Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-04-08

DAY afternoon. Present: the President Col RAN
dolph the Secretary, r. Ricketts,; the Treasurer.
Val Harbaugh, Esq, and Messrs White Price
tyf11o., ioang, alsh, Chaplin, Van Santwood
me CHAIR read communication from Henry
hehshaw, requesting TO be admitted as a candi-
uaIe LOT elecnon as teacher in the public schools
should any male vacancy occur; referred to the
committee on examinations
Abstracts OF monthly reports from teachers of
'nr various districts were then read by the Chair
The Treasurer presented communication from
John Fill, formerly teacher in the public SC hools
Ior the third district, claiming sum of money
ISIS t3 I'D alleged to be due him for services
rendered In that capacity.
On motion, the communication was referred to
the sub board OF the third district with instruc-
lions to report thereon at the next regular meeting
of the Board
Various bills Were presented nv the Treasurer
which were approved and ordered to be paid.
Col Young offered the following resolution
which was adopted
R.'olred. That the action Of the sub board of
the FIRST District in anticipating the action of
this Board on the joint resolution Of the Coun-
ellis granting the use Of Primary Schoolhouse No
g. to Charles Albert and others for Sunday Sc hool
PuTp",es h-, and the sanle is hereby approved.
Dr. lTOnSid-S offered the following resolution
which was adopted
Rssolrsd, That committee OF one trustee from
each district be appointed TO make the necessary
arrangements for the annual examination
Mr. Price offered The following resolution
which was agreed to:
RssOIred, That the sub board of the First Dis
iIlct be authorized TO ascertain from Rev MIR.
MORRISON The tern upon which he will lease
sell the schOOlhOuSe now occupied by him. and
IrPort to this Board with the view OF an appIica-
lion To the City Councils Cor more comfortable
aud suitable school accommodations in the First
District
The Chair appointed on the committee called
Tor by the resolution of Dr. Ironsiie, Nessrs
lTonstdP, Chaplin, Walsh and w illett
Mr.. Harbaugh stated, in connection with the
subject Of furnishing more school accommoda-
lions, that the vestry of the Church of the As
rension had notified him to vacate the two rooms
now occupied by the public schools in the base
ment of that church
Mr. Chaplin moved that the sub board of the
second district Oe AUTHORIZED TO petition the City
councils Tor an appropriation to ut up addi-
tlonal primary school in that district and to pro-
Sloe a salary for an additional teacher in the
same; carried
The board then adjourned
CONTINUATION OF THE EvIDENcE-Y,,terdzy
after this paper went to press, the jury of inquest
over the body of L Is. Berry, examined the fol-
lowing witne>ses:
George W CoHHsH sworn.-My brother and
were passing Dcvlin's fence, aud three men
tnsslinS together; saw old lady there; they
Scurhed till they lot in the middle Of the ward;
saw MI DrvlIn throw something like a stone;
saw the elder Devln strike MIR Berry; then they
clinched him; think both the DevlinS had their
coats on; saw Mr.. Smith come in; saw Berry 90
10 smith and tell him TO 20 out, and Smith went
out am eertain the elder Devlin knocked Berry
down; heard no noise made. CThe knife was
exhibited and identified b. the witness)
CGthdT'Hs Shay, recalled.--Did not Mrs
Devlin outside; did not 90 outside at all; heard
Mis-. Deviln scream; she was in the kitchen; saw
the two boys come in and try TO stop Mrs. Devlin
from screaming.
George " HIT, sworn Did not know Berry
personally; heard some one halIoa when opposite
DeVlin :; came over and saw Mr.. Berry living in
the yard; saw i knife lying beside him; witness
identified the knife; il was after ) o'clock: did
not ser the two Deylin's about, but was present
when the two Deylin's were arrested
EHOS EsTSRSOH, sworn. Knows Mr. Berry in
tlmatsly never heard OF his being married;
heard letter had been received so stating; when
be came In the city he always sent hack for his
(BeEry's) wife to come to his hotel; knows that
his wife and him were on good terms
After consultation, the jury returned the follow
ing verdict:
That the said Thomas B. Berry went to the
house OF Mrs Mary Ann Devlin, on the afternoon
Of the 9th day of April, 1859 for the purpose of
procuring clean shirt where his wife was stay-
ing at the time Mrs. Mary Ann Devlin being her
motheT); while at the said house an alteration
occurred between deceased, John = Dryliu and
lanes J. Devlin, his two brothers-in- law, from
which II appears from the evidence that the said
Berry recriyed i've wounds in the bod and nee z
two OF which were fatal said wounds being o ven
with d bowie knife about 8 4 inches in length
supposed to be in the hands OF James p Devlin
the said John = Devlin having knocked the de-
ceased down and held him while Jas p Deylin
inflicted the laid wounds, which prodnc death
within five minutes And the jury also find that
The deceased was poor, aud without property.
The ARREs1ED-A Heissler, who is held in
jail for the murder Of young Stoop is German
aged twenty-five years. He served a term in the
District penitentiary for firing TIE stables of Mr.
w Use. He was recently arrested for the assault
on tue steward Of the British Minister. An aIiLi
was proved for him in that case, but a large piss
tol was found on him when arrested
0eoIgeW Johnson, also in Jail as accom-
pllce OF Heisslcr in the murder of Stoop is a
"ashingtohian, aged eighteen. Hewas arrested
a. participant in the riot in which Nurpby was
KILLED and orhcer Narrower dangerously wounded
AZ M t4rfr a
proved against him.
Van Lornan Johnson, aged twenty four
HashlngfoniaD, also arrested accompiice
OF Helssier, Is said to be the husband of the
woman Tor producing whose death William b
Sasscer was tined here some wears ago. Van L..
was dlscharsed ia this (Stoop muTd-r) case,
dhere Deln- no evidence To connect him with
She andlr van IonIdn Johnson has been tried
repeatedly before the criminal court, md is now
under commitment for participation ia the riot
some months since In which an Irish funei al was
stoned, il will he Tecollected
william JOLnsOE-known rs - Swyper' John
son-a NaShii gfonian, aged twenty, is also held
ia Jail as an accnInpIIce of Ieissler In the mur-
der Of StoOp IL at first regard ed as the
prime pal in the murder, but in a private exami-
nation swOre the shot was fred bv his compan-
ION, H1issler. On being identified by Mr. Cor
neil as one Of the villains who committed a high
way robbery upon him. Oh Fourteenth street near
Boundary, on the same night. he confessed his
participation ia the affair in which Stoop Was
murdered, and that Heissler red the fatal shot
CHASE Down THE OFFENDERS We are
pleased TO know that petition is in circulation
astihg the Mayor to offer a liberal reward for the
apprehension aud conviction of the cowardly
outlaws from Washington who, from sheer
waniOuness. AIRED their pistols among our women
aud children on Sunday last. We trust that the
utmost energy will be manifested i'm this case
and that acquisitions will be made on the proper
authorities for the surrender Of the demons who
wear the form OF men, that they may be steTuly
dealt with. 10 il pueTle to meet the pa ralleled
IL - of nat will do
time Let Us show what we will do next time
by what We IL" hiS time. Anything short of this
viii justly De- valued by the desperadoes Is mere
vaPOring; aud when next they wish TO Kill wo-
men they will shoot at those whom we cali men
The Franklin Fire Company have exoneIattd
their own membership from partic patton In the
murderous and COwardiy brutaliSIn, and have
very properly rendered their active CO. operation
in identifying arresting, and bringing 10 Justice