Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-10-25
GEORGETOWN.


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6KoReErowN, Oct. IS 1883.
Another diabolical murder was committed In
our city on Friday morning last The victim
was colored youth named Andrew Boiling,
and that of the youth whe perpetrsted the deed
Is Edgsr Pstterson. II appeared from the testi-
nony teatfhe boy Beadins wss quietly walking
dong " ater street, when Pattenon came ND be-
hind him sn1 struck him severe blow on the
Back q the bad with Stone. which felled him
% the ground, after which he Stamped him sew.
eral times about the head ssAfter receiving the
blows the youth Bowling got up and wen, to his
home, where he died on Saturday about twelve
O'Clock. Drs. Crsgin and Snyder examined the
body Of the deceased, and gave II As their opin-
from wounds inflicted upon by, him Patterson.
The Jury, after hearing all the testimony, ren-
dered the following verdict: 81 That the said boy,
AndIew Bolding was, on the 22d day Of October,
Georgetown, with. one hand in his breeches
pocket; that one Edg ar Patterson, a white bow,
came hastily and softly behind him, until he
came within six or eight feet Of him; the said
Patterson threw a paving stone at said Bolding,
striking him on the back Of the head knocking
him down, and, while down, Patterson went 10
him and kicked him several times on the head.
From the evidence, the jury believe that bis
death was caused by an injury received on the
back Of bis head by the stone which was thrown
by said Patterson, causing compression on the
ofdin. WHICH compression caused his o-ath
this day, the 23d day Of October, lsss, about u
O'clock
Early In the day Saturday the boy manifest.
ing strong symptoms Of 4 speedy dissolution
Omcer Kitchen repaired to the centre market in
Your city, where he arrested Patterson and held
him In custody until after the holding Of tue in
quest, after which he was taken before Justice
Reaver, who committed him to Jail to await the
action Of the Criminal Court. Patterson is q
youth about IS or ~ years Of age, and the boy
killed was about the same age. The blows,
from all we can Learn, were given I'm revenge for
growing out Of some former difficulty between
them = rsa o.
Early last Friday well dressed individual,
who gave bis name as Steel went to tue livery
stable of Crut Son, on Bridge street. and hired
horse and buggy under the pretence Of going
few miles in the country to see a friend with a
promise 10 return In the afternoon Some time
during the day he was seen passing through
Trnnallytown, going in the direction Of Rock
Vile, since which time nothing has been heard
from either him or the horse and buggy II Il.
supposed that he has gone either to Baltimore
Ffedericktown, or Leesburg. From an adver-
tisement In another column, Il will be seen that
the owners of the horse and buggy offer a reward
oil $50 for the return Of the property, and &25
more for the conviction Of the thief
The schooner Wave, Captain Sprague sailed
from philadelphia on the 9TH instant with rs
tons OF coal, shipped by Lewis Andenreid Co .
10 Barron Son, Of our city, since which time
nothing has been heard from her As several
vessels have arrived that sailed five or sir DAYS
after she did some fears are beg inning TO he en-
tertained for her safety