The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-23

| Two murder cases are set for trial c-Ir
ing the present week in Criminal Court No.
| l, Justices Clabaugh presiding William
! Sauer. a member of the Marine Corps.
stationed at the Washington Marine Bar
racks, Will be put On trial today for the
murder Of James Allen, a civilian, on Feb
ruary p last, near the corner of ana
| Eighth Streets southeast. 1t is expected
| by counsel on either side that the trial
will be concluded tomorrow night, and if
| it is, Charles Ormsby, charged with the
murder of Charles Galway, on November
IL, on E Street, between Thirteenth
| and Fourteenth Streets, will be called to
trial. If these cases are tried during the
present week, as there is every reason
| to believe they will be, it will establish
record for the trial of white persons
| charged with murder in the District
The trials of Sauer and Ormsby viii
make four murder cases disposed of in the
Supreme Court of the District in three
weeks, in which all the defendants were
white men. Last week, Charles l.. McUin
was convicted of the murder of Robert
Turner, and tie week previous William
Stump charged with the murder of James
Lee, colored. was found guilty of man
slaughter. Both these cases were tried
in Criminal Court No l, before Justice
C1abaugh.
There is a similarity of circumstances
connected with the killing Of Allen and
Galway for which Sauer and Ormsby will
be called to answer this week. In both
cases it is claimed that death resulted
from blows inflicted with fists. 1t is also
stated that the defendants and their vic
tins were good friends before the trouble
arose.
On the night on which Allen received the
blow which resulted in his death eleven
days later, it is said he and a number of
marines with whom he was acquainted
were drinking in a saloon near the cor
ner of G and Eighth Street, southeast.
While they were in the saloon Sauer ap-
peared. Soon after a dispute arose be-
tween two of the marines and the sub
ject under discussion was referred to /
Sauer. Allen objected to Sauer having |
anything to say about the matter, and 1
the latter stated he had more right to be |
interested in it than the former, because |
he, Sauer, was a marine and friend to
the other marines. Allen then asked
Sauer TO drink with him. but the latter
refused. and left the saloon. He was on
his way to the barracks, when Allen fol-
lowed and accused him of creating bad
feeling between him and his friends, and
then sneakiLg away. II is claimed that
Sauer took no notice of this remark, and
tried to continue en- his way, when Allen
took hold of him, saying that he intended
that he should go back into the saloon,
even, if he, Allen had 10 carry him back.
In the tussle which followed Sauer struck
Allen blow in the face, which knock
ed him down Persons who saw the trou-
BILE state that there was only one blow
struck by Sauer, and that Allen fell back
wards, striking his head on a cobblestone
in the roadway. Sauer was arrested soon
after and Allen was taken to the Emer-
gency Hospital, where he died on February
20. When Allen was removed to the hes
pital it was discovered that his skull was
fractured.
The trouble which resulted in the death
Of Charles Galway occurred on the pave
ment on E Street, between Thirteenth
and Fourteenth Streets, about 10 p. m,
IN November 10. The deceased, wit,
Ormsby and some other friends. were
talking when as4IaIrel arose between
Galway and 0rmsby. They finally came to
blows and Ormsby struck Galway and
knocked him down. When his friends
picked him up he was unconscious. He
was taken to the Emergency Hospital and
in a very short time died without having
regained consciousness.