Evening star., 1895-04-03
ATTEMPTING IDENTIFICATION
Trial Of the Men Charged With Highway
Robbery.
The Assault ON Mr. GOiden-Wftnesses
Who Saw Some Portion of
the Affair.

cutting Attorney Mullowny called for trta
the case Of the four young white men
charged with committing an assault or
Mr.. r. A. Golden, in the alley near his
stable, in South Washington, Saturday
night, as published In Mondays Star, and
Lawyers A. A. Lipscomb, Frank P. Gloss
and w. Preston Williamson represented the
defendants. whose names were given as
William Werden, David Werdeh, Davi6
Adams and Robert Simmons The trial was
tefore jury, and pleas of not guilty were
entered.
Mr.. Golden was the first witness ex
amined He told the court and jury Of his
exciting experience at his stable door, as
heretofore published. He told how he was
accosted by young man, with a pistol
who demanded his money or his life. and
then struck him on the head with the re.
volver. When he called for assistance the
several young men ran and he fired one
shot at them, but without effect He was
unable to identify either of the defendants
as having participated in the assault.
Bernard NARROW. a colored boy, employed
in Mr.. Golden's office said that when Mr.
Golden came to the office, after he had been
assaulted. he wanted to know, why did
YOU sit in the office and let those fellows
kill me?"
Witness did not see the assault, but he
SAID that one of the defendants was In the
office short time before the affair happen.
ed, and asked rs Mr.. Golden in?"
Recognized Him.
F. NJ. Skinner, who lives hear the scene
of the trouble, testified that when he heard
the pistol shot fired he ran out to see what
was going on, and he saw a young man
whom he thought was Simmons. He rec.
ognized him from the fit of his light over,
coat, and also, he said, because he is bow.
legged.
A young man named Oscar Olsen was
next called, and he too, heard the pistol
shot fired. He said he saw the Werden
boys running. AMI when he asked What
niGgers are shooting at each other In the al.
ley" Witness also said he saw another
young man near them, who was wearing q
light coat.
direction of where the shot was fired. He
thought the man who wore the light over
coat was not Adams.
BENJAMIN Anderson, colored, testified that
when he heard the cry of murder Satur-
day night he went out to learn what was
going on. and he saw three young men
who ran from the alley. Witness identified
them as the Werdens and Adams.
Witness said that he reached the alley
before the pistol shot was fired, and he
said that a large crowd soon collected
there.
Witness said that he noticed one of the
boys Fad red hair, and. in describing him
for the benefit Of the jury. said: II know
he's one of the honeys."
"One of the what?" asked counsel.
''One of the 'honeys.'"
That's a new one in court" remarked
Mr.. Mullowny. What do you mean by
'honeys?"
Il mean," said witness, that he was one
of the parties who caused the disturb
ance"
Counsel for the defendants then examined
witness at length on the question of identi-
fication He saw them at the police sta
tion after they were arrested.
Saw Three Men.
A colored woman named Eliza Rich
testified that she heard Mr. Golden's cry
Of murder" but did not go to the door
until the second cly was made. She saw
three men around Mr.. Golden. When she
went cut the men passed her and ran in
the direction of 10th street. She identified
enc Of the defendants as being one of the
three young men whom she saw around
Mr.. Golden. Witness said she lived just
across the alley from the stable.
Policemen Hughes and Bannagan were
next sworn, and they gave evidence con-
corning the arrest of the defendants and
with the case. The witnesses were cross
examined by counsel. but their memories
seemed somewhat defective. The cross
examination of Officer Hughes assumed q
lively aspect, but his evidence was not
damaging to the defendants.
The defendants made denialS OF the
charge when talking to the officers.
officer Bannagan was on the stand when
this report closed.