Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-30
{awK1Ns's SECOND TR1AL.-A large

| rrGWu assembled In the Columbus stree
/ Court House this morning to witness
he new trial of Albert Hawkins, col,
ored, who is charged with attempting
to assault little white girl named Sadie
S,hrier in Alexandria county on the
+, rs b of October. Hawkins, who was
III the dock, seemed less concerned at
The proceedings than any one else in
the court room. He is represented by
Capt. G. A. Mushbach and w. n. Sad
dler, and the prosecution by Messrs.
Richard Johnston, Leonard Marbury
and ]. II. Greene. Before the opening
of the court Mr.. Marbury moved anolle
prosequi in the first Indictment, new
indictment having been found. This
was granted Mr.. Johnston, common
! wealth's attorney, moved that in view
of the fact that he was unwell, that Mr.
]. II. Greene be associated by counsel
for the prosecution. This was also
granted.
A venire of sixteen men had been
summoned. They were Messrs. j. L..
Travis, ]. II. Goings, B. F. Matthews,
E. D. Brown, W. c. Shipman, John r.
Robinson, ]. E. Mcintosh, VIM. Mar
cey, Geo. W. Salisbury, Orlando Birch,
W. J. Howard, ]. L. Klein, Isaac Rey-
n lids, J. M. Donaldson, Manadier Tay-
,or and j. N. Garrison. The last-pamed
was ruled out, he having been mem
Der of the grand jury which indicted
Hawkins. Salisbury, Howard and
Reynolds were also ruled out for vari.
Gus reasons and their places filed by
Messrs. G. P. Price, ]. B. Spicer. A. u.
Faulkner and ]. II. Whitehead. The
prisoner. according to his privilege, OBJ.
jected to four-Messrs. Birch, Donald
son, Whitehead and Spicer-and the
remaining twelve were sworn, after
which counsel for the commonwealth
addressed the jury, and were followed
by those for the accused.
The examination of witnesses was
then begun and Sadie Sherrier. Mary
Russell, Bessie Russell, Chas. Miller,
w. II. Sherrier, father of the girl, and
Geo. Conley testified for the prosecu.
ton. The testimony was about the
same as at the last trial, though some
what stronger against the boy. Sadie
fully Unidentified Hawkins as the boy
who, on the evening of October 2Sth
met her on the road, dragged her into
the bushes and attempted to assault
her, said her cries attracted the
two Russell children, who came up
when the boy ran off. The two Rus
sell girls testified as to their hearing
Sadie's cries and going to her assistance
aud seeing some one run away. Mr..
Sherrier testified as to the attempt made
to take the boy from the custody Of
those who captured him.
The witnesses for the defense wei g
Richard Noyes, Daniel Madderson.
Sarah Madderson, the uncle and
aunt of Hawkins and others. The gist
of the evidence of the first two named
was to show that Hawkins was ut
home when the offense was commit, d.
The boys aunt testified that he was
but Is years old; that he was stupid
and had no education.
Albert Hawkins, the prisoner, was
then put on the stand. He denied the
commission of the crime and said he
was at home at the time, saying he left
Miller's at 2:30 o'clock, got home at 3
and there remained till he was arrested
at 5 o'clock. He at first said he knew
what rape meant, but afterwards said
he did not.
The defense attempted to put Sadie
Sherrier on the stand again but Mr..
Greene objected and the objection was
sustained.
W. H. Payne and w. F. Carne, jr.,
testified that the statements made to
them by Hawkins as to the time he
was at home did not agree with his
statements to-day, and Timothy Hayes,
the jailor, testified that Hawkins had
told him be had not hurt the little giil
much.
The arguments were then commenced
and the jury was addressed by Com
monwealtn's Attorney Johnston and j.
II. Greene for the prosecution, and by
w. 81. Sadler for the defendant.
Sadler was followed by Mr.. Marbury
for the prosecution and he finished his
argument at 4:30 o'clock. The charge
was then delivered to the jury who re-
tired to their room.
The jury returned verdict of guilty
and sentenced Hawkins to Is years III
the penitentiary.