Evening star., 1897-01-12
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The Trial Of Alleged Assailant Of Mr..
Enrich.
Defense Claims Alfbi-The Wit
acs.es Heard To-day ON
Both Stdes.

The shooting of Mr. Frederick W. Enrich
last September was investigated In Grim
inal Court No I today Charles Phillips. a
young colored man. being chsrged as his
assailant.
In explaining the case to the fury. A.
sistant District Attorney Jeftords stated
that MIR. Enrich ard his brother conduct a
number Of n.eat ard provision stores In the
city. and that 1t Is the custom of Mr.. En-
rich to visit the stores every evening for
the purpose of collecting receipts. About
midnight the 10Th OF last September Mr..
Enrich had visited all but one of the
stores, and shortly after midnight he Called
at the last one, situated or the north side
of Indiana avenue between I'd and 81
streets. He collected the receipts of the
store. and drove of In his buggy toward ?d
street, having at the time about $1,000 in
his possession. When he had about reach
ed or passed I'd street he was fired upon
from behind. the ball striking him behind
the right ear. He glanced back and saw
colored man about thirty feet away. in the
act of firing a second shot. He jumped
Gown in the bottom Of the buggy and cried
for help. Assistance came to him. and H.
was carried to. the Emergency Hospital.
The ball was never extracted, and is now
supposed to be in the back of the neck
Mr.. Jeffords stated further that he would
show that last April Phillips was in the
employ of Mr.. Enrich. and was we'll ac-
Quainted with his practice of making col
lections. He would also show that shortly
before Mr.. Enrich called at the Indiana
avenue store Phillips was seen standing a
short distance away: also that after tn.
shooting he ran down Sd street, turned into
and passed into Adams express alley,
where he disappeared presumably into his
mothers house. The pistol with which the
sh 1oting WIS done, said Mr.. Jeffords. was
taken from Robinsons Veterinary Hospital.
near the scene Of shooting, and was mys-
teriouSly returned a day or two later, the
pistol being five-chamber weapon. but
with one chamber empty, however. when IL
was returned. Phillips was arrested the
evening Of the following Wednesday, and
II would be shown, remarked Mr.. Jefforis.
that before he was told what he had been
arrested for he denied having shot Mr.. En-
rich and was unable to satisfactorily ac-
count for his whereabouts the evening of
the shooting. Phillips possesses a remark
ably fiat nose which covers a large part of
his face, and Mr.. Jeffords explained that
about the scene of the shooting would pos
itively identify him.
Testimony Begun.
Mr.. James H. Smith. Phillips attorney,
stated to the jury that the defense would
be that Of an alibi. They would show. he
said. that Phillips never had been in the
employ of Mr.. Enrich: that he did not
know him, and that he was at home when
the shooting took place. Mr.. Jeffords
tfen called Mr.. Enrich, Detective Hartigan
ard some six or eight other witnesses.
hose testimony tended to substantiate the
contentious of the government.
The Defense.
In his own defense. the defendant took
the stand. denying that he had ever been
employed by Mr.. Enrich. and also deny
ing that he did the shooting. saying that
he was at home when IL occurred. Two or
three witnesses gave testimony tending to
confirm his statement, when the case
closed. A verdict may be reached late this
afternoon.