Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-04-05


ings Of Saturday night. We have here a record
of robbery, arson and perjury, such as would
have startled the world and signed the death
warrant of the perpetrators a few years since bat
which now causes only a mOmentary sensation,
and will be displaced the next hour a topic by
some atrocity
About IL o'clock on Saturday night, two young
men, Frederick Manyeite and Marcellus Stops,
"a messenger in the Treasury Department, and
son of Mr.. Richard Sleeps, watchman at the
Central uaTd house. were walking along New
York avenue, near Ninth street, when they were
stoppt by party of Young men, and after a
short alteration between the party and Stops,
the latter shot dead, and Manyette was
knocked down. Stops was about twenty years
of age He died instantly.
Yesterday afternoon Coroner Woodward sum-
moned jury of inquest over the body of Scoops.
They assembled at the Guard House, examined
witnesses and returned the following verdict:
THAT the said Marcellus Stops came to his
death from ball shot from pistol or short gun,
which entered the lower margin Of the third rib,
at the right of the sternum, ranging slightly
downward, which caused his death in few
minutes and from all the evidence (Which is
ciTcumstantial) in possession of the jury, which
they are able to obtain, they believe that the ps-
toll or gun was fred by VIM. Johnson. The jury
also find that the parents of the said Marcellus
are poor, and have no property
The police early Yesterday morning made the
following arrests: VIM Johnson, George John
son, Van I.oman Johnson, Augustus Heiseler
and Robert Squibb. These persons eHam-
ined Yesterday by Justice Dom, and, with tnr
exception of Squibb, who discharged were
Temanded to Jail for further examination.
On Saturday evening, prior TO the murder of
StOOps, young man named Cornell, who resides
at Columbian College, robbed ny gang.
who enforced their demand by pistol. Two of
this pdrty-W iliiam Johnson and George John
soL-grTe identified yeSie day by Cornell, and the
murder OF Stops seems 10 have been perpetrated
by the same set who committed the robbery.
The following evidence was given before JUS
tice Dom, Yesterday, upon the examination:
Martha HsHS!sy, swOrn.-AbOut 10 or ii o'c!'k
went up Seventh and Tenth; saw some Young
men at the corner Of Ninth and New York ave-
nue.; heard one say why did You do SO - there
were four persons one fired and shot another;
heard the neighbors say that man shot; il
was too dark to see mach; there were five six,
but saw four run; one was taller than the rest,
and one was short. The men ran down Ninth
street; l was standing at Johnson's corner the
barber shop is OIL the southeast corner.
Fred. MdHysfts sworn Was in company with
Stops on Sth between 1. and NJ streets; about IL
O'Clock, Stops asked me to 90 down the street,
az he wanted to see person; went TO the corner
Of l. and eth street; Stops wanted to co down It'll
street refused, being afraid; he then wanted to
90 down Sth said that was just Us bad; he then
said, let's go down 9th; we started to 90 down.
and when we got To the barber's shop, corner of
New York avenue and 9th street, saw three, four
more persons sitting the BARRIERS step;
heard somebody talking. but passed Oh four
five steps; looked around and MISSED oops, ard
found him standing four or five steps from HE,
and man had hold of him, grabbing IT
him; saw him with his hand stretched out; |
went back, caught Sto1pS by the arm, pulled
him, and told him To come away and don't fight;
aS / spoke Stops said .Oh Swyper." or '.Ou
You Swypers. don't kill me;'' he hardly had the
words out of his mouth before he Shot, and
/ was struck al the saline time, knOC ked into the
gutter, and when l recovered they ran away; ]
Shsn got up and run up the street; Thought ]
sleard footballs up the avenue; then ran hUInr,
leaving stOopS on the pavement; only could see
one man standing up, another wis standing be
bind him, who ! could not we'll see; the man
standing mp tall man; had on a dark coat
and dark cap; couldn't tell what kind of clothes
the mau Wore who stood behind VIM Johnson;
couldn't tell anything about the sittin"
down; saw VIM. johnson believe he is the man
who shot him; could distinguish the man who
shot StoOp, but not the man who struck me; the
man who struck NE cane mp on my blind side
(witness has but one eye and arm;) drank two
glasses Of whisky and three four of lager beer
from :, to "a O'Clock: don't know II Stoops had d
pistol OF not had one myself which lost when
was Knocked down; the shooting and knoc king
down was so near together. can't say which W.
hrst; l heard him say II shot," | was act
over two feet from him at the time; stoops was
killed atout u o'clock; he drank with me once
or twice at Norwooi's
p. GOrnlIsy, sworn.-Saw William Johnson
sh2rtly after the firing, coming from the drec-
ton OF Fig nth street across seventh, at street
about five or ten minutes after the firing
". DrummOnd corroborated the testimony of
G0rmley.
J. H SAT- corroborated the statements as to
fSe time of the firing.
r. NJ BUckhead, sworn.-On Saturday week
was on English Hill Stops came to Inc and told
Johnson lad threatened to xaylay and kill him,
and their reason was that he was a spy for the
estates HOse;-' iold him to 90 home up Eleventh
street. went with him to Fourth street; last night
was standing on Seventh street, heard fuss
and went down heard Airing Drummond took
The man w EO was making the fuss; | went across
Seventh street towards Captain ILLS; saw Swy-
per Johnson come across Seventh, from the dfec-
lion OF Ninth street heard that ii man was shot
at Ninth street; went and saw that it was stoops
twin. dead; | said, "its SH'yper Johnson as be
m = Ia I'M fSpa he'd
for him but could not find him f; found a cap ly-
ing near Stops; thought II was hns ileissier's;
searched for him but could not find him; as ked
hIr DougheTty. At his house, if Le had
JOhnson; he said Yes that he had run up stairs;
my conversation with StoOps was al the corner
OF Third and u streets.
Captain Mills cOrTOb0rated tie statements of
the orhc in every particular, xIdin9 tie
time of the firing and their position, and said
that il johnson had passed down Seventh street
lie would have seen him.
W. DorJity--Siw Suit looking fo- some person:
second time he came 10 nv house; he told HE il
was Johnson; told him he was upstairs
J. f. HOdgSOH.-WasyAs GofdOn's tavern on
Seyenth street from until after D. II notice 4
Johnson early in the evening; about II O'Clock
called several gentlemen up TO drink; heard
fuss in the street, went 10 the door, and at the
same time Johnson frO.t on my toes, Will u made
iGe notice him particularly: G1fdJh's tavern Is
ueaf HI street. il was about Al O'Clock mi. ht
Rave been IL =; heard that SOUle s.iS killed;
walked afOuhd 10 = nth street will Donity aEd
Others; returned 10 GOTIons, and saw William
johnson leave for hOE.r
II hssaaH also swoEe ~ seeing johnson early
In tue evening, and until lUA O'cIock, i, Cor
don-
X y. N'fd!stOs testified somewhat to the sar.e
effect.
The Justice iIn,ged iately prOcerded 10 examine
It's same parties Tor Tabbhg Mr. J {. Cornell.
oE Fourteenth street. the same night
J &. fOrhsil, sUnTH = boa ~ q clock or I5
IaInuie> past, was going up Fourteenth above :
street; saw two prisons and supposed tur. Were
going to The COLLEGE; when uP to them, found
they were not; passed BrtEeen them; they looked
hard OF m.; passed on, VIXEN they were walking
slow; got square ahead, when they walk d
faster and cau2 ht np TO me- ASKED Cor tobacco:
told them didn't use 10; asked them If they were
going 10 the College; they said they were 2ofe9
10 Eslin's told them boa .ded at the College;
when We reached Boundary street, being fearful
of their company, iaieDded 10 take tue path
one stepped In front of me; before, they had kept
an the rear; one asked m+ II ! was the Baltimore
fellow thai run with the Northern Libcrii les com