Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-07-10

asked him what he was running for; he said
ne had killed man and was going away;
Eggleston married my wife's sister; when 1
got to my sisters, he was in there; he ap-
Peared to have the horrors; he was shaking
said, Oh. Lord, two or three times; wanted to
trade q coat with him; my sister loaned him
hat; he told my sister to 20 to his wife and
tell her he had killed a man and would not
be back for two or three weeks; he left by the
back way; let him out
Adolph Beckert sworn.-W as barkeeper at
the Park on the 4th; some gentlemen came
there; identified the prisoners Myers came
and asked for beer; L put the beer on the
counter they all took beer; Sullivan stood
before me and said to Myers " Why did you
take our beer, you Dutch son of a bitch"
and struck Myers in the face Myers turned
and said "Why did you hit me, now come
on" after that there was nothing but fight
ing; saw Bell after he was killed
Mrs. Tanner sworn Was at Eggleston's
house on the night of the 4th inst Sullivan
came there and said there was a man dead at
the Park he had no hat on he talked to my
husband said he had been in a fracas and
lost his hat; he turned to go and get it 4; he
went towards the Park; he returned and
begged us to take him in and shut the door
Mrs. Eggleston was not in when Sullivan first
came. but was there when he returned she
would not allow the door to be shut, remark
ing she would like to see any Dutchman come
potu; Sullivan said he had killed man, and
was going away, and asked Mrs. Eggleston to
tell his wife that he would not be back for
two or three weeks.
Daniel Stewart sworn-Saw EggIeston put
his hand on Bells shoulder FIVE mintes before
L left; Bell was standing near the window
with whip in his hand; it looked like a
loaded whip; saw no move on Bells part We
left about this time my brother and l left
together; didn't see Sullivan before or after
the fight: took Eggleston into my buggy to go
a short distance Eggleston had knife at a
pic.pic on Eleventh street. twas large
knife; don't recollect seeing Sullivan at all
when Bell was touched by Eggleston; when
Sullivan was fighting he had no hat on.
Isaiah Stewart sworn-l know nothing about
the death of this man; heard joke pass be-
tween my brother and Bell in good humor
The Court ruled all evidence relative to the
riot out 1 left because they were fighting :;
my brother and Charley Eslin left with me !;
saw nobody strike or injure Bell; 1 saw no
knife with Eggleston
ii. i. Hood swOrn.-I was at Dorsey's sta
BILE Eggleston came down and asked me to
drink; declined he insisted we went to-
gether; he stopped in the middle of the street
and said, Henry 1 have killed man at the
Park )" l said o no, may be you have only
cut him little; he said "No, 1 run the
knife clear up in him :" we went to Dorsey 8
and took drink we came out in the passage
under lamp, and he pulled out the knife
and said, Here, there is blood on it now -
| when he came over the street Isaiah Stewart
was with him ; this was about 81 o'clock, 4th
instant; the knife was bowie knife, or 10
inches long, and bloody to the hit saw him
have the same knife at the corner of the mar
ket the day of election
Thomas Dawson sworn Was at the corner
of Seventh and streets on the night of the
4th, Eggleston came down the street; Stewart
came up directly after; EggIeston said he had
killed a man; pulled his knife out of his
pocket, and told me to look at the blood; the
blood was on the point; told him not to say
anything about it; no one saw the knife but
me; saw Sullivan that night he came there
about ten minutes after; he had on low
| crowned black hat; EgglestOn and him con-
Versed together; have seen the knife before, on
the day of election. Reese here brought a
knife and drawers into the room That looks
like the knife; think that is the knife
Daniel Stewart re-called.-Think that is the
knife.
II. T. Hood recalled. Think that is the
knife
Charles Frankenburger sworn.-The pris-
Oners were at my house the night of the 4th,
say he would give ten dollars if any one would
kill him; Sullivan said to Eggleston, You
will have to leave here tonight; - he replied,
80, pshaw let me alone, you know as much
as do" they came to the counter; think
Eggleston took something to drink.
Wn. Sibley sworn.-Was at Frankenbur-
gers between 10 and IL o'clock, on the 4th
| inst; Eggleston came there very drunk; be
ctne outside and said he had cut or killed
somebody; l said Johnny, for God sake
| leave here" and asked him for the knife; he
said he would Mt go, and asked if the officers
came to stay by him Reese got the knife from
old Mr.. Tanner the pants, bloody, came
| from Eggleston's brother-in-law's.
Charles E. Ehrmann sworn.-Was at the
| Park 4th inst; saw Sullivan there was there
when the fight commenced but drew back out
| of crowd; saw the man fall, but don't know
who struck him was in the garden, not far
| from the bar, when it happened saw him
| (Sullivan) come back for his hat
At the conclusion Of the testimony, Egges-
| ton and Sullivan were duly committed to Jail,
| to respond before the criminal court to the
charge of murder; and the two Stewards were
discharged without bail, no evidence appear
ing tending to criminate them.
PRIMARY SCHOOL No. 3, located on Green.
| leafs Point, was examined on Tuesday after
noon by s. Y. AtLee, Esq assisted by teach
| ers of district schools Miss Lizzie Ashdewn
is the principal and this was her first exam-
| nation. 1t was creditable to her in every re-
spect. The right studies appeared to have
been attempted at the right time, and in the
right way. Order was excellent, but not a
dead stiffness like cemetery; the silence did
not repel the idea that human beings, young,
animated, cheerful children, were in the
room. Although rain came down in showers
only four pupils were absent-a good sign of
| good school. Visitors were as numerous as
the little frame school room would permit.
| Miss Ashdown is young teacher, very young,
hut we would that there were more schools,
more examinations like hers.
FIENDIsH.-Duringt the panic incident upon
the accident on the w ashington Branch Rail-
road on Monday afternoon a number of rob-
berries were perpetrated by some fends in the
shape of men. 1t is reported that Mrs. Sam
uel Glenn was relieved of her porte monnaie,
containing about Sl2, together with several
valuable papers. Mrs Nolan, of Georgetown,
was robbed of $40, which was distracted from
her pocket. II is believed the castrophe was