Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-12-10

Sixth, Seventh, Ninth and Tenth streets west;
for the Improvement Of Sixth street west, be-
tween Maine avenue and street south, for the
improvement OF c street north, between Tenth
and Eleventh streets west; to repair the gutter on
Thirteenth street, between E and streets; to lay
a water main on Fourth street, between Massa-
chusetts avenue and X street north; authorizing
j. G. Cook 10 build stable on the reservation at
the corner Of Sixth street west and street south;
and to erect fire plug at the corner Of Fourteenth
and streets
A bill providing for an assistant to the Reg
lister, increasing his compensation, and imposing
additional duties, was referred.
The bill amendatory to an act establishing a
more efficient organization Of the public schools
Of Washington was taken up, discussed, and re.
committed to the committee on public &c hools
with instructions to obtain the opinion Of the
Corporation Attorney in relation to certain sec.
tons, and the Board adjourned.
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MURDER CASE AT HOUSE, or III FAME.-Last
night, man named John Bringline was shot at
2 hoase IN Prather's alley, and almost instantly
killed Patrolmen Eckloff and Dom, who were
near the spot at the time, Immediately arrested
Albert Contner, a Government teamster for firing
the fatal shot, and in order to avoid an excited
crowd that soon gathered around, carried him to
the jail. Justice Dom was sent for, and an ex
animation was Immediately held.
Chds. Clancy, an employee at the Government
stables, was sworn, and testified that he vsas AT
the house Of Elizabeth McManus, in Prather's
Alley, last night, up stairs In bed with Anna
Light The deceased was in another bed WITH
Elizabeth McManus; both beds were on the floor.
The defendant, Contner, was down stairs wit
ness supposed, lying on the foor. He came up
stairs, and Bringllne got up and told him to 20
down. Defendant called the woman, Elizabeth
McManus, to come to him. She was awake but
would not come Deceased told the prisoner he
should not come to him The prisoner then came
up where witness and the others were, and they
(the prisoner and the deceased) were iawing to-
gether: The prisoner pulled out a pistol and
presented IL, but drew it back he did so a second
time, but the third time he presented II he fred
The man who was shot clinched Contner Wit.
ness then ran down stairs, and was Caught NV
patrolman Dom. The woman, Light, followed
witness: Witness had seen the pistol before. ana
thinks the prisoner got II from alloy. There was
no Tin the room, but the moon shone; there
was no glass In the windows. Witness never
saw the prisoner have the pistol befofe this night
put positive that the prisoner shot the decens
a., Anna Light, swOrn;-festiaed HAT she was at
Ine house, lying on the door with CLANCY; the
woman MeMaEut and the deceased were Also
lying en- the floor, and the prisoner was down
ssalrs. he came up and began jawing with the
u ,s because he was with his girl. Heard
Inc pistol when the prisoner shot tie deceased
Ihey then elenched, and Clancy and witness
came down stairs, when the police caug bit CLANCY
Inc witness went back and left, but was caught
nlIing witness saw the prisoner have the pistol
Ehzdosth MebIdnKs, sworn.-Testifed that she
was In the house as stated by the witness, living
IN oedI very drunk, ard asleep. She did not hear
ene pistol fired; was told of Il when she awoke.
she don't know who was In the room
AdoIphRs ErkloF, patrolman, sworn-Testihed
tnat ne went into Prather's alley last night The
prisoner came out of the house where the affair
occurred, and was very noisy. Witnes, told him
that unless he behaved himself witness would
take him from there Witness heard him 90 mn
stairs in the hense Witness asked him ub,t be
was ptowlinE around for, and he said he lived
tnere PatrOlnan Dom f'Tiark d, "There is
going To oe H. ht," and he went around to the
back Of the house. Witness heard the ntstol
sred while he stood at the front door; and soon
neai q Dom, when he both caught the prisoner
anu Chaney Witness then went around to Dom
ana took charge q tn prisoners, and went into
the house when the women made their escane
Donn and wltness carried the prisoner and
Cnaney to Justice Dcnn's office, having sscer
talned that the man, BringH e, was dead They
then returned to the house and found the two
women, anu took them 10 jail
PatroIn1dH ALphoHso DOM, sworn-Said he
was In Prather'' alley with Ecklof, and heard
bringlihP. Prisoner threatened what he wonId
GO, II the deceased took his sister from him; wit
ness and bis partner went into the house before
the firing, and found the three men deceased, the
prisoner ana Clancy and the two women there.
Iney (the Pollce) came out, the house being
quiet. The prisoner came out, aud was cursing
In the alley the patrolmen told him II he did not
husn, they would take him to the watch house.
lit W tue mouse, ana again came ont. he
went over to Mr.. MulQueen's, in the alley. and
came back with blanket, and knocked at the
door. One of the women answered We're ali
In bed" and asked why he didn't stay when he
was In The woman Light came down and un-
locked the door. He went in, and all was MET
we nseneo, ana heard the prisoner cali for
" Lib" Heard deceased, at the middle door.
ask what ne wanted The prisoner said, "Teli
ner 10 come down. want to tell her something
ne reply was that the prisoner should not come
up: He then said 81 will show you whether I
VIII not come up" He then ran toward the mid
ole door, and came back and laid down on the
moor After a while be got up and called 'LibD
again. He jumped up, and witness heard his
feet going up stairs, and remarked to Eckloff
There will be fight" Witness went to the
back Of the house, and told Ecklof to stay in
front: Witness hsu got partly around when he
heard the report Of the pistol. He ran to the gate
and found 1t bolted. secoRd after CLANCY
jumped on the fence, and witness caught him by
his coat cape and pulled him over head foremost
A second after the prisoner came over the fence
" illness pulled Clancy along, and seized Contner
a. be was getting down, and held them both till
Ecklof came. Witness then jumped the fence
and found the two girls In the back room. There
was light Witness went to a house and gotta
light went back and found the man living dead
Witness felt for his pulse; ii was gone Opened
bis clothing, and found he was shot in the breast
Witness heard the voice Of the woman McManus
during the difficulty. The patrolmen went with
the prisoners to Justice Donn's office, aud re-.
turned and arrested the two women, and searched
Ine mouse, ana lOuno the pistol In st0ve-pipe
hole near where the dead man was lying
Justice Dom committed all the parties found
In the house-Contner az the principal, and the
other as witnesses.
A RoueH FELLow.-Last night, stout man
was arrested by rOundsman Fenwick, upon a
charge Of robbery. He was taken to the Office of
Justice Dom, where he was about TO be searcged
by the officer. He resisted the search by the
ofhcer, but gave up loaded revolver and bowie.
knife which he had, to the Justice. He soon after
became very abusive to the magistrate and patrol
man, and finally made show of fight when he
was made harmless by patrolman Leach, who
seized him when he was preparing to attack the
justice with an inkstand. Justice Dom recog-
niZed him as man connected with the - States
Hose' roughs, be had once sent to jail upon
several charges; one Of which was that be was
here TO shoot certain members of Congress, about
the time Of the Kansas Montgomery troubles.
I he witnesses failed TO appear and he was re-
leased. He refused to give his name last night;
but he was committed to Jail by Justice Dom,
who intends to lay the before the grand jury,
believing him to be person too dangerous to be
1t large.
THEArBR.-Everybodyw went to see "The Seven
Sisters" last night, and those who started early
got In, and those who didn't, didn't The piece
10 what our late fellow citizen, E. B. Robinson,
Esq, would call ga conglomeration, ',-an odd
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