Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-08-03
Tie New York Tragedy.
THE MUgDER At THE ST. NICHOLAS
Col. Loring, Of California, instantly killed BY
DR.. Graham, Of New Orleans.

Col. Loring, Of California, instantly killed BY
| DR.. Graham, Of New Orleans
THE CORONERsS INQUEST.
AFFECTING TESTIMONY OF MRS. LoRING.
The New York Eusntng Post, of yesterday,
gives the full particulars Of the fatal ARRAY at
the st. Nicholas Hotel, in that city-a brief
notice Of which has already appeared in our
Geographic colum. The Post gives the fol-
lowing account of the affair;
"Colonel Loring, Of San Francisco, and DR..
| Graham, Of New Orleans, had been staying at
| the hotel during the week, and occupied rooms
| on the first floor, Nos A7 and PSI. They
| were both married men, with their wives at
| the hotel
"About half past Eve O'Clock this morning,
DR.. Graham came out of his room in his night
dress, and rang the servants bell in q violent
manner, disturbing the guests in tho adjoining
rooms.
Colonel Loring got out of his bed, came te
the door, and asked DR.. Graham II there was
| any sickness in his room? Graham made no
answer, and Lorinp then asked what he was
ringing for? Graham replied that he wanted
| the chambermaid.
"Loring told him that she would not come
while he was in that dress. and requested him
| to 60 and dress himself, or that he (Loring)
would dress and 60 for her.
.'Loring went to bed again soon after. DR..
Graham continued to ring the bell in very
| noisy manner, which caused LoriDg TO get up
| again on account Of the disturbance. He told
| Graham his wife was in delicate health, and
he was annoying her dreadfuily.
"Graham said angrily, that he did not care
| damn about him or his wife. Loring said
to him, You had better not repeat that
Graham used the offensive language second
| and third time
''Loring then returned to his room and took
| a cane for the purpose of chastising Graham,
but did not nse it, Loring passed down the
hall, and the two net near the room of Ora
ham.
"Graham, as soon as they approached each
other, made a stab at Loring with q sword
cane, cutting him in the mouth. He then
caught Loring about the arms and thrust the
sword into his side, the weapon entering his
heart, causing instant DEATH
The coroner's inquest was held in the large
dining room Of the St. Nicholas Hotel. Mrs.
Loring, wife of the deceased, a rather young
woman, in poor health, was brought in by two
ladies. She cried most piteously. She was
dressed in white, with black shawl, and
wore green shirred hat.
MRS. LoRING's TESTIMONY.
Charles Loring was resident of California;
he was receiver Of the public moneys at Benz
cia; we left at separate times; he left there in
March; left there on the 18th of February,
and arrived here the second day of March.
He met lae in Baltimore in May last dom
mbpr tho dnv. 7 continued NTH hi NJ Till
we came here; have been with him every
hour since he has been ia the States; do not
thn NIX the prisoner ever saw my husband.
l asked my husband when he came in the
room if he knew WIN it was he said no, he had
| lie or seen him he had no acquaintance with
bin previous to the difficulty that occurred
this morning. By my watch, at ten minutes
past five heard the bell ring very furiously;
heard violent ringing of the hail bell. that
| was right beside our room; We were both in
bed; he got up to see who it was that was
ringing my husband said this mus. be a stran-
ger who does rot know anything about the
house, and he would 70 out and ascertain the
| cause; my husband then opened the door lead
ing into the hall f.; he just opened the door, put
| his head out and said, ''Ah! i, is you, sin
| think the servants are all in bed, and you an
| not 200 any Of them" lie was ringing tho
| maid 8 bell furious.y.
The prisoner said he had been ringing his
bell for two hours, and no one came to answer
| it, and he swore considerably in making these
| remar<s. Ny husband then closed our door
and came to bed; the bell then rang furiously
| again; my husband immediately got up again,
and said. Sir, you will oblige me if you will
not ring that bell 30 loudly, az my wife is quite
| unwell." lie requested the man to put on his
pantaloons, as he was not in fit state to have
the maids answer his call; he had nothing but
| bis shirt Oh; saw him myself
| The prisoner continued to ring the bell, aud
my husband again spoke to him about the
noise; he said he did not care damn for any
maid or any woman in the house, and that he
would dress as he pleased. He made some
other remark that did not hear but my hus
band said if he repeated it again he would
smash his head with stick my husband then
stood inside the door, and had his head out
only; then he came back to bed again, after
| closing the hall door u second time.
| After going to bed again, the bell struck
again thirty times; MIR. Loring and counted
them, and just as it struck thirty times, he
jumped out of bed and put on his pantaloons
and slippers, ard as he got one arm III his Goa,
| he opened the door; and rs he came out of ;h Z
door, and stepped out, he said to the man that
he would 60 down stairs and see if he could
find servant; l jumped out OF bed to urge
my husband not to 90 out, and while I said
" Don't 90 OUT" he said Oh, pooh, child, 20
| away" then stood on the sill of the door
then saw the prisoner, having nothing on
but his shirt. When the prisoner turned from
the bell heard him say, 'sI'll bs damned IT,
| and heard no more. He turned from the bell
as suppose, because he saw me at the door
| He proceeded toward his room door
At this time my husband was some distance
down the hail when be made the remark his
face was turned from me, which. suppose,
was the reason 1 did not hear the remainder
| OF the remark.
To Juror-The parties went in opposite di-
rections through the hall way.
I returned to my room it was quarter to 6
when 1 reached it; looked at my watch; 1
then came to the door again, and seeing nc
one in tho hall dressed myself and came out
into the hail. staid in the hall some time
and walked up the hall and back again. went
into my room, threw off my dressing gown
and threw myself on the bed !; just as 1 had
done so femele face came ard looked in the
door, and went off very suddenly; she looked
in 40 quick, and darted of so suddenly, l
should Lot know her face again.
jumped up Immediately and ran to the
door, and heard her say "Why, Mrs. Lorin1
is not 10 bed )" don't know who the person
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