Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-05-21
E EVENING STAR.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

TIE NAVY YARD HosIcIDE.-The deferred
examination of Daniel W. Jarboe, for killing
John X. Nally, took place at the guard room
Of the Jail yesterday afternoon before Justice
Briggs, commencing about Eve o'clock. The
prisoner was brought in. He is of middle
age, Of youthful appearance, with blue eyes
he looked pale and somewhat worn by con-
fnement, but otherwise calm and collected
susanna Irwin sworn.-Resides on Ninth ST.,
Navy Yard. The prisoner came in her house
on the 18th Of the month May; she was
looking out Of window up stairs; saw
gentleman and lady come in the house, and
saw Mr.. Nally and his brother come around
the corner Of Mr.. PadgetSs the gentleman
that came with the lady sprang out of wit
nesses front door, and the lady followed him;
the gentleman (the prisouer) said to Mr. Nally,
do you intend to marry her ?" witness un-
derstood the answer TO be "no; with that
prisoner pulled out pistol and shot Nally
deceased ran and got to the end Of the plank,
and bent over, with his hands TO his breast,
and said, " Oh, Lord !" Then prisoner called
the brother of deceased a id son Of bitch,
and said if he did not get out of the way he
(prisoner) would put load in him. This is
all witness knows of the affair. Deceased,
after he was shot, ran around the corner, about
the length Of the guard room, and his brother
after him prisoner and his sister went of in
another direction, around the opposite corner
by the engine house the sister was about q
yard from prisoner when the pistol was fired
witness did not hear the sister of prisoner say
anything could not swear to the pistol.
Henrietta Cook sworn.-Does not know the
prisoner; saw the shooting on the 18th Of the
month; gentleman and lady came into Mrs
Twins house, where witness lives; the gen.
tleman staid about three minutes, when she
saw the two Nallys coming from their dinner,
going across the gutter; then the gentleman
Cy,r - oil nd fha lad ftar
him; witness went to the door to-see who it
was they were talking to; when she got there
the prisoner was pulling pistol from his right
pocket and she saw him shoot deceased, she
thinks in the left side; saw deceased turn
around and run; heard the prisoner say to the
lady with him q Stand back; prisoner then
said to the other Nslly, Now" with an OATH
calling him o son of bitch, 81 have great
mind to pat a load in YOU" saw this Mr..
Nally run; heard no words pass between de-
ceased and the prisoner and his sister; Twins
door is about as far from the place Of the shot
as from witness to the door Of the guard room;
the lady was about four feet from the prisoner
when he fired the pistol.
Ann Armisted sworn.-Does not know the
prisoner, was up stairs in her own house,
heard the report of pistol, and looked out Of
the window; saw pistol pointed at Mr.. Nally;
this was about twenty yards from where wit
ness stood; witness lives next door to Twins
the pistol was pointed at Mr.. William NaIly;
heard the sound Of one voice, but could not
understand what the words were; cannot
identify the prisoner SIS the person who pointed
the pistol.
William W. NalIy swOrn.--Is brother of
the deceased the name of the deceased was
John Rufus Nally witness was present al
the time his brother was shot witness went
to his mothers at dinner time il was twenty
minutes to ! o'clock, when he went there
witness and brother started to so to work;
deceased said to witness, Let's 60 over to Mr..
Geddes, want to get piece ct soap wit
ness and his brother went across the gutter,
and just as they got across the gutter, Mir.
JsIbOe jumped across the gutter in front of
Us, turned around, and called the lady, (his
sister, that was with him, and asked deceased
"What he intended 10 do ~ or, g Did he in
tend to marry her 2" witness would not be
certain which be asked him deceased an.
swered g You see" or, - Will see what am
going to do ~ or something like that, witness
does not remember the exact words; Mr.. Jar
Doe drew his hand out of his pocket and shot
deceased right down does not know how far
prisoner was from his brother at the time he
fred the pistol, but suppOses it was aboLt as
far as from witness to the gentleman by the
table (sbOut two feet y his brother, after be-
ing shot, turned around and went towards
home; then JarbOe said TO witness, {" You
id son of a bitch, I'll shoot you too - as
he said that witness turned and ran and
grabbed his brother and took him home,
and put him in the hands Of his grand
mother, who met them at the door their
house was not more than twenty or twenty
five yards from where the shooting occurred !;
after witness gave the deceased IN charge of
his grandmother, be went for the doctor; re-
turned in about ten minutes his brother was
dead when he got back his brother made no
movement at all, when, in reply to Jarboe s
question, be said II II see what II do"
Seventh street east talking to Mr.. Burdine !;
heard noise as of good many walking, and
turned around; saw large crowd Of persons
coming up the street on the pavement, and,
to the best Of witnesses recollection, Thomas
Mansfield called to witness to arrest that
man." witness went then to meet the CROWD,
and asked them what man, and they pointed
to the prisoner, whom he did not know then,
but afterwards ascertained was Mr. Jarboe;
thinks prisoner is the man; witness caught
hold Of him by the arm; prisoner said he
would go, and they went up to Squire Briggs
Office on Seventh street, and after he had got
in and taken his seat the Squire began to in
quire about some witness; Jarboe then asked
10 let his sister come IN, and said that be had
done it; nothing more occurred of conse-
quence until they went down the street to get
conveyance TO come TO the Jail in; the pris
oner, to the best of witness's recollection, said
he wanted TO get of as soon as possible; they
were standing Oh the corner Of Eighth and K
streets, some person made mention that " he
was shot or was dead, " witness was not
certain which; Jarboe said " done it, and
am satisfied does not think anything was
said between there and up by Mr.. Marceron's
until up by Capt Sutherland's corner, when,
as they were riding in the wagon, the prisoner
turned to him and asked If deceased was
dead; told him 1 did not know, had heard so,
but he might not be; prisoner said Poor fell
low, am cory for him." he seemed to take
on right smartly about it; when prisoner
came into the magistrates Office somebody
said he had pistol about him; witness turned
and told him he would have to give it up;
heard Mr. Briggs tell him previous to this
that he must give up the pistol; the prisoner
gave the pistol to witness; witness gave the
pistol to Mr.. Briggs.
A pistol was here shown 10 witness, which
he thought was the same. Mr.. Briggs, the