The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-11-27
ANNIE YOUNG ACQUITTED.
SHE Tells THE JURY now SHE
KILLED HER HUSBAND.

Ms wss Drunk, and struck Her Mother
She Grsppied with Hir, Hut Was SO
Excited she DID Not Know She shot Him
The Juage Directs the Jury TO Acauit.
The trial OF Annie Young for killing her hus-
band, George Young. u brakeman. on Sept. 81,
at their home, 3O3 Ninth avenue. was concluded
yesterday before Justice Ingraham. In the Court
of Oyer and Termlner. the prisoner being ac-
quilted.
The first witness called was Policeman John
]. Munson. He heard four shots fired. ran TO
the place. aud found the body of Young on the
second floor, lying at the foot of the stairs. He
saw Mrs. Foster. the mother of the defendant.
Her face was bleeding and badly bruised. Mrs.
Foster said to him that Mrs. Young did the
shooting. He arrested both women.
Mrs. Lena Champion of 400 West Twenty
third street said that on the evening OF the
shooting she paid a visit to Mrs. Young. George
Young and a friend Of his were present. The
two men went out twice during the evening.
They had been drinking. When they returned
the last time they we're accompanied by a young
man whose name she could not remember.
Young started to make some sandwiches, cut
ting meat and bread with u large knife. lie had
been pleasant in manner, but his eyes looked
wild. suddenly he made a rusl. for his wife
and cried out, "Oh, Annie, l love you" He
seemed to become Infatuated. Mrs. Foster went
to the rescue of her daughter. Young and his
wife had moved into the hall. Mrs. Young
screamed several times. and Mrs. Foster came
hurrying back to the kitchen. her face stream
ing with blood. Mrs. Champion heard a shot
and ran out of the house. She did not see the
body Of Young.
Mrs. Catharine Foster, the defendants moth
er. testified that when she ran to her daughters
assistance Young struck her a violent blow in
the face. She could not remember what hap
pened after that, except that she heard pistol
shots. Mr.. Mcintyre did not cross-examlne the
witness.
Mrs. Young, the defendant, was then called.
She said:
My husband came home that night about 8
with n Mr.. Daxton and another young man.
They started out together. and | said: George.
you said you were going to take me out to-
night lie said that he would wait for
me at the door down stairs. l went down
stairs, and saw my husband go into a liquor
store with the other men. | waited for him,
but he did not come back, and | took or my
dress and put on a wrapper. shortly before l"
o'clock he and Daxton, came in together; They
was so drunk that he could not 20 up stairs to
his rooms. and my husband brought him into
ours room and told him to stay there. said,
George, don't bring him in here. we can't tale
care Of him. Ny husband grew very angry and
kicked over a chair. told MN not TO behave
/ viii do as please Then he said he wanted
some beer and some sandwiches. ! told him
that | would make the sandwich Al for him, but
he took a knife and started to cut up bread and
ham to mako them himself. This was in the
suddenly he dropped the knife and ran into
the front room, reckoning me to follow. He
sront room he grabbed me BY the hair and pulled
my head back and cried out Annie: i9ye
,,,nthar "a me IN nv assistance. George rushed
at her, and he had something that shined in his
hand. knew it was n revolver, He struck my
mother In the face and the blood ran down.
Then / g~rappled with him. We struggled out
into the hall, 1t was pitch dark. l kept on
don't killher. l was afraid that he would kill
me, too. He had often said that he would
trouble with me he would Kill me at once.
I'VE got TO the head of the stairs and both
grasped the 6anistSrs; Then .sI dI felt 4 his ham slip
the stairs. ran back into the front room and
looked ont of the window. ! expected to, see
shot him. / did not know the pistol had gone
of at all. ! was so excited | was nearly crazy.
swear before YOU. gentlemen, and before GOD.
that / had never had n pistol In my hands be-
Mrs. Young ceased. and MI. Levy. her coun-
examine" Mr.. Mcintyre rose, looked at the
witness for a moment, and then turned and said
something in a low tone to her lawyer. Mr..
Levy explained "The people rest" and Mr.. Nc
Intyre asked Judge lngraham to direct the jury
were hlled with tears. Judge Ingraham di-
rected the jury toacquit Mrs. Young, and with
out leaving their seats they brought In a verdict
Of acquittal. Mrs. Young had gone around TO
where her mother was sitting. and when the
foreman said We find the defendant not guilty"
Mrs. Foster put her arm around her daughters
neck and kissed her, while the tears ran down
her cheeks.
Take her home, take her home, she is free"
said Mr.. Levy. Mrs. Young was led from the
court room. followed by forty or fifty OF those
who had listened to the proceedings. They fol-
lowed her out of the Court House, and stood
watching her as she was assisted on a Fourth
avenue car.