Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-09-17
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

CRIMINAL CoURT.-The trial of John Eggcston,
for the murder Of HOFFMAN, on the 4th OF July
last, commenced yesterday. The District Attor-
ney made the opening address, describing briefly,
the circumstances Of the homicide, and admitting
conflict Of testimony in relation to prominent
parts OF the evidence Mr., Wharton, for defence,
followed, calling the attention Of the jury to the
admission Of Mr. Key, and also TO his remark be-
fore the jury at the trial Of Sullivan, that the bra
vado OF Eggleston with respect to his killing of
Kohrman was if unsupported by other testimony,
entitled to little weight; in fact il might be con-
strued as evidence of his innocence Mr.. Whar-
ton thought the duty of the jury very easy one,
in view Of what had been proven OH the trial of
Sullivan and the past and present acknowledge
ments of the prosecution.
The witnesses for the Government with the er.
eeption of VIM. Sullivan, are the same, and their
evidence Is the same as in the trial of Sullivan.
William Sullivan was put upon the stand, and
testified that he was at Beckerts tavern or the
occasion of the murder. Was engaged in fight
with Myers, who hit witness with loaded whip.
Witness told Eggleston Of this, when Eggleston
caught Myers by the ears and pulled him down.
Eggeston then advised witness to leave the ground,
but witness remained TO get his hat and Eggleston
left. Eggleston was in liquor.
Thomas Dawson deposed to Egglesten's saying
that he had killed man at the Park, and would
give ten dollars to any man to cut his throat
Eggleston was in liquor at the time. Thirty or
forty persons were standing round at the time.
Several besides witness heard the remark.
MIR. Frankinberger Sullivan was at my tavern,
and called Eggleston aside and said to him, '.You'n
have to leave here tonight" when Eggleston re-
piled, "He wished he had never seen this 4th of
July, and would give anybody ten dollars to cut
his throat" Eggleston left witnesses house that
night.
William Sullivan recalled. Eggleston advised
witness to leave the ground When Eggleston
left Kohrman was well to all appearance. Witness
saw no knife at all, but heard Richard Jones cry
out, look out there is a knife about Witness
persuaded Eggleston to do this to get rid of the
difficulty They came back the next night.
Isaiah Stewart, not examined on Sulliyan's trial,
deposed to going to Beckert's with his brother,
Esther Eggeston, and others. Saw Sullivan there.
Saw the handle of such knife as that in Court
in Eggleston's pocket at pic mic, on Fourteenth
street, on the 4th of July. Did not see Eggleston
with it at all at Beckerts. Did not see Sullivan
with any knife Saw his brother Daniel strike de-
ceased with riding whip. This was not hard
blow The first he heard of Kohrman's death was
when the officers came to witnesses house to arrest
him. Did not hear Eggleston say he had stabbed
a man. Eggleston was not very drunk. Saw no
blood on Eggleston's person.
The other testimony is much the same as be-
FORE and chiefly relates to the confession of Eggles
ton--that he had killed a man that night.
opportunity to bring witnesses into court
The CONSTITUTION To-day is the birthday of
the constitution. The 18th day of September,
1887, was the day on which the Constitution of
the United States was presented to the consdera-
ton Of Congress, by the convention, of which
George Washington was President, and in which
II was adopted.
THE MONUMENT beautiful block of Yer
mont marble contributed by the American Medical
Association to the Washington National Monu-
ment, has arrived on the grounds and been safely
housed with others in the building reared for their
preservation and safe-keeping until they shall be
placed in position in the Monument itself. This
block is most beautifully and deliberately SCULPTURE
ed, and bears the inscription
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION,
''Instituted lS47.
"Vincit amor patrie."
The desi{n represents the interview between
Hippocrates the Father Of Medicine, and the Am
bassadors of Artaxerxes, of Persia, who brought
him costly presents and money, to induce him to
leave his native country and enter the Kings SER
vice. and us in the act of answering, Tell your
master that am rich enough that honor will not
permit me to accept his gifts nor to go into Asia
to succor the enemies of Greece" The cost of the
work on this stone is 81 600
Men are at work pointing the steps of the Mon
ument, the cement having been washed away by
the body of water which is dashed violently upon
them, during storms from the immense sarface of
the shaft exposed to their fury. The Board about
to erect shed or other structure around the base
of the Monument, which will, in future, protect it
from storm and tempest.
Do RIA MI IA SOL LA CE Do.--Reader, can you
sing2 Did you ever try9 How do you know you
can't sing You can make a noise, did you say
Well, singing is making noise, pleasantly. If
you simply make noise, you render yourself dis
agreeable. Singing is the art of making a noise,
agreeably. If you know how to make noise agree
able and pleasant, 1t matters not how much noise
you make in the world. The barking of dog is
sometimes very disagreeable, especially when it is
accompanied by prolonged howl under your win
dow, at night.
But circumstances may arise, in which the bark
ing of dog would be considered the sweetest mu-
Sic 1t depends on time. If the dog knew how to
divide time rightly, and would choose proper time,
he has notes enough to make concert of sounds.
But the brute, though dogmatcal enough in other
respects is positively too dumb for that. But you
are not dog, nor yet savage. Can you sing
that's the question. No. Are you fond of hear
ing others sing? Well, then, you must be savage
indeed. But it is written that
!" Music has charms to soothe the savage
breast /"
Now, if you wish to become humanized-tol learn
how to make yourself agreeable and acceptable,
especially to the ladies-learn to sing There Ia
not the slightest trouble about it. just place your
self under the instruction of Mr.. Glenroy, who is
teaching class in the basement of the Sixth
Church, Island, and he viii soon teach you the
difference between a fiat and sharp. He has a
class of eighty scholars They meet on Tuesday
of each week.
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