The semi-weekly messenger., 1898-01-11

The Case Against Mr.. r. r. Hanna, Charged
With Larceny, Now In ProEress-The Case
Against Giles Anderson. white. Charged
With Murder, Set for Trial Next Tuesday


With Murder. Set for Trial Next Tuesday
The entire time OF the criminal court
was consumed yesterday in the trial OF
Mr.. Edward T. Hanna. an agent OF the
Immediate Life Insurance Company. of
Baltimore. Md. charged with larceny by
trick OF 'an Insurance policy from a
young co!ored woman. Lovey Faison.
who at the time Of the alleged theft was
in a dying condition.
The case was called soon after the con-
vening OF court. and. after the usual pre-
liminaries. the jury was constituted as
follows: E. p II. Strunck. Il. F. Penny.
T. w. Wood. r. W. Merritt. / Shrler.
John l.. Dudley. ]. +. Hines. o. A. Wig
gins. William Gerken, Henry Penny,
Thomas Green and p. ID. Cowan.
Hearing OF the evidence was next COM
menced. John ID. Bellamy Esq. OF this
city. and Thomas Mackenzie. member OF
the law firm OF Finley & Mackenzie. of
Baltimore. Nd. representing the defend
ant and c. 2. Jockey Esq. assisting
Solicitor Richardson in the prosecution.
The state introduced witnesses proving
the following: That Mr.. Hanna issued
an insurance policy for certain amount
to Lovey Faison. a young colored woman
about IS years of age. now deceased.
from the Immediate Life Insurance Com
pany of Baltimore. and that about two
| months later he (Hanna) went to the
| Faison woman's house. while she was In
a dying condition, and obtained posses
| sion of the policy by trick, thereby COM
| mitting larceny.
The defense did not deny the obtaining
| of the policy. but con.ended that the Fai-
| son woman was not in good health when
| the policy was issued, and proved by
| witnesses that such being the case the
| insurance contract was violated. and
consequently Mr.. Hanna. who acted un-
l der orders, had a right to recall the pol
| icy upon payment to the Fason woman
of the premiums which she had paid in.
| This the defense claimed had been done
and introduced in support of their posi-
| ton an alleged receipt from the Faison
| woman's mother, Alice Faison. showing
| that she had received back the premiums
l paid in on the policy. The defence fur
ther claimed that the policy had been
| voluntarily surrendered to them but this
| the state denied and likewise denied that
a receipt of any kind had been given for
| any returned premiums.
Alice Andrews. colorsd. who nursed the
| deceased during the sickness which ter
| minated in her death, was the prosecu-
| tons main witness, and swore that Mr..
| Hanna came to the Faison woman 5
| house and asked to be shown the policy,
which was done, and that Mr.. Hanna
| placed a dollar on a table in the room
and walked out of the house with the
policy in his possession. Alice Faison
| colored mother of the deceased. was also
introduced by the state and testified that
she had received no return premiums and
had not surrendered the policy, and de-
MED giving q receipt of any kind to Mr.
| Hanna.
| The defendant testified that the return
premiums had been paid to Alice Fai-
son, and receipt for the same, and the
| policy was obtained from her.
| Mr. M. A Iseman, manager of the
branch office of the company in this city
testified that Mr.. Hanna was a man OF
| good moral character, and was acting
under orders when he obtained the poll
| cy from the Faison woman.
| Mr.. Walter Finney, cashier of one o.
| the foremost national banks of Mary
land, was introduced by the defence anC
| testified to the good character of Mr.
| Hanna.
| Testimony in the case was concluded
| about $3.50 o'clock in the afternoon ant
| argument by counsel then commenced
Solicitor Richardson made the opening
| speech and was fcllo9ed on behalf of tn,
| defendant by Nj. Mackenzie Mr.. Bel
| lamy next addressed the court in behal
of the defendant, afte@ winch a recess
| was taken until 10 o'clock TINS morning
| when G. p. Jockey. Esq. counsel for tn,
| state, will make the concluding speech.
| The jury in the case is composed en-
| tiroly of white men.
/ PLEAD NOT GUILTY
| During the days session Giles Ander
| son. the white man charged with tn.
murder of the fireman of the British
| steamship Kfrkhill brought int
| court and arraigned, and pleaded no
/ guilty. The case then set for tria
| next Tuesday at 10 o'clock. The defend
| ants counsel is c. p. Lockey, Esq, anC
! the defence, it is said. will be that the
| accused, in Staying the sailor, acted IL
| self-defence, the deceased and hi.
| companion, who is missing, attacked
| him and attempted to rob him on the
| public highway
The grand jury yesterday returned
| true bills in the following cases: Andrew
| Lavender. robbery; Geo Bland, false pre-
| tence; Alice Sanders, slander: Rober
| Johnson, ct al, resisting an officer.
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