The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-11
The Late Shooting Amir In Washington.
EXAMINATION or WITNESSES.
From The Waahtsgton SAr, Nay 0l

Il EAA0lNATION OF WITNESSEJs
From The Washfsgton SAr, Nay o.
TIE examiSe.tcn was entered upon at O'Clock r.
yesterday in the guard room Of the . before Juso.
ssnssy erosasd By anxious excited
ct zens CAitornisns, members OF ,ngrsss &s. and
the windows outside and In front of the door were
- AIge number OF persons unable gain ent .ance
~ no fingered ia the vicinity, aud zen tod them
ses,.s re- suca suITeptitious peeps ooaina ,l
sSr...s tbs oe,red winGowS
The pri,oAer sn,erec. accompanied BY number o
friends nssaAers OF Congress, CAlornisns and othsrs
He is ne Nm sizss uan, out oompactly built, with
' s yss essss1sd
his nose ana 50 ht scratch upon cheek, and hi
clothes were coos;dcrN My soilsa.
msnt s and Msssrs. Bsss and c senator wss.
Of California, and |utsS Philips OF Alabama appeared
The following witnssse. ,were called for the United
States Thomas Broduc "a Edbrght Charles Quinn
Jerry RoIdan, Michael Dogo :; 3s senqs @ Mense
Carroll Patrick ing, HenFy. A, lsTu John Re1iy
Francis Maynard snd James QaiA T.,
Thomas Broduek swoIn.-rs w lter A. Wiiaras; saw
Herbert hit Heating with chair; ie tae room then
John Edbright elderly ma \, swn LIS waiter a
Wilards; was In the dining recon- w-a aeroert ordered
servant TO brig his breakfast The ssrv answered INA
told the 10 clear out Of the called h
"d.ml ed Irish of bitch" Kesrg stoA about three
lame thing to hm-to clear out os the :. 0x. Wit
stood IN the centre of the room a eoElA not hear
the reply Of Kearg then Herbert stood up AMI ruc
KeaDg on the back OF the ne,k with pistol tNeatny
went baok OF ono Of the round tables, got pate and
made two attempts at throwing it. but paused Herbert
tren took up chair and threw it at Kesus; KeatiDg
then threw plate at Herbert and came the edge
Of the table, Herbert and Kearg met at the side of the
table ana josted tgether the plate thrown By KeAng
he took from the table at which Herbert sfting;
then gentleman came in aud struck Heating with
chair and broke it they jstied for minute, breaking
ard and the brother Of the deceased, In Her-
ert LAID hold OF him, and took out pistol Pat took
s sse Z g h' ss sss ss se i sss,
ierberts friend) followed up and struck Pat Ksang
with chair upon the head; the two gentlemen (aer-
when the French cook came in and separated the II,
ostlng Pat keang away 50 ,hst he e the barrel Of
Thomas Keatirgs coat with his left hand aud shot him
with his right hand deceased told witness that he
dead" saw the blood rush cut of Keatngs coa;
knife drawn was in the during the whole ARRAY
saw no one strike Herbert took hand In the business
when the shot fred went to the assistance Of
three pitchers ana another friend Of HerSer.
came In and cried "shawe" witness has been at
Wii,..ds going on . moath the table stood about
the door not word passed between Herbert and Pat
four of them were engaged in tbs soufie Pat
ryrg to get his pistol out; Pa only had hold OF Her
bert; deceased was three four yards behicd
versaon passed between Hsrber and Pat Pat had hold
OF Herbert at the time Herbert trying 10 get his
pistol cut Pat had hold 0t the muzze Of the pistol with
nis right hand and his left hand upon the ba,k Of
of HERBERT Herberts friend at this time was whipping
ceceassd with cheir soon Pat ksaing let 90 his
hold Of The pistol Herbert shot Tom KeAting Pats Did
upon the pistol broken by the cook and By tho gen.
tiemAn who came In Pat Keat ng about Eve feet six
inches in height, and weighs about $50; ths de.
thought Herbert ought t. b able to whip both
the KeatiDgs, because he (Her6ert) WAS we'll fed
man. was not cvsrworked ana hsd full Of his limss
the Austrian minister sitting looking at the
whole affair he sat sttl until ths shot, and then
came up TO sec If he dead Pat had pitcher OF
By the stroke Of chair by Hsrbets friend and BY ths
inte,rs sliion Of the cook Pa. his hold Pat went
away at me time O. the shot but came ba to help car
~ his brother up stairs the scuthe was not five
minutes altogether.
Charles Quinn, sworn-ls bsad waiter at wlard's waa
passing Mr. Herbert and heard him say, "Gst my break
fast. damped quick" neard n oontusion, and looking
around Herbert strike deceased the facs with
handkerchief napkin Herbert then went back TO his
place at the table and picked up chair and KsAng ran
TO the sdeboard aud picked up something witness could
not say what witness thsn ran out Of the room and
when he got back Reatrg shot, Pat Keating In
the room when witness went out Pet was coming, walk
ing down the room towards where Herbert standing
His face bruised much oiscolored under the eye
and upon the forehsad, and thsre bruse upon
of bis hands witness III the kitchen at the line the
sfray commenced; several came and told him that Hsr
bert was beating his brother he went in to him.
Herbert of the round tables fifteen twenty
yards from the door where he entered whsn Herbert
witness coming down the ROOM he turned pom wit
ness and luck him with . chair, having pistol In
hand from what witness had heard OF Hsrbsrte cdarac
ter he believed Herbert would shoot him. ana grssped
the pistol The witness here displayed wound In the
palm Of his hand which he believed to have bsen mad.
Dy muzZ.o OF the pbtOl IrlonU Oh dorD6rt,
gentleman with sandy hair intsrfersd and witness lost
his hold upon the pistol defendant then fred shot
witness then turned 70 his sros and cried murder Wit
ness then wen out OF the room aud when he back his
brother shot, when witness first entered the ROOM
Herbert struck him with chair positive that tho first
sh did not kill his brother recoect thro wing any
thing at Herbert he entered he had picked up th
lasses or milk pitcher to pac Herbert understanding
that he dissa.sdsd with not getting his breakfast
cid all he cSuld to give satsfaotion Herbert advanced
in 6ghting position, with pistol didn't any person
stike HERBERT the pistol went of in the struggle wit
Hebsrts breakfast and pscy him and making peace
between Herbert and his brother.
Jerry Riordan was sworn-!sa walter at WillArd's;
Mr.. Herbert and another gentleman came in for break
last after IL o'clock witness went to them and asked
them what they would have and brought part % thsr
breakfast to both them Herbert then sent witness back
to he kitchen for the rest of the breakfast The head cook
said 1t after breakfast hour and tod the witness
he wsuld hayc to go to the Office f,r an order;
witness oomirg back met the second head waiter and
asked him the gentlsmans name, and he told him it
M. Herbert witness then went to the Office for an
heard dishes flying In the einDg room; he gan and saw
Pat Kea ing and Mr Her BERT tapgled together jostug
he other gentleman came up and struck Pat KeatinR
.i,h chair, ard then hs aaw deceased going where
asy we're; w..uss saw Pat Keating lay hold of 1t by
the lruzzle when the pistol vas 6red Herbert was
siaI cling up clinched With Pat Kestny Thomas Ksa-
him With chair at the tire deceased ahot he was
rot touching Mr. HERBERT when he shot he pat his
h.nd T. ns b, Ds msrss gs the pistol from
ncbdy but the four men engaged in the struggle two
shifts were 6reAwas positive Of this; deceased wakes
about two yards AID fell; when the first hot fired
witness standing just inside the dnipgroom dorr
sar the smoke OF both shots.
Michael Doug aerty sworn-Was In the pantry boy
told HIM there was murder inside rap in and the
Two Ksatnys. Herbert and hts friend all cinchsj to-
gsthsr; Herberts frierd struck Pet With char, and
then ~itpses heard pistol fred Herbert hal hold OF
Thtmn Kesting By the collar when he fred the three
we're clnohed together.
J. Dsvenois ssotn-ls the French cook at Willard a.
while eating bts breakfas. he heAid noise erng
tbs tiBing room saw Herbert after Pat and his
bro hs- Herbert struck Pat the head with pistol
witness caught Pat to hi q, and at tbs time
Herbert placed his pistol to the breast 81 the deceased
ana Cred the blood gushed GU. like spring; only
engaged in the scule Patrick had hold Of Her
oert g. the time Herbert shot Thomss Keatog Thomas
had his hands thrown up in the attitude OF shielding
hin ae when the shot fred witness had got Pat k
Heating out of the way to rave him. only one shot was
hreo The vi ness here . diagram OF the dining
to show the position OF the tables and Of the par
tes engaged In the aray. The breakfast hours at VIII
lads from o'clock to 10 IL A. ~ at the latest
sna after that order from the Office requi1ts.
Michael Carroll. sworr-ls ai1waiter at Wizards, Was
in room, next The dningroom heard the report OF q
osol went in and Herbert strike Pat Keating with