New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-14
BALTIMORE AND WASHING TON
MURDERS.

The Baltimore Americ0a of Dec. I'D says:
.About 81 O'Clock on Tuesday night, dolores msu
named Luke Lee, aged about - years. was SHOT dsad
while OF the prenses Of house on Hughes street,
by Mrs Farrell l. seems that the deceased went t.
the house which he frequently resOrted 10, aud after
being there few minutes called for something 70 est
which was being prepared, when suddenly party OF
awless Young men rushed into the house, drove the
dect ased arc several Of his coored companions into
the back yard and dschargng pistol, Killed III In
staLtly.
Mrs Farrell testified at the inquest that the de-
ceased came into her house late in the evening" ana
called for something 20 est and thst while ne and sew
eral others were in the room party OF young mso;
,hree in humber rushed H. and ore Oh tnen snapped
pistol at them, which induced the colored party 70
take refuge in the ysrd one OF the three tnen went
10 the middle door where the party had run through
an deliberately discharged his pistol when Lee fsll
10 the ground and expired; the men VINO came Ia were
in STOPPING posture, and witness could NOT disnn,
puish their faces; one black souched hat and
a light. colered rough coat; another had on dark
cloth ccat and glazed cap; did not recognzs any
of the party, nor would che oe able TO tell VINO msy
were.
"Ibe Jury after brief consul, ston, rendered the
following verdict That the deceased came TO his
d. aih by shot dred from pistol 10 toe hands OF
come person unknown to the jury. The deceased va:
q sirge Iosp, sailor by vocation, sBihad Justshpoed
for O sea voyage. The remains were conveyed 70
house On Bramsn's court, whore he generally stayed
While in this city, The ball penetrated the back part
cion."
The National iateihgeneer regrets:
That after nearly two weeks OF hsppy release
fnm The desc iptiOn of riotOus aud bloody scsnes
which il had for 50 long been our dstasteful
duty to recorded constrained 10 soil the Gle Al
leaf by reference to q murderous outrage commit
ted in the heart Of the city on Monday night. This
was the shooting of Mr.. Edward A. L1'ts, by one
James Powers both d,y or two since from Bait,
more The crime was committed III the tavern OF
james Cogan on Pennsylvania avenue, between Four.
ard.a half and Sixth streets, at about ii o'clock
Powers having fired three revolver shots a. bis victim
with whom he had then no controversy, though u ls
undertcod that abou. three years ego they had DIFF
ference at en- excursion from their city. Two other
lsries were arrested but discharged, and il was only
through The energy Of officers Carter and Irving, who
had gone 10 Bladensburg for the purpose that the true
crimi, al was arrested. On being confronted with
Lutts the accused was fully. recognized as be ale,
was by several bystanders. He was therefore com
tilted 10 jail f1 trial. Lutts received his wound 10
the Abdomen, and when apprsed Of its fat. chars
ter EXPIRE ssedeeep emotion. He was living last even
inQ when this was written, but was reported by the
uding ply sicians sinking fast His mother and
sister arrived by lain last evening from Baltimore.
Lutts has sicce died. The verde at the inquest
vas in sccordaI CO with the above facts.'