The times., 1899-03-13
BUSY MONTH FOR
TEE CRIMINAL COURT
Several Important Cases S0Cn
TO Be Disposed Of.
Murderer Hortan'S Trial Nav Be
Taken Up This Week.
fer Mere, in the ,nse OF
Mrs. Norris.

The coming month promises to be very
busy one in the different branches OF the
Supreme Court of the District Already
there are Two important matters. the KEEL
ly-AbeTi suit for $4,000 damages, and the
proceedings relative to the mental condi-
ton Of Eugene Peters which have been
under consideration for several days and
which Will be continued in addition to the
new business which viii come up in regular
order. The trial Of Frank II. Miles. which
demanded the attention Of one OF the Grim
inal Courts for nearly three weeks pre-
vented the investigation OF several cases
which have been ready for trial for some
time, As il necessita,ed all the criminal
business being transacted in the other
branch OF The Criminal Court.
II was expected that the trial Of William
X. Reed colorcd for the murder of Eliza
beth Logan. would be called today but for
the reason thai when this was decided
upon By the District Attorney there was
some doubt whether OF not the two JUS
tees, G G. Cole and Andrew 4. Bradley
would remain in Criminal Courts Nos
and >. respectively. Since the assignment
for the trial -of Reed il was decided by
the Justices Of the Supreme Court in gen
eTal term. that Justice Cole should in the
made vacant by the resignation of Justice
McComaE. and that The recently appointed
Justice, Harry VI. CIabauEh, should succeed
him in Criminal Court No. l.
These changes in the presiding Just ces
Of the criminal branches of the Supreme
Court made it necessary 10 defer the uiaI
OF Reed for several DAYS and possib V
until the beginning OF next week. In the
mean time. however. there are a uumbe.
of prisoners in jail awaiting trial for minor
offences who will be given a hearing dur
ing the current week and until their cases
are disposed OF in either branch OF the
Criminal Court.
Besides Reed there are seven others in
iail charged with murder, and while no
decision has been made by the District
Attorney which one of them will BE- called
TO trial first, there is general be ef that
rs sooa as the trial of Reed is concluded
william II. Horton who Is charged with
the murder Of Mrs. Annie Nicholson IL
Armory Park in June last VIII BE- put or
trial for his life. When Horton was ar
rested for the murder il will be Temem-
bcTed that he expressed himself as very
much satisfied with his work his only r.
Eret being. he stated. that he had no
waited a day OF two longer in order that
he might have killed one Or tao ether per
sons against whom he harbored revenge
Since his confinement in jail Horton seem:
10 have changed his mind upon this sub
ject, for when arraigned in Criminal Cour
last fall before Chief Justice Bingham he
disclaimed all knowledge OF the killing o
Mrs. Nicholson, and said he dill net re-
member anything OF the circumstancas
until he saw her lying on the gravel path
way in the ;hroes OF death When tn,
woman was in this condition however. h
saw one of the large veins in her nee
pulsating, and he deliberately STOPPED
down, and. placing one Of his Eng Is under
the vein, raised and severed it with III.
knife with which he had stabbed h r Il
death, and which he s;i he'd ia his hand
When asked short while after why h.
thus a second time attacked Mrs. Niehol.
Son, he said he did SO to relieve her frCn
further pain.
In addition 10 the newly assigned ca
for today which will come up for a hear.
Ing In Criminal Court No. 2, it is p-ob
able that the case against Mrs. Ami,
Marie Norris. who is charged on ST,
counts with the larceny OF large guam
tity OF iewelry from different je cir,
dealers In the city. will be called an,
finally disposed of This case was cal G,
before Justice Bradley on Monday last. bu
was postponed until Thursday. On tha
Cay, when again Assistant District Attor