Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-11-20
Things In Cincinnati.
From the Columbian of the 18th instant.

HoMcIDE.-Yesterdaya afternoon, between three
and four o'clock, young man named John Rea-
gan was killed by officer John Stevens, OF the
Eighth Ward, under the following circumstances
Reagan has for several years past borne a most
disreputable character, and has frequently been
the inmate of our county Jail |; he is the son Of
one of our oldest and most respectable citizens
Reason Reagan, formerly market-master, and at
present keeper Of the middle district watch-house.
Yesterday young Reagan was released from the
chain gang, where he had served period of seve-
raj months, after being convicted of larceny; he
became very much intoxicated and went to the
residence Of his father, on Providence street,
| above Everett and after knocking open the door,
who resides short distance from the house, was
sent for and took him in custody.
They had proceeded but a short distance when
Reagan turned upon the officer and assaulted him,
kicking and striking him several times. Mr.. Ste
yens called upon a number of persons, who had
receiving aid, struck Reagan aoblow on the
neck that felled him to the ground he was then
placed in an express wagon and conveyed to the
Bremen street station-house, and upon arriving
there it was discoveredtlat he was dead--his neck
having been broken by the blow or fall. The body
was then conveyed to the residence of his father.
Officer Stevens Immediately proceeded to the of
fee of Justice Riley, and gave himself up. The
magistrate fixed the bail at $4,000, which was
promptly given, and the case was continued over
for hearing until to-day. .
ARREST OF A Commemorative some time
past the police Of our city have exercised unusual
vigilance TO discoverth the whereabouts of an ndvid
ual by the name of James Kelly, who is strongly
suspected Of being interested in the manufacture
and circulation Of counterfeit money. He was in
dicted the September term of the criminal court,
in connection with Milton Parker, Ransel Lamb,
Mrs Sleight, and others, for forging signatures to
the Ohio State Stock Banks The officers have
succeeded in arresting all the prominent ones,
with the exception of Kelly, who was captured
yesterday morning about five o'clock, at Aurora,
Indiana, by officers William Phillips, Moore and
Thayer of this city, and Marshal Elliot, of Hamil-
ton. Kelly had but just returned from German
ball, and was caught in his tavern as he was about
going to bed
A TRAIN OF DIsAsTERs-On Tuesday evening,
while the Emma Dean was lying at Aurora,
party of Irishmen brought down to the boat man
on litter who had broken back They were
proceeding to him on board that he might be con-
veyed TO his family in this city, and were on the
short planks reaching from the wharf TO the boat,
when the steamer John G. Cline passed up, near
by, drawing the Emma Dean out in the river, so
far that the plank slipped of, anG the men with
the litter were all preciptated into the water.
iLSome FIVE Irshmen the sick man, and Little
the clerk, were all thrown in the river, but the
man with the broken back was the first to get out.
One of the men grasped Mr. Little by the throat,
and would have drowned him, had not the hawser
been near the waters edge. He caught it, and by
the most vigorous exertions reached the shore
The others foundered around for several minutes,
and would have all drowned, but for the quick
sstance Of deck hands, who succeeded in saving
three of them.
MAN OvERBoARp.-Early yesterday morning,
at the foot of Main street. just the lack Taylor
shove to- passenger fell over an obstruction on
deck and then fell oyerboard Az he was en-
numbered with heavy overcoat, boots, etc. the
poor fellow came as near drowning as he ever
will come without going through the entire pro.
cess However, sturdy, nobe-hearted deck hand
flew to the rescue, and finally hauled the unfortu-
nate passenger from the river.