New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-12
THE LATE SHOOTING AFFAIR AT
WASHING TON.
Fyo~ The W'a,iir2for Star, Nay 0.

WASHINGTON
F,o~ The Wa,isr2for Saay, Mayo
The examination was entered upon 1t O'clock, p
M. yesterday, in the guard room OF the jail before
hall were densely crowded by an anxious aud excited
sssemblage of citizens Cahfornabs, Members Of Con-
erese and Others, and at the windows outside and in
front Of The door collected large number OF per-
sons unable to gain entrance but who fingered IN the
vicinity and contenfed themselves with ssch surrep.
ti,ious peeps as obtainable through the barred
windows.
Tie prisoner entered. accompanied by . number Of
friends Members Of Congress, Cailfornans and otne
He is medium.sized man, but conpactly buit, WA
well developed chest, and with pretty determines
look. A small piece Of black court plaster was OBJ
served uron his nose, and slight sera.cn uP0n 0as
che, K and his clothes were considerably soh.d.
TIE Dis.rict-Atoney, Mr.. Key, appeared ios tho
Coyernment ano Messrs. Bradley and Radcliffe, Sena.
tor Weller OF California and Judge Phillips of Asbs
ma, appeared for the defense. ~.
The following witnesses were called for the Onaed
States: Thomas Broduck, John Edeught, Cnans
Quinn, Jerry Riordsu, Michael Dougherty, .. es
Vrpois, Michael Carroll, Patrick Heating, Henry
willard, John Redig, Francis Maynard and james
Quinn. v,,.r.
Thomas Broduck sworn--Is waiter at w lards
saw Herbert hit Heating with chair left the room
then. ,..
John Edbright, an elderly man, sworn.-,ls waiter
nj Winard's; was in the dining room when heroet
ordered a servant to bring HE breakfast; the servam
answered that be could not without an order fmm tne
Office; Herbert then told the servant TO clear out o.
the room, and called him q ID irish son OF oTi
Heating stood abeu, three yards from ierbert ief.
bert turned and said the same thing to him-to cieaf
ont of the room; witness stood IN the center oi inc
room, and could not hear the reply OF heatngi tue,
Herbert stood up and struck heating on the PACK
the neck with pistol Heating went back OF one Of
tbe round tables. got plate and made two attempts
at throwing it, but paused Herbert then took up
chair and threw il at Heating; Heating then threws
| plate at Herbert and came around inc e1ge OF tae
uo,h opdk saft in m 81
table and ostled tOgether the plate thrown ny Neat
ing be took from the table at which Herbert was ST.
ting; then gentleman came in and struck hea'ins
with chair and broke it; they lostied Tor minute
breaking sugar bowls and pitchers then Pat keatinG
the steward and the brother OF the deceased came mi
Herbert laid hold of him, and took out pistol ~
| took bold Of the pistol and held IL about minute
while they otlsd together; the other p g.ntein
| a chair upon the head; the two gentlemen lHeroen
| and bis fiiend) were engaged with the two heann&
| when the French cook came in and separated them
| jostling Pct Heating away 30 ths, ne iet r. Wy
6arre of the pistol; with that Herbert caught nod
| of the collar of Thomas KeatiDys coat with bis en
hand and shot him with his right hand, deceasel
told witness that "be was dead" saw tho 6looa
rush out of Keatug's coat saw no knhs
drawn; was in the room during the whole sffray;
saw no one tIike Herbert; took no hand IN the bus-
nes when the shot fred went over TO the assist
once of the deceased; cav Mr.. Herbers friend throw
two or three pitchers and another friend OF Herbert
care in and cried " Shame" witness has been Of
Wizards going q month; the table stood About
twelve yards from the doors they all met at the door,
not word passed between Herbert and Pat; four Of
them were engaged in the scnille Pat came IN u:
door and TUNED at tho table, and Mr.. Herbert Wa
irving TO get bis pistol OUT Pat, only had hodo Her
beit deceased was three or four yards Dehed no con
y,rsatiop parsed between Herbert and Pat had bod
of Herbert at the time Herbert was trying TO get h
pistol out; Pat had hold Of the muzze Of the peta
with bis right hand, and bis left hand was upon the
back of Herber's neck; the deceased a. TINS ums
.;xc ny vhaff. Herberf'a
was whipping deceased with chair o. soon ~ Pss
Heating let 90 his hold of the pistol Herbert shot Ton
Heating; Pats hold upon the pistol was broken by The
cock by the gentleman who came In; Pat keas1g
il about five feet six inches in hight, and weighs sbos
$50: tie dece ased was more bulky, but weakly; W.T.
mess thought Herbert ought to be able to whip botl
the KeatiIgs, because be lHerbert was o well.iA
man, was not Overworked, and had full use Of BIZ
limbs; the Austrian Minister sitting looking at u.
whsle affair; he sat still until the mar was shot, eN
then up to g. if be wss dead Pat had pitcher
OF molases in his hand. which was broken IN -
struegle by the stroke Of chair by Herberts fssa4
AND by the interpretation of the cook, Pat let gon
hold; Pat vent away at tho time Of the sbot, ~
came back to help carry bis brother up stain; a'
SCI file was not five minutes altogether. ,,,u..r..
Charles Quinn, swom-Is bead weiter at Wulsr1G
was passing Mr. Herbert and head him say, o~
" my breakfast, ID qoick;" heard conlos%,
and Looking around, saw Herbert strike ae,eas. -
the face with handkerchief or napkin Heipen tss
went back to bis place at the table ard psckeo
chair and Heating ran to the sidebOard and pkso
M ,ometLipQ-witntS could not cay what VIZ
then ran out of the room, and when be GOT -
Keatlg was shot; Pat Heating was In the To-
when witness went out; Pat was coming, waA%
down the room toward " here Herbert was standing.
Patrick Keating brother Of the deceased,
svorn-His face wss bruised, and much dkcooe.
under the eye and upon the forehead, ana mere ~
bruise upon one Of his hands, witness was N -
kitchen at the time the sfisy commenced; seve.
came and told him that Herbert WAS beating ~
brother he went in Ia save him; Herbert was at one
OF the round tables, fifteen or twenty yards non w
door where he entered; when Herbert say Viz. "a
conf, down the room, he turned upon Snsr s.aS.
struck him with chair, having pistoi 10 oss
from what witness had heard OF Hrosi, s0sd the
he believed Herbert would sheet hin ana gDl II the
pistol. The witness here dispayeo "1an. . 49,
balm Of bis hand, which be behsveo 70 a. Mr..
n ade by the muzse Of the pistol ;n,srf.rsd
ber-a tau gentleman, with sandy nanI'nsSd,
and witness lost his bold upon the pistol q. sssoSs
then fred one shot; witness then turned n ~ tSs
I'D Grid "Murder;" witness then went Out ., 49,
I'm and when be came back his brother VIZ ..s
when witness frat entered the room, HeIesn S IA
him Win chair wss positive that the nis. suy.
not kill his brother; didn't resolect tnywS sotS
thing at Herbert as he entered; he BAG pckeo ~
moasses or milk pitcher to pacify Heio15 n
standing that he was dissatisfied with not gesuh r.
br. ekfa6; did all be could to give ssuM ;.S nd;
bert advanced, in fighting Poeaaop The pi,toI ret
did Mt see any person strike Heroert tue r selSy
ca in TIE struggle witness went Into me and
for the purpose of getting Herberts bre@lhs, sul
racifyir him, and making peace betweehn
biz brother. ,.;,, n Wiasrd'G
Mr. Hsrbet and another gentleman came % .O O5 ssf
fast after II O'Clock; witness wen, to ,Ss ns ofts
them what they would have and broagn, l ps Sss
ORE ahiast 70 t GHH for the rest Of the
lead cook said it was after breakfast hour; a. ~
the witness he would have to 60 to the S%Issdnf.
order; witness, coming back met the seconu and va
sr and asked him the gentlemans name, az "A the
- r. rrns MI Herbert; Mitness then Wens.