Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-06-04
EV ENING STAR.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

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YET ANOTHER HOMICIDE Shortly before
three O'Clock, yesterday, a commotion was no.
ticed at the corner of Pennsylvania avenue
and Ninth street; large sized, athletic man,
named John Essex, } was observed to turn and
overtake person he had just met and passed,
ard to strike him q crushing blow upon the
back OF the head with his fist, or some instru-
ment in his hand, and to follow up his attack
by series Of ferocious kicks uuOn the face
and neck Of the individual attacked, who had
now fallen senseless to the ground.
The person thus struck down and beaten
was named Owen Quigley, and the offence
seems to have been simply calling out " Hur-
rah for Magruder," in reply to jostle which
threw him In the gutter, received from Essex
and his companions as they passed.
Essex now turned and fed, but was pur
sued by officers and citizens, and was arrested
finally by Officer Duvall, and some gentlemen
assisting, and conveyed to Justice Holdings
heads Office in despite of the attempt OF a
aparty of Essex's eonfederates to rescue him.
DR.. Finks, of Virginia, and other witnesses,
testified to the facts as above stated.
Mr. c. f. Wood, who was sworn, said he
was crossing the street when he saw the young
men, and heard one, he could not say which
say % Hurra for Magruder ~ he looked and
saw Essex step back and knock the man down.
and then 90 to him and kick him twice;
thought the attack was unprovoked.
After Mr.. Wood had concluded his state
ment, Officer Parham entered the Office and
told the Justice that Quigley was dead.
Justice HOllingshead inquired if he had
seen the body.
Parham answered that he had not, but that
Officer Wise vas there and could tell more
about il.
Off, Wise stated that DR.. Young had told
him (Wise) to 60 for the Coroner to hold an
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May to assist him in post norton examina-
ton.
Justice Hollingshead said, that before COM
hitting or bailing Essex he would like to have
more positive testimony, and requested Officer
Wise to so for DR.. Young
While this was going on, and the Magistrate
was awaiting the arrival of DR.. Young, the
officer (DuyslD who claimed the arrest, and
who had the prisoner in charge, was talking
10 various persons in the front office. the pris-
oner mean time moving about at will in the
office and the adjoining rooms. The Magis-
trate admonished Officer Duvall to look after
his prisoner, and thereupon DuvalI went to
the back room where the prisoner was Off,
Ger Wilson also went into the back room, and
had some conversation with the prisoner OFF,
Ger Duyall again returned to the front Office
and sat down. Officer Parham told Duyall he
lad better look after Essex, or he would run
directly. Duvall replied that there was no
danger; 1t would be very much against him
il he did such thing. After a few minutes
Officer Wilson came into the front office, and
said to Justice HOllingshead with laugh,
You can't try that case, the prisoner has
escaped The Justice turned quickly in
his chair and asked Wilson if he intended
any reflection upon him. Wilson said he meant
no insult to the Magistrate he only meant to
say that the prisoner had escaped, and the
Gaze could not be tried in his absence. The
Justice then asked who was the officer who
had Essex in charge. Wilson replied - am
not" Parham stated that the case had been
claimed by another officer Duvall then got
up and said Il suppose the prisoner was in
my custody, but p; the Justice interposing
9 Then you had better 60 and find him this
is a serious matter :" But this Duvall did not
appear to think it worth his while to do, and
the last we saw Of him be was loafng on the
sidewalk, in front Of the office, a most painful
specimen of incapacity and ineficiency, to
call il by no harsher name
Essex, it is supposed, made his escape from
the city.
From the Magistrate Office we went to the
house where lay the dead body of Quigley,
surrounded by weeping relatives; and as we
saw the gray-haired parents Of the deceased.
the mother especially, bend in speeches,
eOnVulsive agony over the cold, pale corpse,
we ielt that the most depraved heart must
AaeO OOOA sOAe0HSu Ny tudt scene OF distress,
and impressed with the fearful responsibility
resting upon those who counsel such deeds of
violence or allow them to go unrebuked We
hear, but for the credit Of human nature
would not willingly believe, that a person on
the street, In the vicinity of the examination,
was heard openly TO vindicate the deed as only
the killing Of an Irishman Will not all
right minded men-lOyers of justice and of
their country-irrespective of party, join to
Tepress this appalling spirit Of violence and
bloOdshed which now walks unblushing in
open day. Will they not shake of those
affiliations which bind them to give moral
support, and cOuntenance, at least, to men
Who avail themselves of such support to graf
ify 10 the fullest extent their iawless and
bloody propensities!
The MAYOR has issued an official order Ger.
titying that the following named persons have
been returned by the Commissioners of Elec-
tlOn n dulv elected nam hers Of the Roard of