Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-11-20

was astounded the other side did not put him on
| the stand before
The Court aid II It was the desire Of counsel
on both sides, Eddy might be examined to-mOr-
Mr. Blount desired to have him sworn at once,
and not have him tempered with first
i II having been finally agreed that Eddy should
be examined on Wednesday, the court ad.
journed.
THE HOMICIDE OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL Won
i GERBER EXAMINATION. - On
Monday afternoon Justice Down examined
the witnesses In the case of James Powers,
/ Michael Young and Peter Strang, who was ar
| rested by officer King and charged with the as
suit and battery upon Lieut.. Col. Gustav Won
i Gerber Of the Cameron Rifles on Thursday night
J. F. King testified that on the mig hit the Lieut.
i Col was struck, witness was engaged at the
/ Concert Hall" Coombe's building; about %
O'Clock the Hall was closed; witness saw Powers
and rang at the hall with two others who are
not arrested; saw those men 90 to the women's
/ department where they dress; they were told that
| they must leave; one who is not arrested said he
| had an engagement; Powers said "by Cd am
going home with them,D and also that he lost
| bis coat witness came down to the door; the
/ Lieut.. Col. was with Louisa; witness went out
| ana walked down the street; Ii was raining;
| witness spoke to Louisa and told her she could
1 ake his umbrellai the colonel said they were
i going TO take a hack; Powers and two others
were then standing outside the concert door; they
II
nothing more until next morning; witness arrested
Strang, and told him Of the warrant; Strang, said
| be went home by himself before the concert
closed but witness had afterwards him on the
| steps; arrested Powers this morning; Powers hid
| and was trying to secret himself; witness told
Powers not to be alarmed, and he replied that he
/ knew all about IL; and who struck the man,
he was not mere than fifteen yards of at the
i time; that the colonel was struck with slung-
shot; and two OF the party had slung shots; the
colonel and one Of the ladies were alone.
II wa nns
/ saw some parties there ''cutting up" witness
kept his eye on them; heard Emma (iaier,) say
that she had been insulted, and that she had
party there and would have the man licked, or
have killed. witness saw her talking with Pow
ers and Strang and Others saw them go up stairs;
/ witness ordered them down; one Of the two not
/ arrested said he had an engagement with lady;
when the women came down the men all came
| down, and followed them; they all went OF to-
gether, and witness left witness has seen all the
parties before; Emma repeated the words about
| whipping or killing twice.
LoEiSa RnhI-swOrn-Was present at the con-
cert, and on heT way to her home with Lieut.
1 Col. Gerber they wanted a carriage, when sew
eral men came up and attempted TO take the car
| rage from them; witness and deceased went
away also, and then the Colonel took the carriage
aud witness got in, expecting him to follow; she
1 looked around and saw him lying on the ground
4 he having besn struck; witness don't know by
| whom, as she was In the carriage; there were a
| number Of men, Powers and Strang among them;
i Young was there, but cannot say he wa near the
carriage; witness di6 not any one hit the Col
/ onel; Emma MGier was not in the carriage but
| near Emma had some disturbance with an
other officer, not the Colonel; the officer along
/ with them was the one who insulted her; they
were on the left side, the same side the Colonel
was struck; heard no disturbance at the carriage;
| Immediately after the striking there was no per.
son LEFT except Mr. Rosenoush, the COlORel, a
1 Captain and Emma.
| Emma Maier, sworn.-On Thursday night she
1 started out Of the saloon with Louisa, she asked
4 witness to go and take supper with the Ca ptain
| and Lieut. Colonel; lit rafned and we wanted a
| carriage; some men followed and said we had
| the carriage they were about to take; we went
BACK, ana the crlver called US again To take the
| carriage; Louisa got in the carriage witness was
/ about to get in, Mr.. Rosenbush took me by the
/ arm and said the men wanted to go; the Lieut.
i Colonel wanted to go in, and when he put his
foot on the carriage he was struck, and fell; Mr.
Rosenbush called watch witness saw Powers and
Strang near the carriage, facing towards the car
l riagei witness did not see who struck the blow;
we went and got in the carriage and got Doctor:
1 witness did not know these men, 1.-THE prisonersI
1 witness had disturbance with a Capt Rod.n
| early in the evening; never had a difficulty with
| the Lieut.. Colonel or the Captain with him not
| knowing thsm; witness never said to any person
bat Mr.. Harrison that she would have Csp,ain
BO6en whipped.
| s. Ressn6Esk, sworn.-Saw Strane and Pov.rs
at the concert room they followed us to the hack;
| wanted to hurry Emma Msier home; she said she
| was going to supper with Louisa (Kuhl); they
were going down to the hack.
THE female witnesses, whose testimony Is civ
en- above, are employed as walters at "Concert
Hzll."I
/ SIMON RosRssusH-sworn- st,ang and
Power q. the Concert room the night Of the as
| sault; saw them follow the women and officers to
| tie hack; witness wanted 20 take Emma Maier
home, but she said abe was going to supper with
Louisa; they were then going to the hack; witness
/ saw some men following after them; Strang toek
hold of the handle Of the carriage-deor and said
they (Strang's companions) wanted IT, the officers
said let's go and get another hack; soon after the
/ driver Of the hack followed them and they again
| engaged him; Louisa Kuhl had got In the hack:
| Emma was standing on the pavement between
| the two ofdcers-the 1t Colonel and his compan-
! ion; the men who followed them came I'D, and
| one OF them called the officers ''sons Of b-hs,n
| at which moment the Colonel was struck by one
| of tho party, who, witness don't know; witness
called for the watch and assisted the women into
/ the carriage with the wounded officer, who was
| taken to a doctor, and from thence to his lodg-
| ings.
missed Michael Young, and committed Strong
and Power to await the result Of the wound -
Death having ensued, they were fully committed
for murder.
The two female witnesses were required to give
bail in one hundred dollars each to appear at the
Criminal court The coroner's inquest yesterday
| returned the following verdict:
"That the said Gustav Won Gerber, Qieutenant
colonel Of the Cameron Rifles, New York volun-
| teers,) on the night Of Thursday, November a.
1851 between the hours Of eleven ard twelve
O'Clock, after leaving 'Coombss Hail. PennsyI-
vania avenue, and when between Seventh and
FL CHIT streets, on the said avenue, was struck by
a slung sh0t on the LETT SIDE or the head, about
| three inches above and behind the ear, by one
James Powers or Peter Strang, in conjunction
with other unknown TO the jury, from which
| wound the said Gustav Won Gerber died on the
morning of November 10, 1861, at seven O'Clock"
Officer King, upon the adjournment Of the Jury,
started for Philadelphia to bring back the com.
panions Of Strang and Powers, who are said to be
i arrested there.
FARM HANDs-Roundman Reed and patrolman
| Walker arrested Jno. Vincen, Benjamin. Ballon,
Jesse Lewis and Ellen Soren, for disorderly con-
duct In the, Second Ward on Monday They
| were sent down to the wOrkhouss for sixty days
| each, by Justice Clark.
| HERRMANS.-We have witnessed the perfor-
nance of Mr.. Hermann, and are constrained to
place himswithout the slightest qualification at
| the head Of all who have heretofore amused and
astonshed the public by means of feat of, call
| ed, magic and siight-of hand One of the strik-
ing peculiaTities Of this performer is the and
| certainty with which he does all he attempts,
4 and the almost entire absence Of the numerous
and intricate accessories with which some Of his
Il Uttered ~ he