Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-26
THE ACCUSED TEsTIFIEs.
Trial of jenkins and Hawkins for tn
Murder of Shepherd.

Murder of Shepherd.
The trial of Augustus Jenkins and Fred
erick Hawkins. charged with having muir
dered BENJAMIN Shepherd. on January e
last. was resumed this morning in Criminal
Court, No. 2. Judge Cole presiding.
DIR. johnson, assistant resident physician
of the Emergency Hospital, who testified
yesterday afternoon, was recalled to the
stand by the attorneys for the defense and
in reply to questions again gave a detailed
description of Shepherds condition when
he arrived at the hospital on the day OF
the ARRAY. DIR. Johnson also described a,
length the operation performed upon the
deceased. Shepherd told the physician a,
the time that he had been drinking. but his
mind was clear. The source of the hernor-
rhage was not discovered either during the
operation or at the autopsy The clothinR
worn by Shepherd at the time of the cut
ting was then offered in evidence and Hen
ry Shepherd, the brother of the deceased,
recalled to identify the same. This closed
the case for the government.
In his opening address to the jury Mr..
George French simply stated that there
were two sides to the story OF the killing
that Of the defense being equally as honest
as the one upheld by the prosecution. Mr..
French then asked the court to take the
case of Hawkins from the jury, as no evil
dence had been presented to connect him
directly with the alleged murder. Judge
Cole replied that the request would be de-
cided at the conclusion Of the case for the
defense.
Testimony Of Defendant jenkins.
Augustus Jenkins. one of the accused,
first took the stand in his own behalf and
told his version of the ARRAY. jenkins
clairled to have been the assaulted party,
he cutting Shepherd in self-defense. This
testimony contradicted in almost every re-
spect the evidence Of Oficer Parham, who
made the arrest. jenkins further declared
that the knife presented in evidence was
not the one he owned. as his knife had his
initials cut In the handle. Hawkins, &C
cording to Jenkins, had no connection what
ever with the affair.
District Attorney Birney put Jenkins
through searching cross-examination and
next the defense called upon Hawkins TO
testify in behalf of Jenkins. The witness
repeated the story OF the defense, to the
effect that Henry Shepherd struck the first
blow by knocking Jenkins down, the latter
then being kicked on the head by BENJAMIN
Shepherd. Messrs. VIM. X. Brown, w H
Coleman ana others testified as TO the good
character Of the defendants, and IL being
1910 O'Clock, and both the government and
the defense having each sent for an i'm
portant witness. Judge Cole ordered a re-
cess until O'Clock.
After Recess.
After recess the District Attorney Birney
placed on the stand NJ. ]. Corbey. station
keeper of the third precinct: Henry Shep-
herd, Frederick Watts. Policeman Maddox
and Edward Smith, in the order named,
each of whom made statements rebutting a
great portion of the testimony given by the
defendants.
Mr.. George French then renewed his mo-
ton that the jury be instructed to acuuit
Hawkins. A long argument followed. the
motion finally being denied. Mr.. Jeffords
followed with the opening address 10 the
jury. A verdict will probably be reached
tomorrow morning.