecution.
when he told the following stsry: He had
been a government clerk. At present re
was employed by J. j. Joyce. an express
man, whenever Joyce had am odd Job for
him. In the last four weeks he bad made
Sa@.
Steele reluctantly confessed that two
years ago he was discharged from the
Philadelphia post office for negiect OF duty.
although he declared that the charge was
false He then confessed that Lawyer
Brooke had paid his board and given him IS
to get clothes in order that he might get
man named Henry Palmer to ne a witness
for the defense.
After some unimportant testimony. Eli
son took the stand in his own behalf. He
told of his relations with the HenriQncs
family. his frequent visits to Their home and
the estrangement and 1ivorce Of Mr.. and
Mrs Neame. He said that Mrs. Neaine had
told him that Henrfaues had made her life
unhappy and that when she married Neame
he thought she had money, ana she thought
that he was wealthy. The witness declared
that il was a most unhappy AFFAIR. The Wit
ness was asked, when we're YOU finally
agreed to marry. after the divorce was Sc
cured?"
He answered: I'VE were engaged. 10 far
as we were Concerned. IN July 1852" He
fatty contradicted con siderable Of Mrs
Neame's testimony OF Yesterday ard told of
his last visit to Mrs. Seame. when she re-
fused TO see him.
Ellison denied that he had ever threaten
ed to shoot HenrfQues. lie Sail that he
was aware that Henriques ~as N the habit
of carrying a revolver.
At $50 recess Of an hour was taken.
After recess Ellison resumed his testimony
and gave an account Of the assault. which
did not differ from that II Mr.. Poikaskev.
The cross examination brought out nothing
new OF importance. At 1850 p. m. cours
was adjourned Until this morning
The testimony caused a sensation.