The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-08-13


OUTRAGEOUS MURDER.-We regret to record, as
the natural sequel Of the fire riots of Sunday night,
that horrid murder perpetrated in one OF the
streets Of our city yesterday morning, at about
O'Clock. man named Martin Raglan, about
twenty-five years Of age, n native Of Limerick
county, Ireland, and who had worked as a aborer
in and about this city during the past twelve
months stabbed in the breast SO TO cause his
death in n few minutes. IL was ascertaincd, in a
post-mortem examination made by DR.. Morgan,
that the knife thrust into the right side of the
breast, and passed through the lungs and into the
heart cutting the sternum or breast. bone nearly
in two in its passage.
This affair occurred in front Of Schadd's tavern,
on between llth and 18th streets; and although
many persons were drinking in the tavern, and
passing TO and fro, it could not be asceraincd by
the inquest held yesterday by Coroner Woodward,
! that any person had witnessed the occurrence, or
any quarrel that might have led to it. The only
testimony 70 the point was, that the subsistence
| Of the fire, which in the next square upon the
same street, many persons came to Schadd's tay-
to drink, entering by the alley gate, az Schadd
| would not have his front doors opened.
This must have continued from half past twelve
till information brought in Of the fact that a
examination, it appeared that the man had been
stabbed the closed street door, and that he had
staggered twenty yards of before he fell. The
blood sprinkled upon the pavement indicated this.
A witness, who was upstairs in Mr. Schadd' house,
testified that he heard man below, whom he could
not on account Of the shed over the door, say
some one, Take that, damn youl''-that two men
departed together, and that one Of them presently
retsrned, and, by the sound, he thought he kicked
some one The deceased had marks upon his head
and face, such as kicks would probably have occa-
stoned.
Many witnesses we're examined respecting the
occurrences within the tavern but these did not
appear to have any conne1ion with the tragedy
outside.
What further developments may reveal we can.
not conjecturei but as yet, we perceive no clue TO
the detection Of the murderer.
| We are requested to make public complaint OF
the practice pursued by many Of the boys of this
city, who battle in day time in the canal, near l4th
street bridge. This should not be tolerated.
MoHr RuNAwAYs oAusHr.-Captain Goddard
and officer Handy yesterday arrested two oolored
men, who absconded several weeks ago from the
Hon. w. F. Colcock, Of South Carolina Their
hiding.place was beneath the floor of a wash house
on the premises Of r. S, Coke, esq, on f, between
eth and 18th streets. Noah Hanson, free mu.
letto man, aged about twenty five years, servant
in the house of Mr. Coke, was also arrested and
committed for having given them refuge and
| succor
The premises were well searched a second time
before the discovery wa, made The space between
the earth and the floor less than three feet and
the aperture but scant through which 10 enter
We understand that Mr.. Coloock bad promised
reward Of FIVE hundred dollars for each Of them