Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-12-27


ias nncuy1D A. An yenwAloHD v.en IN
TIE KnLrSa or RAsoRs .--fssssss sssAs n
srnary = Saturday afternoon, Coroner Weed
yard summoned = Jury, Of which yohn H eod-
lard, Esq, wss fersman, 20 sssmble st The IN
frnsry ana inquire ID whaf mannss Clarke
". Rsborg (whose death su1sf ciscumsnnces
adicasiss feui play Va; y Reutiond L satsrdays
10 he rooI n wkich TIE bod 'wss isid out %
srsmins ~ srousds. The fAcs was vsry mush
brnissk and swollen, snd uPn tie cheek Sss she
ss = he s sss bel sss sses ga .ss s
icontusisn On the back q the he'd. Afer ne
jurors were sworn they returned 70 ths lowsr hall
.vhers tse fellswisg wins.s.s were erspihsd -
kirkwccd House, swosn.-Knew ioshing a ne !
,s4ssd Fame % Ms honss on the i3ss Inst Inst Sc
seil; he had usssily ssspPe tssrs ws.s n ne sss
sftyi wines told him = certzinly,n he had evil
i<aiiY been drinkins dnring he niehs he resaed
sldiyj his deep sesIned 70 be disturbed, and Ee
aal Iimrs; told him Of 4, and be ala that his
little girl In Phii.dsiPhis bad tnld him that be
pnetines aid that in his sleep; witness advised
ss.4 = ~. Ss re nss', %
directed 70 shut dDSn On him he NIGH Of the
sfAir he had ben .dsinking, sad came into the
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until some musicians came Ia, wken fheir mu1Sc
swakened him he awoke no cross AID aid ]
somethingi witness docs n0tk1ew MI ;,vitae6s
inoys him vel he has wife and children
he hzss he had no ueocy whea n csaes but tel !
egrsphed % his partner, who lent hin, 3 check
fer thirty dollars he has lived vry fsst and ffee
Abouta aasftes 70 II O'Clock on the night b6foes
last was In the hall Of the KfrkwoodF Hour kol-
Ing over the book for the passengers for the early
by ne arm; witness went % ne door Win him;
be wanted 20 70 % the house Of witness brother q
have drinks, witness declined On the ground hat
he bad e get .P s.s'y; w.. i.ss. and his sseth.
Eleventh stxeet, and Rabosg pressed him 10 90
into Adams restaurzns they went 10; RsboSx 4
took drink and cofhpli,nensed the liquor, and
kAborg said he wsnted 70 see Nr. Hsmnericf-
house, who said II Gordons - Salutafion Hounr
we went thsses and Mr.. Hummesickhouss wss
hn With it. and Hammsrie fhoose r sS
him; we drank probably four drinks; he asked H.
% play game Of cards vita him for dIinks; they
paysd and gos the li9aors RsbosE Thea P.ope.sd
Gordon canghx him; they laughed and called for
more drinks Hummertckhouse then went home:
Raberg stopped ard began 70 sslk polities; be
OK S s & Ell e a III os Il, is sns
hutherford, who was present, said that IL shouldr
be his tread - n had called 20 cfsen; he again
Afses one O'Clock be challenged any one for q
game fof bottle 81 wine; two man accepted. and
they went 70 private rosn; they played, but Wit.
sss. don't know tae game; eech nssa had anve
Raeory psoposed - bes on che game and isid
down - 50 pieee, nveeent and three1cent
geees has . "a ne name u both the men, b.
~, the iittle maa Poikinhon; they put up Ara :
half dollar, Thea dollar then two and half; ~
sordon was not present.; there were four IN the
,se9 with vitssss, hfss besidss witness Rabofg
sred it the An man dealt the cards, and sfsef
soovtnx one cfhfs easds, borg aid, n give U
W ne al nsn took The money!. Rssosg "a ID
b-h. yea robbed me. = he replied, SITS ali fair.
IN Kaye n % your friend;'' kaborg mid be had
20 friend; the tsil man ssid, keep away ffom
hs csst In shs mean time, and he sHHle ma
ppsa - md sssssa s s; 81; . s sia. s Ss ::
morning he would NOT know snythfng Of 1t LET
tAat 9 fbsdsceasel sld, You havs nv money!
vsnt Tor Gordon and told him 10 come up: MI
Gcedon went up Ara and wituem followed: NIT
tar tai man e,miag down, two OF three steps
Ssm 'Ss aoos; g,snss aid foa s,vsas Killed
have stamped the head of the con Of b-b;n
ye went in, and Raborx was lying ON the
fe9r, and the hs,ls msH was sanding hY him
cooking % him; he went out we picked IA borx
up, and tried % stop the blood. Chaflev asked
.itass. 4 he knew thsni witnss seld 6im mo-;
about bdfpast two witness went down stairs:
kaborg appeared TO be sleeping; after awhile
went 40 with Gordon. and ne asked me to see IL
he had aay meaeyi fopnd about ave dollars add
sstne small pieces, which witncss len with him.
xad his sp~chclcs, which witness took. and ear
red 70 his boz zt Tue hotel; Rsbosx wss % dfunk
witness don't think he knew what be sid; wit
ness was afraid TO interfere IN the array, for be
had q dincui:y cnce before for intesfefing, ssd
haborz WAS - dsuak thai witness would stzsd
little cnance In . scuf1e theres the little uan VA
most anxious, witaes thonghts Tor the big one to
.sJepss Gsrdsa. swosn.-Rabos9 came to the
house about twenty minutes TO twelve O'Clock, to
see Hammefsshoase nanbes o. nudests were
present ze ne ume, nd Hummerichouse was
busy q The oyster boz; be made himself known to
humuerichouse, aud they drank fogefhor; Rabogu
Proposed 70 play game, and ", viii Hnmmef-
ickkoasc zhd Bligh, went to the Toou, and PLAYED.
aad sent down fsr driaks mlnericheass's liale
c che s i:t ,H E ssss fsf s, came g
E.r1 Is IIsf ihsa foIkihsrn; dssSs : s sasis
weight; Nc Ratherford ana R4borv began ION
pelsfes, aad sfopped theus, - u was Late. and
I'D nof wznf any noise n the house; alli dsank,
Essex and Rsikinhesn seoi Raborg psopesed I
ser hoafs, and tns house must Be closed Sc chen
ssksd for privatc room where thsy mism 20; I
'Sent 70 Ne ro9n and lit the gas; Iwenf doWa =
SO ehnt all wxs fs hon IRE IL the lower past a.
tie hoosei hard noise zs Of soase one sI1iklnx
g ss. .:s ''sx ~ e @ss a sl,sh ss.id
down; We wsat In, srd Rsborg WA iyinr on me
noori Pelkinhen wD ssan1inx over thc dcceasgd.
Eu1Ex and Po-kinhorn Weuf SWAY to0>1kos -
he weut % work - stop Tie bleedtBg; ne didnT