Evening star., 1895-06-06
THE THEFT At TRUSkOW'S
Lawrence Boyer's Trial for Completely in
the Anacostia Larceny.
Taylor, His Alleged AccOmplice, Texti-
fes In BOycr's Behalf and Claims
Innocence of Both.

The trial of Lawrence NJ. Boyer, indicted,
together with Robert Taylor. for house.
breaking and larceny, in connection with
the robbery of the drug store of VIM. H.
Truslow. in Anacostia, was continued be-
fore Judge Cole in Criminal Court No. 2
today, the defendants having been granted
separate trials.
Shortly before noon the testimony Of
fered on behalf of the government was
concluded. 1t tended to show that con-
siderable part of the goods stolen from Mr..
Truslow's store was found in the house on
IL street northeast occupied by Boyer. A
rumber of coins missed by Mr.. Truslow
were also found in the possession of the
defendants. The testimony offered by tho
government did not materially differ from
that given in the Police Court. several days
ago, and reported in The Star at the time.
1t was shown that while imprisoned in
the Anacostia police station Taylor unsuc-
ceSSfully attempted to cut his way out of
the cell with a knife given him by Boyer.
On behalf of Boyer, Mr.. Window Wood
worth, his counsel, stated to the jury that
the prisoner knew nothing of the robbery
and nothing of the goods found at Taylo-'s 5
house.
Judge Cole is Provoked.
When Mr.. Woodworth called Taylor as a
witness. Judge Cole intlmated that Mr..
court in permitting Taylor 10 remain in
the court room during the giving of the
governments testimony, all other witness
es on both sides having been excluded. The
court threatened to discharge the jury and
begin the trial over again. Mr.. Woodwork
explained, however, that the matter was a
mere oversight on his part, and disclaimed
any Intentional diScourtesy, whereupon
Judge Cole allowed the case to proceed.
Taylor, who is said to be the brother of
Boyer's wife, stated that he knew nothing
more Of the recovered goods than that
they were delivered to him by 4 stranger,
who said that a Mr.. Horn hal sent them
to him. Boyer, he said, knew nothing of
them. He acknowledged that he endeav-
ored to cut his way out of his cell. but
denied that Boyer furnished him the knife,
claiming that 1t was his own. He claimed
that one of the coins was his own, and
said that the others he had received in
change. He denied being discharged by
DR.. Ware of the Ebbitt Hous,, drug store
because of dishonesty, hit admitted that
he was convicted in the Police Court re-
Gently of robbing the store, ana that he is
now serving sentence IN Jail for the Of
fense.
Taylor refused to answer many of As
sistant District Attorney Jeffords' questions
on cross-examination, and remarked that
II Mr.. Jefords attempted to make a mon
Key or him he would meet his match.
Given to the Jury.
Alter several witnesses had teStined that
they knew nothing against Boyer's char
acter the defendant took the witness stand
In his own behalf He emphatically de-
MED any knowledge of the robbery, and
explained his possession of the stolen coins
by stating that Taylor had given him some
of them, and that he had received the
others in change.
The testimony closed about 2:3O, when
after Judge Cole had overruled Mr.. Wood
"a he
jury, on the ground that. the government
had failed to establish any case for the
jury's consideration, counsel proceeded to
address the jury.