Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1858-04-09
Arrests and Murders in WASHINGTON.

McHenry last night arrested Charles
Barrett, alias Squirly Barrett, and Hen
Try Williams, both Baltimoreans, under
charge of having, ON the night of the
18th of March last shot Messrs. En-
twisle and Lewis, on Capitol Hill. They
were taken to the central guard house,
before Justice Dom. OF the witnesses
sworn, the principal one named Carrico
refused to testify, when he was com nit
ted to Jail for the purpose of securing his
evidence at some future time, and the
two prisoners were committed for further
examination. On reaching the Jail,
however, the contumacious witness agreed
to give regular testimony. Justice Dom
re-opened the case Immediately, when
the witness testified that on the evening
referred to he followed the defendants as
they went up Capitol Hill, saw them
meet Messrs. Lewis and Entwisle, saw
Barrett fire and one of the men fall the
other man clinched Barrett, when two or
three shots were fired, the wounded man
halloing that he was shot, when the two
defendants ran off.
Another dreadful deed of blood took
place in our city last night. Marcellus
Stops, son of Mr. Richard Stops, for
merly of Alexandria, Va, a young mar
whose character is represented totbe uni
formly good, and occupying situation
as assistant messenger in the Treasury,
last evening visited Pennsylvania avenue.
About 8 o'clock he called at the clothing
store of Messrs. Mattock & Herbert, on
Ninth street, and purchased pair of
black cloth pantaloons, which he tried on
in the store, and kept On. At near IL
o'clock young Stops, in company with a
German friend, who has but one arm,
and named Frederick Manyett, proceeded
homewards; his parents live on N street.
They proceeded quietly along Ninth ST.
TO the intersection of New York avenue,
where Stops and Manyett encountered a
party of three, four or five persons
Some ladies who were engaged in the
small houses on Ninth street, close to the
scene, heard an alteration. Manyett
was soon thrown to the ground, and one
of the females heard voice, supposed to
be that of young Stops, entreating his
assailant not to shoot him. However,
this appeal was in vain, for in brief
space of time pistol was discharged
the ball entered the front breast, proba-
bly, where two arteries meet, and the
dying Stops sunk bleeding and CHASTITY
to the pavement He was taken soon
into the dwelling of Nicholas McCubbin,
where he expired in few moments. =
The murderer and his companions fed
Early this morning the whole neigbor-
hood was on the alert, and as the dead
body of the young man was surveyed a
feeling of horror ran through the COM
munity, and there was general demand
for the fend in human shape, who had
in cold blood, murdered an unoffendine
citizen, involved worthy family in deep
est grief, and destroyed the moral fame
and laws Of the national metropolis -
The capt N of police, Justice Dom and
the polio generally were quietly on the
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named William or Swiper johnson, with
two othe men bearing the name Of JOHN
fsoD were arrested. They are now in
the guard-house awaiting an investiga-
ton before Justice Dom. 1t is under
stood that the first is recognized by
!, Manyett as the man who fired the fatal
pistol.
The verdict of the coroner's jury, after
referring to the manner of death, closed
by saying that "from all the evidence
which is circumstantial--in possession OF
the jury, which they are able to obtain,
they believe that the pistol or gun shot
was fred by William johnson"
Justice Dom then proceeded to the
examination of the prisoners. An over
whelming concourse of spectators was
present, and had heard all the testimony
in the murder case, when a new case was
presented, involving some of the prison
ers. II. G.. Cornell, attached to the
Columbian College, appeared and charg-
ed that last night, about an hour previous
to the murder, he was on his way to the
College. At first he passed on the way
two young men, but they kept up little
way behind him until he reached Boun-
dairy street; there the two strangers we're
Joined by three others, who stopped and
first took some change from him, which
he yielded upon their demand. They
then robbed him of the remainder of his
money, watch, breastpin and hat, and
we're about to take his coat. This gen.
tleman stated that throughout all these
proceedings he made mild remonstrance.
Having obtained all but his clothing,
they ordered him to leave, which he was
quite willing to do. His statement
throughout was clear and dispassionate
and seemed to impress all present. Mr..
Cornell was then directed to look upon
the prisoners, when he identified William
johnson and George johnson al two of
the depredators. At this stage Of the
proceedings, clue was obtained to a
new train Of developments, which deter
mined the Justice to recommit all the
parties for further examination to-mor-
row. Some startling disclosures may
then be forthcoming.
Charles Barrett and Henry Williams,
charged with shooting Entvisle and Lew
is, were fully committed this evening.
The above we copy from the Washing
ton correspondence Of the Baltimore
SUM-" under date of the 4th inst. The
following we copy from the Union" of