Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-09
BOYD WALLACE. On TRIAL
CHARGED WITH MURDER OF HIS
HALF BROTHER
The Jury Sworn and Examination of
Witnesses Begun-The Evil
dence Submitted.

Boyd Wallace. colored. indicted for the
murder Of his half-brother Robert Stafford,
by stabbing him the 7th Of last August,
while the parties were in q yard in rear of
premises GOT N street. was placed on trial
today before Justice Clabaugh and jury
in Criminal Court No. /. Attorney Royal
NJ. Hughes appears for the defendant, the
government being represented by Assistan.
United States Attorney Gould. The follow
Ing qualified as jurors. and were duly i'm
paneled: Messrs. James II. Stevenson, Jas.
E. Benton. William A. Hickey. Walter NJ.
Brown, Harrison A. Davis. James 7. Ken
yon, Charles D. Collins, James w. Mckee,
j. NJ. Watson. S. Sprigg Belt. c. w. joan
soa and Albert H. Chase.
The First Witness.
Police L. c. Trumbo was the first witness
for the government. He told of being called
to the n street house the night of the Tth
of August. of finding Stafford there. cat,
of sending him to hospital and OF arrest
ing Wallace.
The next witness to appear was Harriet
jackson, the woman in the case She eX-
planned that she, Boyd Wallace Robert
STAFFORD, and several others occupied GOT
N street. The witness admitted that Wal
lace is the father Of one Of her two chill
dren. She had no other STEADY company
except Wallace. The evening of the 18th of
August Stafford invited the witness to so
with him to camp meeting near Anacos
tia Feeling badly and thinking ride
might prove beneficial, she consented to go.
The two returned to the house about II
O'Clock. Boyd was there and remarked that
he wanted to say something to the witness.
he followed her to woodshed in rear of
the house and seated himself on a trunk.
Wallace asked Harriet, so the latter testi-
fed:
Why is it you go car riding with Bob
every time ne is paid?''
Just then Stafford rushed up to Boy:l
exclaiming: Whats that about Bob?'
Boyd said: Bob I'll see you presently
To this Bob replied, with an oath: You'll
see me now
Blows Exchanged.
The next the witness knew the men were
exchanging blows. She was frightened by
reason of the row. and hurried into the
house. Several moments later Bob came to
the kitchen door and announced that Boyd
had cut him to death. The police were
summoned and Bob was removed to a hos
pital, where he died.
You have friendly feeling for the de-
PENDANT, have you not?' inquired Mr..
Gould.
Il don't know whether I have or not"
replied the witness. Il guess it is gone
now"
TnimpOrtant Testimony.
Bessie Porter, who was at the house the
night of the affray, but who did not see
the fight, gave testimony of an unimport-
ant character, and DR.. l.. r. Stoddard de-
scribed the wounds sustained by Stafford.
The next witness was Hannah Reed, who
lived in the house street with her
niece, Harriet Jackson, last August Ac-
cording to the witness, after Harriet had
started for AnacoStia with Stafford, the
18th OF August, Boyd kept saying that STAFF
ford was doing him wrong" and that he
could not stand seeing Bob getting the in
side track with Harriet. After Bob and
Harriet returned to the house. so the wit
yard. Boyd said something about Harriet
going car riding with Bob. The latter
went down the yard and asked what was
said about him. According to the witness,
Boyd thereupon drew knife and cut Bob
Witness Alleges Threats.
According to Hannah Reed. Wallace had
uttered the threat, When l get through
with Bob the undertakers will gamble on
his body
and they did. too commented the wit
ness.
Policeman Trumbo, who was recalled,
stated that at the time of the arrest Wal
lace admitted that he had cut Stafford but
insisted that he acted in self-defense.
Former Sergeant Lombardy of the Metro
politan police force, told of accompanying
Stafford in an ambulance to the Homeo-
pathic Hospital the night Of the ARRAY.
The government at this point announced
it's case closed. Attorney Hughes, in an
explanatory address to the jury, said he ex-
pected to establish that Wallace acted in
self-defense.
AN adjournment was thereupon taken m
til tomorrow morning.