Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-08-08

Goodrich Smith, who prssehed from Matthew
1nt, at hon shalt love the Lord thy God VIII
an All iny hsart and with all thy soul. and with al
thy mind" There was no service al might. : -
EHgEA Lzthsran cAS,eA The pastor preached
aISfcioie sermon In the morning from the tex
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be We steadfa.t
| unmoveabie. always Astounding In the WORK az IT,
Lord; forasmuch as We know that your labor r. No,
In van IN me Lord list Corinthians, Nv, So Al
night from Luke, xii, 81. s-..I = = =
Msfhodist CaH-eh SoutAy--Rev DIR. C. x. Mar.
| snail OF mississippi, preached in the morni n,
rom Matthew, 10Th chapter, sd verse After ths
alscourse the congregation was invited to remain
MI cranberry preached from Matthew 1ath chs ~
| ter. .4sth to 10th verses i"''' 'A"P-
| ufhedist Protestant CAureh. Yintu s,,sst-Tbe
Pss. da being absent the pulpit service was sus
morning by the Sabbath kchool and In Nh. .ftar.
| ings. e"'oi Soci"i hiee'-
in, Wt I.,,1 cssp.lmRsv Mr. Ball. the pastor, hav
morning, from ist Jehn, Sd chapter, 3D. verse At
hlgh' rom Genesis, 18th chapter, LIST verse.
Foundry Staf,on-Rev. Mr. Edwards n, Az,
andsia preached from LIST Peter, chapter 4 nart ~
'n verse; whom having not seen, we love ),
| %. Mdthew's (CdthoIic) Church At vesp.r.
Rev. Father Young, Of St Dominick,s Chnrcb
Preacned from the 9Th chapter of Romans.
| oPen Ar Preaehing-At the Congressional
cemetery, large number had assembled and
| sea.eo themselves omong the tombs of decea.ed
statesfnen, to hear the word Of Iife d.nsns.J >.
usodi a tns solemn place They waited patjentlv
'he arrival CT the minister, but on his fsinre 70
it. aIser Inc singing Of hymn, one Of the COM
lnIt'ee OF the Young Mems Christian Association
announced the regret Of the committee at the dis
appointments, promised to have the exerci ses on
next sabbath, and requested them to wait and
receive tracts, which they willingly did.
howDfIsA-kNIvKs AND PIsroLs-Saturdav
hight our city was again disturbed by rowdies Of
the OLD class, who, two years ago re D. tho o,, q;
dread by their murderous attacks upon the ouiet
pedestrians on our streets and avenues. Forth.
nately, however, they only made their demon
strauons on their own companions or those able
&c meet thehl with their own weapons The first
not occurred in that locality of the Seventh W,yd
known As Tin-pot Alley, south of MARYLAND ave
nut, between Third and Four-and "a half streets,
Y..tefday F mprn Sy Si.l named Lucinda Bsyiss
Silas Lewis, George Jones, VIM Manuel John
McDevitt, Jas. Moran, George Hobb, w Fl
Parkhlll, Henry Miller, and r. Dawson having
oeen arrested the night previous by the watch the
case was ia ken up for trial at the Central Guard
house The case, as far as McDevitt and the tbree
last named Were concerned was dismissed and
.nsf VIE USED as evidence. The following the
Lretnda Bailey testified that KATY O, George
HOODS, Bnb tunnel alias VIM. Manuel, and four
or five others came TO her house ON tba I.I,nd
James Moran and John McDeyitt then carne In
WIN another; fight commenced; Hobbs and
Moran pulled of their coats to fight; she ran for
the watch and saw no more
nary FOLSOM was up stairs; heard Moran down
stairs swear he could whip any SON of a b~b of
his weight and size; witness came down stairs
ana went IN the next yard; knew none who were
there except Manuel, Hobbs and Moran.
Mary Ann Murphy was up stairs asleep; was
waked up, and heard Jim Moran halloing; he
said he was murdered and robbed: called no
name; witness came down stairs and walked to
hRY he tool
the same words; they were all gone out; remember
saw others r. ''
r Rn'ght; sworn.-was in the alley near the
mouse OF L. Bailey about twenty minutes before
McDeVltt ana Moran came; Hobbs was there;
tunnel, George Jones and q. w Yates were in
inc house, also Silas Lewis and Dick Dawson;
tunnel had on white coat; at that time all was
quiet went to Four-and- half street. heard there
was tight and returned found James Moran on
tne ground near the house hallOing. cut nearly to
pieces found Bud Gunnel in the third ward hid
under porch; brought him to the watch house;
Hobbs friends carried him to the Infirmary:
| among them We arrested Davidson, Yates Levi )
am1 ZONES and 6rough at them to the guard house.
| Nv illness exhibited knife he found in the ward
| where Gnnnel was hid in the same spot a large
| clasp knife, blade near inches long and COW
| cred with blood, and with ravellings Of cotton
| sticking in it,
JOHN Sh.ckeHs, sworn.-Was with BeardsIev At
McFall's stable, between II and - O'Clock: some
men came along-Yates and others; they went to
n
sung song; I returned with him to L. Bailey .
| house; Jim Moran, John McDevitt and three or
| four others, were in the house; Jim Moran and
| anolher man took Oh their coats and clnched for
nglt heard some one say blow out the Ii o. hts y
they Were blown out; heard the tusse in the house
when the cutting took place; think Hobbs was
hghtlng with Morani know nothing of the cutting
except as | have said
John McDeritt. sworn Went with Moran
Parkhill, and Others to the Island and went to
Lucinda Bailey's; saw Gum, Hobbs and Dawson
lhere; as soon as We went in. Dawson and Gum
went to lighting; went between and separated
them; asked Dawson not to hit Gum; Dawson
said. ''Show me Gum, and I'll give him nv
hand" Yates had white clothes. and another man
white coat 4 then went To Gum and asked him
| to shake hands with Dawson. which he refused:
after which, Moran and Hobbs threw of their
coats and went in corner; the lights were put
ont; had hold Of one of them-the one on top
don : know who, but think il was Hobbs, when /
was cut in the hand with knife; wheeled ronnd
ard received the knife in my back; from what /
saw, think Gum had knife; saw Gum wrest-
ling with Moran and Hobbs; think Gum was at
| the stairway, and from my position was cut from
where he was Standing; when stopped the frs
| fight Lucinda Bailey asked me to stop it, which
undertook to do; after was cut got outside the
door, and was struck with missile and Knocked
down; | then met Parkhill, and told him was
cut, and wbereabout
John Bean, sworn.-was at McFauls stable
saw Hobbs, Jones, and two others come up the
alley 10 L.. Baileys after-whi lie az Sam Adams
heard fracas; ran around and found Moran was
cut; saw man with white coat run out of the
alley; don't know his name; heard him say he
thought he had got satisfaction; don't know
whether he had white pants or not /; saw Gunnel :;
believes he is the man who run and made the
remark.
WIN. H. ParkhH, sworn.-Lives in Georgetown
and works at the gas-house have no relations
here; last evening was in company with McDevitt
at w erner's tavern; saw Jim Moran there drunk
McDeviu started with Moran, went with them,
TO L. BaileY's; there was five or six of them went
In; heard fuss in the back room; went to the
middle door; saw Moran and another man prepar-
ing to fight; they chnched the lights were put
out, when left; before the lights were out, saw
man sitting in chair, when another man handed
him somethi ng-either pistol or knife being
a stranger, know none of the rest. Confronted
with the parties, witness identified Gunnel as the
man who began the ARRAY by running agains;
Moran; Lewis as the man who was sitting on the
chair and received the knife; believes George
Jones was the man who gave it to him.
Henry Miller sworn.-Went to l.. Bailey's with
Charles Davis; saw good many men; when
went IN two men were quarreling, one was Sam
uel Dawes; saw Gum, think he is the other; they
stopped In a short q me; then heard Moran say he
was the best man; IL was denied by another man;
they drew their coats and clinched the lights
were put out and know no more, excepting sonic