Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-04-14

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oe.Meen ~ and III O'Clock, in 'sFishtown.n The
ensSuSlances, as near as could gather from in
quIy On the premises, and from the evidence
SSien on lne examination, are briefly as follows
george w. Goodrich, aged about thirty, a wild
over with two children, diving out,) by occupa-
uon :. hsh-cutter," and James Clarke, a single
man between thirty and forty, with no immediate
family except a sister, by trade shoemaker, and
United States pensoner for the injury Of an arm
| In Mexico. met in drinking house on the fish
| wharf-both being in liquor, Goodrich the more
| so, but no enmity existing between them. After
| being together a short time in mixed conversa-
| ton, with a few other persons present, Clarke
| asked Goodrich for chew Of tobacco where
upon Goodrich took him by the neck as if to choke
| him, and a scufie ensued, in which Goodrich
! threw Clarke upon side bench. On getting up
Clarke told Goodrich il he did that again he
| would strike him; whereupon Goodrich took
! hold of him again, and another scufie ensued on
the bench, in which it appears that Goodrich re-
ceived very black eye, and got his right ear
On being parted, Clarke went over towards the
other side of the room, and, turning about, COM
| menced talkingwit one of the persons present
| leaving Goodrich sitting on the bench In few
minutes Goodrich rose up, advanced hurriedly
towards Clarke, (who fnstinctively retreated
| backwaTd,) and plunged his fish knife, "a small
butcher knife,) deep into his abdomen and then
Withdrawing it, sat down on a bench on the rear
side of the room. Clarke tore open his clothes
and said, 90 am stabbed.'' He staggered to tho
| front side OF the room and lay down on bench,
and without having said any thing more was a
corpse within fifteen minutes, having bled alto
|
| sent for, who took Goodrich into custody he hay-
| ing sat all the while stupefed and mute q"
Judge Neale, coroner, held an inquest on the
body this morning, and a verdict was rendered in
| accordance with the above facts =
| The examination of the prisoner took place this
afternoon before Esquire John Summers, and re-
suited in his commitment until the May term of
the quarter sessions. The prisoner although ex
| hibiting signs of the very lowest associations
does not look like naturally malicious man
His act was evidently the result of the mixed de-
4 i MODIFICATION tenn
He Is now fully awake to his position and is nm
doubleday sincerely and thoroughly penitent." .
CIRCUIT CoURT.-After our report closed YES
terday, the case of damages claimed by Dennis
Cornell against John Christman was taken I'D,
| Carlisle for plaintiff, Radcliffe for defence,)
and no witnesses appearing, attachments were
| issued to bring them before the Court In the in
| terim Mr.. Maury made application for new trial
| of trcsPass case Harry rs. Magee, which had been
| decided at former term; motion for new trial
| Overruled by the Court Mr.. Carlisle asked for
| new hearing of the case Of Peter Havener rs T
! and NJ. Brown for damages. The Court granted
a new trial on defendants paving costs of present
| term.
| A case of considerable importance to the COM
munity was called up by MIR: Darlington. counsel
| for Plaintif, being that of Statham Smithson Il
Co, rs. William NJ. Mann, in which the plain
: tins claim tn have supplied the defendant with
some SO 100 worth of their bank notes for circula-
| ton in the North, and for which no return has
| been made by the defendant, although the notes
have been presented at their banking house and
| redeemed.
sIessrs. Bradley and Gillette appear for the de-
| fence.
Mr.. Henri Herrisse, of South Carolina, was in
| troduced to the Court by NJ. Thompson, Esq .
and admitted to the bar to practice at the courts of
the District Of Columbia
At O'Clock p. m, the Court adjourned TO meet
| again at III o'clock this morning
Today, Messrs. Dunlap, Morsell, and Merrick
Were present.
The c,Se Of Ca.ner Sb,aar -, S,n, 49,. NJ.
F. Bacon, administrators of Henry Hoffman-an
| action 70 recover the sum Of 5000, and interest
was submitted without argument. Verdict for
| defence.
Richard Ross, on the demise of Jane Carroll
| and others, devisees of Daniel Carroll, deceased
| rs. Charles Herman. Petition for damages Mr.
| Redin, for plaintiff, stated his case to the iury
Mr.. Carlisle, for the defence, said he had decided
TO place the case record in form of bill of ex-
| ceptiOns-to take it to the Supreme Court The
jury returned verdict for plaintiff: one cent dam
| ages.
THE SPRING MEETING OF THE PREsBYrERY
OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, commenced last
night at the Assembly's Church
The following members Of the clergy were
present; J.; n. Danforth, ID, J. s. Hammer,
ID, John C. Smith, ID, w. ,McLain. w. T.
! Eva, NJ. Jewell b. Sunderland, A. d. Hollister
A. g. Caruthers, E. J. Newlin, T. N. Haskell,
| N. Dunning.
The opening sermon was delivered by the Rev.
|
| ing adjourned
This morning, at nine O'Clock, the delegates
| again met (Rev DIR. Hammer in the Chair J and
| after devotional exercises, Rev. III. Dunninr was
1 elected Moderator
The minutes of the last meeting of the Presby
| terry, held at Rockville, Md, in October last,
| were read by the clerk.
| Several absentees from the meeting of last
| night, and also from previous meetings of the
Presbytery, were called up and excused on show
\ ing cause for such absence.
/ Statistical 0f he arin oh -
| THIS Presbytery were read by the clerk, showing
the present religious and financial condition Of
| the several churches.
| The following assessments were made:
First Presbyterian Church, Washington, SIS;
Fourth do, Is; First Constitutional Church, Bal
tlmore, SIS; Assembly's Church, Washington,
| omitted;) Western Church, do, SIS; Second
! Church, Alexandria, g.; Rockville, Maryland.
| So; Harmony and Lisbon, IS: Poolsville, 80,
delegation not present j Middebrook, 81; Quar-
| ries, 81; First Colored. Washington, 81.
The books containing the records of the va
| rious churches Were handed in by the several
commissioners for examination.
| Rev. DIR. Smith moved that the next meeting of
the District Presbytery be held at Lisbon, Mary
| land, on the first Tuesday in October next, at IL
| O'Clock, a. M; ordered.
Rev. Mr.. McLain moved that the money paid
| IN this morning be placed in the hands of the
Treasurer, and that he be instructed to pay out of
that sum SO to the Treasurer of the General As
| sembly; carried.
| petition from the Poolesville station read,
praying the Presbytery to appoint pastor for
| that church; referred TO committee.
| The Clerk presented the Treasurer's report, and
moved TO refer the same to d committee for exam
| ination; so ordered.
Committees were announced by the Moderator
| for examination OF the records of the several
l churches.
The meeting was in session when our report
| closed.
| The ORPHANS CoURT.-The mute children,
except one,) taken from the charge Of Dr. Skin
ner by the Circuit Court, being orphans, were
this morning brought up before Judge Purcell Of
the Orphans Court, for his decision as to their
| further disposition.
The District Attorney suggested that they should
! be bound to Mr.. Kendall President of the Deaf
| and Dumb Asylum, who would have them prop
| erly cared for.
Mr.. Bradley flor Sknner) objected claiming
that injustice had been done to Skinner, and
asked that the children should be placed in
charge of some respectable person to be conveyed
back to New York, where they belong He held
that the children were no, under the Jurisdiction
OF the court, to be bound ont apprentices here.