Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-03-03

the Star as having been given In the conss. 81
the investigation: "
Robert Geddes saw deceased enter nth Ne
walker thinks that on Lees persistino IN b;.
charge deceased exclaimed, oYou id rascal
do you charge me with taking your nocra,
book 2" and that he then went on to efniain
wnat his standing was in Alexandria, appeal
ing 70 Mr.. Walker to confirm his statement
deceased, In rather heated manner, said that
ne gave away more in year than Lee was
worth, and then enquired again Of Lee if he
still persisted in his charge, and on the latter
replying that he did, deceased struck him.
james Q. Walker, (the reading clerk of the
House of Representatives, accompanying the
deceased at his request to see Col. Lee at the
PENSION Office; they talked and joked about the
matter On their way up, and supposed that the
affair could be easily settled on Lees being
informed who deceased was, and that he was
person not likely to pick pockets; deceased
remarked laughingly that he had twice been
taken for Methodist preacher, but this was
the first time he had ever been taken for q
pickpocket; they entered Lees room, in COM
pany with Mr.. Cole; on Lees expressing him
self still unsatisfed, deceased explained how
frsm his position in the crowd, with his hands
elevated, it would have been impossible for
him to pick his pocket had he been so dispos-
ed; In the opinion of witness the deceased
entered upon this explanation with gre at calm.
ness considering the circumstances; he again
asked Lee If he was satisfied, who again re.
piled that he was not; deceased then spoke of
MS age, and OF the character he had sustained
for forty.f years, appealing to the witness
to corroborate his statement, which witness
did; Lee then referred to some gentleman in
the room as able to confirm his statement of
the occurrence at the Levee.
The witness here indicated Mr. Heaton az
the gentleman to whom Mr.. Lee appealed.
and the Coroner enquired Of Mr.. Heaton If
what he saw at the Levee would sustain the
accusation against the deceased. Mr. IL re-
piled in the negative
Deceased did all that gentleman could do
to satisfy Lee. and on his persisting in the
charge struck him with his cane; in an instant
almost the parties were in the centre of the
room, and before witness could move from his
steps he heard pistol fired; witness did not
see but one blow struck but thinks 1t possible
there may have been more; believes deceased
generally walked with a stick of this kind;
witness had not anticipated the slightest
trouble; deceased had remarked that this was
the first personal difficulty he had ever had
Thomas j. Miller, swOrn-Was in the room
when deceased entered; Lee had Just been
relating the affair at the levee; thinks de.
ceased made at least three direct appeals to
Lee before striking him; deceased asked Lee
II be saw his hand in his lice 81 pocket; Leo
answered {" No." that he saw it coming out of
his pocket; deceased said he had led an hon
est life for forty-fye years, and had given
away more in year than Lee was worth; de-
ceased remarked to Lee that he had told him
the night before he would meet him to-day, IL
1t was In hell! Lee answered that he had told
deceased whero he could find him, and that
ho had found him there; witness thinks that
deceased, after his third effort to satisfy Lee,
raised bis stick, using the words 50 a sound
drcl or " an Infamous scoundrel," and struck
Lee two or three blows; Lee was STOPPING
forward, and deceased was bent over him as
ii In the act of taking hold of him, when a
pistol went off with a dead sound; after the
firing witness saw the pistol in Lees breast.
The testimony of VIM. II. Thomas and L J.
Brown was corroborative of the foregoing.
Samuel @. Cole, chief clerk of the Pension
Office, stated that, meeting Mr. Walker Whom
he knew with deceased, he, on their enouir-
ing for Lee, introduced them to his room, SUP
posing deceased to be somo friend of Lees
The JOURNEY OF THE WILLARD GUARD FROM
AUBURN TO WASHINGTON This company left
Auburn, N. Y, on Friday last, 9th ut and
arrived at Canandaigua at Eve o'clock Of came
day, and had q magnificent parade in the VIII
lage. Took cars for Harrisburg, via Elmira
and Williamsport; arrived at Harrisburg on
Saturday, the 18th, at p IN and were by
received by the National Guard, Capt Eister.
Governor Pollock, who came out and elo.
quently addressed them for half an hour To
the speech Of the Governor a reply, on behalf
OF the company, was made by Orderly Ser
geant VIM. Shapcott. Great enthusiasm was
manifested both By tho citizens of Harrisburg
and the company. The company then pro.
ceeded to the residence of Ex.Gov Porter and
serenaded him. He also addressed them in a
brief but happily conceived impromptu speech,
and was replied to, on behalf of the company
by Sergeant Shapcott in speech alike brief
and eloquent. Remaining in Harrisburg on
Sunday the company attended service at the
Methodist Episcopal church in full uniform,
which is the full dress Of the regular army
While at Harrisburg an incident occurred
which is entitled to be chronicled:
a fre broke out at night in the hotel in
which the company was stopping, which, for
time, seriously endangered the safety of the
hotel and its guests. The flames were speed.
lily quenched by the company, and before the |
alarm had spread, the cause Of serious dam
ger had been averted.
From Harrisburg the company proceeded
direct to Baltimore. After leaving the cars,
they took dinner and marched through the
principal streets of tho city. Following the
liberal courtesies of the city extended by c.
Y. Adreon, Esq, the company took the cars
for w Washington, where they arrived at II
O'Clock, accompanied by Col. Charles w Pom
SAOy1 ioto VI tho ool OI ". state
artillery, (who had preceded them) to Wash.
ington, and returned to escort them. in Dur.
suance of invitation extended by the company
directed to Chicago, where the Colonel was
sojourning on business of private character.
The JURIEs .-The following are lists of the
Grand and Petit Juries summoned to serve at
the March term Of the Criminal Court, now
sitting:
Grand Jury-Peter Force, Stanislaus Muir.
ray, Charles L Coltman, Selby Scaggs, JOS.
Bryan, Valentine Harbaugh, William Orme,
Charles II. Wiltberger, Thomas Berry, Aaron
w. Miller, Benedict j. Semmes, Esau Pick
rell, Edward G: Dyer, VIM. F Bayly, Peter
+. Bacon, Sam'l Drury, Rich'd Jones, Hamil-
ton Loughborough, ROb't Beale, Rob't White,
Elisha Riggs, Jas. B. Dodson, VIM. Riley, and
Jonathan T. Walker.
Petit Jurors John Scrivenor, Bernard
Brien, Elijah Edmonson, James Lusby, Thos.
y. Brown, Thomas R. Brightwell, Edwin