The national Republican., 1861-05-10
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| with oil that earnestncss and vigor with
which they hnd before attack the fiery ele.
ment, did the brave fellows now attack the sub.
stantials which had here been set before them.
One of them suggested that they chris,en this
as the New York Zouave Firemen's Hotel. An.
other reminded the bhoys that they we're going
to take Alexandria in day or two, but now It
became their duty to take " something else."
breakfast over, they again repaired to the
scene of the conilagration, and busted them.
selves in tearing down the high walls which
were still left standing. This they we're not
long in accomplishing, notwithstanding the
many disadvantages they were laboring under.
All honor to the noble New York Zouaves
The MURDER OF JOHN Il. HowARD.-The
coroner yesterday summoned a Jury of nques
on the body Of John II. Howard, who was mur.
dered neart Browns Hotel the previous evening.
Officer j. F. King testified that he was stand.
ing on the corner Of Sixth street about nine
o'clock, in company with several gentlemen,
and heard the report Of pistol. He saw the
that somebody was shot. He saw them bring
Howard over towards the National, and helped
| TO put him in hack. He then went back, and
when opposite Browns saw some one point to
/ Officer Holden, aud say that he was the one
| who shot the man. Witness arrested Holden,
and took him to the guardhouse, where he
searched him and got his revolver. As soon
as he heard the remark, he arrested Holden.
The revolver had all the barrels loaded. It
mghthave been ten minutes from the time of the
| shooting to the time be arrested him. Witness
knows the deceased. Hol len was not out of
his custody from the time he arrested him un.
til he reached the gusrdbouse. Holden may
have loaded his pistol before he was arrested
ba haA t;r,a 20 ralnad The o;,tol, e Ia
oners were taken at the guardhouse. Byers had
no pistol Neitze, Howe, and Holden, had their
revolvers. Neitze's pistol had one load dis.
charged. Holden did not confess or deny the
charge. Thinks Holden's number is sixtytwo
or three, Neitze's number is about thirty. All
the night watch are numbered. The deceased,
be thinks, is about twenty, and is an orphan.
He has two sisters. Witness has known Hol.
den two or three years.
James Rowe (of company G, Fire Zouaves)
testified that he saw five officers, having FIVE
young men with them, pass him, and followed
them. On the way the deceased fell, and said
he would not go but afterwards started and
went along very quietly. When opposite
and rau. The officer followed him. They ran
around a hack standing on the corner and he
heard the report of the pistol. He hastened
up to where the corpse laid, and noticed two
| officers wearing the numbers 65 and 81 stand
ing near. Thinks the man with 65 on his cap
| fred the pistol II was four or five minutes
before the corpse was picked up. The man
whom King arrested (Holden) said he did not
shoot, but knew who did. The two officers
were not Immediately together. One of them
went behind a tree, when he asked TO see his
star. He replied that he had no star. Witness
told him, Never mind, you've got 80 on your
cap, and that will do"
| Captain J. II. Goddard (Chief of Police) tes
tilted that he had received information that in
duced him to believe that neither of the four
persons charged were the guilty parties. The
guilty party is Richard Evans, who wears 80.
Charles F. Mccarthy had made oath before
him that Evans had given him his pistol to
keep for him; one Of the barrels is not loaded
Mccarthy stated that Evans told him that he
fred.
Lieutenant Frasier (of the Massachusetts
eighth rssiment) testified that he was in the
National, and hearing the report, he ran out.
He heard man say that he knew the s-n of
Abb who shot him it was No. 81. He went
TO the guardhouse and saw the prisoners. He
was told by Captain Goddard that there was no
No. 80 on duty. He examined No. 65's pistol
thinks one barrel had been discharged. He
saw man with No. 80 come in while he was
there.
Captain Goddard recalled. He had not ex.
amined Holden as witness; he had committed
the whole party to jail for further examina,
ton. When he looked at his book, he found
that he had examined an old book the night
before Evans wore the No. 80. Evans ac-
knowledged to Mccarthy that he fired. Nc
Carthy told him that he had better give his
pistol up and leave, or he would be mobbed.
Holden had stated that he did not know who
fred. Lieutenants McHenry and Bright ar.
rested Evans at his house, on the Island. When
he (Evans) was brought to his Office, witness
told him of the crime he was charged with he
appeared very much confused. The Mayor
came down, and then he was told again. The
only reply he made was, that this was the first
time he had been charged with a crime.
James Rowe recalled He did not see any
more resistance on the part of the deceased,
other than when he laid down. The man who
said he knew who shot was No. 65.
Jesse Williams testified that he was standing
by his hack near the corner Of Sixth street,
when small man passed him, pursued by an
officer The small man darted under the horse's
heads, and started towards Browns. Heard the
report, and saw the man fall.
Thomas Frasier sworn. Witness knows moth.
ing in relation to the shooting. He left the de.
ceased about seven o'clock, at the corner of
| seventh anu stTetts. W uheSS mas known
deceased since he was n small boy he is very
peaceabe and quiet. He had been drinking
during the day, but was not drunk enough to
stagger. Is confident that he had no weapon.
Henry Lewis testified that he was in com.
pany with deceased aud others, nearly the whole
day. They went down the avenue, and crossed
over to the Island by the Four and.a half street
bridge. After they had gone a short distance
past Maryland avenue, the deceased asked
something about his money, and some police.
men came up, and wanted to know what the