Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-28
THE TWO SUSPECTS
Who Were Arrested on Account of Jack
the Slasher.
The Trial of William Goodwin and
Patrick Moran Today in the
Police Court.

William Goodwin and Patrick Henry Mo-
ran, the young men who were arrested ten
days ago, just after Jack the Slasher'
ceased his operations, and who have been
In Jail awaiting trial on a charge of va
grancy and suspicion, were brought up to
the Police Court today for trial Their case
excited considerable interest, for the reason
that their arrest at the particular time was
looked upon as having some bearing on
slashers." Since their arrest no slashing
has been done, but the officers have no idea.
however, that they committed the depreda-
tons When the men appeared in the dock
OF Judge Miller's court today they showed
piainiy the erect of their week confine-
ment- Lawyer Williamson appeared as their
counsel. while Mr.. Pugh. represented the
District. The wives of the prisoners were
In court, as were several of their friends.
who have manifested much interest in them.
ana the audience Of spectators was much
larger than usual
Sergeant MulhaIPs Testimony,
Sergt. Mulhall OF the fifth precinct tssti-
fled that last week he received information
that the defendants had been dishonora bly
discharged from the seventh cavalry at
Fort Myer and that they had done no work
since He also received information that
they had been spending money pretty freely
witness also received word that the men
hVed at No. 1904 F street northeast and late
saturday night he went with Officer Stevens
70 the basement of the adjoining house
About o'clock in the morning Moran an
Proached' stopped on the corner and
whlstled twice. Then he started up the
steps to enter the house. Witness told him
that he was an officer, and Moran replied,
so am L an officer
on the way to the station the prisoner
NTllIfNv
man; its Goodwin you want" Moran re-
peated this statement several times and told
witness that across the river (Fort Myer)
ooodwin mad tried to get him in trouble
several times and now he was going to tell
all he knew about Goodwin. He asked wit
ness to send for Mrs. Chase
VINO is Mrs. Chaser the court asked
'She lives at 1904 F. street" was the wit
ness answer. And" he added, Il under
stand she let's Moran live in the house"
The court then took recess
The Testimony of Witnesses.
After recess Policeman Stevens testified
as to the arrest of the men. his testimony
being similar to that of Sergt MulhalI.
Two witnesses testified that they had seen
the men frequently about the corner of
9th and F streets. and another witness
testified that the men had on one occasion
wanted to engage in a fight with an old
gentleman there.
HcO- W. tne Iatner-ln-ldW or
Moran, testified that Moran had but re-
Gently married his daughter and lived
at the home of the witness until but a
short time before his arrest. He knew
that Moran was often out late of nights,
coming home after midnight
Mr.. James Hogan, the keeper of a lunch
room, testified that Goodwin was in his
place between midnight and l O'Clock the
morning of his arrest. and while eating
his lunch suddenly dropped his knife and
1ork when witness remarked that Jack
the Slasher" should be shot
Hannah Cogsdell and Sarah Hooper sery-
ants OF Mrs. Chase, testified that both men
boarded at the house of Mrs. Chase but
they knew nothing more of them
Charles Steuvan testified that last July
Goodwin got him to take two watches and
a ring out of pawn for him, and witness
kept the articles until Goodwin and a man
by the name of Salter made good the
amount paid the pawnbroker, S;5. Good
win accompanied witness to the pawn
shop, and on the way home took the
watches from his pocket, but subsequently
returned them, when witness demanded
them.