Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-07-16

OUTRLeEs UPON UNTON MEN AT OccoouAN-
MI. william Fraser, of Prince William county,
va, FORMERLY Of this city, living three miles from
0ccoquan, made his escape to this city on Sunday
night by coming through the woods ard swim
ming OccoqnaE run. lie was in great danger Of
his life, as the whole line OF the run is strictly
guarded. Mr.. Fraser was oblige,i to leave his
family and the extensive crop upon three hundred
acres OF land, owned ny him in that county from
being arrested on the charge OF treason because
he come TO Washington 81 bJY provisions f0g bis
family rs there are none to be had in that nd Oh
oorhood. IL Is probable too that they thoup ht bis
visit 10 Washington was to avoid being pressed
In the militia, who all ordered out TO-DAY to
be sworn in and sent to StsuntOn BE- drilled for
one month, and then wait further orders Mr.
Fraser has had quite a serious time Of IL with the
Secessiouists In the neighborhood of OccoCuan
tie has been arrested twice heretofore The q st
time he had been up In the neig hborhood Of Lees
burg, and coming home, near Bull run, he was
stopped by the guard, who asked his name and
where be was going. His answers were satsfdc-
tory and hey babe him pass on In the meantime
man by the name Of Ferdin and w eedon came
along and told them tina! be was a Yankee, and
must be arrested and secured, which they did
and detained him at the run some four hours aud
then guarded him down to Manassas junction,
when be got there the soldiers up great shout
ing to % hang the Yankee. hang him ~ and one
Of them came up and gave his horse a severe blow
with an axe. He was then marched in TO head
qusrteTs and examined again, but nothing being
found against him he was let of He was arrested
a second time on n trumped up story that he had
been selling provisions to the Federal troops Mr.
Wilson finding the chances FOR life and liberty
rather precariOus, concluded to get to a more
Wholesome locality. which he managed with
much difficulty, as above stated.
INQCEsT -Immsnss TapstcoTm found ~ tn,
body Of a SoIdisr.-YesteTdav afternoon, Coroner
n oodward made inquest into the cause OF the
death Of ThOmGs Hagerty, of New Jersey. From
the evidence IL appeared that a row occurred on
Friday last, In the vicinity Of e and Thirteenth
streets, between two men Zone of them named
Joseph Craig) Of the Brooklyn Fourteenth Regi-
ment New York volunteers, and soldiers of The
First New Jersey and other regiments The de-
ceased, with others, tried 20 prevent any serious
results; but the crowd followed 20 the corner Of
Twelfth and the avenue, and there the deceased
went behind Craig and struck him with his fist
or bottle, but fell in front Of him; (some say his
hat fell and be stopped to pick it up others that
Craig pulled him in front;l he got up and ran,
and when short distance from Craig the la ter
fired the ball entering near the spine and CLAN
cling from one Of the projections, passed around
In front, where 10 was found DIR. Miller assisted
by the Surgeon Of the First ". jersey Regiment
held post mortem examination of the body on
Sunday, and the result was their agreement that
the wound was the cause of death The exami.
nation developed tapeworm alive in the corpse
which, when taken out was thought to be thirteen
feet In length The verdict OF the Jury was srbat
Thomas Hagerty came to his death Sunday, the
lith Instant at III a. m. from the effects of pis-
tol shot, entering near the spinal bone and coming
out In 'front.' which shot came from pistol in the
hands Of Joseph Craig, member OF the ~ York
(BroOklyn) Fourteenth Regiment, on Friday. July
r. 1861, between the hours of 3 and 4 D. mo-
The witnesses spoke very hi : hlv OF the peace
making efforts Of the deceased, which he contin-
ued Till the pistol was drawn. He leaves a wife
aud children.