Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-06-13

Henry Schoulte, shot at Gerhardt's layer-beel
saloon. on the afternoon of June II, 1857
Names OF the Jurors Samuel V Moves VIM
y PaTham, Charles w. Heydon, William Bird
Robert W: Dove, Horatio Mater, Jacob F King
stephen Eddy, Charles Kimball, Geo b. CIarks
John Nj Thornton, and A. T.. l.. Reese
WibIdpl " Tucker, Sworn.-Was standing On
the opposite side of the canal, just below Nor.
ments lumber yard: was attracted by a diSturh
ance at MIR Gerhardt's; turned and saw cro,yd
Ca persons who appeared to be scampering one
rom the other, in front of the lot: some iittIe
gcIs VINO ,, Were passing down Maryland avenue,
going west, when they saw the fracas ran of a.
last as they could; in a moment afterva1d noticed
Two men approaching toward the canal alongtha
pavement; one OF them was In his shirt-sleeyes
ana was stout man with heavy whiskers: snn'
posed him TO be Mr.. Gerhardt he fred pistol In
the direction OF those persons on the dewaIL
WIN whom he was in conflict; immediately after
nc hIeu, the persons turned and Commenced
throwing stones. Question by the CoronerT MD
Won, at the time the pistol was fired see anv one
1alI' or hear any exclamation o complaint, An
swer-D1d not hear any one exclaim nor 500 ,nv
one fall; a number of stones were thrown toyv,rd
the mousse by the parties, who continued throw
ing until after the second pistol was fred; could
nor IeI, VINO nred the second pistol; the report
seemed to come from the same direction A the
nfst one did; II appeared to come from some one
outside the house; my impression is that the par
ties were going from the house when the hrst
pistol was fired; did not notice any female pong
toward the crowd. ne
ArfhHr s. West, sworn.-Do not know ANYTHING
about the firing of the pistols; heard pistol shots
hred out do not know who fred them; was look
ing that way, but could not see the parties vvbo
nred, from the fact that the parties Were between
me and those who were in the conflict; the first
that saw was Mrs. GeThardt forcib!y elected
from the house; she was backing from the door.
five or six men, whom l recognised as the marty
who had passed by my sons house some ten min.
uteS before who were drunk and had afts,nDted
TO have difficulty with a man who was mindino,
COW near he corner of First street Were crowd ,
ing upon heT as she backed of toward the curb
stone, when saw the use of a stick in the hands
OF MIS-: GeThardt, opposed TO two of the party
WnOm recognised a. being very much inebria-
tedi she struck at one or both OF Them when he
both OF them, struck her on the top of the head
with stone; she screamed, of course when MI
Gerhardt came out Of the house; whether he n ed
or not, or had any firearms | do not know:
could recognise the parties in conflict as those
VINO mad passed my sons house some ten minutes
previously; have seen the deceased; had seen Nj
tieThardt several times before that day; did not
know him nor the baTkeeper personally: am a
slIahgeL IN the cityi the barkeePer seemed to be
contending with two or three men; one of the men
had his hand in sling, and have no doubt but
that he was the mostviOlent one of the party. he
was the most active one In throwing stones at the
windows
Samuel NorMsrt. Sworn.-Wa as standing in NV
iuInDer yaru yesterday afternoon about o'clock;
ihefra lady screaming at the top of her voice
looked up, and the screaming appeared to come
fom Mrs. GeThardt from the distance at which
witness was standing; she appeared to be retreat
ing rom man who was following her mp pretty
closeiyi they were in conflict together; think she.
fetreated beyond the curbStonP: she was going to-
WARTS the curbstOne and one man was f0lIowino
ne; as well as recollect she had a stick in her
hand; think she turned and got back on the pave
Inent; this was all previous to any firing the bar
Keeper ran ont: supposed from the conflict he
must have thought her in danger of her life; sup-
posed him 10 be the bar keeper; he was in his
shirt sleeves; there were some four of five men i'm
this melee, that Is they were close by; lust then
saw Mr.. GerhaTdt come out Of his porch; il was
at the private entrance and not at the bar door
with pistol in his hand: his face was iInmedi-
ately towards me; directly these little girls spo-
ken OF by Mr. Tucker, saw the fracas they scam
peTed OF; Mr.. Gerhardt fired; he fired the second
time; these men, immediately after the firing,
dispersed, apparently behind the tree boxes; they
got on into the street; man, supposed TO be the
bar keeper. came out and appeared to be defend
Ing Mrs GeThaTdt; one Of the men struck Mrs
GerhaEdt several times; the same man passed off
by my lumber yard; they all started of with Mr.
Tucker to the magistrates office; they all came
back after little while, suppose about fifteen
minutes; one of them with his hand in a sling
came over towards Gerhardt's again; he returned
IN moment afterwards towards my lumber ya:d
because he had left some of his companions on
that side OF the canal; he returned and said TO
them, well, boys. we have made the old fellow
shoot his own bar keeper" Mrs Gerhardt had a
stick in her hand; saw no one fall when Mr.. GeL
hardt fred; they appeared to be together going
up towards the bar room door; Mrs g. appeared
To be bac king OF when the pistol was fired; the
man had dTab coat and his left arm in a
sling; heard only two pistol shots fired; one cap
exploded without dischaTging the charge; saw
no weapon among the party; heard but two dis
charges but would not swear these were the only
shots nred.
Mary HeSsEsr. sworn-A little boy passed by
my house yesterday afternoon and said that man
had been killed: ran out and saw a man wash
ing his face II the canal bridge; they said there
was man shot at the bridge sad one at the house;
saw Sill Taylor, Mexican George was with him;
Taylor was gesticulating and making a great
noise: know him personally; he had his left arm
in sling; when l got up to them told John
Hall to come up to the house and get his face
washed; he did not come, but went to Miss
BuTCh's; Mr.. NOrment went ND and said: Bows
yCu had best 90 away from here-you had best be
Of, Taylor said to him: - What are yOu-who
are YOU - Norment said: g | am citizen here. -
Taylor said: . You better had be;'' Bill Taylor
went TO Gerhardts, and came back saving to them
that one Of their own party was shot; One said:
- Why did you not take take the stick from the
woman and knock her in the head ," Bill Taylor
said - he had done all he could. had broke the
window and smashed the doors; had but one arm
TO work with or he would have done more"
Joseph Gross, sworn-Was coming from the
Capitol, and when in front OF GerhaTdt's house
saw four or five men at the door; Mrs Gerhardt
Mr.. Ge.hardt and the baTkeeper were standing in
the dOOI; supposed il to be Mrs. GeThardt thinks
these men had bern drinking; they were kickiny
up fuss; they seemed to want to come into the
house; the lady, baTkeeper and GeThardt tried to
keep them out; one Of the men either showed or
struck the lady in the door; she at him with
stick, and struck him over the head three four
times; this man wrenchsd the stick from her
hand. and struck her several blows: she screamed
ana staggered back; the DdfkSeper ran out with
stick in each hand and commenced striking q o
man with whom the lady was in conflict they
were then near the corner of second street; lie
struck the man several heavy blows with the
stick; Mr.. Gerhardt came out with pistol in his
hand and walked down the pavement near the
corner of Second street, and fred his first shot;
the ba keeper was engaged in fighting the man
when the first shot was fired; after Mr. &C.
hdrdt fred the first shot the baTkeeper left
the maR he was fighting with, and as he
turned TO the right about, twO-thirds around
towards MI Gerhardt, he (Gerhardt) fired the
second shot; then the bar-keeper jumped and ran
back by Mr.. Gerhardt about fifteen feet towards
the house, and fell on his face and drawed his
knees up; thought he was trying to get up; Mrs.
GeThaIdt went TO him and took him by the IN
20 help him up; she could not move him; Mr.
GeFhaidt then returned from the place where lie
was standing, and he, with his wife, then took
the bar-keeper up and dragged him into the bar
room; he closed the ballroom door, aud | then
went in at the private door; the bar-keeper was
lying on his back in the bar-room, dead: wal ked
out Of the house then; after got out the pave
uanf of hes me wi N had IL in