Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-28
Row ArwELL WAS KILLED.
The Story of the Homicide Told in Court
Today.

When the second Of the fifteen taiesmen
drawn to ill the jury to try Claiborne Howard,
q colored man. for the murder OF Charles At
well, brakeman the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, on May 2s. called tins morning.
the panel completed and the Jury ~ss
sworn. follows;
John Curran Thos. r. Darcy. Henry Frazier,
George W. Cole. Joseph Peagnot. James A.
Tslbert David Atkins. Richard Tyler. David J.
oDonnen. Vim. l. Gaddis. Arthur 5. Jones
and James r. Boccck-
Pour Of the Jurors. Frazier. Cole. Atkins and
Tyler, are colored men.
Mr.. BIrney. who with Mr.. Mullowney ap-
pears for the government, m openinG the case
stated that on the night m question the
deceased and some companions, rAilioa men.
were near the station At Trinidad when q
party OF colorcd pcople-four women and
three men-came aoNn the track and
attempted 90 stop tram by tagging. but it
passed. Then they walked on 60 whsre . train
had been LAID on on the switch. and some
words passed between some Of the parties He
said that Howard seized Atwen ana forced hun
back. and. drawing a revolver fired. shooting
him m the bacG. and made OF. but not ar
rested until forty DAYS after the occurrence.
when he Was found ia Philadelphia.
The defense reserved their opening.
THE TESTIMONY.
Mr.. II. ". Brewer. civil engineer, testified 70
making the plat Of the .,ene
Elizabeth Ward. a tall eolored girl living on
Madison street. testified that she ues Howard
last summer and Was with him the night Of the
shooting at Mrs. Ennels', IN Ivy CIV, where
there several Others. They had a supper
and a nlint iulip aud bottle Of beer for each
They left TO take the train and walked
TO the railroad, and they Jagged q
train. which dad not stop, and they walked
toward the CITY Howard aud Mrs Innels were
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cars on the track before the round house Was
reached. A. they passed she heard Mrs-
Ennels call Clay and say she had been insulted.
He went back 10 the telegraph office and asked
one of the men il he had insulted Mrs. Ennels,
and then they clinched- She then heard the
shot and Howard ran past her. They all ran
after the shooting.
The witness cross-eXaminatlon by Mr.
ShIlIngton said that she saw AtNell strike
Howard over the head with a lantern. and AZ was
n severe blow. shattorlng the glass and putting
out the light They then grappled, struggled
and fought tii the shot was tired. There were
then four trainmen about the telegraph olice.
She saw one 20 round the house.
Annltta FIzhugh, who WAS quite deaf aud
had Il fit Of weeping when first called. testifed
that she was with the party and described the
walk. saying Howard stopped 10 talk 10 a man
on the train, when Mrs. Ennels called to Howard
and he came and asked the man who n was,
when words passed. Atwcll striking Howard
with the lantern. ana they then clnched.
On cross-eXamination witness said she saw no
alteration between any people except Howard
and the man with the lant,-4.
DIR. L. NJ. Schaefer. deputy coroner, testi-
fed TO the autopsy showing u bullet wound in
the back, just above the waist. the tall passing
through the liver, breaking the eighth RIB and
lodging under the skin IN front. I DE immedi-
ate cause OF death was hemorrhage from the
liver. The deceased wac five feet ten and half
inches high. weighing about 40, and his age
given a. twenty-five.
A recess for an hour was taken and the Jury
sent to dinner.