Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-28
RMSBY NOT GUILTY
VERDICT OF THE JURY IN TRIAL
FOR MURDER.
Defendant at Once Discharged From
Custody-The Evidence Submit-
ted-Defendant Testifes.

After celebrating six hours the jury in
the case of Charles ]. Ormsby. tried yester-
day in Criminal Coourt No. /, under an in
dictment alleging the murder of Charles
Galway, the morning of November 10 last.
reported verdict of not guilty. The de-
PENDANT was thereupon discharged from
custody. The jury retired few minutes
before O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
The story of the killing, as brought out in
court, was that about $3.50 o'clock the
morning of November 10 the witnesses saw
five young men standing on the sidewalk,
in front of the New National Theater. Two
of them were engaged in a controversy,
and there was a passage at arms between
man named Carr and one Barnes. Some
one said:
Don't two of you attack me-
Galway was then standing by the curb
facing the sidewalk. He was apparently
watching the movements of the others.
After Carr and Barnes had separated
they started to come together again. OrmS
by advanced toward Barnes and said he
would settle the matter. Just then Col
way stepped in front of him and threw up
his arms as if to interfere and prevent
Ormsby from attacking Barnes. Ormsby
told him to mind his own business as it
was not his affair, and as he made this
statement he struck Golway blow on the
chin Galway fell heavily to the pave
ment and the witnesses heard a crash when
ht itdthtu STOuIu
Lay Where He Fell.
Golway did not rise after the parties to
the controversy had passed along street.
Ormsby returned and assisted in lifting Col
way. The latter was unconscious. Ormsby
felt Golway's hand and said:
"Oh, he's not seriously hurt; the injury
is too high up in his head"
Several of the witnesses and Ormsby
placed the injured man in a carriage and
conveyed him to the Emergency Hospital.
Ormsby was elected from the operating
room. and later he was arrested and locked
up at No. l police station. He was greatly
excited and Kept saying:
Oh, my God; it's terrible
Ormsby denied at the station that he had
struck Golway. Nevertheless, according to
the testimony, he said he was certain that
the person who did hit Golway had no
malice or enmity against the unfortunate
fellow
Defendant ON the stand.
In his own behalf Ormsby said that the
night of November IS he met Carr, Barnes
and several others in a saloon. A little
later, while in front of the New National
Iheater, difficulty arose. Barnes struck
Carr and rushed to strike him a second
time. The witness rushed forward and put
up ms one arm simply to prevent a further
exchange of blows. He turned and saw
Golway, who had taken no part at all in
the row. LYNX on the ground. The witness
fastened to Golway
n | struck him, gentlemen of the Jury"
said Ormby, Il did it unintentionally and
without knowing 1t. / had absolutely no
reason for striking him.
Continuing, the witness said he exam
med Golway and found his head was bleed
ing. AT the time he remarked: Poor fell
low. don't think 1t serious, for it's too
high up wv
The witness raised Golway, had a car
rage summoned lifted Golway in and ac-
c0mpanied him to the Emergency Hospital.
IN conclusion Ormsby declared to the jury
no OBJECT in striking any one, least of all
an entire stranger
me defense had no further testimony to
for instructions 20 offer At no time ala
the government ask for conviction Of an
offense of greater Importance than man
slaughter. --''i